00:05father father no
00:08clara we ain't expecting you to be the queen just stay alive in that bloody palace
00:12and get a decent meal that's enough for me the old tailor down the road had to be begged by
00:18me dad
00:19who didn't care about his face
00:23the shop's gone but life goes on in it got it dad if i get lucky i'll nix some
00:29proper fabrics back for us might be a big bisman by the time i get back right
00:35don't be copying me if you get the chance leg it far
00:54don't think me unkind clara
00:57spread your wings
01:16come on then let me have a butcher's
01:23looks like it's finally my turn
01:31is that notice we put up today the real deal lads
01:35oi check it this notice is legit straight from the palace in it ain't no way it's a fake
01:45blimey it's like history's repeating itself in
01:47blimey look at that big strong horse i've never clapped eyes on a more beautiful one in my life
01:56look at the gear that newbie's rocking must cost a pretty penny
02:00if i get picked i'll be sitting pretty for life
02:04i gotta skittle back to me mom and tell her to splash out on a proper dowds
02:08i want to give it a go myself
02:10give it a go this is a proper good do
02:23take the sweet love with a mug like yours it's a crime not to give the kingslings palace a crack
02:30don't waste it
02:37queen you are the future queen
02:50mark my words lass
02:51you're destined for absolute filthy wealth
03:03king leonard wants fresh birds for the palace
03:05not just posse toli anyone with a clean slate and a decent face can join the selection
03:20hungry still hungry
03:22dad will there be bread tomorrow
03:27god help us i don't know what to do
03:34dad
03:35i'll find a way
03:44clara about the palace
03:46do you fancy
03:51i mean
03:53i'll go
04:07i'm so sorry my girl your old man's let you down
04:17save it
04:18when we're this bloody skinned talk is cheap
04:31watch it
04:32listen to me charles
04:34you nearly ruined mrs lemuel's dress
04:36what's the rush
04:37did the debt collectors burn your house down
04:39i'm sending clara to palace
04:41she's going to be the next star in the queen's court
04:43we will be swimming in gold
04:45give me a loan
04:46now
04:48palace
04:48you
04:49come on mate
04:53your roof leaks every time it pours
04:56and your kitchen cupboard is full of crow webs
04:58you're sneaking behind your girl's back ain't ya
05:01shut yorn what do you know about nobility
05:03even if she doesn't catch the king's eye
05:05a position as a lady in waitstreet is enough to feed us all
05:07stop talking and give me the bloody money
05:15let's see if she's got what it takes to survive that meat grinder
05:20just you wait you'll be bowing to my daughter soon
05:27the harper family is totally skinned
05:30dad read books half his life but couldn't land a proper gig
05:35sending me to the palace ain't a fancy setup it's a desperate gamble
05:39winning means security for the whole family
05:42losing?
05:43just another forgotten name in the palace archives
06:14i clara harper ain't looking for a fairy
06:16fairy tale
06:19just a steady graft
06:21a decent wage
06:23and maybe stash some cash for the family
06:26as for romance
06:28that rubbish is for the bards
06:31they don't put food on the table
06:36i thought i'm the one into the palace was just shifting to a new gaff for a wage
06:43but standing here
06:48i realize the truth
06:56here ain't a bloody palace
07:02it's a slaughterhouse draped in velvet
07:14oh my god
07:15look at these poj birds
07:17practically choking on their own pearls
07:24being a fit girl when your snath ain't a gift
07:29it's a bleeding target on your back
07:30it's a bleeding target on your back
07:49it's a bleeding target on your back
08:03your majesty
08:05so
08:06you are clara harper
08:09yes your majesty
08:10interesting
08:15right then miss harper what exactly can you do
08:19i can balance the books
08:20i can balance the books
08:21check the granary ledgers
08:22and knock up a proper winter pickle
08:27good heavens your majesty
08:29this is a royal selection not a recruitment for seller wenches
08:32keep your gob shut
08:34the ones who try to prove themselves on day one usually end up in a pine box
08:42winter pickles
08:43spot on your majesty
08:45salted root veg
08:47pickled gherkins
08:48and dried radishes that'll last the whole freezing winter
08:57any good then
09:00when there's no meat it keeps a starving family breathing for two extra months
09:03last year
09:05the neighbours cheeky cat sneaked into our cellar for a nibble
09:09and my little sister chased the bluster down half the street
09:21her
09:22she stays
09:27bloody hell
09:28i'm a dead woman walking
09:32bloody hell
09:34i just wanted a proper job
09:36now he's favoured a nobody in front of everyone
09:39practically shoving me onto the executioner's block
09:42what a nuisance
09:45miss harper did you bring those pickles with you
09:48half a jar your majesty
09:50send them to me tonight
09:55i'm not a candidate anymore
09:58i'm the king's marked prey
10:08miss look at this loot
10:09does the king fancy you
10:12fancy? bollocks
10:13it's just a novelty to him
10:15ain't that brilliant though
10:22rubbish
10:23rubbish
10:25in this palace
10:26shy new toys are the first to get snapped in half
10:45sent ann down to get some coal last night but she came back empty-handed
10:50she said you folks told her the younger girls can only handle wet wood
10:58is that true?
11:03rules are rules miss harper
11:13this was tossed to me by his majesty last night
11:17if i catch a death of cold and can't deliver his pickles tonight
11:23are you gonna pop over and explain it to him?
11:37miss
11:37did you just threaten that bloke?
11:41not a threat mate
11:44just nicking his majesty's name
11:46to light my own bloody fire
12:08come here
12:16pickles are sorted your majesty
12:22wind hill a bit parky yeah?
12:26it's sound
12:29bollocks
12:33your fingers are absolutely baltic
12:37bottom of the barrel gets a dodgy gaff
12:39them are the rules
12:48rules?
12:49in my gaff
12:50my word is the only bloody rule
12:57Johnson?
12:59from tomorrow
13:00wind hill gets the top tier coal
13:02no messing about
13:05right you are your majesty
13:07your majesty
13:08that's out of order
13:13clara harper
13:18you'd best get used to it
13:22used to what?
13:24me playing favorites
13:31he knows exactly what kind of hell this will rain down on me
13:35he's doing it on purpose
13:38he wants the whole bloody palace to know i'm the bird he's marked
14:02wind hall's toasty now
14:04but the stairs in this palace have gone absolutely baltic
14:08i'm a stray sparrow crashing a swan party
14:22miss harper his majesty showered you with top tier loot
14:26why are you still kitted out like a scullery maid?
14:35a scullery maid?
14:41i'm a suss-
14:41in her head
14:42since when is it your job to tell her what to wear?
14:47we're not here
14:55I was only making sure she don't drag the royal dignity through the mob, your majesty.
15:05The crown's dignity ain't propped up by women's frocks.
15:22Come here. Stand right here.
15:36I can see it in her eyes. She don't just hate me now, from this second on. She wants me
15:43six feet under.
15:50She wants me six feet under.
16:00Many times she's got the royal dignity.
16:01She wants me six feet under.
16:03And she wants me six feet under.
16:03She wants me six feet under.
16:20word is you make a mean pickle miss harper planning to open a keller right here in the
16:26rose garden are we
17:00spot on your majesty i've got absolutely zero party tricks
17:15just brought a few slices of salted root veg
17:55spot on
18:02from now on drop this straight to my study
18:18your majesty it's just some grotty pickled veg
18:27i fancy it
18:39get her a chair
18:46your majesty based on her rank
18:51she sat beside me
19:16chair my arse
19:20he's absolutely roasting me over an open fire here
19:23all these posh birds are ready to slit my throat
19:30get that down yeah
19:34ain't hungry your majesty
19:40clara don't let me see you sweat
19:48ain't scared of me
19:54then show me
19:58eat
19:58you
19:59you
19:59you
19:59you
19:59you
19:59you
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