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02x05 - Episode 5

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Adventures of Portland Bill". Aired: 4 October 1983 – 25 June 1986.*
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Set in a fictional lighthouse on the Guillemot Rock, just off the coast from the fictional village of McGuillycuddy.

02x05 - Episode 5

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[Music]

oh come with me to the rolling sea while

the weather's calm and still

and we'll have some fun and laughter

with the adventures of portland bill

this is my lighthouse on the gilamot

rock

late one afternoon ross and comedy were

busy preparing for the night watch

everything ship shaped lads ah looks

like you're in for another quiet night

oh no

not another quiet night

the night wash is so boring nothing ever

happens well tomorrow morning we'll do

something exciting to make up for the

volume uh i'm off to bed now

enjoy your quiet night watch uh

we will

ross

shall i make a cup of tea

no chromatin we've only just had our

supper

boss

you fancy a game of ice spy

oh all right you start

i spy with my little eye

something beginning with me it

you guess

you always start with bucket oh i don't

know yes you do

you know you do i didn't

oh i hate the night watch it's so boring

uh you know sometimes i wish something

would go wrong

just for a wee bit of excitement

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hey what's the noise loss oh crikey you

shouldn't have said that there must be

something wrong with the generator

come on let's go and have a look

downstairs

okay

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i see what's wrong the toggle arm is

bent we better straighten it quickly but

the turning mechanism will fail and the

lighthouse lamp will stop going around

i'll just give it a thump with the

hammer no no no don't do that the noise

will wait bill then we'll be in real

trouble uh uh all right we'll just pop

outside and do it come on ross

okay now when and nodded my head

you hit him

oh that was mahidros watch what you're

doing

i can't the door's shut

i can't see a thing

now what we do

oh find the pier caution people all

right i'll find it

oh he's taking me like that just because

i'm little i'm looking all over the

place now don't shout out me rules doing

that

what's happening the price of fish in

your place that are really

the circuit in time so the generator had

cut out again and the light had stopped

turning

blistering barnacles

oh bluster and barnacles

it's no good nothing in the tuning

room's working

let's tell bill

i've got a better idea

let's turn the lamp ourselves

[Music]

right then ross

you get that side and

push okay

here we go

[Music]

[Music]

morning lads

having arrested

there's nothing like a good long night

watch to relax you tell you what as it's

been a quiet night what do you say to a

couple of hours of drilling followed by

a complete overall of the generator

oh no thank you

oh no thanks below the same

quiet night

was it

well i never

[Music]

come on dogger i'll take you for a walk

[Music]

i'm going to the mainland it's a lovely

sunny day

and as i roll i like to sing it helps me

on my way

i'll do a spot of fishing

to see what i can catch a message in a

bottle or a tasty silverfish

roll my boat sing my song

i'm going to the mainland and i'll get

there before long

how does the sea say goodbye i don't

know how does the sea say goodbye it

waves

[Music]

roll my boat

sing my song

i'm rowing to the

mainland i'll get there before long

how about another story

[Music]

what a noise eddie stone is preparing

for tonight's special event

let's go inside and see what he's doing

there bill

my new diy department is finished at

last

what do you think of it very nice eddie

you have been busy is there anything i

can do to help

well yes

i'm planning a grand opening party

tonight

will you deliver these party invitations

for me i want everyone in the village to

come

i think i've got a plan that will make

sure everyone gets here on time

now it just so happened that we were all

on leave that particular day ross and

comedy had been visiting miss shannon

thanks for the tea it was a pleasure you

must come again i haven't laughed so

much for years

christian barnacles it's dark already

i would better hurry home

it's not right to be abroad on a dark

winter's night like this

hey shh

what's that noise sounds like the

bagpipes but who would possibly be

playing bagpipes at this time at night

oh where's the phantom piper the phantom

piper of dagloosh oh the old legend says

that whenever the phantom paper plays

something important is bound to happen

oh let's go home

now come on let's see what it is it

seems to be coming from down the lane by

finisterre's croft

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oh hey

it's the pipes again

this time it seems to be coming from the

village

what's that light over by the wall oh

hello miss shannon

thank goodness it's you

you gave us a fright what are you doing

well i heard a strange noise like

bagpipes it was

and then i remember the legend of the

phantom piper

he only plays when something's about to

happen so i came out have a look

did you hear the bagpipes too

we followed them all the way here

listen it's the music

but now it's coming from the key side

follow me everyone and let's stick

together

[Music]

okay wait for me

the noise is coming from eddie's shop

look out

the door's opening

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hello everyone come on in you're just in

time

well don't just stand there come on in

welcome to the grand opening of my diy

department i'm so glad that you all

could come

the legend was right we heard the sound

of the phantom piper and something's

happened at his party

piper what piper didn't bill give you

all an invitation no no no

no

sorry i'm late the relief keeper's only

just arrived at the lighthouse here are

your invitations back eddie i didn't

have time to give him out

don't worry bill all of mcgilly cuddy's

here now so let's get on with the party

ready

wasn't you bill who was playing those

bagpipes who was it

well comedy had got me there

i never could answer that one

[Music]

oh come with me to the rolling sea while

the weather's calm and still

and we'll have some fun and laughter

with the adventures of portland bill

[Music]

you