IS THIS THE BUCKET RESIDENCE?
WELL, THERE ARE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT ABOUT THAT...
SHE PRONOUNCES IT "BOUQUET."
BUT IT'S SPELLED "BUCKET."
MRS. BUCKET?
"BOUQUET, BOUQUET."
IT'S VERY UPSETTING TO HAVE UNIFORMED POLICEMEN CALLING AT THE HOUSE.
IT'S NOT ENTIRELY A PLEASURE FOR ME, MADAM.
COULDN'T YOU HAVE COME IN PLAIN CLOTHES?
I'M IN THE UNIFORMED BRANCH, MADAM.
THEY MIGHT HAVE SENT SOMEONE OF SENIOR RANK IN A SMART SUIT.
NOW, WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS PROPERTY,
MY HUSBAND HERE WILL LEND YOU A BLANKET.
I'M SORRY, MADAM, I CAN'T DO THAT.
NOW, ABOUT YOUR FATHER- - WHAT'S HE BEEN DOING?
IF DADDY'S BEEN DOING ANYTHING,
IT WILL BE IN THE NATION'S BEST INTERESTS.
HE WAS FOUND EARLY THIS MORNING, SIR,
CLAIMING TO BE ON SENTRY DUTY OUTSIDE THE TOWN HALL.
THAT'S DADDY! SUCH A SENSE OF DUTY.
HE WOULDN'T LET THE MAYOR'S SECRETARY INTO THE BUILDING.
NOW, MADAM, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO WITH HIM?
"DO WITH HIM"? YOU MUSTN'T "DO" ANYTHING WITH HIM.
WHERE IS HE NOW? - HE'S AT THE POLICE STATION.
HOW INSENSITIVE!
MY DADDY IMPRISONED!
OH, RICHARD, THIS MUSTN'T LEAK OUT.
WILL IT BE IN THE PAPERS?
I DON'T THINK IT'LL MAKE THE HEADLINES, MADAM!
THERE'S A POLICEMAN GONE INTO HYACINTH'S.
ABOUT TIME.
I EXPECT THEY'VE CAUGHT UP WITH HER AT LONG LAST,
FOR SINGING UNDER FALSE PRETENSES.
YOU GOT TO GIVE HER POINTS FOR NERVE.
SHE MADE HIM LEAVE HIS BOOTS OUTSIDE.
OF COURSE.
SHE'D DO EXACTLY THE SAME THING IF IT WAS THE PRIME MINISTER.
I WONDER WHAT HE WANTS.
IF HE'S TALKING TO HYACINTH,
HE WANTS ALL THE HELP HE CAN GET.
LOOK, MADAM, IF YOU'LL JUST PICK UP YOUR FATHER,
IT WILL ALL BE OVER AND DONE WITH.
MR. "BOUQUET" WILL HAVE TO FETCH HIM.
ME?! - I CAN'T GO, DEAR...
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN ESTATE AGENT.
DADDY WILL UNDERSTAND. GIVE HIM MY LOVE,
AND MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T PLAY HIS BUGLE IN CONFINED SPACES.
NOW... WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS BUNGALOW,
I WANT YOU TO BE WEARING A BROAD SMILE.
I CANNOT HAVE THE NEIGHBORS ASSUMING I'M IN TROUBLE WITH THE POLICE.
I'LL DO MY BEST, MADAM. - LET'S SEE IT, THEN.
YOURSMILE, DEAR.
HYACINTH... - SMILE!
OH, I'LL SETTLE FOR YOURS.
SMILE. SMILE.
THAT WAS... A RARE EXPERIENCE.
IS SHE ALWAYS LIKE THAT? - VERY CONSISTENTLY.
HER FATHER IS A BIT... AS WELL.
JUST AN OLD FRIEND, ELIZABETH.
OR RATHER, THE SON OF AN OLD FRIEND.
HE'S JUST JOINED THE POLICE FORCE.
SHE PROMISED HE'D POP IN FOR US TO SEE HIM IN HIS UNIFORM.
VERY SMART, ISN'T HE? BYE!
GET UP, ONSLOW. FATHER'S NOT IN HIS BED.
HE COULD HAVE BEEN GONE FOR HOURS.
THAT'S IT, THEN, THE TRAIL'S GONE COLD.
NO GOOD TRYING TO FIND HIM NOW.
OH, WELL, PITY. BUT LIFE MUST GO ON.
OH, COME ON, ONSLOW. I'D HELP YOU TO FIND YOUR FATHER.
WELL, THAT'S EASY, WE KNOW WHERE HE IS-
HE'S BEEN DEAD FOR 12 YEARS.
HIS STEEL HELMET IS GONE.
OH, HECK. HE'S NOT BACK IN THE WAR?
HAS HIS BUGLE GONE?
IT HAS! HIS BUGLE'S GONE.
HE'S GOT HIS STEEL HELMET? HE'S GOT HIS BUGLE?
HAS HE GOT HIS TROUSERS ON?
OH!
YES, HE MUST HAVE.
YES, HE'S GOT HIS TROUSERS ON.
GOOD. I CAN'T STAND WATCHING HIM BLOWING THAT BUGLE,
WITHOUT HIS TROUSERS ON.
RED IN THE FACE IS ONE THING, BUT RED IN- - JUST GET UP, ONSLOW.
HYACINTH, WHY DON'T WE POSTPONE
LOOKING AT PROPERTIES UNTIL TOMORROW? - RICHARD!
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO FINDING OUR SECOND HOME IN THE COUNTRY.
DOKNOW.
IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T LIKE YOU LOOKING AT PROPERTIES ON YOUR OWN.
BUT YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY GO, DEAR.
YOU HAVE TO COLLECT DADDY. AT THE POLICE STATION.
BUT WE COULD GET ONSLOW TO PICK HIM UP.
NO, I WILL NOT HAVE ONSLOW
PICKING DADDY UP IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
ONE LOOK AT ONSLOW, AND THEY'LL KEEP THEM BOTH IN FOR QUESTIONING.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GO, DEAR.
WELL, I-
OH-!
YOU'LL BUY SOMETHING ENORMOUS, I KNOW YOU WILL.
WHO'S GONNA DRIVE YOU? - ELIZABETH WILL DRIVE ME.
MAYBE SHE'LL BE TOO BUSY-
NOW LEAVE- LEAVE IT. LEAVE IT.
WELL-I SUPPOSE I CAN, HYACINTH.
YES, OF COURSE.
RIGHT THEN. 15 MINUTES?
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY NO?
YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN TO SHOW MORE RESISTANCE TO THAT WOMAN, LIZ.
SHE JERKS YOUR STRING AND OFF YOU GO.
I'M NOT INVITED FOR COFFEE.
SHE WANTS ME TO DRIVE HER INTO THE COUNTRY.
SHE'S LOOKING AT PROPERTIES.
SHE'S STILL LOOKING!
OH. THANK HEAVENS YOU DIDN'T SAY NO.
TO SAY NO.
NOT WHEN IT'S IN SUCH A GOOD CAUSE.
LISTEN TO ME, LIZ. PAY ATTENTION.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
FOR WHAT? - TO MAKE SURE HYACINTH BUYS A PROPERTY.
DON'T LET HER COME BACK HERE WITHOUT A PROPERTY!
SHE'S NOT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO MOVE INTO PERMANENTLY.
I KNOW THAT, LIZ.
BUT I'D SETTLE FOR HER BEING AWAY JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK.
FIND HER A PROPERTY!
PLEASE!
NOW, RICHARD, I AM ENTRUSTING YOU
WITH A VERY SPECIAL MISSION.
I WANT YOU TO COLLECT DADDY WITH THE UTMOST SECRECY.
THAT DADDY WAS IN PRISON.
HE'S NOT IN PRISON, HE'S IN A POLICE STATION.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO WEAR THESE - A PAIR FOR DADDY,
AND A PAIR FOR YOU.
WHY?
BECAUSE NO ONE MUST RECOGNIZE YOU AS YOU LEAVE THE POLICE STATION.
LOOK, I-
THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL MISSION, RICHARD.
SHH!
I WISH I WAS GOING WITH YOU.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE COUNTRY COTTAGE.
YOU'LL BUY SOMETHING HUGE, I KNOW YOU WILL.
YOU'LL BUY SOMETHING WE CAN'T AFFORD.
WHAT HAVE I EVER PRESENTED YOU WITH THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD?
WELL, SHERIDAN FOR A START.
NOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M MAKING SURE THE COAST IS CLEAR.
FOR WHAT?
IF ANYONE SEES YOU, TELL THEM YOU'RE ON BUSINESS.
WHY WOULD ANYONE EVEN BE INTERESTED?
RICHARD! WITH A SECOND HOME IN THE OFFING,
WE'RE BOUND TO BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION.
OFF YOU GO THEN, DEAR.
AND DO BE CAREFUL WITH DADDY.
HE'S NOT ACCUSTOMED TO BEING PICKED UP AT POLICE STATIONS.
DO BE KIND TO DADDY.
REMEMBER HIS TRACK RECORD IN BUDGERIGAR-SHOWING CIRCLES.
OH, RICHARD?
HAVEN'T YOU FORGOTTEN SOMETHING, DEAR?
AND REMEMBER, IF ANYONE ASKS-
YOU'RE ON BUSINESS.
DON'T BUY ANYTHING BIG.
THINK SMALL AND POKEY, I LIKE SMALL AND POKEY.
PSST! PSS-SST!
WHAT'S WRONG NOW?
YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE SOMEONE ON BUSINESS.
YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEONE
WHO'S GONE TO FETCH A DADDY FROM A POLICE STATION.
TRY TO BE MORE CONVINCINGLY EXECUTIVE, RICHARD.
WHAT SORT OF PROPERTY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN, HYACINTH?
JUST SOME QUIET LITTLE NOOK IN THE COUNTRY.
ISN'T RICHARD INTERESTED? - OH YES, HE'S VERY INTERESTED.
HE WOULD'VE DRIVEN ME BUT HE'S GONE INTO TOWN ON BUSINESS.
SUDDEN BUSINESS? - YES, QUITE SUDDEN.
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
ABSOLUTELY INNOCENT, OF COURSE. TURN LEFT HERE, DEAR.
YES, I ALWAYS TURN LEFT HERE.
AND MIND THAT PEDESTRIAN.
IS THERE A PEDESTRIAN?
GOOD HEAVENS, ELIZABETH. CAN'T YOU SEE, DEAR? - THERE'S NO ONE IN THE ROAD.
NOT IN THE ROAD- ON THE PAVEMENT.
I USUALLY MISS THE ONES ON THE PAVEMENT.
RICHARD...?
RICHARD! I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU.
IT IS YOU, ISN'T IT?
OH, EMMET!
SHOULDN'T YOU BE OUT BUYING PROPERTY?
I SHOULD, REALLY. HYACINTH GETS CARRIED AWAY.
SO WHY DIDN'T YOU GO? - I HAVE A LITTLE BUSINESS IN TOWN.
I'LL WALK WITH YOU. - OH GOOD.
Emmet: IS IT FAR? - FARTHER THAN I THOUGHT.
LEFT HERE, DEAR.
NO. AS YOU WERE, TURN RIGHT.
RICHARD! HOW ARE YOU, RICHARD?
FINE, THANK YOU, ERIC. FINE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU FROM BEHIND. I RECOGNIZED THE WALK.
I MUST SAY, I WOULD HAVE NEVER RECOGNIZED YOU FROM THE FRONT.
OH, THESE!
I'M JUST BREAKING THEM IN,
IN CASE WE GO ON HOLIDAY SOMEWHERE HOT AND SUNNY.
ARE YOU GOING ON HOLIDAY SOMEWHERE HOT AND SUNNY?
NO, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
HOW IS HYACINTH? - ALL RIGHT, I THINK-I HOPE.
HOW ARE YOU COPING WITH THE TIME, RICHARD?
WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT YOU AT THE CLUB.
GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU SOMETIMES GET OUT ON YOUR OWN.
IT'S FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT. SOMETIMES IT'S-
VERY DIFFICULT TO BE ON YOUR OWN, DON'T YOU FIND?
NICE TO HAVE A BREAK FROM THE LITTLE WOMAN, I EXPECT?
I'D RATHER BE WITH HER THIS MORNING.
YOU'D RATHER BE WITH HER?
SHE WORRIES ME WHEN SHE'S OUT ON HER OWN.
SHE GETS CARRIED AWAY.
STOP!
THAT WAS IT.
WE PASSED IT. THAT'S IT.
HYACINTH, IT'S ENORMOUS. ARE YOU SURE?
OH YES, I HAVE A NOSE FOR THESE THINGS.
LOOK-IT SAYS, "MARSTON HALL."
DOES THIS THING GO BACKWARDS?
YES, OF COURSE!
WELL, I GET OUT AND SEE YOU IN.
NO, NO, HYACINTH, I CAN MANAGE.
NO, DEAR, I'LL GUIDE YOU.
FAR TOO FAST.
DOES YOUR WIFE APPROVE OF YOU DRIVING AT THAT SPEED?
WHAT WERE YOU DOING, WOMAN?
I DON'T THINK I CARE FOR YOUR TONE.
LOOK, ELIZABETH. LOOK.
OH, HYACINTH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I COULD LIVE THERE.
YOU MUST COME AND VISIT US, ELIZABETH.
TAKE TEA ON THE TERRACE.
OH, YES. I SHALL LIKE IT HERE.
ONE'S SPIRIT WILL EXPAND.
DRIVE ON, ELIZABETH.
Hyacinth: LET'S GO AND FIND THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
IT'S BOUND TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE.
THERE'S A GOOD DADDY.
DON'T FORGET THIS, SIR. IT'S NOT LOADED.
AND, THIS!
DON'T!
DON'T YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
Richard: GOODBYE. - GOODBYE, SIR.
POLICE STATION, SERGEANT WATKINS.
IT'S FOR YOU, SIR.
FOR ME?
HELLO?
OH, HYACINTH, YOU SHOULDN'T BE RINGING ME HERE.
YOU FOUND IT? WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND?
OH, THE HOUSE. OH, LISTEN, HYACINTH,
DON'T SIGN ANYTHING UNTIL I GET THERE.
YES, I'VE GOT YOUR FATHER, HE'S HERE.
WHAT? OH, I'M SORRY, DADDY, NO.
APPARENTLY, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD YOU HE'S HERE.
HE'S AFRAID I'VE GIVEN HIS POSITION AWAY TO THE ENEMY.
YES, I'LL TAKE DADDY HOME, AND MEET YOU AT THIS PLACE YOU'VE FOUND.
NOW, WHAT'S THE ADDRESS? JUST A MINUTE, HYACINTH.
OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HELLO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YES HYACINTH, YES. ER, "MARSTON HALL."
HMM. YES...
HYACINTH, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VERY EXPENSIVE ADDRESS.
Hyacinth: I LIKE IT.
IT'S VERY GRAND.
ME.
THE PERFECT SETTING FOR MY CANDLELIGHT SUPPERS
WITH FULL SILVER SERVICE AND HAND-THROWN AFTER-DINNER MINTS.
IT'S A PLACE I'D HATE TO SPILL COFFEE IN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE BEST VIEW WAS AS WE CAME DOWN THE DRIVE.
TAKE ME THERE, ELIZABETH.
I'D LIKE TO SEE IT FROM THAT ANGLE AGAIN.
Hyacinth: I SHALL GET SHERIDAN TO PAINT A PICTURE.
HE'S VERY TALENTED WITH A SMALL HORSEHAIR BRUSH.
I THINK JUST A LITTLE FURTHER, ELIZABETH, ABOUT...
HERE! YES. STOP.
OH, YES!
I SHALL COME HERE FREQUENTLY, TO LOOK.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
AND IF WE WALK ACROSS THIS PARKLAND HERE,
I EXPECT IT LOOKS EVEN MORE SPECTACULAR.
COME ALONG, ELIZABETH.
BUT-WHAT ABOUT THE CAR?
OH, NEVER MIND THE CAR.
IF I'M GOING TO BUY THE PLACE,
I'M SURELY ENTITLED TO LEAVE THE CAR WHERE I LIKE.
NEARLY OFF-DUTY, DADDY.
DOWN. DOWN!
HOLD.
RIGHT. COME ON!
RIGHT, RIGHT HERE. - RIGHT HERE.
Richard: THAT WAS PRETTY EFFECTIVE.
OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET INSIDE AND HAVE A LOOK AROUND.
THE AGENT SAID SHE'D BE HERE AT 11:30.
PERHAPS YOU WON'T LIKE THE INSIDE.
I SHALL LOVE IT.
Hyacinth: OH, I SHALL BE VERY HAPPY HERE.
Elizabeth: YOU'VE MADE YOUR DECISION, THEN?
Hyacinth: I THINK SO, ELIZABETH.
IT'S VERY SUITABLE FOR ENTERTAINING, YOU SEE.
I SHALL BE A BEACON
FOR THE BEST IN HOSPITALITY FOR MILES AROUND.
PERHAPS THIS IS THE AGENT NOW. COME ON.
MRS. BUCKET?
IT'S "BOUQUET."
OH...
I'M SORRY I'M LATE.
SOME FOOL HAS LEFT A CAR BLOCKING THE BRIDGE.
ARE YOU AUTHORIZED TO GAIN ENTRANCE?
YES, EVERYTHING IS IN HERE.
GOOD. AFTER YOU, THEN.
I'LL JUST GO AND MOVE THE CAR.
IT MIGHT BE BEST, DEAR. IT WAS A SILLY PLACE TO LEAVE IT.
SORRY TO RUSH OFF. I'VE GOT TO MEET HYACINTH IN THE COUNTRY.
BYE!
HIS CAR WON'T START.
AND THIS IS KNOWN AS THE "LAKE ROOM."
OH...
WHAT A LOVELY VIEW.
IT THAT A RIVER OUT THERE?
IT'S A LAKE.
REALLY?
THE MAN IN THE WHEELCHAIR IS SIR EDWARD. YOU'LL BE NEIGHBORS.
NEIGHBORS!
SIR EDWARD, WE ARE TO BE NEIGHBORS. I'M HYACINTH "BOUQUET."
MIND THE FOOT! DO MIND THE FOOT.
SIR EDWARD HAS VERY PAINFUL GOUT. - GOUT?
ONE OF THE FAVORITE AILMENTS OF THE UPPER CLASSES.
MIND THE FOOT!
YOU MUST BE ONE OF THE FIRST
OF MY EVENING SOIREES, SIR EDWARD.
WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS THAT OUR HYACINTH IS BUYING?
I'VE NO IDEA, BUT I HOPE IT'S SMALL.
I WOULDN'T BET ON IT. OUR HYACINTH IS NOT VERY BIG ON SMALL.
DON'T JUST SIT THERE GRINNING LIKE THAT, FATHER,
TELL RICHARD WHAT YOU DID TO HIS CAR.
SO IT WOULDN'T START.
HE TOOK OUT THE ROTOR ARM. HE ALWAYS TAKES OUT THE ROTOR ARM.
IT'S WHAT THEY USED TO DO TO DISABLE CARS IN THE WAR.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH RICHARD'S ROTOR ARM?
HE THROWS THEM AWAY-
SO NOTHING FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
IT'S VERY KIND OF YOU TO GIVE ME A LIFT.
NO PROBLEM.
ANYWAY, I'M DYING TO SEE WHAT HYACINTH IS BUYING.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE.
OH, AND THIS IS SHERIDAN, SIR EDWARD,
IN COSTUME FOR HIS FIRST SCHOOL PLAY.
HE PLAYED A DAFFODIL.
EVERYBODY AGREED HE WAS ENORMOUSLY CONVINCING.
OH AND HERE'S SHERIDAN AGAIN.
STOP! THAT'S IT!
CAN'TBE IT.
ACCORDING TO HYACINTH'S DIRECTIONS, THAT MUST BE IT.
THERE'S ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.
MAYBE THERE'S A SMALL COTTAGE IN THE GROUNDS.
OH, THAT MUST BE IT.
YEAH, THERE'D BE A SMALL COTTAGE IN THE GROUNDS.
PLENTY OF OPEN SPACE TO RAISE A FAMILY IN.
SHE'S GETTING "BROODY" AGAIN.
I'M AWFULLY SORRY ABOUT BLOCKING THE ROAD EARLIER,
IT WASN'T ENTIRELY MY FAULT.
I CAN BELIEVE THAT.
FRIEND OF YOURS, IS SHE?
SHE'S MY NEIGHBOR. - YOU POOR THING!
YOU NEEDN'T WHEEL ME, I CAN MANAGE.
NONSENSE, SIR EDWARD. WHAT ARE NEIGHBORS FOR?
I WANT YOU TO MEET MY HUSBAND.
HE'LL BE ALONG, MOMENTARILY.
OH NO!
Sir Edward: WHAT THE HELL'S-?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, WOMAN?
HELLO, RICHARD.
TELL ME SHE HASN'T SIGNED ANYTHING.
SHE HAS, ACTUALLY.
FOR THIS?
IT'S ONLY A FLAT, RICHARD.
THE PLACE IS SUBDIVIDED INTO APARTMENTS.
SHE HASN'T BOUGHT THE WHOLE HOUSE.
ONEFLAT?
RICHARD!
EXCUSE ME.
RICHARD, I EXPECTED YOU TO COME ON YOUR OWN.
YOUR FATHER STOLE MY ROTOR ARM.
I'M SURE DADDY WOULDN'T STEAL YOUR ROTOR ARM.
HE PROBABLY HAD INSTRUCTIONS
TO COMMANDEER IT FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.
THE BUILDING DATES FROM 1577,
AND IT IS SAID THAT QUEEN ELIZABETH I...
RICHARD. YOU'LL LOVE OUR FLAT.
BUT WE HAVE SOME SPLENDID NEIGHBORS.
RICHARD! RICHARD, DO SOMETHING.
DADDY IS ABOUT TO PREJUDICE OUR LEASE.
COME ALONG!
Hyacinth: DADDY! DADDY!
GO AWAY, YOU MADMAN!
HE DOESN'T MEAN ANY HARM.
I LIKE THE COUNTRY.
THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT.
OH!