1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,240 Mr Shelby, you're not yourself. I should call a doctor. 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,680 It's just myself talking to myself about myself. 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,480 Michael, you're going to New York. 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:11,600 Why? 5 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,480 Because the company has business to attend to in America. 6 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:17,800 You knew I was going to be shot... 7 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,160 ...and you chose not to tell me. 8 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:23,760 I chose my mum. 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:30,160 RETURNING OFFICER: Thomas Shelby, Labour Party, 48,564! 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,720 (CHEERING) 11 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,600 I've been to a doctor on your behalf. 12 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,080 It starts when you stop. When you rest. 13 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,440 (VOICES ECHO) 14 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,440 Mr Shelby, you're meant to be resting. 15 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,680 I have learnt something, Frances. 16 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,680 There's no rest for me in this world. 17 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,720 Perhaps in the next. 18 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,240 (WIND WHISTLES) 19 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,800 (PHONE RINGS IN THE DISTANCE) 20 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:30,520 Arthur. 21 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,840 "We cannot give you the assurance you are asking for. 22 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,120 "We expect payment in full." 23 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,400 Here's my favourite part. 24 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:47,080 "We have never even heard of your people, 25 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,480 "so we are not afraid of your threats." 26 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:57,440 And they've signed it "the Angels of Retribution". 27 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:01,240 Hm. 28 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:31,520 They say they haven't even heard of us. 29 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,160 So tell Aberama and Isiah to introduce themselves. 30 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:36,640 And, Finn... 31 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:37,680 ...you stay out of it. 32 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,520 (PHONE RINGS) 33 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,040 (RINGING CONTINUES) 34 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,080 Yeah. 35 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,120 Wait. 36 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:22,720 Wait, wait. Say that again. 37 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:26,920 No. 38 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,600 No, that cannot be possible! 39 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,080 (MOANS SOFTLY) 40 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,000 Peter, my beautiful pilot... 41 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:07,840 Now will you please fly me and my winnings back to England? 42 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,000 (DOG BARKS) 43 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,240 Ten spoonfuls of sugar for me, please. 44 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,120 Where's that full one? 45 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,040 Look, Ruby. 46 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:27,600 Daddy's back from his call. 47 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,920 Everything's going to be all right now. 48 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,360 (DOOR CRASHES) 49 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,000 Oh, no, no. 50 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:40,560 No, no, no, no, no, no. 51 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,040 (RAPID TICKING) 52 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,400 Oh, no, no. 53 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,320 (INHALES) 54 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:56,360 Ah! 55 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,920 - (PHONE RINGS) - Hello? 56 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,760 Arthur! Arthur, where's Tommy? 57 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,720 Just get to him and tell him that we've lost the lot. 58 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:13,760 Stay there. You stay put. 59 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,720 You'll hear from Tommy. 60 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,600 Arthur, what are you talking about? How is that possible? 61 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,600 It's possible because, this morning 62 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,080 in New York City at 6am, 63 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,680 the Wall Street Stock Exchange crashed 64 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,600 like a steam train. 65 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,040 We were most definitely on board. 66 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:35,680 (SHOUTING AND SCREAMING) 67 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,840 Fuck it. 68 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,080 (CONFUSED SHOUTING) 69 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,440 - Oi! Come on, get changed! - Jesus Christ! 70 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,040 Bring the car round! 71 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,120 (WOMEN SHOUT) 72 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,520 We've got to get out of here. Hurry up. Come on! 73 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:11,760 I'm going! 74 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,760 Change of plan. We're not going to London any more. 75 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,840 - We're going straight to Birmingham. - There are other passengers. 76 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:18,920 Not any more. 77 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,200 (CHILD CRIES) 78 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,920 If you're going to England, I'm coming with you. 79 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,000 - No. No. - I love you, you love me. 80 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,640 - That's the truth. - Gina, wait, come on. 81 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,320 I want to meet your family. 82 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:56,400 No, you don't. 83 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:06,840 (GUNSHOT) 84 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:11,880 (GUNSHOT) 85 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:12,920 Argh! 86 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,360 Now you've heard of us. 87 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:45,880 (GUNSHOT) 88 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:53,800 Come on. 89 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:55,520 Couch. Couch! 90 00:10:55,560 --> 00:10:59,080 Put something down for the blood. My sister'll fucking kill me. 91 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:00,800 - (GLASS SMASHES) - Be fucking careful. 92 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,080 She spends thousands of pounds on this shit. 93 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:04,600 Argh! 94 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,120 - Get me some booze. - Ah! 95 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:11,920 (FINN SCREAMS IN AGONY) 96 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,240 Just fucking get the thing out of me and sew me up. 97 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:15,400 Just do it. 98 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,240 Peaky boy, give me your blade. 99 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:27,840 That's enough. 100 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,320 Don't want you throwing up on your sister's furniture. 101 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:31,920 (FINN WHIMPERS) 102 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,240 - You know what you're doing? - I've done this a thousand times. 103 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:39,320 I once took a bullet from between two ribs, one inch from the heart. 104 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:40,880 Mind you, it was a horse. 105 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,760 And the horse did die. 106 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:44,360 Hold him. Hold him. 107 00:11:45,560 --> 00:11:46,760 (FINN GROANS) 108 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:54,320 (FINN PANTS) 109 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:58,240 There you go. 110 00:11:58,280 --> 00:11:59,520 Just a little one. 111 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,840 - What the fuck is going on? - Oh, fuck. 112 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,680 Hello, Ada. 113 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,080 Get out, both of you. 114 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:18,240 Push this on the wound. 115 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:19,920 - Keep up the pressure. - Get out. 116 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:22,560 I'm so sorry, Ada. 117 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,080 They broke a statue of some thin woman. 118 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,280 Fucking statues. 119 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,120 What has Tommy told you? 120 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,800 - Shelbys stay out of the sporting stuff. - What? 121 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,200 - To maintain his fucking reputation? - Oi! 122 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:36,720 You listen to me. 123 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:37,960 We've got a chance. 124 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,520 Tommy has given us that chance. 125 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:44,680 He's got power, we've got money and our past is left behind us. 126 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,240 And you've got a precious young life, Finn, you fucking idiot. 127 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,360 Three inches to the left and that would have been gone. 128 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:51,400 (FINN WINCES) 129 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,640 You've got nothing to prove, Finn. 130 00:12:56,680 --> 00:12:59,640 You have got nothing to prove. 131 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:09,320 Daddy! Daddy! 132 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:11,800 Come here, you. Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here. 133 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,120 Ooh! 134 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,840 Now, what have you been up to, eh? 135 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,120 Get it done, Johnny. 136 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,720 All right, you heard the man. Let's go. 137 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,960 Where's Charles? 138 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,560 He's in the wagon. He won't come out. 139 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,600 He heard Johnny talking Rokker. 140 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,080 He understands more Gypsy than we think. 141 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,200 He heard him say you shot the horse. 142 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,400 I told him it was mercy. I said it's what you do when a horse gets sick. 143 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:46,720 He doesn't understand. 144 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,000 Dad, why did you shoot him? 145 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,320 Charlie, get out here now. Let's get it done. 146 00:13:58,360 --> 00:13:59,360 (HORSE NEIGHS) 147 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,640 Charles? Come here. 148 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,120 Sit down. 149 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,120 Now, listen to me. 150 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,240 Your horse was sick. He was in pain. 151 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,560 The vet couldn't do anything, even Curly couldn't do anything. 152 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:21,800 I put him to sleep. 153 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:24,560 - It's what you do. - No! 154 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,080 It's what you do. 155 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:30,760 Shoot horses, shoot people. Everybody says. 156 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:10,920 Dangerous, my beautiful horse. 157 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,080 Too wild to race. 158 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,120 Wouldn't take the reins or the whip. 159 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,040 Should have been a war horse. 160 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:25,360 Got tired of the pasture. 161 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,600 Couldn't stick the peace and quiet, gave up on life... 162 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:33,560 ...and is now free. 163 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,040 In the bleak... 164 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:45,120 You're crying. 165 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:19,880 Tom... 166 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:22,080 ...I'm sorry. 167 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,120 - I didn't know your boy spoke Rokker. - (HORN BEEPS) 168 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:26,640 Fill it in, Johnny. 169 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:33,440 It's fine. 170 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,000 I've called the house, the office. 171 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:38,800 But if I tell you... 172 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:41,640 ...you won't believe it... 173 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,800 ...so I'll show you. 174 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:46,840 Huh? 175 00:16:59,960 --> 00:17:03,200 I told Michael on Friday this was going to happen. 176 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,080 Yeah. 177 00:17:05,120 --> 00:17:11,720 Fucking Michael...said he was advised by the broker that prices would rebound. 178 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,040 Everybody was told the same thing. 179 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:19,560 He held on. 180 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:27,560 - Michael held on? - Yeah. 181 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:37,440 Michael. 182 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,760 - Michael held on? - Yeah. 183 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,000 Michael held on... 184 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,720 ...and carried on dancing and playing... 185 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,480 ...and fucking in the snow. 186 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:02,600 Charlie! 187 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:05,800 Charlie, come out here now! 188 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,040 Kid never fucking listens. 189 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,160 Never listens, Lizzie. 190 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:19,120 (SHOUTS) What do I have to do to make people fucking listen to me?! 191 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,360 Holy fuck. 192 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,160 What do we do now, Tommy, eh? 193 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:27,920 What do we do? 194 00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:37,880 Lizzie, you go with Arthur to Birmingham, you stay in the Midland Hotel. 195 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:42,720 Arthur, call a full meeting of the board of directors tomorrow at noon. 196 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:44,560 A full fucking meeting. 197 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,360 What about today, eh? What's wrong with today, Tom? 198 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,560 - I need to do some thinking. - Oh, yeah. 199 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,240 Oh, you do that best on your own, 200 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,160 - don't you, eh? - I won't be on my own. Never on my own. 201 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:58,040 Lizzie, you have the driver come back tomorrow. 202 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,160 And, Arthur, tell my boy... 203 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,720 ...that sometimes death is a kindness. 204 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:06,960 Come on. 205 00:19:58,040 --> 00:19:59,040 What now? 206 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:02,480 GRACE: What am I, a genie? 207 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:04,800 You summon me up with your little bottle of dope. 208 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,960 I take it for the pain, to keep warm. 209 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,320 Is that what it's for? 210 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:22,720 The warmth? 211 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,120 (WHISPERS) The warmth. 212 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:32,200 All this time. 213 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:35,080 I know. 214 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,840 Our love still remains. 215 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:46,160 But you have to listen to the voices that you hear. 216 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:50,840 Do what they tell you to do. 217 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,200 Too much to do, Grace. 218 00:20:57,760 --> 00:20:59,120 The kids. 219 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:05,880 I need to say goodbye. 220 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:10,520 I need to sleep. 221 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:13,600 Just think, Tom. 222 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:26,240 ARTHUR: Linda! 223 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:27,880 (FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) 224 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:30,640 (DOOR OPENS) 225 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:36,080 Oh, there you are, eh? 226 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:37,840 (LOCKS DOOR) 227 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,160 You're the chairman, Arthur, so start acting like one. 228 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:44,560 Chairman, am I, hm? 229 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:48,080 No. 230 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:53,240 I'm the fucking doorman, Linda, hm? 231 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,320 And you ain't coming in here tonight, love, dressed like that. 232 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,040 Tommy made me chairman so that... 233 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:06,520 ...he could stay clean. 234 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:10,640 It's called an arrangement. 235 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:12,960 It's an opportunity. 236 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,240 I know who I am, Linda. 237 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:33,520 I know who I am and I'm all right with it. 238 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:35,960 Finally. 239 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:39,080 I can live with it. 240 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:54,840 I need you to be all right with it. 241 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:02,960 I need you to be all right with it, eh? 242 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,200 What is it, eh? 243 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:07,840 And what do you want, hm? 244 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,040 What, do you want the chairman? Do you? Hmm? 245 00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:18,080 With his fancy briefcase and his gold fountain pen, eh? 246 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:21,800 What do you want? 247 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:24,320 Chairman... 248 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:27,800 ...or doorman? Hm? 249 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:32,120 You think we can fuck and it'll be OK and I'll be quiet. Well, I won't. 250 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,320 Every week, your brother's down in London, making out he's fucking Robin Hood, 251 00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:40,800 champion of the people, while you're up here running the racket for him. 252 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,240 And according to your "arrangement", if anything should happen, 253 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,000 it'd be you who takes the blame, does the time or swings for it. 254 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,400 - And what do you want? - I want you... 255 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:57,600 ...to take the opportunity 256 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,280 that God and the New York Stock Exchange has presented to you. 257 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:02,560 (KNOCK ON DOOR) 258 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,560 EDNA: Mr Shelby, the meeting will be starting soon. 259 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,840 Yeah. All right. 260 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,280 Be right there. 261 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,280 ARTHUR: Thank you, Edna. 262 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:47,960 And shut the door. 263 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:49,000 (DOOR SLAMS) 264 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:51,480 (LINDA CLEARS HER THROAT) 265 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:55,680 OK, now... 266 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,480 Mmm, they're nice. 267 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:00,640 ...let's begin. 268 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,840 Yesterday, as you all know, there was a fucking terrible... 269 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,520 There was a terrible disaster. Hm? 270 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:12,800 It wasn't just for us. 271 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:15,480 It was for the whole world. 272 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,000 Happened in New York. 273 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:22,320 That's where it happened. 274 00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:24,120 And it slowly spread to London. 275 00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:28,840 And then to, er, fucking Hong Kong. Hm? 276 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:33,880 Whole thing...whole thing went up. 277 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:38,480 Well, actually the whole thing went fucking down but... 278 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,720 ...we wasn't the only ones hurt by this. 279 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:49,360 Whole world is hurt. 280 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:51,760 A lot of people. 281 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:54,640 In the papers. 282 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:56,360 It's all over the news. 283 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,320 - Everyone's talking about it. - Arthur? 284 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,280 Shouldn't we just wait for Thomas? 285 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,560 Polly, Arthur's now the chairman of the board. 286 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,600 LEON: Er, Mr Chairman, perhaps while we wait for Thomas, 287 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:14,800 I might lighten the gloom and express, as a relatively new member of this company, 288 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,040 what a pleasure it is to be in a boardroom that has so many females in it, 289 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:23,320 and all females who are both sharp-witted and decorative. 290 00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:26,800 ARTHUR: Yeah, well, we're a very modern company, Mr Greene. 291 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:27,880 Indeed. 292 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:33,360 Although there are still some among us who cling to their old-fashioned values. 293 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:34,520 (DOOR OPENS) 294 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:37,600 How far have we got? 295 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:41,360 We've established that ladies are decorative. 296 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,080 ARTHUR: We've only just sat down, Tom. 297 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:47,080 Actually, um, Arthur has some documents that he'd like to hand out. 298 00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:48,400 THOMAS: Yeah? 299 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,720 What documents? 300 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:55,800 I was just explaining to everyone, Tom, that, um, well, we're fucked. 301 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,960 - Ain't that right? Hm? - Yes and no. (CLEARS THROAT) 302 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:04,080 It is true that a large proportion of the company's funds 303 00:27:04,120 --> 00:27:07,320 were invested in American stocks and shares. 304 00:27:07,360 --> 00:27:08,600 Invested or hidden? 305 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,760 All investments are approved by the board, Linda. 306 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,760 Only the ones that went through the books, Thomas. 307 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:21,320 Linda, after this meeting there will be another meeting, for just family. 308 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:23,520 Did we vote on this? 309 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:29,760 Arthur? 310 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:31,200 "Arthur, can't you control your wife?" 311 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,680 We are a very modern company, Mr Greene. 312 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:42,040 (CLEARS THROAT) To be precise, everything we channelled 313 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:45,280 through the New York Stock Exchange is now offering a return 314 00:27:45,320 --> 00:27:47,520 of ten cents to the dollar. 315 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:50,040 And the Nolan Bank of America, 316 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,640 where we invested our fluidity, 317 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:56,560 is offering five cents to the dollar on all deposits. 318 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,200 - Yeah. - (SIGHS) 319 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,280 - There is hope. - Why? 320 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,760 What have you got in there, a magic wand? 321 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:11,240 As nonexecutive director of the company, I need the permission from the chairman 322 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,200 to present my strategy to the board. 323 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,640 Permission granted, Tom. 324 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:17,680 (SCOFFS) 325 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,040 The Peaky Blinders are coming. 326 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:06,560 The Peaky Blinders are coming. 327 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,920 Micky, the Peaky Blinders are coming. 328 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:16,280 Ladies and gents, Peaky Blinders are on their way. Please vacate. Thank you. 329 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,680 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 330 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,480 - Good to see you. - All right, Mr Shelby. 331 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,040 - Mr Shelby... - Yeah? 332 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:33,440 ...thank you for what you did. 333 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:34,800 What did I do? 334 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,320 He was going to evict us, that bastard Fellows. 335 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,800 Now he's cut our rent in half. 336 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,080 Good. Glad to hear it. Glad to hear it. 337 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:44,840 All right? 338 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,560 How far can we go, Mr Shelby, with this beautiful dream? 339 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,720 - All the way, brother. All the way. - Revolution, man. 340 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:54,760 This crash, Mr Shelby. They're saying they're gonna cut my hours. 341 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,200 - Yeah. Where do you work? - Greenhams Engineering. 342 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,160 Greenham brothers. I know them. They're not gonna cut your hours. 343 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,040 God bless you. God bless you both. 344 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,600 - Enjoy your drink. - Gentlemen and ladies. 345 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,800 If you'll all move into the saloon bar, 346 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,240 where you will all be served a free pint of stingo. 347 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:10,720 (CHEERING) 348 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:14,400 Any man who served in France gets a brandy chaser. 349 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:16,880 And in spite of what you're reading in the newspapers, 350 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:20,080 I want to hear singing and laughing. Fuck the stock market. 351 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:21,360 ALL: Fuck the stock market! 352 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,720 They backed the wrong horses, so fucking what, eh? 353 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:29,280 Thank you, Mr Shelby. At last, a politician who gets things done. 354 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,080 You're welcome, brother, you're welcome. 355 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:32,760 - Get down off the furniture. - Sorry, Ada. 356 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:34,120 I was getting excited, wasn't I? 357 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:39,800 Right. 358 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:43,800 Can I begin this family meeting with a proposal? 359 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:45,920 From now on, we find somewhere else to meet. 360 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:47,840 Your husband believes that being seen 361 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,240 mixing with the common people is good politics. 362 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,720 Hmm. Well, if this is our campaign for socialism, 363 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:56,000 perhaps next time, Polly, you won't wear earrings worth more than the pub. 364 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,960 Right. Family meeting. First item. 365 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,600 This. 366 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,880 Dug out of our Finn's arm yesterday 367 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,400 by Aberama Gold using your gin and a razor blade. 368 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,080 Finn? 369 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:09,320 He says they were sent to Limehouse. 370 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:10,680 Chinatown. 371 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:12,400 Sent by fucking who? 372 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:13,640 THOMAS: Sent by me. 373 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,280 I told Finn to stay out of this. He obviously didn't listen. 374 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,520 Oh, Tommy, sweetheart, I listen to you. 375 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:25,560 I listen to you when you tell me no more sport for anyone named Shelby. 376 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,680 I listen to you when you make me promises. 377 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:33,480 What's in Chinatown, Tommy? What the fuck is going on? 378 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:36,720 £50,000. 379 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:38,160 In cash. 380 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,240 He said they were sent to Chinatown to kill somebody. 381 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,720 That kid needs educating, Tommy, really does. 382 00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:46,280 Jesus Christ, Tommy! 383 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:49,080 - It was a particular opportunity. - A particular opportunity 384 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:52,040 presented to me in confidence. I dealt with it in confidence. 385 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,200 But you told Polly. 386 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:58,600 Tommy told me there was a pimp in East London who sold kids. 387 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,080 THOMAS: Fucking kids, Lizzie, eh? Hm? 388 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:05,720 This pimp was blackmailing a senior member of the House of Lords, a very wealthy man. 389 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:08,600 Now this pimp is lying in a ditch, 390 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,040 covered in flies. 391 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:11,880 World's a better place. 392 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:16,480 Holy fuck! So now your business is improving the world? 393 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,040 Sometimes, Ada... 394 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:23,320 ...killing is a kindness. 395 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:24,680 Hm? 396 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:30,280 The man we did the job for is a High Court judge. 397 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:34,520 We received intelligence from a senior police officer in Scotland Yard. 398 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:38,120 I've made lots of new friends in London. Men with influence. 399 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:41,520 The police felt the same way about this pimp as we did. 400 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:44,400 He wasn't worth a trial. The coppers cleared the streets for us. 401 00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:48,040 This was work commissioned by a High Court judge, by Scotland Yard 402 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:49,480 and by the House of Lords. 403 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:52,080 It's a particular opportunity. It's not to be repeated. 404 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:54,720 - And it was the right thing to do. - Fucking right. 405 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:56,600 Lizzie, you need to understand. 406 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,320 That you tell Polly, not me. 407 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:03,360 You need to understand that the corridors of Westminster are very dimly lit. 408 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,800 And for those who make the rules, there are no rules. 409 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:09,320 We own the ropes. Who's going to hang us now, eh? 410 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:11,520 We? We own the ropes, do we? 411 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:15,280 Lizzie, Lizzie, if Finn had've listened to me, you wouldn't have known. 412 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:17,360 When we go home, I'll explain. 413 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,720 LIZZIE: I can't be bothered with this shit. 414 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,160 So... 415 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:31,280 ...Tommy Shelby MP. Business as usual. 416 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,400 The strategy I outlined earlier 417 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:38,040 to rebuild the conventional part of this business will take time. 418 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,760 - In the meantime... - Just business as fucking usual. 419 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,480 In the meantime, it is fortunate that we have maintained 420 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,960 other sources of cash income. 421 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:49,560 Because until the stock market recovers, cash is king. 422 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:50,920 And cash we have. 423 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:52,760 No-one is gonna hang you, Tommy. 424 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:54,280 You're gonna hang yourself. 425 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:59,760 Someone has to pay for them paintings on your wall, Ada. 426 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:01,240 Yeah, bye-bye, Ada. 427 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:04,600 Tommy, you need to go easy on Ada. 428 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:06,600 Polly... 429 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:11,440 ...when am I ever not easy on Ada, eh? 430 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:19,720 Thomas, the thing is, Ada... 431 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:21,840 - She's pregnant. - (SPLUTTERS) 432 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:25,760 Ada's what? 433 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:29,320 These days, people tell me things without even speaking. 434 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:30,640 ARTHUR: Wait a minute. 435 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:31,880 Wait a minute. 436 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:35,920 Ada's fucking pregnant? Hm? 437 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:41,000 And, Polly, you need to reassure Ada that it's 1929, times have changed, 438 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,920 we've a lot to do, and no-one gives a fuck who the father is. 439 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:45,160 Really? 440 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:48,640 I already know who the father is. 441 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:52,600 But we've had enough shocks for one day. 442 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:00,320 OK. 443 00:35:09,240 --> 00:35:12,040 All right, go on, then. 444 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:14,880 How long you known about Ada, huh? 445 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:16,200 I know her doctor. 446 00:35:16,240 --> 00:35:17,400 He calls me. 447 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,120 Yeah, longer than me. 448 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:23,240 Have a look at this. 449 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:32,920 What's that funny writing on there? 450 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,480 Chinese. 451 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:36,040 Ah, right. 452 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:39,840 What is it? Hmm? 453 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:42,400 Bad news? 454 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:44,560 Maybe. 455 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:48,480 Angels of Retribution? 456 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:49,720 Yeah. 457 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:52,200 Burn the letter they sent. 458 00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:53,640 It's already done. 459 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:00,680 Look at that, Tom. Hm? 460 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:04,320 Pulled from our brother, eh? 461 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,760 Finally took a first bullet. 462 00:36:09,040 --> 00:36:10,760 No-one fucking listens to me. 463 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:16,920 Here, give it here. 464 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:18,400 I'll keep it for him. 465 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,040 - I still have my first one. - (CHUCKLES) 466 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:32,720 Arthur, you can tell our comrades they can come back in. 467 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:36,240 Where are you going, brother? 468 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:13,600 MP: The huge losses on the British Stock Exchange 469 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:17,560 will bite into our economy for the foreseeable future. 470 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:22,800 I therefore must ask the trade unions to possess understanding. 471 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:26,680 The need for their flexibility and cooperation is paramount 472 00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:30,840 in the coming months as we attempt to rebuild this great nation. 473 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:32,720 (MURMURS OF ASSENT) 474 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:36,160 SPEAKER: Mr Thomas Shelby. 475 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:39,040 Thank you, Mr Speaker. 476 00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:44,760 My right honourable friend, the member for Epping, 477 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,960 asks that following the crash, 478 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:52,240 trade union members be more flexible when carrying out their duties. 479 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:57,400 What he's really asking is that the working man carry the can. 480 00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:03,560 The grand casino in Monte Carlo is a small and timid affair 481 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:08,720 when compared to the wild games of chance being played in London and New York 482 00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:14,000 by gamblers in silk gloves and beaver hats, who, when they lose their bets, 483 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,360 turn around and ask the shoe-shine to pay for it. 484 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:17,640 (LAUGHTER) 485 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:21,600 Well, on behalf of the shoe-shines and can carriers of South Birmingham 486 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:25,160 and all across Great Britain, I would suggest 487 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:29,400 that those who so recklessly lost their fortunes on the capitalist lottery 488 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,880 - learn to shine their own shoes... - (MURMURS OF ASSENT) 489 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:36,080 ...carry their own can and pay their own bills. 490 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:37,120 (CHEERING) 491 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:45,000 Mr Shelby? 492 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:49,360 I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your speech. 493 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:50,960 You speak very eloquently. 494 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:52,800 Thank you. 495 00:38:52,840 --> 00:38:57,400 My name's Mosley, by the way. Oswald Mosley. 496 00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:58,480 Yeah, I know who you are. 497 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:00,880 My constituency borders yours. 498 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:04,280 And let me just say, you've come to my attention. 499 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:09,240 - (KNOCK ON DOOR) - Come. 500 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:14,640 Ah. 501 00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:18,800 I have bad news, Mr... 502 00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:23,680 Shelby. 503 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,680 We agreed 50,000 on completion of business. 504 00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:32,800 My wife and I have had a misfortune on the London Exchange. 505 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:35,000 There's 20 there. 506 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:36,880 You'll have to wait for the rest. 507 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:42,160 (SIGHS HEAVILY) 508 00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:50,840 Cavalry, eh? 509 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:52,760 Mm. 510 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:53,840 Huh! 511 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:56,160 Yeah. 512 00:39:57,320 --> 00:39:59,720 I spent a long of time waiting for the cavalry, me. 513 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:06,920 One time, me and my comrades waited three days. 514 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:09,680 When the cavalry finally came, 515 00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:13,440 an officer, on the back of a fine white horse, 516 00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:18,240 joked that he'd been delayed playing a game of whist. 517 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:23,320 So I took out my Webley revolver and I shot him in the head, 518 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:26,120 stole his horse, reported him for cowardice. 519 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:28,760 All for a game of chance. 520 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:34,960 After my people completed their task in Chinatown, 521 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:38,760 they collected all the photographs, letters and cheques 522 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:40,960 that will cause you concern. 523 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,240 I now have them in a safe place. 524 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:49,040 On Monday, you will give me the full £50,000 in cash... 525 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:52,840 ...or I will steal your white horse from under you. 526 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:58,840 How the fuck did a man like you get into a position of trust 527 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,520 in a place of power and privilege? 528 00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:03,000 A man like me? 529 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:08,760 A man like me? 530 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:12,120 Lord Suckerby. 531 00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:13,560 I've seen the photographs. 532 00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:17,240 Monday. 533 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,640 (SHOUTS) Shelby! 534 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:28,680 Sorry I'm late, Ada. 535 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:31,480 We've been having briefings from the Home Office. 536 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:34,880 The police are concerned about the effect of the crash in industrial areas. 537 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:37,240 - Right. - Everything all right? 538 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:38,880 Yeah, fine. 539 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:41,240 We lost money in New York, so I've been up late. 540 00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:43,360 Your brother been busy? 541 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,880 Er, he's had two meetings with Mr Shapurji Saklatvala, 542 00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,000 the former Communist MP for Battersea. 543 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,720 He's been approached by an anarchist group in Walsall - 544 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:53,960 he's setting up a meeting - 545 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:58,040 and there's talk of a mass walk-out of bus drivers, Nottingham and Derby, 546 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:02,800 organised by two Communist convenors not formerly known to Special Branch. 547 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:05,840 He's also had a telephone conversation with Jessie Eden, 548 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:09,480 who is organising a committee to resist wage cuts across the city. 549 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:12,000 But he'll report more when he sees her. 550 00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:13,240 It's all in there, though. 551 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:14,800 Names and everything. 552 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:17,560 I heard he had the Labour benches roaring approval in the House today. 553 00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:21,240 Huh. If only he meant it, he'd be dangerous. 554 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:24,600 Didn't know you drank stout, Ada. Thought it was gin. 555 00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:26,640 Times are hard. 556 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:30,160 Hm. 557 00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:34,280 Exactly how much did you lose? 558 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,000 Don't worry about it. Tommy has a plan. 559 00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:42,160 He thinks that we can turn the collapse of the stock exchange to our advantage. 560 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:45,720 He says, "When others retreat, you advance." 561 00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:49,080 He says, "We can wave cash in the faces of desperate men." 562 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,680 Tell your brother from me, he's doing excellent work. 563 00:42:53,720 --> 00:42:58,080 I'm told two more military contracts for vehicles 564 00:42:58,120 --> 00:43:01,120 and parts for the Army in India are on their way to him. 565 00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:17,760 (EXHALES) 566 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:18,800 Fuck. 567 00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:26,720 - (KNOCK ON DOOR) - Come. 568 00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:29,360 Mr Shelby, this arrived from New York. 569 00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:31,040 It's from Winston Churchill. 570 00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:35,800 He says he was in New York and had dinner with Charlie Chaplin 571 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:38,120 and Chaplin mentioned your name. 572 00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:41,080 So he was in New York and he doesn't mention the crash. 573 00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:43,600 No. Even though, in the bar last night, 574 00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:48,520 Mr Churchill's private secretary reckoned he lost £75,000 in two hours. 575 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:51,760 And you? 576 00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:56,440 Were you affected, Mr Shelby? 577 00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:58,840 I'm going to my apartment, Adam. 578 00:43:58,880 --> 00:43:59,880 You lock up. 579 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:03,960 Sorry, Mr Shelby, you... you have one more appointment. 580 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:06,480 You set it yourself. It's in the diary from last week. 581 00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:08,080 A journalist from the Times. 582 00:44:08,120 --> 00:44:09,960 He used to be with the Birmingham Mail. 583 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:11,840 He sent you some questions. 584 00:44:11,880 --> 00:44:13,800 You said you wanted to meet him. 585 00:44:13,840 --> 00:44:14,840 He's outside. 586 00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:16,920 Yes. 587 00:44:18,040 --> 00:44:19,120 Send him in. 588 00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:27,680 Mr Shelby? Mr Levitt from the London Times. 589 00:44:27,720 --> 00:44:29,520 Have a seat. 590 00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:31,560 Adam, you go home, I'll lock up. 591 00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:40,640 Mr Shelby, do you remember me? 592 00:44:42,760 --> 00:44:44,480 No. 593 00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:49,400 Once, in Small Heath, you were burning photographs of the King. 594 00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:55,640 - London Times. You've done well. - As have you, sir, to put it mildly. 595 00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:57,880 I sent you a list of questions. 596 00:44:57,920 --> 00:45:00,000 Yeah, I misplaced them. 597 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,200 Yeah, well, you have a lot on your plate. 598 00:45:03,240 --> 00:45:04,520 Yes. 599 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:07,440 All I remember is that your questions interested me. 600 00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:09,320 Oh! 601 00:45:09,360 --> 00:45:10,640 Good. 602 00:45:11,880 --> 00:45:13,680 Sorry, just... 603 00:45:13,720 --> 00:45:15,320 Ah, here we are. 604 00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:17,880 Yes, um... (CLEARS THROAT) 605 00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:25,080 Um... So, Mr Shelby, traditionally in this country, 606 00:45:25,120 --> 00:45:30,000 print journalists take no interest in the, er, the private lives of politicians. 607 00:45:30,040 --> 00:45:32,080 Private lives? 608 00:45:32,120 --> 00:45:36,280 But in these modern times, especially in America... 609 00:45:36,320 --> 00:45:41,160 ...journalists are beginning to... Well, that is to say, yes, um... 610 00:45:41,200 --> 00:45:43,080 Readers are beginning to say... 611 00:45:44,120 --> 00:45:47,440 ...want to know more about the men who represent them. 612 00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:48,840 Of course. 613 00:45:48,880 --> 00:45:50,800 In these modern times. 614 00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:55,240 Whereas before it would have been seen as ungentlemanly to, er, 615 00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:59,160 to ask a public figure questions about personal matters 616 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:02,160 - or business affairs. - Oh, well. No need to worry. 617 00:46:02,200 --> 00:46:03,720 I'm no gentleman. 618 00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:08,680 Hm. 619 00:46:10,440 --> 00:46:12,120 Er, Mr Shelby, as I said in my letter, 620 00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:14,880 ten years ago I was a journalist on the Birmingham Evening Mail. 621 00:46:17,080 --> 00:46:19,320 And of course, working in that city, 622 00:46:19,360 --> 00:46:22,160 it was impossible not to know your name... 623 00:46:23,800 --> 00:46:26,240 ...and your reputation. 624 00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:32,080 (EXHALES) So, when I saw that you had been elected as a socialist... 625 00:46:32,120 --> 00:46:33,520 You reflected on the fact 626 00:46:33,560 --> 00:46:39,240 that working people can indeed change their lives for the better... 627 00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:44,960 ...channel their abilities in new directions, discover better methods, 628 00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:50,440 aim for happier outcomes, even win awards for industry. 629 00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:52,320 You can write this down, Mr Levitt. 630 00:46:52,360 --> 00:46:55,760 The question I have for you, Mr Shelby, is this. 631 00:46:57,320 --> 00:47:02,280 Was your conversion from bookmaker to socialist politician 632 00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:05,200 a gradual thing or... 633 00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:10,120 ...a road to Damascus experience? 634 00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:12,960 Yeah. 635 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:14,880 Now I hear that question... 636 00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:18,480 ...I remember receiving your letters 637 00:47:18,520 --> 00:47:21,680 and I distinctly remember your use of the word "bookmaker". 638 00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:26,280 - Were you not a bookmaker, sir? - Yes. 639 00:47:26,320 --> 00:47:30,680 I gained a licence in 1919 for on-track betting. 640 00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:32,040 But, since 1923, 641 00:47:32,080 --> 00:47:35,600 I've made my fortune in the manufacture, sale and export of motor cars. 642 00:47:35,640 --> 00:47:37,160 And lately gin. 643 00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:40,680 And lately three new homes for orphaned children. 644 00:47:42,840 --> 00:47:45,400 You can write all this down, Mr Levitt. 645 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:49,400 I have another question, Mr Shelby. 646 00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:54,000 In Birmingham, at the time that I was there, 647 00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:56,280 there was a Major Campbell. 648 00:47:57,600 --> 00:47:58,800 He was found dead. 649 00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:01,880 A member of your family was charged. 650 00:48:06,040 --> 00:48:07,160 (CHUCKLES) 651 00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:14,040 Right, you answer me this. Answer me this. 652 00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:20,120 What is your Tory newspaper more afraid of? 653 00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,760 Is it evolution or revolution? 654 00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:26,400 And what is it about working-class men like me, 655 00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:29,880 standing up in the House of Commons and speaking from the heart, 656 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:35,000 what is it that so troubles you that you would try to undermine me? 657 00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:37,360 I am talking about specific events, sir. 658 00:48:37,400 --> 00:48:38,400 Which I don't recall... 659 00:48:39,840 --> 00:48:42,600 ...with which I was never personally linked, 660 00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:46,120 and after which all convictions were quashed. 661 00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:57,600 Yeah, now... I recall receiving your letter... 662 00:48:59,080 --> 00:49:01,040 ...and I recall that when I did... 663 00:49:02,560 --> 00:49:06,880 ...I asked a colleague of mine to carry out some research. 664 00:49:09,720 --> 00:49:10,800 Just a moment. 665 00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:18,880 Here we are. (EXHALES) 666 00:49:27,400 --> 00:49:30,080 Ah, Michael Levitt. 667 00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:31,120 Correct? 668 00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:34,600 - Yes. - Yes. 669 00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:36,160 Journalist. 670 00:49:36,200 --> 00:49:38,280 Unmarried. 671 00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:40,160 An apartment in Maida Vale. 672 00:49:41,160 --> 00:49:44,680 An apartment opposite the underground station. 673 00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:49,600 "Unmarried" is underlined. 674 00:49:49,640 --> 00:49:52,800 Mr Levitt enjoys walks in the park. 675 00:49:52,840 --> 00:49:54,440 Sometimes alone. 676 00:49:54,480 --> 00:49:56,520 Sometimes not alone. 677 00:49:58,080 --> 00:50:00,320 Sometimes with other men. 678 00:50:06,120 --> 00:50:10,360 Sometimes with other men. 679 00:50:13,120 --> 00:50:16,840 I'm old-fashioned...Michael. 680 00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:20,480 I believe private lives should remain private. 681 00:50:21,720 --> 00:50:24,160 Not everything modern is good, now, is it? 682 00:50:28,520 --> 00:50:29,800 You gonna write this down... 683 00:50:31,400 --> 00:50:33,360 ...in your little fucking book? 684 00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:43,040 Well? 685 00:50:43,080 --> 00:50:44,960 Not yet. 686 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:46,760 I didn't tell him. 687 00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:50,080 Him knowing or not knowing has no relevance to what we're drinking. 688 00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:52,640 It's vintage. 689 00:50:54,080 --> 00:50:57,360 - Fuck it. - (CHUCKLES) 690 00:50:57,400 --> 00:50:58,720 This... 691 00:51:00,440 --> 00:51:01,680 ...is for us. 692 00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:05,560 Let's drink to the baby. 693 00:51:08,240 --> 00:51:10,360 Polly, do you remember when I was last pregnant? 694 00:51:12,720 --> 00:51:14,920 You were going to take me to Cardiff. 695 00:51:14,960 --> 00:51:16,920 I was going to get rid of it. 696 00:51:18,000 --> 00:51:19,200 What about this time? 697 00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:24,000 Imagine. 698 00:51:26,520 --> 00:51:28,360 The father's scared. 699 00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:30,160 He runs away. 700 00:51:30,200 --> 00:51:31,360 You're left. 701 00:51:33,560 --> 00:51:35,720 Oh, sweetheart. 702 00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:40,960 The baby's black, he's a bastard and it's Birmingham. 703 00:51:42,600 --> 00:51:43,920 But you don't care. 704 00:51:45,040 --> 00:51:47,440 Because the world has changed. 705 00:51:48,880 --> 00:51:51,280 And the baby's eyes are golden. 706 00:51:51,320 --> 00:51:56,080 And you're gonna leave her with Aunt Polly every day to look after. 707 00:51:56,120 --> 00:51:59,440 Aunt Polly, who insisted that you called her Elizabeth. 708 00:51:59,480 --> 00:52:01,640 How do you know it's a her? 709 00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:04,800 Cos I'm Polly Gray. 710 00:52:04,840 --> 00:52:06,680 It's a girl? 711 00:52:06,720 --> 00:52:07,720 Golden. 712 00:52:08,920 --> 00:52:12,280 To be born in the year 1930, 713 00:52:12,320 --> 00:52:15,040 where everything will be changed for the better. 714 00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:19,680 She'll be the colour of a Hollywood Oscar. 715 00:52:22,920 --> 00:52:24,360 What will Tommy say? 716 00:52:27,600 --> 00:52:29,240 Tommy knows. 717 00:52:32,600 --> 00:52:34,000 Hmm! 718 00:52:34,040 --> 00:52:38,760 He's also seen that the world's big and round and he says, "So what?" 719 00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:45,880 Tommy is right, you know, Ada. 720 00:52:47,320 --> 00:52:49,720 We are flying above the rules now. 721 00:52:52,680 --> 00:52:55,120 We're bold people, aren't we, Polly? 722 00:52:56,760 --> 00:52:58,040 That's the beauty. 723 00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:13,480 Hello, Cyril. 724 00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:17,200 Least you're still talking to me. 725 00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:28,320 Where is everyone? 726 00:53:28,360 --> 00:53:30,240 Your wife is upstairs with Ruby. 727 00:53:33,720 --> 00:53:40,040 You know, Frances, if there were to be a snap election in this house today... 728 00:53:41,640 --> 00:53:42,920 ...wouldn't win it... 729 00:53:43,960 --> 00:53:46,880 ...not even if I were running against the devil himself. 730 00:53:46,920 --> 00:53:47,920 No. 731 00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:50,160 - I gathered. - Mm. 732 00:53:51,880 --> 00:53:53,560 Where's Charles? 733 00:53:53,600 --> 00:53:54,840 Charles is in the stable. 734 00:53:56,960 --> 00:53:58,280 Thank you. 735 00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:16,680 (CLEARS THROAT) 736 00:54:18,200 --> 00:54:19,720 Did Arthur explain? 737 00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:21,600 He said it's God's will. 738 00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:25,080 But you're not God! 739 00:54:35,720 --> 00:54:37,960 (SIGHS) No, I'm not God. 740 00:54:42,920 --> 00:54:44,040 Not yet.