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
01:17come on then let me have a butcher's
01:23looks like it's finally my turn
01:32is that notice we put up today the real deal lads
01:35oh 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
01:48blimey 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 you'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
03:28i 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
03:54i'll go
04:07i'm so sorry my girl your old man's let you down
04:17save it
04:19when we're this bloody skinned talk is cheap
04:31watch it
04:31listen to me charles
04:34you nearly ruined mrs lemile's dress what'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
04:50come on mate
04:53your roof leaks every time it pours
04:56and your kitchen cupboard is full of crow webs
04:59you're sneaking behind your girl's back ain't ya
05:01shut your
05:02what do you know about nobility
05:03even if she doesn't catch the king's eye
05:05a position as a lady in waitery 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
05:27the harper family is totally skinned dad 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
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
06:31i 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
07:16look 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
07:45clara harper
07:47step forward
07:49step forward
07:49her
07:49she actually came
07:51look at her
07:52she won't last a minute
07:53i am here
08:03your majesty
08:04so
08:05you are clara harper
08:08yes your majesty
08:10interesting
08:15right then miss harper
08:17what exactly can you do
08:19i 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
08:30not a recruitment for seller wenches
08:32keep your gob shut
08:34the ones who try to prove themselves on day one
08:36usually 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
08:49that'll last the whole freezing winter
08:57any good then
09:00when there's no meat
09:01it keeps a starving family
09:02breathing for two extra months
09:04last year
09:04the neighbor's cheeky cat
09:06sneaked into our cellar for a nibble
09:08and my little sister
09:10chased the bluster down half the street
09:21her
09:22she stays
09:26bloody hell
09:28i'm a dead woman walking
09:32bloody hell
09:33i just wanted a proper job
09:36now he's favored a nobody
09:38in front of everyone
09:39practically shoving me
09:40onto the executioner's block
09:41what a nuisance
09:45miss harper
09:46did 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
09:57i'm the king's marked prey
10:08miss look at this loot
10:09does the king fancy you
10:11fancy bollocks
10:13it's just a novelty to him
10:14ain't that brilliant though
10:22rubbish
10:25in this palace
10:26shiny toys are the first
10:28to get snapped in half
10:45sent anne down to get some coal last night
10:48but 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
11:19and can't deliver his pickles tonight
11:23are you gonna pop over and explain it to him
11:37miss did you just threaten that bloke
11:41not a threat mate
11:44just nicking his majesty's name
11:46to light my own bloody fire
12:07come here
12:16pickles are sorted
12:18your majesty
12:22windhill a bit parky yeah
12:27it's sound
12:29bollocks
12:34your fingers are absolutely baltic
12:37bottom of the barrel gets a dodgy gaff
12:39them are the rules
12:48rules
12:48in my gaff
12:50my word is the only bloody rule
12:57johnson
12:59from tomorrow
13:00windhill gets the top tier coal
13:02no messing about
13:05right you are your majesty
13:08right you are your majesty
13:08your majesty that's out of order
13:13clara harper
13:18you'd best get used to it
13:22used to what
13:25me 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
14:03windhall's toasty now but the stairs in this palace have gone absolutely baltic
14:09i'm a stray sparrow crashing a swan party
14:22miss harper his majesty showered you with top tier loot why are you still kitted out like a scullery maid
14:41since when is it your job to tell her what to wear
14:55i was only making sure she don't drag the royal
14:58dignity through the mob your majesty
15:05the crown's dignity ain't propped up by women's frocks
15:21come here
15:23stand right here
15:36i can see it in her eyes
15:39she don't just hate me now
15:40from this second on
15:42she wants me six feet under
15:44and she wants me six feet under a
15:46that she wants me six feet under a
15:53most of the signs
15:56she wants me six feet under the
16:03she wants me six feet under the
16:20Word is you make a mean pickle, Miss Harper.
16:24Planning to open a keller right here in the Rose 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.
17:56Spot on.
18:03From 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.
18:53...
18:59...
19:11...
19:17Chair? My arse. He's absolutely roasting me over an open fire here. All these posh birds are ready to slit
19:26my 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.
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