every time I look at
you I'm so glad that you're the
one I've been growing closer
to as the years of come and
gone sharing for good or
ill hardly a day
aart older out side but still young at
heart
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I'm back not before time I thought you
got lost was there a Queue at the
supermarket no no no it just took me
time had a good look arounded all the
bargains look at
that pilchards I didn't ask you to get
pilchards no I know no no but it was on
special offer 25p reduce from 35p I've
saved us 10 p a 10 how many tins did you
buy well I thought I might as well you
know take advantage of it how many tins
did you buy 10 P tins not to be sneezed
that are you going to tell me or aren't
you
20 20 20 tins of pilchards have you gone
mad well I i' I've saved us 22 and how
much did it cost you to do that we can
get 20 cheap meals out of them we can
have piles on toast for lunch all right
you can have some today did you get the
bread no
why not well after I brought the pill I
didn't have enough money for the
bread that's very nice isn't it how
would you like your Pils then with
chocolate digestives or assorted
creams have we no crackers only
you I think I'll uh go down to the
corner shop for a loaf oh no you won't
he might have a special offer of toilet
rolls no I'll get a loaf from the
Milkman when he calls right well I'll um
I'll just nip down to the
rifleman's just a minute pardon you're
always nipping down to the rifleman's
well I only have half never mind I want
to talk to you oh what about sit
down I've been
thinking we ought to do it in August I'd
like to think we' do it before
August I'm talking about holiday days we
didn't have one last year I don't see
how we could couldn't afford to cing on
our pension and I I don't see how we can
afford one this year oh yes we can by
courtesy of the insurance company we're
not borrowing are we no we had this
letter from them this morning one of our
policies has matured we took it out in
1957 4 Shillings a week oh I've
forgotten about that how much do we get
£250 £250
you can call it at the office and pick
up the money yes and uh shall I call in
the travel agents as well what for a
brochure we don't need a brochure yes we
do to pick out where we're going on our
holidays I already know where we're
going oh where's that the AIS of man I
don't want to go to the Ale of man why
not I don't fancy it oh it's very nice
you'll like it but how are you going to
get there you don't like flying we'll go
on the ferry you won't like that either
you got seasick on the Boating Lake in
Hanley
Park now why can't we go to Blackpool
barring last year we've been to
Blackpool for the past 20 years well
we've always had a good time I mean Mrs
Lawson keeps a good table no if only
she'd vary it a bit what do you mean
every year it's the same Monday lamb
Tuesday pork chops Wednesday Hot Pot
Thursday chicken Fridays fish Saturday
shepherd's pie and Sunday beef well we
we we get generous helpings that's not
the
point I'd like a change oh if you want a
change let's go to liths and ANS we are
going to the aisle of man and we're
going to stay at a private Hotel the
Bell Vista hey wait a minute youve not
booked already have you it was
advertised in the paper it sounds lovely
ah they always do till you get there no
no listen to this Bell Vista private
Hotel all rooms with see view as long as
you got binoculars television room if
you can get near enough to see it
central heating in every room I can't
sleep in a hot room fully licensed bar
it'll be
noisy Continental creasing that does it
I'm not spending my money on eating
Continental Muk you mean you'd still
rather go to Blackpool I would are you
sure
positive all right then you can go to
Blackpool oh well that's better but I am
going to the aisle of man
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they blame the government I when you got
to blame somebody haven't you they
couldn't care less about a SW
businessman we organized a mass rally
last week in Victoria Park a day of
protest we're going to send a petition
to number 10 to accuse the government of
apathy a waste of time why with
that nobody turned up same again job
hello Albert how
do women oh we only Supply drinks you
got to bring your own
woman have in trouble with the wife
Albert hi never mind never drink I'm in
the chair oh T have a terrible Creatures
Wives shocking she wants to go to the
aisle of man I wish mine would go to the
aisle of
man I want to go to Black pool you want
to put your foot down I did sure who's
the boss I told her who wears the
trousers in this house good for you yes
I decide where I go on holidays I said
what happened we're going to the island
man
cheers can I expect your business
sometime then
Albert he well I don't run a travel
agency for the good of me elf I can do
you a very reasonable fortnite in
Douglas £ 1220 including full board I'm
sorry ar e just found us a place in the
paper she's ruining my
business and John
yes she reckons I spend too much time in
here well you spend more time than money
yes I mean I shouldn't be here now you
know she told me to go straight to the
insurance office and straight back
she'll find out oh no no I'm only having
the one oh I was going to get you
another off yes well um few few minutes
won't make much difference hello is that
the insurance
company this is Mrs
KIA
KIA my my husband went out an hour ago
to pick up some money from a
policy
pardon are you positive he hasn't been
in I
see no no I'm sure nothing's happened to
him
yet say him again no no no Albert no no
no no no no it's my job have one
yourself I only drink shorts I have a
short beer then
that Harry very laughable and you better
be going to collect your money no no
plenty of time plenty of time how much
is it well to you that will be 90 ft
there F and don't keep the chain I
wouldn't dream of it well I think I
better go on the phone the insurance
company just to tell them to get the get
the money ready yeah 10 thanks
all right where is he where's who the
publican's friend well if you mean
Albert he's not been in here has he
Harry oh no no he's not here e we
haven't seen him at all have we Harry no
neither sight nor
sound what's up with you just a fly
[Laughter]
Ethel he's got here e try the flying
horse
[Laughter]
it's this hot weather I ever drinkle no
thank you I'll just have a look around
if you don't
mind who's your shy
friend uh it's his son yeah yeah it's
his son he doesn't speak
much quick Albert
where's your son disappeared
to um he had to go yeah that's he had to
go urgent appointment with his doctor I
expect about his hands his hands yeah
first time I've seen a young fellow with
old man's
hands must be a trick of the light it
was a trick all right a good friend of
my Alberts are you
never met him then how come you're
wearing his
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cap hello e I'm I'm sorry I'm late but
there was a long queue and the the bush
broke down and then on top of that
before you get completely carried away I
brought you cap home from the
pub I just
I just popped in for one did you drink
it with a teaspoon then no and I I um I
got involved you always do anyway I've
got some good news you've signed the
pledge no listen we got more than
£250 for that policy what you mean we
got bonuses bonuses we got
£410 all together there oh Albert that's
marvelous we can have a wonderful
holiday that's what I thought so I
slipped into the agents office on the
way back and I booked up for us did you
book us at the Bell Vista no I booked Us
in at the Royal Plaza oh that sounds
Posh it is
£40 each oh well I suppose it's not too
bad these days for a fortnite that's for
a
week a week
£40 a week each for a week in the aisle
of man yes that's that's another thing I
I didn't book us in at the aisle of man
where did you book us Malta
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[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
oh cheer o Albert the other man isn't
all that bad not as nice as malter and
Harry won't be all that pleased about
Ethel canceling it no I don't think
he'll
starve talk with the devil hello e would
you like a drink on the house I'm not
that hard up that I need charity I'll
have a port and lemon and another half
for his Lord ship and we'll sit at that
table happy now are you very well I'm
glad somebody is I take it from that
that you're not no not particularly to
tell you the truth I'm not all that
bothered about going on holiday perhaps
we should cancel it then won't worry me
pity sounds nice does malter I mean we
might just as well
did you say m yes but I thought you
wanted to go to the aisle of man I did
until I talked to AR and he showed me
some pictures it looks
lovely do you mean we're going then of
course we are oh we're going John you
just ordered some
drinks no no no no no we're going to
Malta I may we going to Malta oh you
talk her into it did you no no no Harry
did here you are and have one yourself
oh thanks Lord that's just a f
well here's Tamala she
is oh you think you like it well it'll
be a change from black
pole listen listen to this situated in
the middle of the deep blue
Mediterranean Malta has one of the
sunniest climates in Europe oh we better
take some sun cream we don't want to get
our shoulders burned or anything else
that might be
showing what do you mean
well you know what they're like on them
foreign beaches they're all they're all
topless not malter it's a Catholic
country they don't allow
it oh yes I do look there there's a
picture of topless sunbathers in this
boot where I don't see anyone topless
thereo all them
fellows you D begger what else does it
say The Royal Plaza Hotel was formerly
occupied by the Knights of St John in
the 13th century well I hope they've
changed the sheets since
then in spite of the blue tropical skies
and Continental atmosphere you'll still
feel at home everybody speaks English
and you can even pop in the britania pub
for a pint of English beer and a plate
of fish and
chips sounds just a place for us
[Music]
head
up what do you want I'm just fing in the
booking form what do you want full board
half board or Bed and Breakfast well
what do you think I think we should have
half board then we can go out for the
day and have a look around you know um
see a bit of the place like the batania
pub you
mean well is half board cheaper no full
board's
dearer oh well half board it is then
right now take that round to the travel
agents later and uh leave a deposit oh
give him the lot I don't like all that
money line about the house where is it
in my pocket I don't like you carrying
it around either well uh give it to me
what are you going to do with it um put
it in the biscuit ble eth now that is
the that is the first place of burglar's
going to Luke oh yes I better hide it um
where's a good place to hide it down the
toilet
what yes I saw this old film on TV and
there was this spy and he had this micro
film and he hid it on a piece of string
down the toilet well I'm not hanging our
400 down
now I get Flushed Away no I'll put it in
this drawer under these
cetes it'll be all right there till I
get back and where you going I'm going
to do a bit of shopping I'm going to get
her summer frock and some flannels and
the sports shirt for for you it'll be
hot in malter you're looking forward to
it now aren't you I am I've never had a
holiday abroad no no me neither would
would have thought that at our age we'd
be gallivanting around the Mediterranean
ah I only wish we'd done it sooner well
I don't it'll be better for waiting
we'll enjoy it all the more eth will
call you you're a real Bobby
dazzler takes one to no one see you
later don't be long oh don't worry don't
worry I I'll just sit here and read all
about malter out
out
a all right just a
minute hello yes I've call around for me
at oh sorry I didn't recognize you yes
yeah yes comeing in oh thank it's
upstairs now come on in make yourself at
home sit down
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nice looking kids hi have you seen the
Granddad is right oh thanks it h it
nearly worked oh yes well like a cup of
tea no no uh things to do better be off
oh well won't take a minute no no no I'm
I'm in a hurry I don't know I'd forget
my head if he was oh you came back for
his hat remember oh yes well i' better
be off then well see in the pub sometime
yes back to
around seems a nice looking fell he's
got mean looking eyes what you come back
for I remembered I hadn't got enough
money with me so I I'll take some of our
holiday money oh we'll leave enough to
spend when we get there oh don't worry I
want
it oh my God
what is it it's
gone gone the money it's
gone you sure you put it in that drawer
I put it in that drawer under those
cetes and it's not there well perhaps
it's fallen down the
back
£400 Well it can't just have vanished I
mean uh I was here all the time except
when I went upstairs
we've been bloody robbed I'm sorry
Albert I don't know who he is you've not
seen him then no from what you just told
me I don't think I'll be seeing him
again I just thought perhaps you might
know him I'm sorry heyo would you like a
drink uh no thanks no best speak getting
back home yeah well look I'll I'll ask
around that there might be someone in
here who'll know who he is hi not John I
good night
Albert it was just in a bundle all int
£410 altoe that's right I will say Mrs
CER it was rather foolish having all
that cash about the house well we only
got it this morning and we were going to
pay for our holiday with it this
afternoon a well mind I think you feel
bad enough without me rubbing it
in no sign of me oh this is my husband
he's a policeman detective Sergeant
Phillips oh well I've just been down to
the pub to see if anybody had seen him
perhaps you gave me a description he was
tall no more medium
what it's taller than me and I'm medium
I'd say you were short medium old dude
what color was his hair dark more mousy
I'd say let's just say brownish e eyes
mean looking all but what color brownish
I suppose I noticed he had a tattoo on
the back of his right hand what sort of
tattoo um some initials R see that's
right you know him then Ronnie Chadwick
we've been keeping our eye on him for a
long time oh that's good you can NAB him
then it's not as easy as that Mr CA but
listen he's got our money did you
actually see him put it in his pocket
well no no but I know he's got it you've
got to have proof but if you arrest him
he'll have the money if I know Ronnie
he'll be Miles Away by now time we catch
up with him he'll spent it all you you
mean we'll never get it back I'm afraid
not that money's gone forever
hi just like our
[Music]
holiday
Albert H I've been looking all over the
place for you just felt like being on my
own oh it wasn't your fault love yes it
was I should have been more careful you
weren't to know that fellow was a
bat but we've lost everything no we
haven't we still got each
other but all we have got it's good
enough for
me come on I'll let you buy me a
drink all right
ah here they are just the couple I want
to see it's about the holiday I've got
bad news for you he knows i' I've told
him and I've got some good news for you
that'll put that smile back on your face
well it'll have to be good news to do
that now some of these holiday Resorts
they do a cheap package deal out of
season especially for pensioners well
I've had a cancellation mind you you'll
have to go next week and it's not for
Malta it's for a joker oh it's very kind
of you Harry but we couldn't even afford
a cheap dat trip to Blackpool you can
afford this it's
free free with my compliments oh Harry
we couldn't accept that of course you
can you can't deny me the pleasure of
doing you a good turn a't enjoying this
and
here what says well we uh had a whip
round amongst the regulars the £70 in
there at just spending money oh come on
now
eth I never knew people could be so nice
that's because you two are the nicest
people we know now what do you
say but
Joker here we
come every time I look at
you I'm so glad that you're the
one I've been growing closer
to as the years come
caring the good
o i be the day
[Applause]
of that but still
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
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01x13 - All's Well That Ends Well
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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.