every time I look at
you I'm so glad that you're the
one I've been growing closer
to as the years have come and
gone sharing for good or
ill hardly a day
aart old out side but still
young
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at come in it's a
shop good morning it's never three
months since you read our meter doesn't
time fly well you know what it is have I
missed tea then no there's some in the
pot here help yourself you haven't seen
Albert in your travels I suppose have
you yeah uh no well he went out about
half an hour ago to get some tobacco I
think he must have gone to Nottingham
for
it morning
Albert morning Albert he no one Barber
hey just off to work know we're planning
to Wich out around the potteries
certainly no Mr C is in one of his funny
moods you're up about Eary hi I've just
been to the station police fire our
power Railway I'm taking eth to
Blackpool tomorrow in one of those
British Rail have it away days I knew
they were trying to improve things
that's going a bit fast discuss you know
what I mean a bit Parky this time of
year still it' be nice going a bit of
fresh SE
a e doesn't know about it yet it's a
surprise and I don't let on will you oh
we won't say a word hey what day is it
tomorrow Saturday tell you what we'll
come and wave you off hi oh well that
that's really nice of you Norman Albert
Coming Love sh no not a word
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how long does it take you to get a tin
of tobacco oh the shop was full oh come
on we'll never get out at this rate hang
on a minute now what is it I think I
better go go you know the doings I
thought You' been all but I might want
to go when I'm out and there might not
be anywhere to go so you know how the
cold affects me oh all right hurry up
then thanks for the tea you haven't used
much gas we can't afford to use much at
your prices I hear Mr Coler is doing a
bit of gardening now who told you next
door oh nosy Nora she's a m of
information tells me everything all the
Scandal who's had new curtains who's
behind with the rent which house Milkman
stays longest at can't stand nosy
Parkers which house does the Milkman
stay longest
at i d tell you see I look upon myself
as a repository for other people's
Secrets a kind of father Confessor oh
really yeah people can confide their
most intimate secrets in me and they go
no further very nice for you I don't
suppose you've got any Intimate Secrets
you'd like to confide well as a matter
of fact I have oh that's good it's very
intimate and very personal that's all
right you can't shock me what is it your
FES
undone you're pulling my leg
serves you
right hello oh good morning Mr ker if
you finished we want to go out I thought
you said it was tomorrow
what nothing oh yes H nothing oh nothing
no nothing nothing no no no thought we'd
just um go out for a walk very nice yes
you know get a bit of fresh air listen
to the birds and look at the flowers
flowers H you'll not see any flowers
this time of year where were we're going
where's that the sh
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he are
m'am
o you're all right Albert oh oh my KN I
think I've got pin and needles oh
they're nice where'd you get the flowers
from from that new Grave up there you
can't steal flowers from other people's
Graves well I only borrow them I they
got hundreds of bunches up there they're
not Miss half a dozen Bloons you get
worse I'll thank you not to put stolen
flowers on me when I'm gone did you
enjoy your walk not much my mom and
dad's Grave's been
desecrated what do you mean well you
know when my Mom and Dad we had that
inscription for Tom United forever all
well somebody's written underneath City
for the
cup yes oh well I have a work with the
stone Mason you soon get it
we hope so I see Mr won's had a stone
put up for his
ver about time too shouldn't been buried
for any5 years ever such a nice
inscription no more sorrow no more pain
at Heaven's Gates we'll meet again well
she'll be lucky pardon well he'll never
get to Heaven's Gate he's one of the
biggest Rogues in stove it could repent
I hope he doesn't for her sake she
couldn't stand it when he was alive
excuse me I I'm looking for a grave oh
oh well you've come to the right place
I'm trying to find dson Sarah dearly
beloved of Charles oh yes I know that
one you go up here you turn left at the
Headless Angel Jarvis Henry sleeping
gently sleeping then right at the black
marble cross Williams Frank gone but not
forgotten you'll find Dobson next to the
green cherub Harker Emily two greatly
loved in life to ever be forgotten in
death you can't miss it it's covered in
Weeds
come on let's go home and I'll make a
nice cup of tea I got a better idea than
that why don't we go to The Rifleman oh
we shouldn't be wasting our money on
drink but it won't cost us anything oh
they're giving it away now no it's
Friday what's that got to do with it Bay
day the prob will be full all the fellas
will be there from the factory one of
them is bound to buy us a drink
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all there's nobody in I can see that
shop oh hello Albert Mrs colia where is
everybody oh well it's early yet but I
mean the lads in the factory usually
here by this time no they stopped coming
in some time ago oh you've been watering
the beer well no more than usual no well
I don't understand it I mean payday and
nobody in perhaps they've all gone too
total oh no fear no it's ever since they
started getting paid by check oh well uh
best be getting home Ethel well aren't
you having a drink oh that's very kind
of
you I was offering to serve you not
treat
you well we might as well have one now
that we're
here here you good I love a pine and a
sweet cherry for me small ah
right well that'll be uh just 80 P
please Albert
80P I can remember the days when you get
drunk on a
tner these days you need to get get a
mortgage yeah well don't blame me I only
work
here there you go Albert all right thank
you yeah
cheers thank
you J cheers
sh be a minute now where you want to you
know oh yes it's a cold
weather velvet oh I do like to be beside
the
Seas always singing as
Norman Kia it's all right Norman I know
all about it what Blackpool tomorrow how
do you know we've got a mole in the
street
you can't keep a secret around here for
very long but I don't want to spoil
Albert's bit of pleasure I'll wait till
it tells me would you like a drink oh no
thanks I've just come in for a packet of
H 20 tip please John no all right
nor 75 P
please did you say have a drink have a
drink thanks very much just a
pound come on sh up are we going is
Norman going to buy us another drink
no oh well back to the Grind see you
later here go Albert I've been thinking
about
tomorrow tomorrow yes I thought we might
go over and visit our
David no no I don't um I don't fancy
going over there well why ever not
you're always going on about not seeing
enough of him I but I I just don't feel
like going over tomorrow well what about
going over to Manchester to see our Mary
we haven't seen know for a while no no
no it's no it's too far it only takes
3/4 of an hour on the train you do make
things awkward I don't know what you
mean well I'll have to tell you now tell
me what well I'd um plan to take you out
for the day tomorrow oh Albert what a
lovely
surprise and I've always liked
Blackpool yes well I I knew that
that's I never mentioned Blackpool
didn't you love you knew didn't you eh
huh you knew all the time Yes Albert but
it's still a lovely
surprise here's the L bound to my should
drink hello lunch
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are this must be it are you sure well
that's what he said on time D what
platform number two Blackpool there
doesn't seem to be anybody on this train
well it's better than being full we can
stretch our legs is we doing Johnny yes
you're all
right hey bring us a sticker Ro back we
would to see any hey I wonder if that
Chap's still on the pier what Chap's
that the one with the foot ointment
marvelous stuff he's got testimonials
from all over the world that's nice for
him a wonderful place Blackpool you get
him a joker for me what time did you get
there I don't know um excuse me what
time does this train get to Blackpool it
done it pardon the only place this train
is going insiding well where's the black
pool train then Platform
One come on nor get this door
room need to rush why not it left 2
minutes ago
[Music]
[Music]
all right all
right give us a drink give us a drink
what's up with you you ill or what yes
I'm dying of bloody thirst there's no
need to swear it's not opening time yet
it's 10 minutes past opening not time
yet yeah not by my watch it's not they
are told her you were wrong he's got a
shop Steward's watch the work oh very
satirical oh we're going to have a drink
or what all right keep your shirt
on
right what do you want uh I have a
bottle of lger right and what are you
fancy G
apart from me that is well apart from
you practically everything go on you
love me blushing um a tomato juice a
tomato juice my love you can have the
greatest of pleasure you're so L BL
dropped dead in here last week it didn't
did it I did I was waiting for a
drink
patience it's opening time it'll be
closing time if you don't pull your
finger out all right that will be
please there you go my
Lord you uh say Have a Drink don't you
yeah you're not catching me with that
one again there you are a pound oh fine
keep the chain keep the chain thanks
very
much it
again here I'm only joking go on how's
your wife oh still breathing worst look
you do say some awful things about her
oh well she's always nagging I mean
rabbit rabbit rabbit when we go on
holiday the only part of her that gets
sunburnt is her tongue I don't know why
you got married oh well that's the old
story is't it I were young and foolish
she were young and pregnant I don't
believe after things you say oh well I
can't help it love I'm an impulsive liar
not impulsive compulsive no you're both
wrong it's
repulsive you can't insult me experts
have been trying for years come on
Norman drink it we've got some shopping
to do oh by the way
did Albert and his Miss get off all
right eventually they miss their train
we put them on one for Preston they get
a local connection to blackp from there
knowing them they'll probably end up in
[Music]
Southport oh Albert it's
freezing oh we should never have come
it'll it'll it'll warm up when the when
the tide comes in ask me it'll never
warm up this side of Christmas cheer up
love smell that Doo salt in the
air that's the fish and chip Shu across
the street the golden place oh good well
we going have some fish and shets for
lunch
eh first things first what's that
where's the
[Music]
jent last I'm frozen I'm sorry love Miss
zip St we go to the tower it's
[Music]
Waring closed well let's get on a tram
down to the pleasure Beach we could go
in the fun house
[Music]
everything's closed Albert it's quieter
in there than the cemetery I expect not
many people go on holiday this time of
year only D figures like us I'll tell
you what I'll buy some fish and chips at
the golden Place fish and chips we can
get that at home no I want a proper meal
at an hotel hotel that's going to set us
back a bit well we spent out so far come
on let's go mat
[Music]
I ha they doing a roaring trade in here
keep your voice down we're not in church
are we sh good afternoon sir good
afternoon Madam how
do a table for two is it there only two
of us here would you care to leave your
coat no no no thanks I'll h on to it
very well this way
Madam oh thank
you
up would you care for an aera sir a what
an a drink sir while you're studying the
menu I'll have a sweet cherry please a
sweet cherry for Madam and I'll have a p
he have the same the same very good sir
what' you ask for a Sweet Cherry for I
wanted a pint you don't drink pints in a
place like this oh sorry I
spoke it's very nice here yes
hi
Albert what's the matter I always took
me napkin in me collar not in here you
don't wouldn't have had all this palab
in the golden place oh stop grumbling
and look at the menu
five hey what's the matter have you seen
the
prices no wonder the really place is
empty ladies don't look at the
prices Calbert 75p what's that it's a
cover charge for coming
in 75 pet to come in
I better not go to the toilet they
charge me a pound to
pee shut up and decide what you're going
to
eat terine do Che that's Pat Pat I don't
fancy that c*ck or creat cette
deer it's prawn c*ck why don't they
put prawn c*ck it's French oh must
be something to do with us being in the
common market all the Posh places write
their menues in French how do you know
so much about it well I watched the
cooking programs on the
telly are you having the pra no no I
don't like bronze well um why don't you
have some
soup isn't any yes there is look it's
there
potage potage
well what sort of soup is that
vegetable right I love
potage and um fish chips and
peas they don't have fish and chips in
places like
this sweet cherry for Madam oh thank you
and for you
sir are you ready to order sir no no I'm
not I am very well Madam I think I'll
have the pron and the pom Alum met and
the petty P what's that fish chips and
[Applause]
peas that's
£450
Albert £450 for fish chips and peas you
can get them for 90p at the golden place
they throwing in the bread and butter as
well and very nice too
pardon I go there myself wonderful
value the prices they charge here are
diabolical Liberty et why don't we go
there no sense in chucking good money
away well it is a bit expensive here but
we'll pay for the Sherry don't worry
about that Madam have them with my
compliments oh thank you very much my
pleasure
enjoy K what a nice man
chips mushy beas here we
go
I oh thank you so much
[Applause]
[Music]
Madam oh sorry some fish and chips oh
they were good though weren't they you
can't beat fishing chips no pity about
the car
oh never mind that we can't let that
spil we got three hours before we cat we
got to enjoy our all all
[Music]
[Music]
oops
[Music]
M well it's warmy here yes and I didn't
like the way those seagulls kept dive
bombing me either oh well you know they
say it's lucky if one does it on your
head I wouldn't know about
that you will not oh
look you're having me
on do you want to walk down the end of
the pain and watch some fishing in this
weather no thank you
I've enjoyed
today so have
I they've had some good times in
Blackpool
e yes we have
L remember the first time we came here
when we were recording yeah we stayed at
the SE
view Mrs lawon and and there was a mix
up in the boings and she put us on our
honor in a twin beded
room and you made me go out on the
landing to get unrest I
remember I'll tell you something
now I never slept to Wi that night I lay
awake trying to BL up the courage to
climb out of my bed and get into
yours I was awake most of the night
wishing you
would I
was still I'm glad you didn't yes so am
I you were waiting
for if you had your life over again
would you do the same yes I would yes
yes have no complaints oh that's nice
mind you um there is one thing that I
would change knowing what I know now
what's
that well next time I would get into you
a
bit hey come on this still got some time
before the train I tell you what I'll
take you to yates's Wine Lodge and buy a
glass of Dash champagne oh lovely come
[Applause]
on
I I'm so
[Music]
[Applause]
glad I've
[Music]
been years comeone
caring the good or
ill I the day
of
all still
[Applause]
[Music]
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01x10 - I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside
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Series was about a married couple, Albert and Ethel Collyer, after Albert's enforced retirement at age 65 from his 50 years as a pottery worker.
Series was about a married couple, Albert and Ethel Collyer, after Albert's enforced retirement at age 65 from his 50 years as a pottery worker.