00:05father father no
00:08clara we ain't expecting you to be the queen
00:10just stay alive in that bloody palace and get a decent meal
00:13that's enough
00:15for me the old tailor down the road had to be begged by me dad
00:19who didn't care about his face
00:24the shop's gone but life goes on in it
00:27got it dad if i get lucky i'll nix some proper fabrics back for us
00:32might be a big business by the time i get back right
00:36don't be copying me if you get the chance
00:39leg it far
00:54don't think me unkind clara
00:58spread your wings
01:17come on then let me have a butcher
01:23looks like it's finally my turn
01:32is that notice we put up today the real deal lads
01:36oi 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
01:50i'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
02:05i got a skittle back to me mom and tell her to splash out on a proper doubts
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
02:52you're destined for absolute filthy wealth
03:03king leonard wants fresh birds for the palace
03:06not 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
03:35dad i'll find a way
03:45clara about the palace
03:46do you fancy
03:51i mean
04:04i'm so sorry my girl your old man's let you down
04:14save it
04:16when we're this bloody skinned talk is cheap
04:28watch it
04:29listen to me charles
04:31you nearly ruined mrs lemuel's dress what's the rush
04:34did the debt collectors burn your house down
04:36i'm sending clara to palace
04:38she's going to be the next star in the queen's court
04:40we will be swimming in gold
04:42give me a loan
04:44now
04:45palace
04:46you
04:47come on mate
04:51your roof leaks every time it pours
04:53and your kitchen cupboard is full of crow webs
04:56you're sneaking behind your girl's back ain't you
04:59shut your what do you know about nobility
05:00even if she doesn't catch the king's eye
05:02a position as a lady in waitery is enough to feed us all
05:05stop talking and give me the bloody money
05:12let's see if she's got what it takes to survive that meat grinder
05:17just you wait
05:18you'll be bowing to my daughter soon
05:25the harper family is totally skinned
05:27dad read books half his life but couldn't land a proper gig
05:32sending me to the palace ain't a fancy setup it's a desperate gamble
05:36winning means security for the whole family
05:39losing
05:40just another forgotten name in the palace archives
06:11i clara harper ain't looking for a fair
06:13fairytale
06:17just a steady graft
06:18a decent wage
06:20and maybe stash some cash for the family
06:23as for romance
06:25that rubbish is for the bards
06:28i don't put food on the table
06:33i thought i'm the one into the palace was just shifting to a new gaff for a wage
06:40but standing here
06:45i realized the truth
06:53here ain't a bloody palace
06:59it's a slaughterhouse draped in velvet
07:11oh my god
07:13look at these poge birds
07:15practically choking on their own pearls
07:21being a fit girl when your snath ain't a gift
07:26it's a bleeding target on your back
07:42clara harper
07:44step forward
07:46her she actually came
07:48look at her she won't last a minute
07:50i am here
07:53hmm
08:00your majesty
08:01so
08:02you are clara harper
08:05yes your majesty
08:08interesting
08:09interesting
08:13right then miss harper
08:14what exactly can you do
08:16i can balance the books
08:18check the granary ledgers
08:19and knock up a proper winter pickle
08:24good heavens your majesty
08:26this is a royal selection
08:27not a recruitment for seller wenches
08:29keep your gob shut
08:31the ones who try to prove themselves on day one
08:34usually end up in a pine box
08:39winter pickles
08:40spot on your majesty
08:42salted root veg
08:44pickled gherkins
08:45and dried radishes
08:47that'll last the whole freezing winter
08:54any good then
08:57when there's no meat
08:58it keeps a starving family
08:59breathing for two extra months
09:01last year
09:02the neighbor's cheeky cat
09:04sneaked into our cellar for a nibble
09:06and my little sister
09:07chased the bluster down half the street
09:17her
09:19she stays
09:23bloody hell
09:25i'm a dead woman walking
09:30bloody hell
09:31i just wanted a proper job
09:32now he's favored a nobody
09:35in front of everyone
09:36practically shoving me onto the executioner's block
09:39what a nuisance
09:42miss harper did you bring those pickles with you
09:46half a jar your majesty
09:47send them to me tonight
09:52i'm not a candidate anymore
09:54i'm the king's marked prey
10:05miss look at this loot
10:07does the king fancy you
10:08fancy
10:09bollocks
10:10it's just a novelty to him
10:11ain't that brilliant though
10:20rubbish
10:22in this palace
10:24shiny toys are the first to get snapped in half
10:42sent ann down to get some coal last night but she came back empty-handed
10:47she said you folks told her the younger girls can only handle wet wood
10:56is that true
11:00rules are rules miss harper
11:10this was tossed to me by his majesty last night
11:15if i catch a death of cold and can't deliver his pickles tonight
11:20are you gonna pop over and explain it to him
11:34miss did you just threaten that bloke
11:39not a threat mate
11:41just nicking his majesty's name
11:43to light my own bloody fire
12:06come here
12:14pickles are sorted your majesty
12:19windhill a bit parky yeah
12:24it's sound
12:27bollocks
12:31your fingers are absolutely baltic
12:34bottom of the barrel gets a dodgy gaff them are the rules
12:45rules
12:46in my gaff
12:47my word is the only bloody rule
12:54johnson
12:56from tomorrow windhill gets the top tier coal no messing about
13:02right you are your majesty
13:05your majesty that's out of order
13:10clara harper
13:15you'd best get used to it
13:20used to what
13:28he knows exactly what kind of hell this will rain down on me
13:32he's doing it on purpose
13:36he wants the whole bloody palace to know i'm the bird he's marked
14:00windhill's toasty now but the stairs in this palace have gone absolutely baltic
14:06i'm a stray sparrow crashing a swan party
14:20miss harper his majesty showered you with top tier loot why are you still kitted out like a scullery maid
14:38since when is it your job to tell her what to wear
14:52i was only making sure she don't drag the royal
14:55the royal dignity through the mob your majesty
15:03the crown's dignity ain't propped up by women's frocks
15:19come here stand right here
15:34i can see it in her eyes
15:36she don't just hate me now from this second on
15:39she wants me six feet under
15:42she wants me six feet under the wall
15:46she wants me six feet under the wall
15:50i can see it in her head
16:00i can see it
16:09Oh
16:17Word is you make a mean pickle miss Harper planning to open a Keller right here in the Rose Garden
16:24are we?
16:39Oh
16:57Spot on your majesty. I've got absolutely zero party tricks
17:12Just brought a few slices of salted root veg
17:39Oh
17:53Spot on
18:00From now on drop this straight to my study
18:15Your majesty, it's just some grody pickled veg
18:20I
18:25Fancy it
18:36Get her a chair
18:44Your majesty based on her rank
18:48She sat beside me
19:20Fire here
19:21All these posh birds are ready to slit my throat
19:27Get that down yeah
19:32Ain't hungry your majesty
19:37Clara
19:38Don't let me see you sweat
19:45Ain't scared of me
19:51Then show me
19:55Eat
19:56Eat
19:56Eat
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