War Sailor (2023) s01e03 Episode Script

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WAR SAILOR
Can you tell them
that I haven't finished yet?
There'll be more tomorrow morning.
Maggie.
I told you I'll bring it over
as soon as I could
Hey.
How are you?
I don't believe it.
Thank you, William.
What does it say?
You weren't aware that we'd been found?
No.
Mother.
What does it say?
The reality is that, um,
there are so many ships
that have been sunk,
which has left us
with unbelievable chaos that, um
I've contacted every embassy,
every consulate,
everyone there is,
including every single shipping company.
There are Norwegian sailors
in every port over the world,
and they know almost everything.
They've nothing on him.
We were told that news years ago.
That's right?
But you came home.
I think you should all go
and wash your hands,
and I'll make us some supper.
Come on.
It's your bedtime.
Uh, this sofa might be a little
on the small side.
It will do. Don't worry.
You're really very tall.
I'm extremely tall.
Is is you mother strict? Tell me.
You can tell me.
He can show you tomorrow.
Show you what?
Uh, I said you could do tricks.
Oh, yeah, magic, I can do that.
So
do you want to see?
Come here, then.
- Can I, uh?
- Mm.
This'll have to do. It's not ideal for me.
This one's a dangerous trick
mind you, because, uh
You could squeeze my head off.
So I take this
and put it around my neck here
Tie it around here like so.
It's good around here
and tight around the neck.
As you can see, that should hold fast.
You can hold it. Just hold it.
Don't pull it. Just hold it.
And you hold this one.
And then you pull.
Come on, you can pull now.
Pull. Pull! Pull!
Oh! Oh, it's going to pop off! Oh!
Oh, goodness.
I almost farted with all your pressure.
- Do you see?
- Right.
- Almost popped off.
- Come on. Good night.
Was he upset with me?
No, not even the tiniest, little bit.
I I mean, you can't think like that.
You hear me?
You must let it go.
You must let go of all of it.
This is a nice house.
Hmm.
- Uncle Torstein, he, uh
- Died in '44.
Good timing of him.
So you could move straight in.
Yeah.
Yeah, we arrived here
the night before the Brits bombed again.
We tried to warn Clausen, but
- Was he killed?
- Yeah.
- Hmm.
- Everything was blown up.
Do you want to know about Freddy?
Not yet.
I swore to you that he'd return home.
But I haven't got him.
You did all you could have done.
I'm not sure.
I don't doubt that.
Well, it's already so late.
I should sleep now.
Of course.
I'm grateful for the sofa.
No, you're welcome to be here
for as long as you need.
Yeah, I'll be off again. Don't worry.
Just as soon as I get a job.
Fine.
- Good night.
- Good night. Thank you.
What about those bubbles there?
Is that good enough
for those who will sail in it?
Let's make sure
it's done properly, shall we?
You got yourself a child then?
- Yeah. I did do that.
- Yeah. Yeah.
- Good for you.
- So far, Elise is here.
And soon, we'll have another one too.
Should have more.
Yeah.
- Would you do it?
- What?
Uh, I don't know, uh
I, uh
Uh, looked after the children
and wife of Freddy,
so
It's been nice.
So sorry that I fled.
Please, really, you shouldn't
be apologising for anything, Kjell.
You were right to go.
It descended into hell after you left.
I'm sorry about Alfred.
He was a good man.
Yeah.
Can you do it?
Have you been offered a job?
Yeah.
I can't believe
that you can handle it.
Yeah, God knows how.
It's all I can do.
But it won't be for these bastards.
I'll be out of your hair soon.
Hmm.
There we are.
It looks really good.
Hold this. Let's see
Good.
There we are.
That one goes in here.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Great. What's the plan
for getting it into place?
Uh
- You know, up the stairs.
- The stairs.
Yeah, the, uh, the plan.
It's a good one.
- Yeah.
- Yep.
Oh, shit.
I think it's about time that
that beard needs shaving now.
Shave it?
Yeah. Olav says it's itchy.
- That right, Olav? The beard's itchy?
- Yeah, very.
Yeah, well, I'm no cuddly kitten
either way. Don't you forget.
Hmm.
- Can you help me with the last one?
- Yeah.
Thanks.
Hi.
Hi.
I was thinking about
you having a better night's sleep
in a bed than down here.
Yeah.
We're a little late.
Hi.
Hello.
Hi.
Hi.
So you're, uh,
you're getting stuck in.
So, uh, you're almost there.
I made some coffee.
Would you like some?
Yes, thank you. Thanks.
Ahh, lovely.
Hey, can I have a minute?
He left.
They found him.
I'll go and get him.
The most important thing
is that he's alive.
It'll be all right.
Thank you.
Thank you! Please, yes.
Freddy?
Freddy.
Freddy.
Freddy.
Hey.
Hey.
Come on, it's over.
You'll be fine.
Freddy. Freddy.
It's me.
Freddy.
Come on, I'll help you.
Hey!
Hey, you!
Get back! Back!
Freddy.
Fuck. Freddy, come here!
Come here. It's all right.
Shit.
No, no. Go away.
- Freddy!
- No! No.
Freddy!
- Freddy, that's enough.
- Go back!
- Calm down. Calm down!
- Go away!
Fucking hell.
Oh, shit.
Hey, calm down. Shh! Hey!
That's enough, Freddy. Stop it!
Stop now.
Sigbjørn.
Sigbjørn?
- Yes, Sigbjørn.
- Sigbjørn.
Sigbjørn.
You'll feel better afterwards.
They're alive?
They went to Askøy just
a few hours before it happened.
But they were registered
as dead due to the bomb.
There's nothing left. Nothing at all.
Do you want to see them?
They got bigger over the years, for sure.
So
William?
Yeah.
What did I tell you?
He's strong as well.
And a hard worker.
He's bloody good.
Uh, the crew agreed. They think
it's wrong for you to stay here.
So they have, uh,
they've scraped together some money,
so that you
So you've enough to go home.
To go home? What, only me?
Are you not coming?
No, I'm aboard a ship. I've got work.
I can't sit on land rotting.
The only thing I'm good at
is going sailing.
That's it.
Thank you, Sigbjørn.
There you are.
Some clothes and a few other things.
Come on, Sigbjørn.
Think about coming home.
Yeah.
It's all right.
I'll get it. Get in the car.
There you are.
Safe passage back
to your loved ones, Freddy.
Mm-hmm.
Hi.
Olav.
This is your father, who I told you about.
Hey.
We should, um, go inside.
- I'll take that for you.
- Thank you.
William has got himself a job.
He's learned to weld
and everything. Mm!
Maggie is doing so well at school,
aren't you?
Keep it up.
Yep.
So, everyone's all right.
Has everyone finished?
Yes, thank you.
You can help me
clear the table then.
Not you, don't get up.
It's no bother.
I'll do it. Sit down.
Good night, Father.
Good night, Maggie.
Hmm.
I think that I would
I would be better down
on the sofa for now.
I often find it hard to sleep very well.
Hmm.
But I'll soon get over it.
- Good night.
- Good night.
It says here that you were
on board the Northern Star,
the Frostenack and the Falkanger
until the 4th of October 1944
and that you were paid a wage
for the whole period,
until you left the ship.
Up until the sinking.
Yes.
This shipping company isn't responsible
for anything that happened during the war.
And in regard
to the wartime bonus you are asking about,
you have to register your claim
at Nortraship,
meaning the Norwegian authorities.
I've no idea of the outcome, Garnes.
What I do know, I can tell you.
These funds will likely
not be accessible to people like you.
Who's my money for if not me?
It was promised to us.
Yeah.
That we would get it
after the war.
It says here that in 45,
you were reported missing in Halifax
at the time.
Your name's on a list, Garnes.
Consisting of troublemakers and deserters.
The "bad elements" list.
That's what they call it.
It's improbable that anyone
will hire you, if that's what you want.
I'm sorry to say.
Are you all right, Father?
Yes, I'm fine.
Could you take the tree up?
Of course.
Can you move it more to the left?
Olav, can you help us?
There we are.
Why's he afraid of me?
I don't think that's what it is.
He just needs a little time, like you.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Olav.
I just thought,
why don't you make that drawing
for your father like we talked about?
Is Sigbjørn coming back to us?
No.
He's out at sea.
We had no idea you were still living.
And I won't apologise.
You shouldn't.
Hmm. Supper's almost ready.
All right.
Let's see.
If you could just give me a couple of days
to keep up the training, so
We're being paid to clear the building
by the end of the week,
so I need someone
who's a little younger and stronger.
No, no, no, no. Don't give me anything.
For a job I wasn't good enough for.
Good luck.
Hey!
There you are.
Eat it while it's hot.
Olav!
Here you are.
Olav!
Come and eat.
He'll come when he's ready.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- Mother.
- Yes, please.
At least they aren't raw.
Hey, look at me!
Hey! Look at me!
Do you know who I am?
I am your father!
Huh? Do you know that I am your father?
- Let him go!
- Your father!
That's enough!
Olav.
Olav.
It's all right.
Alfred.
Alfred!
- Hey!
- No!
Go away! It's me!
It's Alfred!
Who is living!
Still living!
Yes.
In here, still Alfred and still living!
Still living.
We're all living.
We're all living somehow.
Happy birthday, Grandpa.
Hmm.
It's for you.
Thank you.
Oh, that made Grandpa
very happy, Johannes.
- Can you go and open that, will you?
- Yeah.
Seventy years and you still
haven't learned to tie a tie.
Who was it, Johannes?
Was it the flowers?
We need to be there
for a few hours, you know.
- Two.
- We've hired a venue and catering.
Olav is coming all the way from Oslo.
Two hours and then we go home.
Three. You can do that.
Johannes, go out and play
with Håkon for a bit.
- Uncle William will soon be here.
- All right.
Bye-bye.
Good. I'll go and finish the cake.
Uh-huh. They grow up
quickly around here.
Yes, how long is it, Sigbjørn?
Yes.
Is he is the birthday boy home?
I thought I'd give him a little something.
He is. Why don't you come in?
Alfred.
Look who stumbled in.
- I'll go and make some cups of coffee.
- I'm not staying.
Oh, you are.
Well, well.
You grew old too.
Seventy years, holy shit.
I thought it would be
So they're bearing up, are they?
Yeah, so
Uh, William, he
His employment is in oil.
Working hard.
Mm-hmm.
Maggie, uh, she's a teacher in school.
Oh, yeah?
Well, well.
And little Olav?
Olav is living in he's living in Oslo.
He's been at university there.
Oh, shit, really?
I'm not sure
what he's doing, but
he's doing well though.
- Hmm.
- Right.
And you, you kept sailing?
Yeah.
I was in port,
a port in Asia, by by the end.
And then I had to go home.
That heat, you know, it's not, uh
But that was okay.
I was lucky.
Uh, I saw so many things.
New York and, uh
Trinidad and, uh, Curaçao
and all the way down there.
And Rio, my God.
God damn Rio.
You should have been there.
All right, Freddy.
I I'd better be going.
Give her my regards.
Did he just leave?
He just left.
Yeah.
Okay.
You must take the car.
No, I'll take it.
We're running
a little late, Father.
Alfred, are you ready?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm ready.
There we go.
I can take those in my bag.
Mm-hmm.
I'll take that one.
Yeah. You have to bring your coat.
It could get cold.
Yes.
30,000 NORWEGIANS SAILED FOR THE ALLIES
IN THE NORWEGIAN MERCHANT FLEE
OF THOSE WERE 4,000 CHILDREN
AND MORE THAN 100 WOMEN
HALF OF THE NORWEGIAN
MERCHANT SHIPS WERE LOS
ONE OUT OF NINE SEAMEN DIED
MANY MORE WERE HURT AND TRAUMATISED
DURING THE BOMBING OF LAKSEVÅG
OCT. 4, 1944, 193 CIVILIANS WERE KILLED
61 OF THEM WERE CHILDREN AT HOLEN SCHOOL
"WITHOUT THE NORWEGIAN MERCHANT FLEET,
ENGLAND AND THE ALLIES WOULD HAVE LOST."
SIR PHILIP NOEL-BAKER
RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1959