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First broadcast 27th November 1970.
A young couple, eager to purchase their dream house, spot a property that befits their idea.
Jeremy Clyde - Teddy
Tessa Wyatt - Penny
Leonard Trolley - Faithwell
Eve Pearce - Mrs. Laristo
Richard Caruana - Child
Juanita Caruana - Child
Margaret Sorrentino - Child
Mark Sorrentino - Child
Frank Baldessane - Child
A young couple, eager to purchase their dream house, spot a property that befits their idea.
Jeremy Clyde - Teddy
Tessa Wyatt - Penny
Leonard Trolley - Faithwell
Eve Pearce - Mrs. Laristo
Richard Caruana - Child
Juanita Caruana - Child
Margaret Sorrentino - Child
Mark Sorrentino - Child
Frank Baldessane - Child
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01:29Look, Teddy, that must be it.
01:31That one there.
01:34Hmm, yes.
01:35No number anywhere.
01:37Still, it must be it, though.
01:56I didn't think it would be quite this bad from what the estate agent said.
02:00Yes, but just look at it, Penny.
02:01It's got pedigree, style.
02:03Look through the neglect.
02:04This could really be something.
02:07Look at those proportions and those windows.
02:09Now, just think how they'd look painted up.
02:12And the door.
02:14Wouldn't it be great to get a new one?
02:15One of those lovely reproductions.
02:17Wow.
02:18Fill a box red, I see it.
02:19And the window's white.
02:20Yeah.
02:25Well, darling, maybe we ought to let this woman, you know, the tenant, know that we're here first.
02:30When we're ready, when we're ready.
02:42Well, it doesn't appear to be any rot.
02:47Look.
02:51There's another.
02:53It's only her kids, Penny.
02:55I know, but it's creepy being spied on like that, isn't it?
02:59Oh, rubbish.
03:00Darling, maybe we ought to do it properly.
03:03I mean, we're not the owners yet.
03:03We really ought to knock and say why we're here.
03:05But the estate agent's told her we're coming.
03:07Yeah, but, well, she may be nervous.
03:10He said she was a peculiar woman.
03:12All right.
03:13Come on, then.
03:26Locked.
03:29Listen.
03:31Hello?
03:32Hello, anybody there?
03:36Hello, children.
03:36Is your mummy in?
03:38Fet your mother, will you please?
03:40Run along and tell her we're for Mr. Faith will be estate agent.
03:43We've come to view the house.
03:45Mr. and Mrs. Grafton.
03:51They're not going to let us in?
03:54Let's see about that.
03:56Get the estate agent here himself to sort this lot out.
03:58Come along, darling.
04:06Can I speak to Mr. Faith will, please?
04:10Ah, good, Mr. Faith will.
04:12Yes, Edward Grafton here.
04:14Glad I caught you before you went home.
04:15Look, this house you were supposed to fix for us to view.
04:20Yes, we like what we've seen, only we can't get in.
04:25No, no, it's no good.
04:26We've tried.
04:27Look, you'll just have to come around and let us in yourself.
04:32Why not come on your way home since it's your closing time?
04:37Come on, man.
04:37It'll only take you an extra two minutes.
04:51What did he say?
04:52He wasn't what you'd call over-enthusiastic, but he's coming.
04:54I managed to make him in the end.
04:56After all, it is Friday night.
04:57He can easily call here on his way home.
04:58What do you mean?
04:59He's coming now?
05:00He says he's on his way.
05:01Clever, too.
05:22Hey, Faith will.
05:26We've just been for a stroll to size up the neighbourhood.
05:29Lovely neighbourhood, don't you agree?
05:31I feel those kids are still spying on us.
05:33How many are there?
05:34Yes, Mrs. Laristo does seem to have rather a lot, doesn't she?
05:37I've never been able to find out exactly how many.
05:40Well, what about Mr. Laristo?
05:41There doesn't seem to be a Mr. Laristo.
05:45I think if you were to offer a reasonable son, she'd go back home to her own people.
05:49If only she had the fare.
05:51Well, let's get in and get on with it, shall we?
05:53So we can all get away for our weekends.
05:57Not again, of course, since my husband phoned, but there was still no reply.
06:01At the front door?
06:02Yes.
06:03Oh, that explains it, then.
06:04Well, how do you mean?
06:05That's not where they live.
06:07Come on, I'll show you.
06:28Go and get your mother.
06:30Tell her Mr. Faithwell's here.
06:32Well, go on.
06:36It's got the door open anyway.
06:38It's one step forward.
06:39Oh, she'll come now.
06:40I may have told her when I drove up.
06:42I hope you're right.
06:44I'm rather surprised they didn't let you in straight away.
06:47I've assumed a smart type like you.
06:50Advertising, isn't it, Mr. Grafton?
06:52The creative side.
06:53Oh, well, then you'll appreciate the architectural qualities of the house.
06:57It's easier to appreciate when you get in.
06:59Yes, well, I can't apologise enough.
07:01It's Mrs. Laristo, you know.
07:02Well, I've told her once you were coming.
07:05I've told her a dozen times.
07:06I presume Mrs. Laristo speaks English.
07:08Oh, after a fashion.
07:10But, you know, dealing with this type's rather like dealing with a tank full of wheels.
07:17Ah, Mrs. Laristo.
07:18This is Mr. and Mrs. Grafton I spoke to you about.
07:21You know, the people that are thinking of buying the house.
07:24You're really silly not to have let them in before.
07:26Hello there, Mrs. Laristo.
07:27Glad to meet you at last.
07:30Well, uh, let's go in, shall we?
07:39Phew, place reeks.
07:41Well, now, what do you think?
07:43Great possibilities, eh?
07:45It's no good, this house.
07:47Not right.
07:48No good to live in.
07:49What do you mean?
07:50Oh, she's always complaining.
07:51This week it's the house.
07:53Next week it's the weather.
07:54I'm sure we could do something here, darling.
08:00I thought I saw something move.
08:05Now, you just wait till you've been around properly.
08:08It's a beautiful house, I'm sure you'll agree already.
08:11Great potential, if properly was thought.
08:14The area's becoming fashionable again.
08:17And it's central, too.
08:18Yes, that's got a lot to do with it.
08:20I wanted to ask you about...
08:23He's not glad, this house.
08:26Bad for my children.
08:28Bad spirits, spirits, bad spirits.
08:32Mrs. Laristo's English comes out a bit comically at times, I'm afraid.
08:35She gets into a muddle.
08:37Come on, let's have a look around.
08:39Now look at this beautiful door.
08:41Ah, here we go, then.
08:42Well, now, here.
08:43This concrete.
08:44Sorry concrete.
08:46Ample storage space, even down here.
08:48Well, I mean, you may have your own ideas about turning the entire basement into a flat.
08:53I mean, it could be self-contained with your own entrance.
08:55Of course, since we'd be using the front door.
08:58You know, like here.
08:59No good for you.
09:04Leave me alone.
09:05Oh, come on, Mrs. Laristo.
09:07If you didn't make such a mess, you'd have less to complain about.
09:10Yes.
09:11Well, I think we've poked around here long enough.
09:14Let's have a look in that room, shall we?
09:17He's private.
09:19Look, we won't steal anything.
09:20We won't even touch anything.
09:21We just want to see the structural shape of the room.
09:24He's for us, for living in private.
09:27Oh, be sensible, Mrs. Laristo.
09:29The more fuss you make, the longer it'll take, and the longer we'll be here.
09:49My God.
09:50Do they all live in this room, do you think?
09:52Looks like it, doesn't it?
09:53But why?
09:55Primitive togetherness.
09:56Still, they don't seem to have done too much harm to the room.
10:01Stink, though.
10:02What is it?
10:02It's just filth and neglect, I suppose.
10:17We haven't touched anything, you see.
10:20Well, let's go upstairs, shall we?
10:22You'll see a bit more what I mean about the size of the rooms.
10:44Well, now, this is, uh, the main hall, of course.
10:49Now, here's the beautiful staircase I was telling you about.
10:51Quite a feature in the original house.
10:53Oh, we could strip it.
10:55Yes, that would look nice, wouldn't it?
10:58And, uh, here's the main entrance.
11:04I think you'd better go to the top first.
11:06I'm in a bit of a rush.
11:07I mean, you don't need me anymore.
11:08I think I've been able to show Mrs. Laristo that you're not going to bite her, don't you think?
11:12Anyway, um, have a good look round and give me a ring on Monday if you decide to go ahead,
11:25all right?
11:30But...
11:31Oh, I must say, what a pleasure it's been to deal with people like you.
11:35The sort of people I'm dealing with more and more in the office.
11:38By the way, the neighbourhood's definitely on the way up again.
11:41Bye.
11:47Good.
11:47Well, uh, let's get on with seeing around, shall we?
11:54Come, Mrs. Laristo, all these rooms aren't private.
11:57Wait, you no understand.
11:59This room, no private.
12:01The seat must be done.
12:03It must be done before you go in.
12:06What must be done?
12:09There, there, Doc.
12:11This is very weird.
12:13What's it supposed to mean?
12:14I don't know.
12:15Some kind of religious thing.
12:18Pagan, if you ask me.
12:20Let's humour her, though, for the time being.
12:21I don't know.
12:33I do it.
12:47I don't know.
13:13This could be nice.
13:16Yeah, make a good dining room.
13:18Yeah.
13:19Oh, look at the bathroom.
13:20Probably.
13:22But darling, why do the loristos all live in one room?
13:24I mean, what's wrong with this one?
13:26Oh, it looks like they're using the other rooms as dustbins, judging by this.
13:31Oh, what's it matter anyway?
13:34It's a bit odd.
13:39Fantastic shutters.
13:40They're in perfect condition.
13:42Darling, I'd love to put some brass handles on these.
13:46Can't see much of the garden.
13:47Looks like a proper jungle, though.
13:49I don't like those loristos.
13:51I wish they'd leave us alone.
13:52Never mind them, darling.
13:54They're trying to put us off, don't you?
13:55See, Mrs. Loristo doesn't want anyone disturbing her cosy set-up.
13:59I thought Faithwell said she wants to go.
14:01Well, she's not as stupid as she looks.
14:03She doesn't know where she stands with him, so she just says anything to please him.
14:06Yes, but all this about spirits.
14:09Don't tell me you're taken in by all that mumbo-jumbo.
14:12Darling, you are so soft.
14:13Look, Mrs. Loristo is happy as a pig in muck here.
14:15So is every one of those kids, can't you see?
14:18It's just to frighten people so she'd be left alone.
14:29Well, there you are, Mrs. Loristo.
14:31Safe and sound, both of us.
14:33Come along, Penny.
14:35His evil presence is...
14:38His old evil thing.
14:39Maybe death, I don't know.
14:41Very evil thing live here.
14:43No good for a soft girl like you.
14:45Ghosts are allergic to us, Mrs. Loristo.
14:48They'll just vanish away wherever we go.
14:50You'll see.
14:50Ha!
14:53You know, you're right about that smell, darling.
14:56I'm sure I recognise it.
14:58It's cats, probably.
15:00Now, upstairs.
15:01We go upstairs now.
15:02There's another room to see.
15:04It is nothing.
15:06We go up the stairs now.
15:08You see.
15:09Come, come.
15:10Come on, darling.
15:11Let's go upstairs next if she wants to.
15:14All right.
15:14You can always see this one last.
15:22The stairs are in a mess.
15:24Well, this area was specially built for professional city gentlemen.
15:27That's why there's good workmanship here beneath all this broth.
15:30House probably belonged to a rich merchant.
15:32Probably his little showpiece.
15:34Won't take much to make a showpiece again.
15:37These rooms, sad rooms.
15:39Cold and not good.
15:42Sometimes his cries from them.
15:45Frightened my little ones for days.
15:46They don't sleep or eat for days.
15:49You wait for me.
15:50Make it done for you.
15:51Then you look.
16:11The ceiling seems okay.
16:13I say, they've all been fine so far.
16:16It's a good sign, you know.
16:17Normally in a house neglected like this, several are a bit gone.
16:21There's something eerie about these unused rooms.
16:24They're so deserted.
16:25It's as though as much living as ought to be done in them has been done already.
16:28I like this room.
16:30Lovely.
16:30Do as a spare bedroom.
16:32They're all like sort of empty tombs, aren't they?
16:34Oh, don't be silly.
16:35All these old houses look like this before anything's done to them.
16:38You've got to look at them with what can be done in mind, not just take them as they are.
16:50Oh, God, this is pathetic.
16:52Come on, darling.
16:53Let's go up to the top floor.
17:11Darling, this is great.
17:13The scope here for another complete flat.
17:15We can have you turn to ourselves and let...
17:23Teddy, I'm frightened.
17:27I want to go.
17:29Teddy?
17:35What the hell's going on?
17:37Teddy, wait!
17:39Teddy!
17:49Oh, come on, darling.
17:51This is our big chance, don't you see?
17:52We'll never get a bargain like this again.
17:55In five years' time, this house will be worth at least twice what we'll spend on it.
17:59I know.
18:00But why can't they leave us alone?
18:03Why do they all handle together in one room if she's only making it up about spirits?
18:07And the estate agent, why did he rush off in such a hurry?
18:10Darling, I told you, the Laristos live like this because they like it, and Faith Hall,
18:15well, he just wanted to get away for the weekend.
18:16He's just a lazy sod, that's all.
18:18He knows that if we don't snap this up, someone else will, so he just...
18:21Why should he bother himself?
18:25Darling, I do like our little flat.
18:28Chelsea's so much nicer than Ranty will ever be.
18:31Nonsense, Penny.
18:32If we allow ourselves to be put off by this woman's superstitious ignorance,
18:34we're going to kick ourselves for the rest of our lives.
18:37This is our one chance to get a good period house, dirt cheap.
18:49Look, darling, I'll tell you what we'll do.
18:52We'll go straight from here and we'll have a quiet, delicious, intimate,
18:58and grossly expensive dinner.
19:00And we'll talk about it, I promise.
19:02I'll just finish the window and then I'll just go.
19:04Okay.
19:05All right.
19:09You see, I told you.
19:11You're no like here.
19:12No good for me for you.
19:15You go quickly now.
19:16Now look here, Mrs. Laristo.
19:18I've had just about enough of this nonsense.
19:20We're not taken in, do you understand?
19:22Now let's get on and see that room that you're so keen to keep us out of.
19:24But, Teddy!
19:25Room is no more room.
19:26You have seen all.
19:27There's no more to see.
19:28Come on, darling.
19:29No, no, no!
19:31I shan't leave until we've seen it.
19:36He's where big is this room.
19:40Terrible sounds.
19:42Terrible things or murder.
19:45I don't know.
19:47His big danger.
19:48Darling, she really believes it.
19:50Please, let's go and leave it.
19:51Surely one room can't matter.
19:53For God's sake, let's behave like intelligent people.
20:02But it's lovely.
20:04I think what a fabulous drawing room it would make.
20:09It's the best room in the house.
20:11Still that funny smell, though.
20:16Look at those superb windows leading right out onto the garden.
20:20Imagine them open in the summer.
20:21And we could put floor-to-ceiling shelves there for the books.
20:24And a sofa over there, don't you think?
20:26And two tub chairs either side of the pile.
20:28Oh, darling, it'd be fantastic.
20:30Darling, I'm so glad you made me.
20:31My God, I've just realized what that foul smell is.
20:34What?
20:35It's dry rot.
20:36The whole floor must be riddled with it.
20:37Come on, darling.
20:38Come on.
20:42What?
20:59I'm bleeding.
21:06I'm bleeding.
21:08I'm bleeding badly.
21:11Help!
21:14Help!
21:15Mrs. Laristo, we've had an accident!
21:18It's not spirits, you fool!
21:20It's dry rot!
21:25Stupid ignorant!
21:30Dolly?
21:34Dolly!
21:35Dolly!
21:38Help!
21:40Come here!
21:42Help!
21:44Help!
21:46Help!
21:48Help!
21:53Holy!
21:59Holy!
22:08Holy!
22:18Holy!
22:19Mrs. Laristo, we've had an accident!
22:22Help!
22:23Holy!
22:26Holy!
22:33Holy!
22:38Holy!
22:42Doing the same thing!
22:45Holy!
22:46Holy!
22:49Holy!
22:50Holy!
22:50Holy!
22:52Holy!
22:52I met you, I met you, I met you now.
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