Sanditon (2019) s02e03 Episode Script

[THEME MUSIC]
CAPTAIN: Ready! Fire!
[GUNSHOTS]
[HORSE CANTERS]
[DISTANT GUNSHOTS]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[OFFICERS SHOUT COMMANDS]
[GUNSHOTS]
CAPTAIN: Ready! Fire!
[GUNSHOTS]
ALISON: Morning!
I lay awake all night.
Since dancing
with Captain Carter,
I cannot eat or sleep
for thinking of him.
Then he must be
a remarkable dancer,
since you exchanged
all of five words.
Perhaps he will call on me
today.
What should I wear?
Why does it matter?
If he doesn't love you
for who you are,
he's hardly worthy.
So, who were you dreaming of?
Your strange new employer?
Why should I dream of him?
Or perhaps a certain Colonel?
Alison!
Not Sidney
still.
[MARCHING FOOTSTEPS]
Your aim was woeful, I fear
for the state of your eyes.
It is not my eyes that are
affected, Fraser.
You speak of nothing else, man.
I shall be calling on her today.
You agreed you would help.
With what?
I am a tongue-tied buffoon
in her presence.
Tell me what to say.
I cannot put words
in your mouth.
Just speak of what you know.
Be honest and you cannot fail.
[STREET BUSTLE]
[RINGS BELL]
[GASPS]
No!
Absolutely not,
I refuse to allow it!
D'you hear that, God?
Tom Parker has spoken!
[LAUGHS]
[LAUGHS]
It is my very favourite day of
the summer, if not the year
as long as it doesn't rain.
It won't my dear,
I'm sure of it.
You have these doubts every year
and it has never yet rained
for the midsummer fair.
Tomorrow, we will see
our greatest fair yet.
A Parker Brothers triumph.
CHILD: There will be pony rides!
CHILD: And a flower crown
competition!
And the piece de resistance
[LAUGHS]
What's an elephantus?
It's a creature
bigger than a house.
Look, Charlotte.
What are you studying
so intently, my dear?
I am to teach the girls French,
but rather overstated
my ability.
Perhaps you should
give up your position
with the Colbourne family.
In truth, they could hardly
be called a family.
This is a family; they seem
almost strangers to each other.
But I'm not about to give up
on something I've barely begun.
Au revoir, tout le monde.
TOM: Thank you, Arthur.
Thank you.
[DOOR CLICKS SHUT]
I had so hoped Charlotte
would be a friend
and confidante to Georgiana
this summer.
I fear she is in need of her
influence now more than ever.
Have no fear.
I shall look out for Georgiana.
[LAUGHS]
MRS HANKINS: Do you suppose
this creature
is to be ridden or
merely admired?
The latter, surely.
I can't imagine there exists
a saddle big enough,
and how could one possibly adopt
a comfortable position
to stride such a beast?
Miss Lambe, good morning.
Good morning.
We were just discussing
elephants.
I suppose such creatures are
quite commonplace in Antigua.
Quite so.
I kept five as pets.
My word!
Are there any letters for me?
I'm expecting one
from my father's lawyer?
This arrived early this morning,
pushed under the door.
Beware Greeks bearing gifts.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Perhaps she mistook my meaning.
COLONEL LENNOX: Miss Heywood!
Colonel Lennox!
What luck to chance upon you
here.
May I walk with you a moment?
By all means.
I take it
you're on your way to work.
Yes.
So, what shards of wisdom
shall you be imparting
to your charges today?
French.
Ah, then I am afraid
I cannot be of assistance.
I was a woeful schoolboy
in my day.
Unless of course, you wish
to teach your students
a dozen different ways
to say Surrender'?
Alas, I fear there
is little chance
of them surrendering to me
anytime soon,
despite your advice on strategy.
There's no shame in bidding
a retreat, Miss Heywood,
if the position is not for you.
Do you doubt my ability?
Not for a moment.
You deserve a position
in which are you afforded
the respect you're due.
It speaks ill of your employer
that you are not.
In truth, I hardly see
my employer.
He keeps his own counsel.
Of what I have seen, I am
determined to keep my distance.
That sounds wise, Miss Heywood.
Does it not strike you
as coincidence
that she should arrive
just days after Edward?
Oh, it smells to high heaven
but if Edward and Clara
have been conspiring together
then where has she been
for the past nine months?
Travelling with this company
while they've concocted
this scheme?
Esther, what is the matter?
Perhaps we should call
the doctor.
Your ears must be burning.
[SIGHS]
You are so kind, aunt,
to show me such mercy.
Don't get too comfortable,
you're not staying.
I understand why you would
be suspicious.
Were I in your place,
I would feel the same way.
Why are you here, Clara?
Seeking shelter, that is all.
You have other family.
None worthy of the name.
My uncle disowned me
when he heard I was unwed
and with child.
And you claim Edward
is the father?
You know he is.
You were there the night
the night
he took advantage of me.
Even while you lay gravely ill,
aunt.
Every day, I regret
succumbing to his charm.
Although Esther knows
how persuasive he can be.
Then why not pursue him
for shelter?
Do you think I have not?
I have written constantly,
begging him for support
but they all went unanswered.
Well then, I shall
summon him here this morning.
Let us see what he has
to say for himself.
Edward is here?
In Sanditon?
[DOOR KNOCK]
How dare you!
It is not even a good likeness.
Forgive me,
I drew it from memory.
It was an act of gross
presumption
to do so without my
permission.
Do I need permission
to admire you, Miss Lambe?
If you're so grievously
offended, then
why are you here?
What do you want from me?
Isn't it obvious?
I wish to know you better.
That is how I see you.
Doubtless, it differs
from how you see yourself.
But maybe you could tell me
how you would like to be seen.
[FOOTSTEPS
[PANTS]
Miss Lambe, there you are!
[OUT OF BREATH]
[DOOR CLICKS]
Good morning, Miss Markham.
Where is Leo?
[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]
What do you mean, disappeared?
[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]
Nevertheless, your uncle
has employed me to teach you.
[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]
[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]
[SPEAKS IN FRENCH]
It means burden'.
You're supposed
to be teaching me.
Have you any idea
where she might be?
[HUFFS]
The careless governess
has lost the child!
Leo!
The careless governess
will be punished.
CHARLOTTE: Leo!
Leo!
She will be out in the grounds,
Miss Heywood.
Well, it shouldn't take long
to find her then.
It's only a thousand acres.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR CREAKS]
Leonora!
[BIRDS SING]
Leo?
Leo?
[HORSE NEIGHS]
Easy.
Whoa!
[DISTRESSED HORSE NEIGHS]
Here, here.
[DISTRESSED HORSE NEIGHS]
Careful, keep your distance.
[DISTRESSED HORSE NEIGHS]
[HORSE CANTERS]
[DISTRESSED HORSE NEIGHS]
What's his name?
Hannibal.
He took fright earlier
at the sound of gunfire.
I cannot seem to calm him.
[HORSE PANTS]
Miss Heywood?
Miss Heywood!
[HORSE GRUNTS]
Shhh
Shhh Hannibal
[HARNESS CLICKS]
Shhh.. Shhh
Come on.
[KNOCKS]
[DOOR CLICKS]
TOM: Now we've lost
the elephant!
Aargh!
What if we raised our offer?
Brimshaw have outbid us
by thirty pounds, Arthur!
We do not have
that kind of money.
Least of all when every penny
must be accounted for
and subjected to the scrutiny
of both Lady Denham
and our sister-in-law.
Perhaps we could find
another animal?
With less than a day to go
until the fair?
I shall be a laughing stock.
No, you will not.
And as your righthand man,
I shan't allow it.
Oh, they say there is a cow
in Muddyford that can moo,
God Save the King'.
I shall make urgent enquiries.
Miss Heywood!
Thank you,
that was bravely done.
I was raised around horses.
Perhaps you can use
those same skills
in taming my wayward niece
and daughter.
The skills required
are not so different.
Half the battle
is winning their trust.
Indeed.
Where are they now, anyway?
[BIRDS SING]
So, what are your passions,
Miss Heywood,
besides poetry of course?
Cowper and the other greats?
I like to dance and sing.
We keep a piano forte at home.
I have always longed to travel:
France, Italy, India.
Have you travelled, Captain?
Well
But of course, the war.
You must have shown
great courage.
I would not claim that.
You are too modest,
unless perhaps you cannot bear
to speak of it.
There was one battle
in particular.
We built a bridge
across the Bidasoa,
but it wasn't strong enough.
I had to swim my comrades
to safety.
I tried to save
as many as I could.
That must have been terrifying.
MARY: Some old gentleman
had written,
requesting an audience,
Georgiana.
I'm sure you'd prefer me
to decline, but
If you wouldn't mind,
unless you would rather
I despatch them
in my own fashion.
Mr Lockhart has also thrown
his hat into the ring,
if his drawing is any measure.
Mr Lockhart has drawn you?
When did you sit for him?
He drew me from memory.
We cannot consider him a
potential suitor, Miss Hankins.
An artist cannot offer
the security and position
Georgiana needs!
I mean, we all witnessed his
behaviour at the mess dinner.
Speaking of the mess dinner,
I am not one to gossip
but my housemaid tells me that
no one has yet been paid for it.
Mrs Wilkinson says that
the army are running up
vast amounts of credit.
Shopkeepers are up in arms.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[DOOR CLICKS AND CREAKS]
Aunt, Esther, I cannot tell you
how heartened I was
that you wish to see me again.
ESTHER: Be under no illusions,
you have not been summoned
because we wish to enjoy
your company.
You are here to provide
an unconvincing explanation
for whatever
this woeful trick is
that you and Clara
are attempting.
Clara?
Edward.
LADY DENHAM: Clara tells us
that she has written to you
repeatedly,
asking you to accept
your responsibilities
as the child's father.
Father?
But her entreaties
have been ignored.
How do you plead?
You cannot think I am
responsible
for Miss Brereton's condition?
It is nine months exactly since
the night we burned the Will.
And who knows how many men you
have been acquainted with since!
[ESTHER SIGHS]
Edward!
Why have you not answered
my letters?
Because I never received any.
My dear aunt, you must see
this for what it is -
merely an attempt to extort
money from our family.
Miss Brereton has
has compromised herself
and now she is looking to me
as a scapegoat.
For a moment,
you had almost convinced me
that you had become
a man of honour.
But now it seem that for once,
Clara is telling the truth.
- Aunt!
- Oh, get out of my sight!
[LADY DENHAM HUFFS]
And as for you, Clara,
Dr Fox is expected shortly
and we cannot risk anyone,
not even him,
learning of our family's shame.
Go and hide yourself in the
garden until I send for you.
[BIRDS SING]
[SOFT MUSIC]
Are you not a little old
to be playing at soldiers?
Whatever scheme you are
plotting, it will not succeed.
I have no scheme, Edward,
besides seeing that our child
is taken care of.
Our child?
You will tell my aunt
that the child is not mine.
I have gone to great lengths to
convince her I am a changed man.
I spent five months sleeping in
a stinking tent, for God's sake!
I will not let you
destroy my reputation!
I am not here to destroy you.
I had no expectation
of finding you here.
It is a complication
I could well do without.
What do you want from me?
Dear Edward, I have already
taken everything I need from you.
What else do you have
to give? Nothing.
You are disinherited.
Is that not curious?
Your unborn child will likely
be a good deal richer than you.
Excuse me.
COLONEL LENNOX: Mr Parker!
Are you quite alright?
Actually, no.
I have lost an elephant,
so now I will look like a man
who cannot deliver
on his promises.
An unfortunate situation indeed,
Sir.
But from what I've seen, there
will be plenty else on offer.
Nothing to rival an elephant.
The posters are on display
all over the county
and to make things worse,
it looks like it may rain.
Mr Parker, I cannot provide
an elephant
but I do have
a rather unusual item
which could offer
some excitement.
ARTHUR: Splendid news, Tom!
The day is saved!
Don't ask me how I managed it
but I have secured for us
Danvers, the Giant Horse
for our fair tomorrow.
Twenty hands high.
Not quite an elephant,
I suppose,
but surely the next best thing.
[LAUGHS]
Yes, thank you Arthur.
That is much appreciated
but
Colonel Lennox has already
come to the rescue.
Ah.
- Is that not right, Colonel?
- Indeed.
Ah
[PAINFUL GROAN]
LADY DENHAM: She's been wincing
in agony all morning
and against my advice,
insisted that we call for you.
I believe you have a severe
inflammation of the intestines,
Lady Babington.
Oh, poppycock!
It's those preposterous herbs
Herbs, my madame?
They came from some spurious
crone in Mellmead.
She drinks them in tea.
May I see?
[SNIFFS]
Urgh, this is certainly
the cause of the discomfort.
I suggest you stop at once.
This will only
make things worse.
I cannot stop,
they are the only hope I have.
Nein. Nein.
Not the only hope.
Perhaps I can prepare
a tincture, hmm?
It is no guarantee
but it has the advantage
over your herbs
that it will not kill you.
Hmm, so you say.
I'll try it.
I'll try anything.
I am certain Mr Lockhart
meant no offence by it.
You don't know what it's like,
Arthur,
to spend your whole life
being gazed at.
As a child,
I was seen as a curiosity,
never allowed to forget I was
neither one thing nor the other.
Then I came to England,
my father's country,
only to see my difference
reflected
in the eyes of every person
I have since met.
So it's simply the stare I am
used to, rendered palpable.
Oh, my dear Miss Lambe.
I cannot speak to
your experience.
I have spent my entire life
being overlooked,
even by those closest to me.
But yet, when I saw his drawing
of me, I
I felt, well
I felt seen for who I am,
or perhaps who I'd like to be.
He asked me
how I would like to be seen.
I didn't know how to answer.
In my experience,
people see the world
through a particular set
of views and prejudices,
but not Mr Lockhart.
He sees things
with a rare clarity.
Perhaps this is what it means
to be an artist.
Mary thinks he's not
to be trusted.
Well, maybe Mary doesn't know
you or Mr Lockhart like I do.
[LAUGHS]
Honestly, Mr Colbourne,
I can look for Leonora myself.
I don't wish to put you
in any trouble.
It's a little late for that.
Besides, I grew up on this land,
I know all the best
hiding places.
You have no hope
of finding her on your own.
[HORSE NEIGHS AND CANTERS]
CAPTAIN FRASER: Miss Heywood!
Captain Fraser, it seems
there is no escaping you.
What brings you to this spot?
I am gathering flowers
to make a crown for the fair.
What a coincidence.
You do not strike me as a man
who would be interested
in flowers.
And what kind of man do I
strike you as, Miss Heywood?
Typical soldier.
Spartan, coarse, unrefined.
And who would not seem unrefined
beside you, Miss Heywood?
I am glad you know your place,
Captain.
Forever your humble servant,
Miss Heywood.
[THUNDER CLAPS]
[RAIN POURS]
[ALISON GASPS]
This way, Miss Heywood!
I suggest you go back
to the house, Miss Heywood,
there's no need
to stay out here.
It's only a little rain.
It would be a pity for you
to be struck by lightning.
Governesses, as we know,
are not easy to come by.
[PANTS]
[RAIN POURS]
Mr Colbourne
Might I make an observation?
You've already made
the observation,
you might as well share it.
It strikes me as curious
that a man might take
such care of his horse,
while taking pains
to avoid his children.
Augusta is not my child.
She's aware of that.
She thinks you consider
her presence here
an intolerable burden.
Those were her exact words?
Well, she spoke them in French,
but yes.
There is no man alive I admire
as much as my father,
and yet the girls
hardly know you.
Perhaps in time, you will come
to realise that's for the best.
Leonora, you are discovered.
I shall leave her in your hands.
Try not to lose her again.
[SIGHS]
[ALISON LAUGHS]
We are soaking wet.
How observant you are,
Miss Heywood.
It is a rare gift.
If only wars were won on wit
alone, Captain Fraser.
May I ask who you are
gathering flowers for?
If you must know, they are
for Colonel Lennox.
And I'm sure he will be
quite swept off his feet.
Tell my brave Captain Carter
I will write to him.
Aye, he will be glad to hear it.
[DOOR CLICKS]
CHARLOTTE: And there is still
no word
on what Sidney was
doing in Antigua?
Tom and I have both made
enquiries,
but no one can shed any light
except that it concerned
my interests.
I cannot understand it.
The plantation was sold
on my father's death
and I own nothing besides
my inheritance.
And your family?
My father was
all the family I had.
What of your mother, Georgiana?
She died, giving me life.
[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]
All I know is from my father's
account.
She was a woman of beauty
and grace, and he loved her.
That is all I have of her.
ALISON: Argh, I do not know
what to put!
Nothing I write expresses
the depths of my feelings.
Look what just arrived!
They must be from him.
Actually, they're for Charlotte.
They are from Colonel Lennox.
He requests my company
at the fair tomorrow.
Well, your attempts to deter him
have clearly
been a resounding failure.
[HAMMERING]
[CROWD NOISE]
[THUMPS]
CROWD: Go on! Smack him! Go on!
Come on, yes!
[GROANS]
[CROWD SHOUTS]
[GRUNTS]
[APPLAUSE]
[BOOS]
[CHEERS]
What's the matter, man?
Couldn't sleep again?
Alison Heywood has sent a letter
of soaring eloquence
and worse still,
she has enclosed a poem.
And?
She would expect me
to reciprocate.
The only poet I know is Handel.
Handel is a composer.
[CAPTAIN CARTER SIGHS]
Oh! I cannot have her thinking
me a fool, Fraser.
All I want to do
is prove myself worthy of her.
[PANTS]
Yeah.
These are my favourites.
I carried them with me
throughout my time
on the battlefield.
How did this assist you
on the battlefield?
It is not like you to lend
credence to idle gossip, Mary.
I am only telling you
what she said.
She was very emphatic.
There is no smoke without at
least an ember of truth, Tom.
If the army have run up debts,
it will be an oversight.
Their company's presence
can only enrich Sanditon.
Also, a permanent barracks
will mean
a yearly government annuity of
five and a half thousand pounds.
[RINGS BELL]
What are a few unpaid bills
beside that?
Don't you think we should
put the barracks on hold
until we've got a clearer sense
of who we are dealing with?
Nonsense, Arthur.
Really, I have no idea why you
have taken
so against the Colonel.
He is one of the noblest men
I have ever met.
Forgive me, brother.
I am sure you are right.
[PANTS]
What do we call these ones?
Ooh, let me see.
Those are
AUGUSTA: Agrostemma githago:
corncockle.
It's a common weed.
LEONORA: What about this?
Aquilegia vulgaris, columbine.
As you see, Miss Heywood, there
is little you can teach me.
Where did you learn that?
My mother.
What was she like?
Pretty.
Kind.
Sad.
Why sad?
She had a twin
Leonora's mother,
but after Aunty Lucy died,
it was as if my mother
lost half of herself
especially given
the circumstances.
What happened?
Nobody ever seems
to speak of her.
That is because my uncle
cannot bear to hear her name.
Father! Look, it's father!
CHARLOTTE: Mr Colbourne!
I won't disturb you.
How is Hannibal, Sir?
Recovering, thank you.
He sends his regards.
Be sure to send him mine
in return.
We're having a picnic, father,
and learning about wildflowers.
Say you'll join us, please?
AUGUSTA: There is no need,
uncle.
I am certain that you would
rather do almost anything else.
I could spare a few moments.
[SIGHS]
[FOOTSTEPS]
LADY DENHAM: Esther,
it's time to leave.
I think it better
I remain behind.
Oh, I understand your
reluctance.
A fair by its nature
is a distraction
for the lower orders.
Against my better judgement,
I have given all of my servants
the afternoon off.
It's not that, aunt.
I hardly think it wise
to leave Clara on her own.
LADY DENHAM: Oh, as you wish.
[CLARA SIGHS AND GROANS]
Dear Esther, are you concerned
for my condition?
Not in the least.
I am concerned
for my aunt's silver.
[BIRDS SING]
So, what has Miss Heywood been
teaching you this morning, Augusta?
Not a great deal.
As you arrived, she was
asking about Aunt Lucy.
Miss Markham was saying
her mother and your late wife
were close.
Yes. Inseparable.
Aunt Lucy often
used to stay with us.
Somehow she always felt happier
in London that she did here -
You were just a child, Augusta.
Your memories cannot
be relied upon.
Perhaps she felt as I do;
trapped.
We have discussed this.
You will be introduced to
society when you are ready.
When will that be, uncle,
since you seem so determined
to avoid the company
of those around you?
- When I am thirty?
- Miss Markham, I am sure
your uncle only has your best
interests at heart.
Look father,
I found knapweed and
Cornflowers. Centaurea.
Centaurea,
that is a peculiar name.
They are named after Chiron,
the centaur.
In the myth, he used them
to heal his wounds
from the poisoned arrows.
Do you really think
that would work?
I don't know, shall we find
some poisoned arrows
and put it to the test?
I would sooner not.
[MR COLBOURNE LAUGHS]
Cornflowers are my favourite.
Then you should have them,
Miss Heywood.
Thank you, Sir.
[CLARA SIGHS]
[CLARA PANTS]
I confess, I cannot understand
why you see me as a threat,
Esther.
You have a wealthy husband
who loves you
[PANTS]
You have a vast estate
and you have everything
a woman could want.
Whereas I am
penniless, friendless
and carrying the child
of a man who despises me.
Oh stop,
you'll bring me to tears.
It is the truth.
You don't know
the meaning of the word.
You are duplicitous to your
bones, always have been.
You are incapable
of empathy or love.
Nothing will convince me
otherwise.
I shall be watching you
like a hawk
and as soon as this child
is born,
I will see to it
that you are thrown out.
I am sorry you think
so little of -
[GASPS]
[SCREECHES]
[GASPS]
I am not prepared!
No! No! I am not prepared!
[GASPS FOR BREATH]
[SIMULTANEOUSLY] Thank you
for your letter.
[BOTH LAUGH]
CAPTAIN CARTER: It was -
ALISON: Overwhelming.
Yes.
The very word
I was going to employ.
I ne'er was struck before
that hour
with love so sudden
and so sweet.
Will you not complete
the verse you sent?
I could not do it justice
as you have, Miss Heywood,
or if I may, Alison.
William.
COLONEL LENNOX: Miss Heywood,
was your sister
not able to join you?
I fear her employer
has kept her back.
We may have to delay the ascent.
Captain Carter, follow me.
Captain Fraser.
Miss Heywood.
So I gather you were pleased
with Captain Carter's letter?
It is as if he can see
into my soul.
He is both a hero and a poet.
A hero?
He spoke of his brave actions
at Bidasoa.
Did he now?
[HORSE CLOPS]
[BAND PLAYS]
REVEREND: Ah, Mr Parker.
Boycott sugar?
No, thank you Reverend.
REVEREND: Free our brothers
and sisters
Well, Mr Parker,
where is this fabled elephant?
I confess, there's been a slight
change of plan, Lady Denham.
You mean to say you have lured
us here under false pretences?
I assure you my lady,
you are about to see the
eighth wonder of the world.
Allow me to er escort you.
One moment.
Miss Lambe!
Still persisting with your
misguided sugar boycott, I see.
Hardly misguided.
The movement is gathering pace
across the country, Lady Denham.
[CHUCKLES]
It will change nothing.
Such decisions are made
in parliament,
not by naive young women.
In this matter,
parliament has failed.
That is why we have taken
matters into our own hands.
I suppose you would support such
a cause, given your origins.
And yet, here I am, the
wealthiest woman in Sanditon.
And where did the wealth
come from?
Are you not biting the hand
that feeds you?
LEONORA: This has been the
best afternoon I can remember.
What a tragically dull life
you must have led, child.
You have enjoyed yourself too.
At one point,
I almost saw you smile.
That is quite impossible,
Augusta is incapable of smiling.
[DISTANT BELLS RING]
Oh, I must go,
I'm expected at the fair.
I wish we could go to the fair.
We have kept you too long.
Not at all.
[PANTS]
Goodbye.
ALL: Goodbye.
Until tomorrow then.
Until tomorrow.
[CLARA GROANS IN AGONY]
Stop being so dramatic,
you have proved your point!
Come on!
Oh, you would have to do this
while the staff are absent
just to spite me!
CLARA: I can go no further.
ESTHER: You cannot bear this
child on the stairs,
given it was conceived
on the floor.
That would hardly be
an auspicious beginning!
Will you release my hand!?
[GROANS AND SCREAMS]
CLARA: God, I hate you! You are
such a cold, unyielding shrew!
And you are a scheming vixen,
my hand you're hurting!
You do not know
the meaning of pain!
Will you move!
[CRIES IN PAIN]
Fine, if you refuse to move,
I shall leave you to it!
[GASPS]
No, Esther, stay!
I cannot do this alone.
[PANTS]
You do not know
what you are asking.
Esther, please.
[CRIES AND GROANS]
TOM: Ladies and Gentlemen,
may I bid you all the warmest
of Sanditon welcomes to this,
our midsummer fair.
[APPLAUSE]
It is our tradition each year
to have a special event.
But what you see before you
this afternoon
surpasses any attraction
in our long history.
What is that?
That, Miss Heywood, is a
military observation balloon,
intended I believe, to identify
enemy positions from aloft.
Mr Parker is trying
to convince everyone
it is a circus attraction.
One can only be reminded
of the ambitions of Icarus.
Oh dear.
TOM: Maestro.
[DRUM ROLL]
[APPLAUSE]
[SEAGULLS SQUAWK]
[APPLAUSE]
TOM: Direct from the
battlefields of Europe.
A brilliant example of
British ingenuity and skill,
brought to you through the
generosity of Colonel Lennox
and his brave soldiers.
Here is your chance
to experience
God's own view of Sanditon,
a once in a lifetime
opportunity.
Who would like to take
the maiden voyage?
I'm not standing in a basket
tethered to a rope.
I'm agreeing with you.
I shall pass
on the flying hamper.
ALISON: Charlotte, here at last.
Oh, it's incredible.
Poor Tom, the Colonel has lent
him his observation balloon
but no one is brave enough
to go up in it.
What about you, Sir?
Can I not persuade you to be
the first to make an ascent?
You, Sir?
What about you, Sir?
I'll make the ascent!
MARY: My dear, you couldn't
possibly, it's too dangerous.
- CHARLOTTE: Don't worry, Mary.
- Let the young lady pass.
Miss Heywood, welcome.
Colonel, do I have
your permission to go up?
I assure you, it would give me
the greatest pleasure.
Well, it's true, a woman
has made the ascent before.
Two in fact, by my knowledge.
Then, let me be the third.
TOM: My dear girl,
I could not possibly allow it,
absolutely not.
If Miss Heywood is first,
it's certain others will follow.
Private Markland,
I will accompany her.
She will be safe in my hands.
[APPLAUSE]
Are you not tempted, Miss Lambe?
I prefer to keep my feet
on the ground.
Oh, I don't believe that.
I think you would soar
to the heavens.
It's your jailors
that keep you tethered.
Mary is not my jailor,
she is my friend.
Really?
It seems to me like
you're hemmed in on all sides.
I don't know
how you can bear it.
[ROPE CREAKS]
[SEAGULLS SQUAWK]
It's like a dream.
I feel as if I were flying.
Is it too late to mention I'm
not enamoured of heights?
Fears are there to be conquered.
You are quite unlike any woman
I have ever met, Miss Heywood.
[ROPE SNAPS]
[CROWD GASPS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
LADY DENHAM: Mr Parker!
[ARTHUR GASPS]
ARTHUR: Aargh!
[ARTHUR SCREAMS]
Help! Help!
Aargh! Help!
Arthur!
- Help!
- Arthur!
Help! Help!
[ARTHUR GASPS]
It's Arthur.
Well done, Arthur.
Thank God for you.
[APPLAUSE]
You're a hero, Arthur!
This was bravely done!
[APPLAUSE]
I should tell you,
I think I have agreed
a truce with my charges
and perhaps
even with their father.
Their father?
It seems Mr Colbourne
is a better man
than I had given him credit for.
I believe he is just
grieving for his late wife
[CROWD APPLAUSE]
ARTHUR: Woo!
[APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE CONTINUES]
Miss Heywood!
Gentlemen and even Ladies, who
would like a ride to the skies?
Come along!
Now, now, one at a time,
please. You Sir.
From the moment we met, you have
spoken to me with candour.
I fear I have not
repaid the courtesy.
It's against my nature to impugn
another man's character
but I must warn you to be on
your guard against Mr Colbourne.
Why?
Please, just take my word.
With respect,
you cannot warn me on such
strong terms without evidence.
Some years ago,
there was a young lady who meant
a very great deal to me.
She had a fierce, bright spirit,
not unlike your own.
Her name was Lucy.
His wife?
Colbourne stole her from me,
Miss Heywood,
and then for reasons I do not
comprehend, he destroyed her.
I believe he needs his mother.
Will you take him?
Later, perhaps.
[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]
[CHUCKLES MADLY]
Yes!
Good.
[DOOR KNOCK]
Okay
[PANTS]
[DOOR KNOCK]
[SIGHS]
[GASPS]
You will paint my portrait
on my terms.
If I am satisfied,
you may name your price.
I shall not rest until we are
both satisfied, Miss Lambe.
Are you alone?
Yes.
Would you like to come in?
Good evening, Mr Lockhart.
TOM: Dare I say it,
the best midsummer fair yet
and you were the hero
of the hour, Arthur.
Glad to be of service, Tom.
But for you, I might be halfway
to France by now.
Quite, although I have to say
Colonel Lennox saved the day.
MARY: What are the shopkeepers
doing there?
SHOPKEEPERS: There he is, look!
- There's Mr Parker!
- Mr Parker!
TOM: Yes.
SHOPKEEPERS: Sir, they need to
be paid!
TOM: Gentlemen, madam,
I have the situation in hand.
Mr Parker will talk to
the Colonel on your behalf
at the first opportunity.
All will be resolved.
TOM: Yes, please.
This has been a great day
for Sanditon
and I can assure you that all of
your problems will be solved
when you understand
one simple fact which
And I give you my word,
I will explain in great detail,
er tomorrow.
[SHOPKEEPERS SHOUT AND THUMP]
[SHOUTING CONTINUES]
[THUMPING ON DOOR]
Mr Tom Parker, what a triumph.
Edward, may we speak apart
for a moment?
Of course.
But first, can I tempt you
to another game of Hazard,
you must give me the chance
to recoup my losses.
It is a tempting proposition -
Come, let's celebrate the
success of the day, Parker.
We make a good team, do we not?
[DICE RATTLE]
What is the matter, Denham?
You are not yourself.
It seems I am to be a father.
That is surely
a cause for celebration.
It may yet be.
I am told you showed
great courage at Bidasoa.
Remarkable, given how young
you must have been.
Fraser -
She deserves better.
Set her straight.
[DISTANT MEN SHOUT]
I really thought your numbers
would come up, Parker.
I do not have a hundred pounds
to hand, Colonel.
Don't worry,
I know you're good for it.
Now, what was it
you wished to discuss?
ALISON: A personal tribute
from the Colonel himself.
I am not sure you have
come down to earth since.
I'm still trying
to make sense of it.
Cornflowers?
Where did you find them?
At Mr Colbourne's estate.
[THEME MUSIC]