1 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,040 This way, madam. 2 00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:47,560 At the end of the bar. 3 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:53,720 -Hello. -Hello, Porchey! 4 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,480 -You found the place all right? -The taxi driver did, yes. 5 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,400 Of course. Wonderful. 6 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,280 Lord Porchester. 7 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:16,600 Ladies. 8 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,920 Is it just me, or is this place faintly ridiculous? 9 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,680 Two of my great hates in life, fine dining and central London. 10 00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:29,280 I just thought it's the kind of special occasion place one came 11 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,120 if one had a special question to ask. 12 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,800 At this moment I wish I were a poet, not a horse-breeder. 13 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:55,720 Will you marry me? 14 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,880 Oh, Porchey. 15 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,480 -That sounds like a "no." -No, it's not a "no". 16 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,520 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no. 17 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,400 -That's... 12 no's. -I would love to. 18 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,320 On one condition. 19 00:02:17,920 --> 00:02:20,680 That you don't still hold a torch for her. 20 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,040 Who? 21 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,640 Oh. Her. 22 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:38,240 I know how close you were, and how close your families still are. 23 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,040 It's true. She and I, we are close. 24 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,560 I was close to her father. I am close to her sister. 25 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:45,360 Our families are close. 26 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,960 In many ways, and I speak as a breeder myself, it would have been a good match. 27 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,080 - Perfect match. - I won't deny it. 28 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,400 Except for the fact it was never on the cards. 29 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,640 For her, there was only ever Philip. 30 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:19,840 And for you? 31 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:29,720 There's only you. 32 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:04,640 Lilibet? 33 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:55,320 Right you are, Jock. Yes, I'll let him know. Thank you. 34 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,800 I'm sure he'll be delighted. Bye. 35 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:08,200 Are you winning? 36 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:15,360 No. There was one, brief, tantalizing moment 37 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:20,720 when I thought I had it. I moved in for the kill. 38 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:25,880 But then one wrong brushstroke and it got away once again. 39 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,800 I've just been talking to Jock about your 80th birthday. 40 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,520 No, don't mention it. 41 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,800 Because it happens on the same day as the opening of Parliament, 42 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,320 they've decided to combine events 43 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,600 and hold a reception in your honor at the Great Hall. 44 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,240 Oh, that's very nice. 45 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,040 Oh, and it's going to be Graham Sutherland. 46 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,160 -Who? -The painter. 47 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,400 -To paint your portrait. -What portrait? 48 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:54,720 It's the official portrait commissioned by both Houses. It's your present. 49 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:58,480 Sutherland? Never heard of him. 50 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,360 He's got quite the reputation. He's a modernist. 51 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:06,000 Oh. Not sure I can trust a modernist with an English name. 52 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:10,360 Give me a German modernist. Or an Italian. 53 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:12,640 They're the ones who have to start all over again. 54 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:16,040 Whatever would an Englishman want to change? 55 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,720 It's grand to be home again after so long an absence. 56 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:45,160 The surgeon who operated on me told me yesterday that all was well. 57 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:50,880 I'll need to have a further period of convalescence, put on some weight, 58 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:52,760 but there is nothing else to worry about. 59 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,840 As I said, it's grand to be home again. 60 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,760 I look forward to being back at work just as soon as possible. 61 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:05,440 Thank you! 62 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:08,440 Thank you! 63 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,600 -Hello? -Porchey? I hope I'm not disturbing. 64 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,080 -Goodness. -Am I disturbing? 65 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,760 -No. -Good. 66 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,680 It's Aureole. I think we're making a mistake. 67 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:39,080 -I think we should lead from the start. -And I think you're wrong. 68 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,560 But we both know he doesn't hold up naturally. 69 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,040 We tried holding him up against Darius before. And Darius won. 70 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,160 That was the Guineas, which is a mile. 71 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,120 This is the King George. A mile and a half. 72 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,160 What will we do if he plays up before the race? 73 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,240 He always plays up. That's who he is. 74 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,000 You don't seem the slightest bit worried. 75 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,280 Anything else? 76 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:08,000 Well, can I just say one more time, for the record... 77 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,200 I think we should start fast, and run at a good clip. 78 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,800 -Noted. -I am right sometimes, you know. 79 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,800 Even you said yourself that I have good instincts. 80 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,520 You do. And I might well live to regret it. 81 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:29,320 -That, and a good many other things. -Oh, dear. Such as? 82 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:30,880 Good night. 83 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,120 Mr. Sutherland, Prime Minister. 84 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,000 -Good morning. -How do you do? 85 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,160 -Good morning, hello. How do you do? -Good morning. 86 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,880 -How do you do, sir? It's an honor. -No, no. The honor is mine. 87 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,880 So, where do you want me? 88 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:34,360 So, will we be engaged in flattery or reality? 89 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,680 Are you going to paint me as a cherub or a bulldog? 90 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,400 I imagine there are a great number of Mr. Churchills. 91 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,200 Yes, indeed there are. 92 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,240 Well, as you search for him, 93 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,920 perhaps I can implore you not to feel the need to be too accurate. 94 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:55,120 -Why? Accuracy is truth. -No. For accuracy, we have the camera. 95 00:10:55,960 --> 00:11:01,840 Painting is the higher art. I paint a bit myself, you know. 96 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:05,600 Yes, sir, I know. 97 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:09,960 And I never let accuracy get in the way of truth if I don't want it to. 98 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:15,800 If I see some landscape I like, and I wish there wasn't a factory in the background, 99 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,520 I leave the factory out. 100 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:26,000 So, Mr. Sutherland, tell me, I'm fascinated. What is your process? 101 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,640 First, I shall take some photographs, 102 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,200 they'll be useful as reference when I get back to the studio. 103 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,760 Then I shall do some charcoal sketches, studies of the head, the hands 104 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,000 and then I'll work those sketches up. 105 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:49,280 The actual painting up will be done in my studio at home. 106 00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:53,400 -Is this... Do you mind? -Perfectly all right. Carry on. 107 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:59,240 Well, what pose are you thinking of? 108 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,280 Seated. 109 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:10,480 I could try standing? It might be more commanding. Dynamic. 110 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,280 It might make me look younger. 111 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,800 I thought the painting was supposed to celebrate reaching a certain age? 112 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:20,480 Four score years, Winston. 113 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:27,080 -I think seated is more senatorial. -Oh, senatorial. 114 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:29,680 What nonsense. 115 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:33,680 Yes, I agree. 116 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,160 Cigar or no cigar? 117 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,160 No cigar. 118 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:50,640 -Garter robes or no garter robes? -No finery. 119 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,040 No grandiosity. 120 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,760 Dressed merely as a parliamentarian. 121 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:58,680 How prosaic. 122 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,120 -I liked him. -Yes, I could tell. 123 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,240 You were smitten, blushing like a little girl. 124 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:13,800 -Well, he is rather a wow. -A "wow"? 125 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:18,240 Tall and handsome, saturnine. A bit of a Heathcliff. 126 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,400 He wants total control. 127 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,760 Well, any artist worth anything would insist on that. 128 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,120 -You don't really want a flatterer. -Yes, I do. 129 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,920 No, you don't. Besides, it's manifestly clear he's a fan. 130 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,680 Oh, no, don't be silly. You can smell the socialism on him. 131 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,080 Even the socialists acknowledge you saved the country. 132 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,880 Through gritted teeth. 133 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,880 I have the protective instincts of a loving wife 134 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,640 and I can tell you this one is not an assassin. 135 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,720 Oh, whoa, whoa. Whoa, whoa. Look. Look at this. 136 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:03,520 It's Aureole, the Queen's Aureole, the Queen's horse, followed by... 137 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,600 Isn't he marvelous? 138 00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:08,160 Isn't he clever? 139 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,760 You were absolutely... No. 140 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,000 No, he won. 141 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:22,400 You were absolutely right. 142 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,320 -He's so clever! -I know. I know. 143 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,120 -What a champion. -What a champion. 144 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,560 -Good boy. -Hello. 145 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,240 I remember getting the phone call from your father. 146 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:59,440 When he was born. By Hyperion and out of Angelola. 147 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,120 Yes, we gave him his first milk. Do you remember? 148 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,640 Watching him grow up, everyone thought his elder brother would be the star. 149 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,280 Your clever Papa always had an instinct for this one. 150 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:13,080 -He's the underdog. -And he backed him. 151 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:17,080 -And an underdog became a star. -Yes, and his favorite horse. 152 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,880 So, what's next for our champion? 153 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:27,200 Well, we have received an invitation to the Laurel International. 154 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,640 -America? -Yes, next month. 155 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:35,400 He's what, four? Already at the older end of the spectrum. 156 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:40,040 -If you were asking my opinion... -That is why I asked you here today. 157 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:44,760 My honest advice, I'd consider retiring him now. 158 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,520 At the top of his game. 159 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:50,640 The best middle distance horse in Europe, with a sky-high market value. 160 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,120 Let him earn you some proper money as a stud. 161 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:59,920 I'm surprised to hear you turning down the opportunity of going to America. 162 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:01,440 Why? 163 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:04,680 Well, that's where your girlfriend's from, isn't it? 164 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:09,640 -Fiancé. -Fiancé? Goodness. 165 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:15,840 Who is she? Money, I hope. So you can keep up the stables. 166 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,720 -Actually, she's a Portsmouth. -Oh, dear. So no money. 167 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:23,720 Some money. But horse mad. Well, she'd have to be. 168 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,280 You'd approve, I think. 169 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,360 -Well, can I meet her? -If you promise you won't scare her. 170 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,560 -Why would I scare her? -You're the Queen! 171 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,080 -Only some of the time. -All the time. 172 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,560 And that makes you terrifying. And she's heard a lot about you. 173 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:45,720 -From whom? -From me. Some of it nice, too. 174 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,560 Oh, the one you let get away. 175 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,480 -What? -He's always carried a torch for you. 176 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:32,000 Porchey? Utter nonsense. 177 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,880 He told me himself. One night while in his cups. 178 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:38,880 That doesn't count. 179 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,120 When a man's had a drink, that's when the truth comes out. 180 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:48,200 No. That's when the nonsense comes out. Besides, we have interests in common. 181 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,960 Horses aren't an interest to you. They're a passion. 182 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:55,280 -A passion your husband doesn't share. -He has other passions. 183 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:57,200 So I hear. 184 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,440 -Sir. -Good morning. 185 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,320 The Foreign Secretary is here, sir. Shall I show him in? 186 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:33,760 No. 187 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:36,640 Not here. 188 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:50,640 Sorry to keep you waiting. 189 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,640 As apposite as ever. 190 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,760 I didn't mean it like that. 191 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:05,560 -There's ugliness in the air, Anthony. -I have nothing of beauty to say. 192 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:10,440 Then say what you must, deposit your ugliness and go. 193 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:13,160 I have more important things to do. 194 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:17,520 Very well. 195 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,320 At some point, 196 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:29,400 every leader must ask himself whether by staying in office, 197 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,680 he is giving to the country, 198 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,920 or taking from it. Helping or harming. 199 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:41,080 And I would suggest that for some time now, 200 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:45,000 you have been taking and harming. 201 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:50,320 And therefore I come to you, in the name of the party and of the country, 202 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,440 for the very last time, Winston, 203 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:59,120 -to bid you to stand down. -I will in good time. The right time. 204 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,880 The right time was nine years ago when you lost us the election. 205 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:06,240 And I have since avenged that defeat by winning us the last election. 206 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,920 I won us that, Winston! I won that! 207 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,680 People voted Conservative in the clear expectation 208 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,760 -that you would give way to me. -That is such rubbish! 209 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,760 They voted Conservative because they couldn't stomach socialism! 210 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,640 Inflation is out of control. 211 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:32,640 And with every misjudgment, with every miscalculation, 212 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:37,240 with every utterance you make, that appetite to return to the left is growing! 213 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:38,800 Be careful, Anthony, 214 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:42,360 too much excitement is not good for one so soon after an operation. 215 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,160 Spoken by a man who only two months ago was effectively dead. 216 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:49,960 -Which makes two of us. -I have recovered. 217 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:54,880 That's not what I hear. I hear you are a shadow of your former self. 218 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,120 That when you walk, the pills rattle around inside of you! 219 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:01,840 I have something that you will never see again. 220 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:07,200 -A clean bill of health. -Stalin said the same. 221 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:10,600 He died groveling on the floor! 222 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,080 Mr. Sutherland is here. 223 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,680 -Hello, Anthony. -Anthony was just leaving. 224 00:21:18,120 --> 00:21:19,440 Hello, Clemmie. 225 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:25,000 Yes, I was... just leaving. 226 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,440 Here we are. 227 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:29,400 Morning. 228 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,880 -Morning. -Sir, this is my wife, Kathleen. 229 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,240 She assists me sometimes. I hope you don't mind. 230 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,040 Over here. 231 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:17,600 -What's that you're using? -Pencil. 232 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:19,040 Yeah. But which kind? 233 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,920 4B or 6B, not sure. 234 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,680 It's a 6B. 235 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,640 - And on what paper? - Drawing paper. 236 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,040 I favor heavy-weight cotton, cold pressed, deckle edged. 237 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:36,840 Sized with gelatin. 238 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:47,560 How many paintings does your husband complete in a year, Mrs. Sutherland? 239 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:48,760 Three or four. 240 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,760 Would you care to guess how many I average? 241 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:57,280 -Ten? 15? -60! 242 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:03,080 Of course, I'm just a hobbyist, an enthusiast. 243 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,680 Not a major artist like your husband. 244 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:10,200 Taking his time. 245 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:13,200 Over here. 246 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:46,920 I did a little reading about you, Mr. Sutherland, after our last session. 247 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,760 -Did you? -Yeah. Quite interesting. 248 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:53,880 From what I read, this is all very new to you, this portraiture. 249 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,120 I don't think anyone starts out wanting to be a portraitist. 250 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:01,640 Yeah. But in your search for your métier, you've tried a bit of everything. 251 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:06,400 That's true. I came to painting quite late. 252 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:09,520 And now that you've found it, you'll never leave it, yes? 253 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,720 Yeah. I quite understand. 254 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,440 How is it, Mrs. Sutherland? 255 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,000 It has truth. 256 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:38,600 -Am I to be allowed a peek? -No. 257 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,840 Well, why not? I could give you advice. 258 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,760 After all, I know this face better than you do. 259 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:50,440 If you've made the neck too thick or the arms too long, I can tell you. 260 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:54,920 I find in general people have very little understanding of who they are. 261 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,360 One has to turn a blind eye to so much of oneself in order to get through life. 262 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:01,720 And you see it as your responsibility to bring all that out into the open? 263 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,320 Certainly. The good as well as the bad. 264 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:06,880 Just concentrate on the good, and all will be well. 265 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,800 You're not just painting me, you know. 266 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,400 You're painting the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 267 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,520 and Northern Ireland, and everything that great office represents. 268 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,200 Democracy. Freedom. 269 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:24,160 The highest ideals of government and leadership. Just remember that. 270 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:38,040 -Yes? -Lord Porchester, Your Majesty. 271 00:25:38,120 --> 00:25:40,440 -Thank you. -Plug in. 272 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:42,760 -Porchey? -What a palaver. 273 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:45,240 -What is? -Getting through to you. 274 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:49,440 I picked up the phone to you just after nine this morning. It's now gone midday. 275 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:53,120 Oh, don't exaggerate. But, yes, I know, it is infuriating. 276 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:54,240 Fire away. 277 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,120 You asked me to come up with some figures for you with regard to Aureole. 278 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,360 Although I'm numerically dyslexic, runs in the family I'm afraid, 279 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:01,440 like the high forehead. 280 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:04,880 I have done the sums, see if this helps you with your decision. 281 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,160 In the course of his lifetime as a racehorse, 282 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,200 Aureole has made you just over 40,000 pounds. 283 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:11,960 Goodness. 284 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,440 But if you were to put him out to stud, he could make you far more. 285 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:18,160 He's a recognized champion, with a top-notch pedigree. 286 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,120 You could stand him at Wolferton Stud for top dollar. 287 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,960 Well, that's a decision then. 288 00:26:27,120 --> 00:26:27,960 Good. 289 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:32,040 And in the meantime, I'll ask if I can get you a direct line. 290 00:26:32,120 --> 00:26:35,240 -To you? -Yes, to me. Why? 291 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,400 Was there anyone else you wanted to speak to here? 292 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:40,440 -No. -Good. 293 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,800 What is it, "top dollar?" I need numbers. 294 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:51,400 -400. -A pop? A shot? 295 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,040 Sorry, I'm trying to find a less onomatopoeic expression for... 296 00:26:54,120 --> 00:26:55,760 -I know what it is. -A shag. 297 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,120 A cover. 298 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:02,360 -A cover? -Yes, that's the correct term for... 299 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,040 -A horse hump? -Yes. 300 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,360 So, what might you earn then over the course of the year? 301 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:14,480 Well, in one year alone, Aureole might cover 40 mares. 302 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:18,600 -Making about 16,000 pounds. -Good for him. 303 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:23,360 In the course of his lifetime at the stud, he might sire 500, 600 foals, 304 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,880 making me over 200,000 pounds. 305 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,560 Creating an entire generation of offspring. 306 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,640 -Yes. -Father to all the foals in our stables. 307 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,440 And any other stable that could afford him. 308 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:35,720 Yes. 309 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:39,200 Oh, I see, so in time, every horse out there 310 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:43,560 could somehow be related to Aureole. 311 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:48,040 -Yes, I suppose so. -Like old man Carnarvon. 312 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:50,520 Who? 313 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,160 Your friend Porchey's father. 314 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:57,280 -Porchey? -No, like I said, his father. 315 00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:01,080 -Yes, they're both called Porchey. -Wasn't that the rumor? 316 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:05,160 -What rumor? -Well, that he'd had so many affairs, 317 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:08,920 an entire generation of British aristocrats was related to him. 318 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:14,080 An illegitimate "Porchey" in every great house in the land. 319 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,320 High foreheads everywhere. 320 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,400 -And numerical dyslexia. -What? 321 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:24,360 -Nothing. -What? 322 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:25,440 Nothing! 323 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,880 Michael! 324 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:32,120 Dear boy! 325 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,040 - Good night. - Good night. 326 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:43,160 Let me have a look at you. 327 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:44,560 -Marvelous. -Shall we? 328 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,720 Come on. You look beautiful. 329 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,880 -How is he? -Not too bad, sir. This way. 330 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:33,840 -Morning. -Morning. 331 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:49,400 -No wife this time? -No. 332 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,320 I asked her not to come. 333 00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:01,720 Since this is to be our final session, I wanted us to be all alone. 334 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:11,360 -In silence preferably. -Yes. Yes. I'll be a good boy. 335 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,440 I quite understand the need for concentration. 336 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:26,760 Painting a picture is like fighting a battle. A bloody battle. 337 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:32,480 In the gladiatorial fight to the death, the artist either wins or loses. 338 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,680 -Are you winning? -I hope so. 339 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,120 Do you think I'll like it? 340 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,920 I think that's possibly too much to ask for. 341 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,360 But I do take comfort from the fact 342 00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:51,040 that your own work is so honest and revealing. 343 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:54,600 Oh, thank you for the compliment. 344 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:03,880 Well, are there any works that you're referring to in particular? 345 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:07,440 I was thinking especially of the Goldfish pond here at Chartwell. 346 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:14,200 -The pond? Why the pond? It's just a pond. -It's very much more than that. 347 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:17,600 As borne out by the fact that you've returned to it again and again. 348 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:18,680 More than 20 times. 349 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:22,080 Well, yes, because it's such a technical challenge. 350 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:26,120 -It eludes me. -Well, perhaps you elude yourself, sir. 351 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:29,320 That's why it's more revealing than a self-portrait. 352 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:31,680 Oh, that's nonsense. 353 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:35,600 It's the water, the play of light. 354 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:40,480 The trickery. The fish, down below. 355 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:42,320 I think all our work is unintentionally revealing 356 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,840 and I find it especially so with your pond. 357 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:48,800 Beneath the tranquility and the elegance and the light playing on the surface, 358 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:52,720 I saw honesty and pain, terrible pain. 359 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:56,560 The framing itself, indicated to me that you wanted us 360 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:59,440 to see something 361 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,320 beneath all the muted colors, deep down in the water. 362 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:09,960 Terrible despair. Hiding like a Leviathan. Like a sea monster. 363 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,640 -You saw all that? -Yes, I did. 364 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,160 Perhaps that says more about you than me? 365 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:19,680 Mm-hmm. 366 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:21,840 Perhaps. 367 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,840 May I ask you a question, Mr. Sutherland? 368 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:29,080 Hmm. 369 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:34,520 It's about one of your paintings. The one you call "Pastoral." 370 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:38,640 With all that gnarled and twisted wood. 371 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:42,240 Those great ugly dabs of black. 372 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:47,960 I found something malevolent in it. 373 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:49,720 Where did that come from? 374 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:56,160 Well, that's very perceptive. That was a very dark time. My... 375 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:02,720 My son, John, passed away, aged two months. 376 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:10,080 Oh, my. I am sorry. 377 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:17,480 Yes. Thank you. 378 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,840 -You have five, yes? -Four. 379 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,520 Marigold was the fifth. 380 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:47,840 She left us at age two years, nine months. Septicemia. 381 00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:50,760 I'm so sorry. I had no idea. 382 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:57,080 We settled on the name Marigold, 383 00:34:57,160 --> 00:35:01,560 on account of her wonderful golden curls. 384 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:04,000 The most extraordinary color. 385 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:09,880 Regretfully, but though perhaps mercifully, 386 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:13,880 I was not present when she died. 387 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,960 When I came home, Clemmie... 388 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,800 roared like a wounded animal. 389 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:34,720 We bought Chartwell a year after Marigold died. 390 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:38,400 That was when I put in the... 391 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:42,680 the pond. 392 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:10,080 Here. 393 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:13,760 Thank you. 394 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,520 Well, thank you. 395 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:31,440 It was a pleasure. 396 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:39,280 I look forward to seeing it. 397 00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:22,200 -Hello. -Hello. 398 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:24,880 -Shall we? -Yes. 399 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:31,680 Given this is Aureole's debut, and we want to leave nothing to chance, 400 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:34,040 I've called up three different mares. 401 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:37,800 Very rarely does a forced tryst make a fruitful tryst. 402 00:37:37,880 --> 00:37:39,120 If one wants the perfect foal, 403 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,720 one needs to be prepared to wait for the perfect pairing. 404 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:42,840 Shall we? 405 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:46,160 -Meet Neocracy. -Oh, the Aga Khan's horse. 406 00:37:46,240 --> 00:37:47,120 -Indeed. -Yes. 407 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:49,520 Recently retired with a good record as a winner. 408 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,880 Lovely temperament, too. 409 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:53,160 My only concern would be, 410 00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:55,640 -is she perhaps a little too... -Bashful? 411 00:37:56,520 --> 00:38:00,240 I'm worried that if we left these two to it, nothing would ever happen. 412 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:02,640 Which is why I've also called up Turkish Blood. 413 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:06,040 -An altogether different proposition. -Indeed. 414 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:08,760 Strong, willful, with a terrific track record herself. 415 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:12,520 It really would be breeding the best with the best. 416 00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:14,080 I'm sensing a "but". 417 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:17,480 From memory, your Aureole is something of a sensitive soul. 418 00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,120 I'd hate him to be intimidated or come unstuck 419 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,240 when faced with a fiery warrior like this. 420 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:23,960 Very considerate of you, Porchey. 421 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:26,760 Which is why I have a good feeling about our third candidate. 422 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:29,200 Feast your eyes on Temple Bar. 423 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,080 A hot thoroughbred with a winning streak herself. 424 00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:35,480 She's a little on the young side, perhaps. Just three. 425 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,360 We don't mind that, do we? 426 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:46,320 -Immediate engagement. -Yes. I must say, I do like this one. 427 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,720 It would appear the feeling is mutual. 428 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,400 You're lovely. 429 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:56,680 Telegrams have been pouring into Downing Street today 430 00:38:56,760 --> 00:39:00,360 to wish Sir Winston Churchill, a happy 80th birthday 431 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:02,920 on this the 30th of November. 432 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:04,200 They come from all... 433 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:12,480 Happy birthday, my darling old pug. 434 00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:05,720 -Oh, is it time? -It is, Ma'am. 435 00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:06,880 Right. 436 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:16,240 -Do sit down, Michael. -Thank you, Ma'am. 437 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,960 Westminster Hall, silent witness of nearly a thousand years of history, 438 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:23,640 was the scene of the birthday presentations to Sir Winston. 439 00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:20,320 I am deeply honored to be here today. 440 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:23,400 No politician 441 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,560 has ever received such an honor before. 442 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:29,320 And I am deeply grateful. 443 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:31,680 I am aware, however, 444 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:34,560 that after having served my country, 445 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:39,080 for 54 of my 80 years... 446 00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,760 "resignation"... 447 00:41:44,840 --> 00:41:48,880 is a word that hangs in the air. 448 00:41:49,760 --> 00:41:53,520 And indeed, it is the perfect occasion for it, 449 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:58,000 and the stage is set and the audience is assembled, 450 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:03,600 all ready for a grand valediction. 451 00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:07,440 There's only one problem, the lead actor has forgotten his lines. 452 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:14,080 And instead of standing down, he is taking an encore. 453 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:19,080 Oh, dear, he's playing with them all. 454 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:23,080 When your political colleagues are kind enough 455 00:42:23,160 --> 00:42:28,440 to present you with a portrait by an ambitious modernist... 456 00:42:29,720 --> 00:42:32,200 one has to ask oneself, 457 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:36,120 "Is it a gift, or is it a curse?" 458 00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:46,800 Mr. Sutherland, the artist, and I 459 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:49,920 spoke a great deal during my sittings. 460 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:53,840 I reminded him of the stakes involved. 461 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:56,960 That his portrait was not just of me, 462 00:42:57,040 --> 00:43:00,960 but of the office I represent. 463 00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:04,720 Indeed, of our entire system of government. 464 00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:08,680 So, at long last, 465 00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:12,400 I look forward to unveiling this painting. 466 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:47,720 A fine, patriotic piece of modern art. 467 00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:22,320 Why are you here? 468 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:25,080 I understand you've rejected the painting. 469 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:28,040 -I have. -On what grounds? 470 00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:31,360 That is not a painting. It's a humiliation! 471 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:35,400 "How shall I paint him today?" 472 00:44:35,480 --> 00:44:39,200 "Ah! Sitting on a chair, producing a stool." 473 00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:45,600 "A broken, sagging, pitiful creature, squeezing and squeezing!" 474 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:49,080 -That's not how it's being seen. -That is how it is. 475 00:44:49,160 --> 00:44:52,840 -And I will not accept it. -I don't think it's wise to reject it. 476 00:44:52,920 --> 00:44:55,640 It was commissioned by the members of the joint Houses of Parliament 477 00:44:55,720 --> 00:44:56,720 as a sign of respect. 478 00:44:56,800 --> 00:44:59,840 Well, then they should have commissioned an artist who is respectful, 479 00:44:59,920 --> 00:45:03,600 instead of a Judas wielding his murderous brush. 480 00:45:03,680 --> 00:45:07,800 Look at it! It is a betrayal of friendship. 481 00:45:07,880 --> 00:45:10,400 And an unpatriotic, treacherous, 482 00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:14,400 cowardly assault by the individualistic left. 483 00:45:14,480 --> 00:45:17,080 -As regards the friendship... -Clearly there is none. 484 00:45:19,480 --> 00:45:21,760 I accepted this commission because I admired you 485 00:45:21,840 --> 00:45:24,520 and I came through the experience admiring you even more. 486 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:26,680 You make monsters of everyone you admire? 487 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:32,200 It's not vindictive. It's art. It's not personal. 488 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:36,440 Well, you are a lost soul. 489 00:45:36,520 --> 00:45:38,920 A narcissist without direction or certainty. 490 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:43,960 Please, sir. Don't overreact. Give it time. 491 00:45:44,040 --> 00:45:46,000 I showed those sketches to your wife throughout. 492 00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:49,040 -She remarked on how accurate they were. -That is the whole point. 493 00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:52,400 It is not a reasonably truthful image of me! 494 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:55,400 -It is, sir. -It is not! It is cruel! 495 00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:57,400 Age is cruel! 496 00:46:03,640 --> 00:46:05,520 If you see decay, it's because there's decay. 497 00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:08,080 If you see frailty, it's because there's frailty. 498 00:46:10,040 --> 00:46:12,040 I can't be blamed for what is. 499 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:17,400 And I refuse to hide and disguise what I see. 500 00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:24,560 If you're engaged in a fight with something, then it's not with me. 501 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:31,560 It's with your own blindness. 502 00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:43,600 I think you should go. 503 00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:26,280 He's right. 504 00:47:27,920 --> 00:47:31,960 -What? -I am that man in the painting. 505 00:47:34,040 --> 00:47:36,640 Wretched and decaying. 506 00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:40,800 -I cannot go on. -You've said that before. 507 00:47:45,080 --> 00:47:47,400 This time I mean it. I'm tired. 508 00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:52,600 You've had enough? 509 00:47:54,760 --> 00:47:56,280 I have, my love. 510 00:48:00,560 --> 00:48:02,680 This time I really have. 511 00:48:04,120 --> 00:48:05,120 Good. 512 00:48:46,320 --> 00:48:47,880 Of course, I knew it was coming. 513 00:48:49,520 --> 00:48:53,160 And if I'm being frank, there were one or two moments 514 00:48:53,240 --> 00:48:55,080 when I might have even hoped for it, too. 515 00:48:55,160 --> 00:48:57,960 Prayed, no doubt. 516 00:49:05,240 --> 00:49:07,880 You really have been the most remarkable servant to your country. 517 00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:12,400 -Thank you, Ma'am. -No, Winston, on behalf of us all... 518 00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:14,720 thank you. 519 00:49:18,880 --> 00:49:21,880 -And you wish for Mr. Eden to take over? -I do. 520 00:49:21,960 --> 00:49:24,040 Well, that will make him happy. 521 00:49:24,120 --> 00:49:28,880 For a day or two, he might even stop cursing me. 522 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:33,760 Then he will be overwhelmed by a job in which no man can ever succeed, 523 00:49:33,840 --> 00:49:36,800 and curse me again for leaving it to him. 524 00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:41,320 It might be an idea not to tell him that before he starts. 525 00:49:41,400 --> 00:49:42,440 No, Ma'am. 526 00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:46,400 So... 527 00:49:48,520 --> 00:49:50,440 This is our last audience? 528 00:49:58,800 --> 00:50:00,120 Yes. 529 00:50:04,520 --> 00:50:06,360 However will I cope without you? 530 00:50:07,640 --> 00:50:09,440 You will be fine, Ma'am. 531 00:50:10,880 --> 00:50:16,600 I have nothing more to teach you. Which is why it's time for me to leave. 532 00:50:26,120 --> 00:50:27,480 Your Majesty. 533 00:51:17,320 --> 00:51:18,320 Stop. 534 00:51:57,840 --> 00:52:01,040 Renaming London Airport? 535 00:52:01,120 --> 00:52:04,200 I want something more personal for Winston. 536 00:52:07,240 --> 00:52:08,600 What about dinner? 537 00:52:08,680 --> 00:52:11,760 -Here? Or Buckingham Palace? -No, there. 538 00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:13,760 -Downing Street? -Yes. 539 00:52:13,840 --> 00:52:17,640 It would be quite the compliment. You and Philip go there for dinner. 540 00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:20,400 I'll ask Philip. 541 00:52:20,480 --> 00:52:23,200 -No, you'll tell Philip. -Mummy. 542 00:52:23,280 --> 00:52:27,120 Dinner? Downing Street? Oh, God! Why not? 543 00:52:29,200 --> 00:52:30,800 Is she a looker, do you think? 544 00:52:32,240 --> 00:52:35,440 I mean, if I were a stallion, would I fancy her? 545 00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:39,880 Attraction isn't so much about looks as smell. 546 00:52:39,960 --> 00:52:43,200 -Oh, I see. Well, does she smell good? -Well, we'll see, won't we? 547 00:52:44,840 --> 00:52:46,800 Come on. Come on. 548 00:52:51,680 --> 00:52:54,720 Rather like us, darling, when we were courting. 549 00:52:54,800 --> 00:52:57,400 - Gently, gently, come on. - Shh. Will you please be quiet? 550 00:52:59,160 --> 00:53:01,560 - Yeah, look. There we go! - All right. 551 00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:03,320 All right. 552 00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:09,200 - Hold her steady. - Steady. 553 00:53:11,680 --> 00:53:14,400 Oi, oi. I'll say. 554 00:53:19,920 --> 00:53:21,080 Back off. 555 00:53:21,720 --> 00:53:24,680 -Yes, there we go. -Good girl. 556 00:53:24,760 --> 00:53:26,680 Good boy. 557 00:53:28,200 --> 00:53:29,000 Is that it? 558 00:53:31,480 --> 00:53:33,240 2,000 guineas for that? 559 00:53:33,320 --> 00:53:37,160 As long as he's done what he needs to do, and it bears fruit, I don't mind. 560 00:53:37,240 --> 00:53:39,240 Well done, Porchey! 561 00:53:40,640 --> 00:53:45,040 Yes, indeed. Well done, Porchey. 562 00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:47,520 I hear he's been given a direct line. 563 00:53:47,600 --> 00:53:48,720 -Who? -Porchey. 564 00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:50,400 So he can call straight in. 565 00:53:50,480 --> 00:53:52,920 I know only because I tried to get one for Mike and was refused. 566 00:53:54,160 --> 00:53:55,480 Yes. 567 00:53:55,560 --> 00:53:57,680 On account of him not being a family member. 568 00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:00,840 -Porchey is like family. -Is he? 569 00:54:00,920 --> 00:54:03,760 Yes. Part of the furniture. 570 00:54:05,520 --> 00:54:08,160 Well, as long as you don't sit on him anytime soon. 571 00:54:18,920 --> 00:54:22,000 -Well, that all seemed to go well. -Yes, it did, didn't it? 572 00:54:24,040 --> 00:54:25,080 Are you all right? 573 00:54:27,720 --> 00:54:28,800 Mm. 574 00:54:52,280 --> 00:54:55,480 - Can you leave us now, please? - Yes, Ma'am. 575 00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:14,560 I have nothing to hide from you. Nothing. 576 00:55:17,400 --> 00:55:18,920 Porchey is a friend. 577 00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:25,720 And yes, there are those who would have preferred me to marry him. 578 00:55:25,800 --> 00:55:28,640 Indeed, marriage with him might have been easier. 579 00:55:30,320 --> 00:55:32,520 Might have even worked better than ours. 580 00:55:35,680 --> 00:55:38,240 But to everyone's regret and frustration... 581 00:55:39,760 --> 00:55:42,600 the only person I have ever loved is you. 582 00:55:45,320 --> 00:55:49,160 And can you honestly look me in the eye and say the same? 583 00:55:58,320 --> 00:55:59,360 Can you? 584 00:56:13,320 --> 00:56:17,720 Pray silence for Her Majesty, the Queen. 585 00:56:24,560 --> 00:56:28,360 My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen. 586 00:56:28,440 --> 00:56:31,400 Dear Winston and Lady Churchill. 587 00:56:35,800 --> 00:56:40,280 My confidence in Sir Anthony is complete. 588 00:56:40,360 --> 00:56:43,680 And I know he will lead the country on to great achievements, 589 00:56:45,160 --> 00:56:50,640 but it would be useless to pretend that either he or any of those successors 590 00:56:50,720 --> 00:56:53,400 who may one day follow him in office, 591 00:56:53,480 --> 00:56:55,600 will ever, for me, 592 00:56:55,680 --> 00:56:59,680 be able to hold the place of my first Prime Minister, 593 00:56:59,760 --> 00:57:02,640 to whom my husband and I owe so much. 594 00:57:04,400 --> 00:57:08,360 And for whose wise guidance, during the early years of my reign, 595 00:57:08,440 --> 00:57:12,040 I shall always be so profoundly grateful. 596 00:57:12,120 --> 00:57:13,280 Hear, hear! 597 00:57:18,680 --> 00:57:22,640 I will remember you always for your magnanimity, 598 00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:26,200 your courage at all times. 599 00:57:32,360 --> 00:57:35,120 And for your unfailing humor. 600 00:57:35,200 --> 00:57:39,680 Founded in your unrivalled mastery of the English language. 601 00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:48,000 I take comfort from the fact, that in losing my constitutional adviser... 602 00:57:49,600 --> 00:57:52,360 I gain a wise counsellor... 603 00:57:55,480 --> 00:57:58,720 to whom I shall look for help and support... 604 00:57:59,720 --> 00:58:01,680 in the days which lie ahead. 605 00:58:08,280 --> 00:58:11,600 - May there be many of them. - Hear, hear.