Survivors (1975) s01e07 Episode Script

We can't live on daffodils.
Or we could try.
We could try anything.
Proper food.
I'll go into the town.
No.
No, you won't.
There'll be something in the houses there.
Yes, with cholera and typhoid.
You won't go into town.
Listen to me, Wendy.
We have lasted so long.
Have you Have you tried the house I see from my room? I've been round all the houses twice.
So much life.
Everything is living.
Why can't we? -I'm going.
-No, no, wait! We shall have We shall have more nettles and dandelions for soup.
We shall live another day.
I need food! But you can't walk to town.
I walked here.
Yes, but you were strong then.
If I find anything, I'll stop and come back.
Find anything.
Anything.
And, look, take this.
It may be raining.
Wendy, if you could throw a stone at some of those birds, not a crow, a pigeon, a fat pigeon.
I'll try again.
I'll go through the wood.
There might be something.
Oh, I know I am no use, no use at all.
Wendy, you will come back? Yeah, I'll come back.
I I need you.
I need you.
It was nice of her.
That's much better.
You know you're supposed to talk politics while you trim, don't you? Tomorrow we're going to wash everyone's hair.
-Why? -So that the bugs don't get in.
And you're next for a haircut, young man.
Hey, are you two ready? -Well, how do I look? -Funny! -Funny? -No, you don't.
-Shall I pay her? -Yes.
You've all been much nicer than usual.
We've come to a decision.
The grown-ups had a long talk last night, and we've decided that I'm not going to look for Peter any more.
That's why I ditched the Land Rover.
Instead, we're going to find somewhere to live.
-A house? -Or a farm.
-Castle? -Maybe.
Yeah, but somewhere safe, where you can grow food, keep animals.
And hens, for eggs.
And cows and sheep and pigs.
And we'll gather more people and more children.
Maybe Peter'll come.
Maybe.
JOHN: Can we Can we have eggs today? No, just rabbits.
Rabbit again? Hadn't we better fill up? GREG: No, we're all right for a bit.
Why fill up before we need to? JOHN: And cabbage, too, I suppose.
GREG: No, we're out of cabbage.
You're going to be sorry you left that cabbage field.
I shan't.
Rabbit and cabbage.
Rabbit and cabbage.
CHILDREN: Rabbit and cabbage.
Rabbit and cabbage! Rabbit and cabbage! Be quiet! Come on, tiddlers.
Come to papa.
Oh, you beauty.
You beauty.
Come here, man! Come back, man! Who's that, now then? Do you want a bit of fish, do you? Uh, I've got some here.
Oh, a girl, is it? Had the disease, have you? Yeah.
I got better.
Yes, well, I can see that, can't I? But, uh, you don't mind me fishing here, do you? -You caught anything? -Have I? Look, man.
I was after a big one, like that.
You scared him off.
He was that size.
Sorry.
Well, what What's your name? Wendy.
Oh, aye? On your own, are you? Yeah.
I'm with an old woman.
Hmm.
You catching some more? Oh, I might.
I might.
Want some? Yeah, I'm starving.
Mmm.
Well, now, you see, I'm a kind of merchant, see.
I I get things for people, what they want.
Then they give me what I want, see.
I've got a van, over there.
Yes, I saw.
You, you, uh You want me to catch some more fish? I need to go back.
Look, that old lady, now, where does she live? Oh, about a mile, in a cottage.
Oh, over there! You, uh What will you give me for them? Well, then? I'll walk farther on.
No, I tell you, now, I'll give you them.
Because I'm a kind man, see.
I'm kind-hearted.
And we'll be kind to each other, shall we? I tell you what, I got a good idea.
I'll build a fire, and then I'll cook these and you can have one, and I'll have the other, hmm? (DOGS BARKING) Those dogs, they'll be starving, too.
A change of plan.
Here, you take this, and we'll gather all this stuff up, see, and then we'll go to the van.
Come on! Come on, quick! Come on, to the van! Hurry up! Well, you'll have to be quick! Take me back, please.
GREG: I'll just have to drive through them.
-No! -Where are you going? -Where do you think? To get rid of them.
-Abby, get back.
They may be rabid.
-Rabies? -Yeah, yeah.
Just look.
Oh, no, not in this country.
Not with the quarantine regulations.
What quarantine regulations? I mean, how many hundreds, thousands, have got away from ports or airports? LIZZIE: What's rabies? It's a disease that the dogs might have.
Just one bite, even a small scratch, well, there's no cure on Earth.
ABBY: Jenny, give me the gun.
Look, Abby, we've only got five cartridges left.
Well, then drive through them.
Okay, kids, get your heads down.
Don't look.
GREG: You ready? JENNY: Yes.
(BARKING) Well, they must have heard.
It's all right, kids, they've gone.
There must be something along the road.
Something tastier than us.
-Hey, Ben! -ALL: Ben! Ben! -Ben! -Ben! Oh, he's gone off with his friends.
JOHN: He'll be killed! You know, there could be sheep up there.
Well, if we follow, we might be able to get one.
-And Ben.
-It's risky.
Oh, well, anyway, who wants roast lamb? CHILDREN: Me! (DOGS BARKING) (SCREAMING) Oh dear, an old woman! JENNY: Abby! Abby! GREG: Yeah, look, Abby, get back! I'm going to get up there, you draw them off! (CRYING) -Dogs! -GREG: Here, boy, come on! -Come on! Here, boy! -Come on! JENNY: Come on! (GASPING) Drive on! Go on! Good boy.
Drive! Go on! Go on, dogs! (PANTING) (HOOTING) Are you all right? Yes.
Were you bitten? Do you understand me? Uh, yes.
Bitten? No, I don't think so.
Good.
Now, let's get you inside.
Are you alone? Oh, Wendy Wendy, she's out there.
I heard the dogs and I came to call her.
Yes, well, you can tell me all about it.
Come on, let's get you inside.
My friends'll be back very soon.
-Friends? -Yes, in the bus.
Come on.
That's all right, come on.
Crazy Abby.
Hmm, braver than me.
Oh, yeah, me, too.
Now how do we get back to her? We'll have to find a side road and circle round.
-Could you get the map? -Mmm.
What about Ben? He's lost.
Oh, well, never mind, he'll be happier with his new friends.
-Now -Now, where are we? Uh, there, look.
No, no, no, we're up further, there.
Oh, well, there's a river.
Did we come by a river? Are we lost? No, no, no.
There's a big house.
Can we get to that? Well, we can try.
Can you tell me where to turn off this road? Yes.
(DOGS BARKING) What sort of a woman is she, then? Funny.
She goes on about the past, about her sons and her grandchildren, when she was a young mum.
Sounds boring for you.
Well, she goes on a bit.
Well, look, I tell you now, forget her.
You You know I said I deliver things for people? Well, people pay me for delivering, see? So I'm a rich man.
Very rich.
I've got my own place and it's a lovely place.
So stay with me.
I've got to go back.
Why? You know, you You could be like a princess.
I'll get some more wood.
I bet you're hungry, aren't you? Well, it won't be two ticks now.
You should see all the food I've got in my place, man.
Turkeys and chickens and hams and apples.
And you're a pretty little girl.
You know that, don't you? You Gone! She stole my fish! Hey! Hey! You come back here! She'll go back to that old woman.
She lives in the cottage down the road.
That girl, boy, she's no Red Riding Hood.
Ah Ben? ABBY: Are you feeling better? Yes.
It could have been worse, you know.
It's a pity.
What is? That it wasn't worse.
You know, you're the first person I've seen for three months, apart from Wendy.
I should have gone with the others.
What others? My whole family.
My sons, the children.
Are you thirsty? Yes.
Hungry and thirsty.
There's boiled water over there.
Did you live here? It was my son's cottage.
He was a surveyor.
And this was their weekend cottage.
Oh, thank you.
(GASPS) You see, he He brought me over here to make it ready for them.
They were all coming, to escape the fever.
But there was no escape.
I had a phone call from a neighbour of my son in town to tell me that They They all And And then the neighbours here.
And then Wendy came walking and she told me that everybody was dead.
She's such a nice girl.
She stayed with me.
We are together now.
What do you live on? Well, we went to other people's houses.
There aren't too many here, but Wendy went further, but they are all empty now.
And then we We have eaten from the gardens, and the dandelion soup and nettle soup, and dandelion soup again.
(LAUGHING) Wendy's out with the basket now.
I've got a gun.
I'm going to go out and shoot something for food.
You could put a bullet in me, if I would be tender enough.
(CHUCKLES) I don't think you would be.
(CHUCKLES) What's your name? -Abby.
-Abby.
-Are you married? -Yes.
-Any children? -A son.
Um, my name is Emma, Emma Cohen.
Wendy calls me Mrs Cohen.
She's very young.
Yes.
And you are alive, Mrs Cohen.
Yes, I am alive.
Hmm.
You know, if I had been savaged by dogs, like I was before the fever, I would have died of fright.
I used to be frightened of everything in my life, one thing or another, but now, since the worst has happened to everybody, I'm not frightened any more.
Yes, well, you have a sleep, and I'll go and get my gun.
(SIGHS) Put your hands up, missus! Now back against the wall! Go on! There you are! Have you got a pistol? -No.
-Ah.
Now, who's inside the cottage? An old woman.
-Has she got a gun? -No.
Oh, well, now, move away from the window.
Go on.
Now then.
Now, one false move and I'll blow you up, so careful.
What's the matter with her? She was attacked by dogs.
Oh, yes, we heard them.
We? Me.
Me, I heard them.
You're on your own? Yes, yes, you might say that.
-Tom Price! -Aye? -You deserted us, didn't you? -Did I? You went over to Wormley and his thugs.
-Abby Grant! -Right.
Can I put my hands down now? Oh, yes, yes, but, uh, careful, see.
Have you seen anything of Wormley and his thugs? No.
Have you? No, no.
What are you doing here, then? -Just passing.
-Oh, aye.
So, you've left the gang, have you? I'm no gangster, see.
I'm a merchant now.
I I get things for people, and people give me things in gratitude.
Is there anything I can get for you or the old woman? Food.
Oh, food, is it? Yes.
Yeah, I can supply that.
We're very hungry.
Yes, you look hungry.
What's in the van, Tom? Well, what's in the van is mine, see, and I give it out very, very carefully.
-Tom.
-Aye? -Tom, there's a pigeon over there.
-Maybe there is.
Well, there is.
Why don't you go over and get it? Because you'll play some tricks.
Oh, no, I wouldn't.
Look, do you want me to come with you for the pigeon? I might.
Or the old woman, in case she plays some tricks, too? Look, Tom, we're hungry.
Look, why don't I get into the van and drive off and leave you? Because you need me.
You're no good on your own.
I I I'm all right.
I've got some more cartridges in the van.
Uh, tell me, now what do I get if I bring you a pigeon? Company.
Aye, well, I want more than that, see.
I'm hungry.
I'm hungry.
I'm starving, Mummy.
So are we all.
If I only had the gun I want something to eat, Mummy.
Don't call me Mummy.
BOTH: Mummy, Mummy, Mummy, Mummy, Mummy, Mummy, Mummy GREG: Now, shut up, kids.
Let's see what I can do with this.
Greg, please! It's not One dog is bound to get you first.
Greg! (GROWLS) There's just enough cocoa for two cups.
Can I light the stove in here? That's Abby.
Got one! But Abby only had two cartridges.
So, who's shooting? And where is Abby? Oh, you're up and about, then? Is that Mr Price? Yeah, well, I told you, didn't I, see? I told you I'd get one.
Well, it's not much for three of us.
But I will make it into soup.
The fire is on.
Hey, steady on.
Why should I give it up? What are you going to pay me? Pay you? Tom was hoping that I'd give him some favours in return for food.
You dare! I dare, missus.
Of course I dare.
A favour, she said.
So you can pay up, or else I'll be off.
Oh, no, don't go, Tom.
I don't see anything wrong with it either.
I mean, fair deal.
Eh? You mean You mean You mean, it'll be all right? Yes.
Well, you're a lonely man, Tom.
I don't trust her, see It's because you're on your own, Tom.
Pluck it! Go on! But Go on, missus, get on with it.
I'll tell you, you're not going to get many favours for that.
Am I not? You'll have to do better than that.
(STAMMERING) I've got some more stuff in the van, beans and pickles.
Oh, Tom! Beans and pickles? Yes! I'll go and get them now.
Hey, now, no, stop there, now.
I said I didn't trust you.
-Sorry, Tom.
-Now, get back over there.
Over there, quick! Don't move, now, now I'm watching you now.
Yes.
And don't forget, I'm watching you.
I'm thinking of the favours, Tom.
Yes Yes, well, so am I.
Just stay there, now.
Don't you move a muscle.
Hey! Hey, who did that? Answer me, or I'll blow your bleeding head off, I will.
Ah, open this door! (BANGING) -Open this door or -Tom Price! If you try to blow yourself out of there you'll fill yourself full of shot.
If I get out of here, you'll all be dead within one minute! Now, open the door! Open Open this door! I'll give you till I count 10 to open the door! And I won't do anything, now, I give you my word.
I won't touch you.
I promise, now.
Till I count ten.
One, two, three -EMMA: Wendy! -four Wendy! Oh! eight We are rich.
Yes, we are rich! Now I'm coming after you.
Now you've asked for it.
-Jenny? -What? I think they've gone.
I think the dogs have gone.
(WHISTLING) Lizzie? John? You can come on out now.
It's safe.
-Come on, kids.
-JENNY: Come on.
JOHN: Have they gone? JENNY: Yes, they've gone.
Oh, well, I just hope there's some food in here.
JENNY: Come on, don't look now, just keep walking.
One, two! One, two! Are you all right? Are you going to be all right? Jenny? -Would you put the headlamps on? -Is it safe? Well, I just need to see all I can.
Okay.
That's it, thank you! And now would you put some petrol in it? I'm just going to go and have a look around.
What's Daddy doing? I don't know.
He isn't Daddy, is he? Well, there's no sign of them.
I hope they light a fire soon and we see the smoke.
(BANGING) TOM: Are you there? Hey, what What time is it? You You can let me out now.
I'm a dying man.
I'm dying in here.
Hello? Please It's morning.
TOM: Oh, you! (BANGING) Are you deaf? Open this door! Tom Price, if you don't stop that, we'll light a fire under you! Oh Oh, no.
No! No, don't do that! Don't do For God's sake, don't do that, whatever you do! Don't do that, you hear? I wonder what's in those boxes.
Greg? Greg? Here! I'm in here! A kitchen.
Well, one of them.
There's no food.
Just some salt.
Oh, it's damp.
What a peculiar place.
Yeah, but it's shelter.
But this room's different from all the rest.
Yeah, I think someone did some modernising.
There's something there that doesn't need gas or electricity.
Ooh! -There's some anthracite.
-There's a big pile of it outside.
But we can't light the fire, not during the day, anyway, just in case it attracts whoever was doing the shooting.
No fire.
Oh, come on, we don't need a fire to survive.
Just got to play safe.
Oh, what a dump.
No, no, no, no, could be worse.
There's a big tank of oil outside, probably used as central heating, whole lot of paraffin.
Whoever lived here only used a few of the rooms.
The rest of the place is absolutely empty.
Oh, well.
The children are still asleep.
Well, that's good.
The longer, the better.
I can't bear them being so hungry.
Right, well, you put your boots on, and we'll go and see what we can find to eat, all right? Mmm.
And the garden's around here.
It's walled in, pretty overgrown, still, we might find something.
-LIZZIE: Where are you? -They're awake.
Look, it's all right, I'll go back.
You know what you're looking for.
Look, stay within the walls.
Don't go too far.
Daddy? Mummy? Mummy, where are you? Mummy? -Daddy! -Mummy? Daddy, where are you? (SOBBING) Don't cry.
I'll look after you.
GREG: All right, all right! Where's Mummy? Oh, don't worry, don't worry.
She won't be long.
-Please, I'm hungry.
-So am I.
Yes, well, I am, too.
But there's a wood not very far from here, and I'm going to go off and see if I can snare a deer.
I wish we had a gun.
Yes.
But we haven't got one.
Are we going to stay here? Well, why? Wouldn't you like to? Can we have something to eat? Yeah, well, look, have you ever seen anyone pull their thumb? See? Now, can you do that? What's Mummy found? Leek broth.
I pretend it's corn flakes.
Mmm, bacon and eggs.
Sausage and mash.
Toast and marmalade.
Rolls and coffee.
Any more? No.
Right, well, I am going to snare a deer, and then we'll have venison.
And a turkey.
-And an ostrich.
-Ew! Yeah, well, I'll be back soon.
Now, look, why don't you all go exploring? There's lots of rooms to look into.
See if you can find an old wire coat hanger, and work out if you can make a fishnet of it.
JOHN: How? Well, with a string vest or some wire netting or an old T-shirt.
There's a river out there.
There might be some fish in it.
Yes, but they might be poisoned.
Remember those trout? No, it's a fast-running stream, straight from the mountains.
And where there's no money, there's no muck.
Come on.
Look, two doors.
Isn't it big? Yes.
A sort of palace.
-Let's play hide-and-seek.
-All right.
I go first.
You always go first.
Why? Don't you want to play? All right.
Right, close your eyes, count slowly, and no cheating.
I don't cheat.
One, two, three eight, nine, ten.
BARNEY: Little girl.
(SCREAMING) Jenny! -It's Lizzie! -Wait, wait there.
(SCREAMING) Who's there? Is there anyone there? Who are you? The dogs It were the dogs.
Well, it were the dogs.
I come in here.
Well, who are you? What's your name? Barney.
Do you live here? Well, the dogs I don't think there's much use.
Well, the little girl, she cried.
But not hurt.
Not hurt her GREG: All right, all right, all right.
Well, dogs hurt.
Hurt me.
You mean, you were bitten? Bitten? How long ago? How long ago were you bitten? -I don't know, it's very dirty.
-Yeah, but is it infected? It seems dry enough.
Ten days? I don't know.
We must have some hot water.
Well, that's it then.
We'll light the stove.
(HONKING HORN) (HONKS) (BANGING) TOM: Will you please let me out now, then? If we're lucky.
Pigeon for lunch.
Look, one of you give me a hand with this gate, and then, Abby, drive straight into the courtyard.
You may not have been the only one to have seen that smoke.
It's Abby! -Price? -Remember? -Oh, I'm so useless.
-No, you're not.
Lazy, good-for-nothing.
Well, he's still got the gun.
Price? Price! I'm going to unbolt this door.
Now, I've got a gun here.
I want you to throw yours out and then come out yourself, -nice and slowly.
-Let me out! -Now, do you understand? -Yes, yes, anything Right.
What the hell's all this? An arsenal? -Are those Wormley' s? -Aye? -Well, well, well -Did you steal them? No, well No, no! To tell you the truth Hey, are they after you? Uh, well, now, I tell you the truth.
It's like this, you see Let's go and eat.
I was driving along and Bad brakes, what Oh, thank you, Mrs Cohen.
I can't remember when I tasted anything better.
It was absolutely nothing.
Thank you, too, Tom, for being so generous.
Oh, that's all right, man, just a few tins, right? What about John? He found some wonderful herbs.
But tomorrow Tomorrow, I'll really show you.
If I have anything fresh to cook.
Well, we might have caught something in the snares by then.
Snares? That's right, boy.
Good, lad.
GREG: And now, of course, we've got plenty of ammunition.
Cartridges.
The money of the future, you mark my words.
Tomorrow, children, tomorrow (SMACKING LIPS) You know, I don't see a reason why there shouldn't be -plenty of fish in that river.
-Fish! -And chips! -We need potatoes for chips.
(ALL LAUGHING) (STRUMMING GUITAR) What are you going to play? Oh, I don't know.
I mean, nothing really fits any more, does it? She won't be coming round the mountain or anything like it.
Ah, quite an audience.
And now there are nine.
So, what do we do? Stay on here? Keeps the dogs out.
I wish Ben would come back.
So do I.
If he does, you're not to go near him, do you understand? Why? -And you're to call one of us.
-Why? Oh, it's all right.
The dogs haven't got rabies.
If they had, well, Barney would be really sick by now.
Well, let's move on, then.
This place gives me the creeps.
You mean, you'd rather stay in the bus or the tent? Well Now, look, we can't have another night like last night.
We've got to settle.
Well, it's nice and snug here and you can defend it, too.
Better than Wormley's place.
(HUMMING) (VOCALIZING) (SHEEP BLEATING) What's that? -TOM: What? -Shh! (SHEEP BLEATING) Sheep! GREG: Now, I'm going to take this area down to the river.
I want you two to go through the garden and cover the hill on the other side.
TOM: Right-o, Greg, boy.
And don't just put these down anywhere.
I want them set by well-established rabbit runs.
Now, don't worry, Greg, boy, you're talking to an expert.
Uh-huh.
Well, let's have a look at your hands.
-Aye? -Come on.
-Oh.
-Now, when did you last wash them? Well, I don't get a chance, see? I mean, there's no point, there's Look, the rabbits will smell you a mile off.
Now, before you set these, rub your hands in the earth.
Then that's all the rabbits will smell.
Now, that's a good tip, Greg, boy.
Now, that's a good tip.
We'll remember that.
We'll remember that, Greg, boy.
Bit of a know-all, you see.
Too clever by half.
You stick with me, Barney, boy.
You won't go far wrong.
Come on, Barney.
Ah Ah, now Now, here's a good place.
Now, this is a good place, Barney.
Shh.
Don't make a noise, see.
You make a noise and they'll hear you, see, and keep away.
Now, this is what we do.
See And we take this and lay it across there.
Yes.
And Oh, you don't want to worry about Mr Know-all, man.
He's what you call an amateur.
It's experience that counts.
Now, I'll tell you, now, I've caught more rabbits than he's had hot dinners.
I'm famous for this, see? I've made a name for myself, back Do you know what they used to call me back home? (SPEAKING WELSH) Tom the Moler.
Mole catcher.
It's Welsh.
It It Oh, it doesn't matter.
Now, here, you lay this down, now, we tie this securely, see, across there Horse? No, it's not a horse, man.
It's rabbits we're after.
It's too small for a horse.
Horse.
Oh, well, he thinks we're after catching a horse.
Now, hold this.
Horse tail.
No, no, this is wire, man.
It's wire.
Better horse tail.
Don't be daft, man.
Look.
What's this, now, then? Horse tail.
Oh, horse hairs, is it? Where'd you get this, then? Horse.
Horse? Oh, horse, yeah, well, ask a daft question.
Uh, made it, did you? Made.
Well Well, now, then, that's not bad.
Now, that's not bad at all.
Fair dues.
There's more to you than meets the eye, I've got to give you that.
Yes, that's good.
That's very good.
The only thing is you've got to get rid of that knot, see, 'cause it stops it drawing tight and you won't kill the rabbit that way.
Oh, I I not kill.
Not kill rabbit.
Not hurt rabbit.
GREG: Well, the grazing's good enough.
That field over there is planted with a cereal, by the look of it.
And there's a walled garden, so the soil there should be pretty good.
What about cows and pigs? Well, we can use the out buildings on the other side for a sty or a barn, or even a stable.
There's no reason why we shouldn't have horses.
And Price is right, Abby.
This place is defensible.
We can withdraw in it.
Might even find an old well.
Even if there isn't, we can always dig one.
Hey, Barney, boy! Look at this.
It's It's a clump of carrots, man.
Oh, boy, let's see what else we've got here, huh? Oh, here we are, Barney.
Look at that.
Potatoes? Good boy, good boy.
Potatoes.
(EMMA VOCALIZING) Who says no music fits, hmm? (CHUCKLING) GREG: It's worth a try, isn't it? JENNY: Hey, Abby, Greg, hello! ABBY: Hi! (BEN BARKING) -Oh, you! You are bad! -Traitor.
Yes, you are! You're bad! You're so bad! JOHN: Ben! -Ben! -Ben! -Ben! -Benny Ben! Ben! (BARKING) Abby, I think we're home.