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01x14 - Final episode: "On The Move"

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Young at Heart". Aired: 14 April 1980 – 5 November 1982.*
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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.

01x14 - Final episode: "On The Move"

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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 o

ill hardly a day

aart older out side but still young at

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heart come on John Let's head from

service oh keep your shirt on Albert

I've only got one pair of hands why

don't you get the Miss down to give you

a hand well she doesn't like serving

behind the bar ever since a fell started

to chatter up I warned him but he kept

on They Carried him out with three teeth

missing and a faty

Gorn I didn't know you were a violent

person I'm not but the wife

is well if you want a part-time b*mb and

I'm available and I'm very Che well

that's very kind of you to offer Albert

but I'm seeing a young lady this morning

about coming in part time ah I thought

I'd find you here oh oh fancy Senor what

do you fancy uh Robert Redford but I'll

settle for a sweet sh Cherry you've been

shopping Ethel yes I've been to the

market oh hope you've not been buying

rubbish again I never buy rubbish well

every your time you come back from the

market you you come back with something

useless no I don't what did you buy

today well I bought some homemade

humbugs and I bought a hat wasn't

nothing wrong with my cat you could do

with the change besid it was cheap

second hand second hand well we've got

to watch for money Albert put it on no I

don't like wearing people's CS off but

it's hardly been

worn well then there must be something

wrong with it why must there well why

did the owner sell it he didn't sell it

he

died he what they specialize in bement

well I'm not having that I could cat

something don't be silly he probably

died in bed I with his hat

on it's all go today hey I hope we don't

lose your custom when you move move

we're not moving well you'll have to

eventually won't you what's he talking

about didn't you get a letter in the

post this morning oh there was something

but I didn't open it it's about that new

bypass the starting work on it this year

well what's that got to do with us

moving well they knocking your street

down and we would advise you to

telephone the above department for an

appointment with the housing manager to

discuss the

possibility possibility of alternative

accommodation subject to

availability oh Al butt it's true then I

well it looks like it where will they

put us only God knows that him and the

housing

manager you don't think they'll put us

in a home or anything no no no they'll

give us a council house oh as long as it

isn't a flat I don't want to live in a

flat now don't worry L we'll get a house

well you better phone the housing people

and fix an appointment not likely I'm

going down there now if we wait for an

appointment all the houses might be gone

um have we still got that bottle of Sher

we bought back from

maor yes

why

good it's a little gift for the housing

manager that's bribery no dear they

always do that in big business is when I

finish buttering him up he'll be eating

out of the palm of my

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hand

yes Mr Collier has he an

appointment very well send him in

[Laughter]

howo Mr

Thomas you must be Coler yes that's

right please take a seat oh thank

you what can I do

for that's all right

very um very good Sher I'm sure it

is you'll enjoy that no I

won't I'm a tea

tler oh oh that's a

Pity yes well H that's a lovely office

you got here it's cold it's drafty and

the color scheme gives me a headache

oh dear

H is that the wife yes oh beautiful

woman you must be very proud of her not

particularly she left me yesterday for

another

man oh de still got the dog

yes oh that's good it bit me this

morning oh he what was it you wanted Mr

Coler oh well it's about this

this letter that I've had about the the

new

bass oh yes well you're very simple Mr

Kia hey steady

on no I mean your circumstances oh yes

all that area is being given top

priority oh good well we'd like a city

attached or an end terrist not too far

from the

shops and what

does mean we can't off you anything like

that I'm afraid but you said that we

were priority yes but houses are only

allocated to young couples with the

families we usually place the more uh

senior citizen in a little

flat oh see so you mean if ethn me were

a young couple with kids we'd uh we'd

get a house most definitely oh good but

you can put us down

then father Yes yes eth and me for a

house with all due respect Mr Coler I

hardly think you qualifi oh yeah yes we

do you see because um this is my second

marriage and um Ethel is well she's

she's quite a bit younger than I

am how old is E

31

31 yes and uh with with two young kids

really hi and another on the

way oh I see well of course that does

make a difference oh that that's fine

then then you can fix us up with the

hous there most certainly oh good well

well thank you Mr Thomas thank you would

this afternoon be

convenient uh what for for me to call

around and see

e do you have to do that I'm afraid we

do it's only a formality just to verify

the facts it has been known for some

people to actually lie in order to get a

house really

shall we say roundabout

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three how's that it's very

nice do then oh

definitely I reckon you'll double our

Takens oh good uh you don't mind me

finishing up quarter to 3 then only I've

got my two kids to pick up from school

ah no

problem hello Albert

a lar cide

please oh very funny go uh Albert this

is I'm sorry what was your name again

Carol Carol Lee ah Carol this is Albert

pleased to meet you

Albert cheer a little soul isn't it no

well he usually is what's up Albert I've

just come from the housing department

hey did they fix you up what's the

penalty for making a false statement

you've been naughty just a bit I told

her me was 31 pregnant with two

children by you don't do things by hares

do you well it was the only way I could

get a house otherwise I'd have ended up

in a pokey little flat is coming around

at 3:00 to verify well you've had it

then haven't you unless I can produce a

young wife and two kids there's not many

of those knocking about

[Laughter]

what are you looking at me

for Albert your troubles are

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over how did that

look ch

I think you're both mad you'll never get

away with it oh yes we will if the

housing manager is satisfied we'll get a

house they'll never come around to check

again it's worth a try Mrs colier I

still say you're both mad that's him now

now go and let him in E what if he asks

who I am just tell him you're my

mother I I I I mean tell him tell him

you're Carol's

mother all right I'll let him

in I don't want to rush you Mrs colia

but if you're going to pick my kids up

you'd better go I don't want them

hanging around outside school yes all

right um St Marks isn't it yeah just

around the corner right come in Mr

Thomas this is the wife how do you

do

remarkable and the children oh well

Ethel's just picking him up from school

Ethel uh

her mother I thought your wife was

called Ethel yes yes yes it's a family

family she's called Ethel and her

mother's called Ethel and her

grandmother's called Ethel they're all

Ethel I

see well I'll just take a few

particulars of your

wife a sir name Kia Christian name

CLE I beg your par uh she's called Carol

eel so she doesn't get mixed up with her

mother quiet children names and ages uh

Charlie and Sue he's nine and she's

eight very nice you know Mr colia I

didn't believe you this morning

no I thought you were making it all up

just to get a

house I wouldn't do a thing like

that

Albert are the kids all right right oh

yes they're fine all right well bring

the children in it well Mr Thomas would

like to meet them but Albert elel don't

argue bring the children in all right

come on in kids

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[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

I didn't know she just told me her name

was Mrs Lee now how was I to know her

husband was a Chinese waiter in a

takeaway I felt a right fool yeah I bet

the housy manager got a surprise and

all he wasn't the only one I kept

cracking on about being born in Hong

Kong but he wouldn't wear it

I just hope they don't prosecute us oh

they can't do that can they oh yes they

can false information well what are you

going to do now well I suppose I'll just

have to settle for a flat well some of

them are quite nice you know would you

live in one no then don't talk to that

look I'm only trying to cheer you up

Albert well I don't know it comes to

something don't it they you work and

sl*ve all your life and at the end of it

they Chu you out in the the street well

can't you go and stay with one of your

kids no now dve has not got enough room

and well Ethel doesn't get on with his

wife and we can't park ourselves on Mary

you know she's only just got married and

our Billy well well he's an Australia

Albert Mr Thomas was on the phone he's

not going to prosecute oh that's

something anyway he says you gave him

the biggest laugh he's had since his

wife left

him well I'm glad somebody's happy not

only that he's found us a place a house

no no it's a flat just near Hanley hey

it's very nice at Hanley that's miles

away miles away from where well from

here for a start well we can't pick and

choose Albert and I expect there'll be a

pub somewhere near anyway we're going to

see it and you can wear your new

hat Oh No No E no do do do I have to yes

you can give it an

a come on

this is the place I don't fancy that you

haven't seen inside it yet well the

outside's bad enough oh don't be so

miserable come

on well what do you

think not much what don't you like about

it everything it's got a nice modern

kitchen it's got no front paror what do

we want a front parlor for where are we

going to get laid out when we go not

here they'd have a hell of a job

carrying a coffin down all those stairs

and if they put it in the lift they'd

have to stand it on its

end we'll manage Albert I know it's not

what we wanted but it it's clean and

it's got a very nice view come and have

a look

[Applause]

Oh What A

pity oh well won't be able to wear that

again will

I

hello

yes

speaking Sydney oh I think you've got

the wrong number there's nobody called

Sydney

here

paron oh you're Sydney

[Laughter]

Sydney

who Sydney

Australia oh oh hello

hello hello is that you Billy what is it

is somebody ill oh thank goodness then

what are you ringing

for no no your dad's not here is just

popped down to the

rifleman's oh did you know we were being

pulled down

ah Mary had no right to ring

you oh we can't do that Billy look it's

very kind of you to offer and it'd be

lovely to see you and the children again

but we can't emigrate at our time of

life anyway even if I wanted to your dad

would never agree I'm having enough

trouble getting him to move to Hanley

and that's only two miles away what were

the flat like Albert all right for

rabbits ah you'll get used to it I

suppose so Ethel's very upset she's

putting on a brave face but I know her

she's really down in the dumps there you

are Mr col e that reminds

me he left your but the Sherry behind oh

heck e give me what for she was going to

have a drop of that tonight to cheer her

up yeah well Carol can drop it round for

you can't you love why oh I don't want

to trouble you it's no trouble are you

sure positive oh in that case would you

pop into the chip shop on the way back

and get me a bag of chips I'm I'm

starving

jeez oh come

in

hello oh hello Mary I've been trying to

ring you but you were

engaged now don't be silly your dad

would never agree to go to

Australia we're all right we we we've

got a

flat listen I have to go now I'm I'm

halfway through the cleaning you know

what I'm like when I'm worried I start

cleaning the house yeah bye-bye love

oh my

[Applause]

god oh Mr P up oh something Terrible's

happened don't tell me the chippy's

closed no it's your wife she's put

already in the

oven hello

oh hello

David oh Mary rang you did she she seems

to be ringing

everybody you're all trying to shove us

off to

Australia look I've got to go now I'm

halfway through the

oven she's right

here what she wor eel you're all right

well of course I'm all right oh love I

thought you'd Gast yourself you had your

red in the oven I was cleaning it oh oh

thank goodness for that yeah I'd better

get back to Rifleman and tell John to

cancel

ambulance I think you're too late oh I

just better tell him it with a false

alarm thank you very

much I don't know well I thought you

were depressed love you know about

having to move well I might be but I

wouldn't do a d thing like that

that come and sit down Albert I want to

talk to you what

about our

future Billy rang earlier from Australia

oh there's nothing wrong is there

no he wants us to go and live with him

well does he he's got a big house with

an Annex and we'd be

self-contained really I know it's a long

way to go you can say that again it's

12,000 miles he said he'd send us the

airfare well it's very generous of him

well I I I said we'd think it over no

elel we're not thinking it over well at

least let's discuss it

no there's nothing to discuss and we're

not thinking it

over we're ready going

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[Applause]

[Music]

let's rest our feet a bit shall

we it's very pleasant here

hi a lot of water's flown under the

bridge and in most of our life with it

that's

true I CED you up down this top paath do

you remember the night you kept me out

late and your dad came out looking for

us yeah and he caught us too

snugging it's just as well that's all we

were doing it wasn't for one to try

in remember the Sunday mornings pushing

your pram along here I

do I wish we had a penny for every time

we did that what about the time you

brought young David out here for a spot

of f in when you push me in Little

Monkey you never did catch anything only

pneumonia

Albert are we doing the right

thing I don't know what it's a long way

from everything isn't it

Australia are you having second thoughts

no but it's a big step to take at our

town of life to leave everything behind

not

everything we've still got each

other you remember what we used to say

as long as we've got each other Nothing

Else Matters and that's as true today as

it was when we were first

wed oh you're right

Albert we've been very lucky we've had a

good marriage and it's not over yet my

long chw I'm hoping we'll get a telegram

from the queen oh then we better let her

have our address in Australia we'll send

her a

postcard just K give

over we haven't done a bit of snug in

here for a long time Al butt Kia you get

worse every time I look at

you I'm so glad that you're the one

[Music]

I've been growing closer

to as the years have come and

gone sharing for good or

ill hardly a day

ofart older at side but still young at

heart

[Music]