Sanditon (2019) s03e01 Episode Script

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♪♪
CHARLOTTE:
As I am resolved not to marry,
I will need an income.
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ALISON: A governess?
MARY: For Mr. Colbourne,
of all people?
- Have I captured you?
- Utterly.
TOM "The man
seeking her fortune
is Charles Lockhart."
MARY: There's something else you
should know--
your mother is still alive.
CHARLOTTE: We let our emotions
get the better of us.
Thank you for making
your feelings so clear.
CHARLOTTE:
May I introduce Mr. Ralph Starling.
Ralph and I are to be married.
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
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[WHEELS & HOOVES NOISE]
[HAPPY MUSIC]
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- [GALLOPING]
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CHARLOTTE:
Look, Ralph.
Any moment now,
you'll catch a glimpse of the sea.
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[CHUCKLES]
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I do hope I shall make
a good impression.
I should hate to let you down.
You have nothing to worry about.
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[SEAGULLS CAWING]
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ARTHUR:
Many happy returns, Georgiana!
MARY:
They were my mother's.
I hope you like them.
Thank you.
I shall wear them to my party
on Saturday.
TOM: And of course,
in line with your father's wishes,
today you take possession
of your inheritance.
[HAPPY MUSIC]
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[CHUCKLES]
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[SEAGULLS CAWING]
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- [HOOVES NOISE]
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- [DOOR OPENS ]
- [HORSE NICKERS]
Thank you.
I've never seen so many visitors.
Tom must be delighted.
- GEORGIANA: Charlotte!
- Oh!
I'm so happy
you could come.
Happiest of birthdays,
Georgiana!
And I am glad to see you, too,
Mr. Starling.
It was kind of you to include me
on the invitation, Miss Lambe.
How could I not?
You're about to marry
my dearest friend.
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- ♪♪
- [HOOVES NOISE]
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LADY DENHAM:
I must say, Dr. Fuchs,
this might be
your finest innovation yet!
Danke schön, meine Dame!
Though I must emphasize
this treatment is still at
an experimental stage.
Oh, nevertheless!
The theory is,
the more physical punishment
he learns to endure
the better his mind
will resist temptation.
And pump!
- [PUMP SQUEAKS]
- [WATER CHURNING]
[WATER SQUIRTS]
- [GASPS]
- [WATER NOISE]
[GRUNTS]
[CHUCKLING]
[WATER CONTINUES]
No more! No more.
- [SEAGULLS CAWING]
- [CARRIAGE NOISE]
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LYDIA: Look, Harry!
- Is it not charming?
- Perfectly quaint.
That is irrelevant!
We're not here to admire the view.
I can only pray that we left
our reputation in Bath.
Oh, I packed mine in my trunk.
Was I not supposed to?
[SIGHS]
- [TOM STAMMERS]
- [HORSE WHINNIES]
Lady Montrose, Your Grace,
Lady Lydia.
Mr. Tom Parker
at your service.
It is my honor to welcome
you to the country's most
fashionable resort.
LADY MONTROSE:
How kind, Mr. Parker.
We're looking forward to seeing
what Sanditon has to offer.
- Drive on!
- DRIVER: Move on!
- [HOOVES NOISE]
- [FUNNY MUSIC]
- [DISTANT VOICES]
- [CARRIAGE MOVES AWAY]
[BIRDS CAWING]
HANKINS: "I had heard of You
by the hearing of the ear,
[LOUDLY]
but now my eye sees You."
"And therefore, I despise myself,
and repent in dust and ashes."
Very good, Sir Edward.
[FOOTSTEPS IN THE SILENCE]
Temptation is
everywhere you look.
You must resist
with all your might
if you are to earn forgiveness.
Not only from your dear aunt,
but from God,
the heavenly Father.
Are you willing to accept
His Fatherly embrace?
I am.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[BIRDS CAWING]
Dr. Fuchs.
Guten Abend.
Fräulein?
I had no idea
you sprechen meine Sprache!
Ein bisschen, Herr Doktor.
Oh!
If I didn't know otherwise,
I would think you were
a maiden of the Rhine.
Ah
gentlemen,
I'm here to discuss
Sir Edward's progress.
HANKINS: Well, I think it is safe
to say he is making vast strides
under my spiritual tutelage.
With respect,
my treatment is surely
the more proven cause
of his rehabilitation.
With respect,
a man's soul
cannot be redeemed by science.
When it comes to
sickness of the mind,
I would sooner put my faith
in medicine than prayer.
Then I suggest
you read your Bible, sir,
and make study of the miracles!
Come, sister.
We have heard quite enough
ungodly fiddle-faddle!
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[BELL TOLLING IN DISTANCE]
[LAUGHING, APPLAUDING]
- [GASPS]
- [CHEERING, LAUGHING]
- RALPH: Ah!
- [OTHERS GROAN]
- Ralph!
- I'm fine, I'm fine.
TOM: The first rule of snapdragon,
Mr. Starling:
hesitation is fatal.
Charlotte's always
been a demon at it.
Clearly, I will have to practice.
So, as you've seen, my dear,
Sanditon is now the place
to be seen!
I can only think Brighton
and London are quite empty.
And if we weren't already
on the map,
Georgiana's party would
certainly announce our arrival.
ARTHUR: I am determined
it shall be the grandest event
this town has ever seen.
I want to mark
my coming of age
with style. To announce
myself to society.
I only hope
you don't spend your entire inheritance
in one evening.
We plan to build an indoor
pleasure garden for our guests,
Miss Heywood!
- Heavens!
- [GEORGIANA GIGGLING]
TOM: And what guests they are!
Not only Her Grace,
the Lady Montrose, and her son
the Duke of Buckinghamshire,
but we await the arrival of your friend
Lady Susan de Clemente.
Oh, I shall be so pleased
to see her again.
RALPH: Lady de Clemente?
TOM: Yes, they met
at a masked ball in London.
- Did you not, my dear?
- When were you in London, Charlotte?
She and the late Mr. Parker
journeyed there for my benefit.
- It's a long story.
- MARY: We needn't dwell on it.
TOM: Yes, so, uh,
in short, everyone of consequence
will be at the party!
GEORGIANA: Not everyone.
Your former employer, Mr. Colbourne,
will also not be attending.
I believe he remains in Bath.
From what Charlotte has told me,
that is no great loss.
TOM: Quite right, Mr. Starling,
quite right.
But rest assured,
there will be no shortage
of eligible gentlemen
in attendance.
Now that you are to be married,
Charlotte,
we must hope that Georgiana
follows your example.
I fear
our wedding
will seem very modest
- in comparison with this party.
- I'm sure
it will be lovely.
Yes, and what a perfect
time of year to be married.
What is it Mr. Wordsworth said?
"Season's mists
and mellow fruitfulness"?
[CHUCKLING]:
Oh, I think that was Shelley.
Was it? Hmm.
Mr. Starling,
can you settle the matter?
I
I couldn't tell you.
I fear poetry is rather lost on me.
Keats.
It was John Keats.
[ARTHUR LAUGHING]
Keats.
You do realize you're marrying
a woman of great learning,
Mr. Starling.
How could I forget?
[SOFT MUSIC]
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[HOOVES NOISE]
- [WAVES SOUND]
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- [HOOVES IN DISTANCE]
- [SAD DRAMATIC MUSIC]
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[DOOR OPENS]
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[DOOR CLOSES QUIETLY]
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A pleasant evening?
Passably. [CHUCKLES]
The, uh, the local people
made me feel most welcome.
This will not do, Harry!
We came here
to escape scandal,
not create more of it!
Fear not, Mother.
I am the very soul
of discretion.
Your only purpose here
is to restore our wealth
by finding a wife of means
and producing a son and heir.
I knew there was something
I had to do.
- I will not be mocked!
- Mother will not be mocked, Harry.
It is time you applied yourself
to the task at hand. Both of you.
Now, we have secured
an invitation
to Miss Lambe's
coming of age party.
She is an heiress with £100,000,
so you will find her, Harry,
and you will charm her.
I bet you a guinea
she's the size of a whale
with a prominent goiter.
- We do not have a guinea!
- [STIFLES LAUGH]
That is precisely why we
are in this predicament!
And as for you,
Lydia,
it will be no small task,
given you are almost 30
I am seven and 20.
but we will find you
a husband.
A suitable one, this time.
- [SIGHS]
- Yes, Mother.
There are no worse bedfellows
in this sorry world than
good breeding and destitution.
- [CHATTERS]
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
CHARLOTTE: And what of your mother?
Are you really no closer to finding her?
I've engaged agents on both
continents, but all in vain.
Their replies yield nothing.
You mustn't lose faith.
I'm still struggling to understand
why my father led me
to believe she was dead.
Perhaps
he was trying to protect you.
From what?
[SIGHS]
[LAUGHS]
I see your admirers
are as keen as ever.
Now that I have inherited,
they are relentless.
My experience with Lockhart
has strengthened my resolve
to avoid marriage at all costs.
I cannot blame you.
There was a time,
not so long ago,
that you swore off marriage.
Yet here you are.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Marrying the same man
you once came here to avoid.
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Not everyone has your fortune.
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I've known Ralph all my life,
and
for my father,
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this was
♪♪
foregone conclusion.
But do you love him?
Ralph is a kind and caring man.
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I'm very fond of him.
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And besides
[SIGHS]
I have loved in the past,
and look where that's got me.
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- [CARRIAGE NOISE]
- [SAD ROMANTIC MUSIC]
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[SHEET NOISE]
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[HOOVES NOISE]
- [SHUTTERS NOISE]
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- [CARRIAGE NOISE]
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[CARRIAGE APPROACHES]
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DRIVER: Ho!
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Welcome back, ladies.
- Sir.
- DRIVER: Move on.
Thank you, Mrs. Wheatley.
We're glad to be home.
♪♪
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- [PEOPLE TALKING IN BACKGROUND]
I do believe I spy her, my dear.
It is her.
That silhouette is unmistakable.
[TOM CHUCKLES]
TOM: Lady de Clemente.
- We have eagerly awaited your return
- [LADY SUSAN CHUCKLES]
I am heartily glad to be back,
Mr. Parker.
My dear,
what a tonic it is
to see your face again!
Oh, I could say
the very same thing!
I am desperate
to hear your news.
Did you know she is
to be married, my lady?
I most certainly did not!
How could you
keep this from me?
I am mortally offended.
You must tell me everything!
[CHUCKLES]
- [VOICES & LAUGHTERS IN DISTANCE]
- [SOFT MUSIC]
♪♪
Now that we are returned, Uncle,
I hope you will renounce your campaign
in trying to find me a husband.
I would be remiss
in my duty if I did.
LEO: Why does she have to get married
if she doesn't want to?
To assure her security
and position.
I'm afraid that's just
how society works, Leo.
And so,
I must be subjected
to a steady procession
of dull, shallow, foppish boys.
If marriage is so important,
Father,
why don't you find a wife?
Because
your father is
even more particular than I am.
At every ball we attended in Bath,
he could have had his pick.
- That was hardly the case.
- But none were quite good enough
for Mr. Alexander Colbourne.
I suspect you are holding out
for some kind of
unattainable ideal.
A woman of unsurpassable beauty
who can ride a horse
and quote poetry.
Find me such a woman, Augusta,
and I may yet consider her.
I'm thrilled that you have
found so much contentment.
Though I confess
this is not the life
I would have expected for you.
That you'd marry a farmer
and return to your village.
Why not?
It's been good enough
for my parents.
Why should it not be
good enough for me?
Oh, come on!
Lady de Clemente!
Oh
Lady Montrose.
We met at the late lamented
Princess Charlotte's wedding.
Mm.
How could I forget?
Uh, this is my daughter,
Lady Lydia Montrose,
and my son, Lord Montrose,
the Duke of Buckinghamshire.
My friend Miss Heywood.
Mm! It appears the entire
haut monde is here at Sanditon.
I wonder if the newly crowned king
might even pay a visit.
[CHUCKLES]: Who is to say?
- [HOOVES NOISE]
- [FUNNY MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
Although I have every reason
to suspect he might.
- LEO: Miss Heywood!
- Oh!
- I thought you were in Bath.
- AUGUSTA: We were.
Uncle packed up Heyrick Park
soon after you left.
Lady de Clemente,
this is Mrs. Wheatley,
Miss Markham,
and Miss Colbourne.
How do you do, my lady?
LEO: Why did you leave
so suddenly?
You never even said goodbye!
Oh, Leo, I so wanted to,
but it was
Difficult.
I, I regret the manner
of my leaving.
LEO: But now you're back,
will you be our governess again?
I'm sorry, Leo.
Why not?
MRS. WHEATLEY:
Miss Colbourne!
I'm only here for
Miss Lambe's party tomorrow,
and then I'll be returning home.
But it's wonderful
to see your faces again.
I miss you all.
Heyrick Park has felt
your absence, too,
Miss Heywood.
[INDISTINCT VOICES IN DISTANCE]
[HAPPY MUSIC]
I, I must hasten home
before Mr. Pryce arrives.
Who's Mr. Pryce, Tom?
You seem uncommonly agitated.
[GUFFAWS]: Mary.
Rowleigh Pryce
is a speculator of unparalleled renown
who has expressed an interest
in my plans for a hotel.
If I can secure his investment,
it will be the coup of the century.
But by all accounts, he's not
an easy man to impress.
Who can fail to be
impressed by you, Tom?
Thank you, Mary.
That's just what
I keep telling myself.
♪♪
I've repaired the church roof,
rung the bells for morning service,
mucked out Moses,
the Hankins' shire horse,
and have found
great purpose in my labors.
I must thank you, Aunt.
When I look back at the miserable
wretch that I once was,
I feel only the deepest shame.
But now,
it's as if I'm reborn.
I only hope you can see
evidence of that for yourself.
I remain unconvinced.
And yet
both Dr. Fuchs and Mr. Hankins
seem to think
that you have made
a modicum of progress.
I'm grateful to both of those gentlemen.
If I could,
I would subject myself
to their ministrations forever.
Well, I abide by the original
terms of our arrangement.
Once I have observed
consistent evidence
that you are reformed,
I will grant you a living.
My dearest Aunt,
- you are kindness itself.
- But in the meantime,
if I catch even the vaguest hint
of anything immoral,
or find you up to
your old buckish ways,
then
you can consider
our contract broken.
And for now, you can
accompany me into town.
I shall need someone
to carry my purchases.
♪♪
Mr. Pryce?
Parker?
Indeed, sir.
Mr. Tom Parker, at your service.
You've kept me waiting
damn near half an hour, man!
My humblest apologies, sir.
[BELL RINGS]
How was your journey?
Long, hot, cramped,
and generally excruciating.
So, this better be worth it!
I assure you it will be, sir.
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
It is [KNOCKS ON DOOR]
my honor to welcome you to Sanditon,
- the finest resort in the whole of
- Stop flannelling, man,
and get to the point!
- [DOOR OPENS]
- PRYCE: Ah!
Finally!
♪♪
I cannot decide between
the green and gold Chinese silk
or the yellow taffeta.
Which do you think will provide
the greater entrance?
I think your beauty
needs little adornment.
Those of us who know you
admire you for your
finer qualities,
not for your clothes,
or for hosting
an extravagant party.
You have no need
to prove yourself to anyone.
Thank you.
Perhaps I can order both
and decide on the night.
Good afternoon, Miss Lambe.
Why can't they understand
I am not in the least bit interested?
[SIGHS]
I live in hope you will meet someone
who will change your mind.
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[CARRIAGE IN DISTANCE]
I do believe I spy your heiress.
Your use of the possessive
seems a tad presumptuous.
It seems she is beautiful,
as well as rich.
So, you have no excuse, Harry.
You must snaffle her,
before you're beaten to it.
I live only to serve you, Mother.
- [CARRIAGE NOISE]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
How long were you
their governess?
A few short months.
I couldn't help but notice you made
no mention of your wedding to them.
- It didn't seem relevant.
- RALPH: Charlotte!
Mm, Ralph.
Uh, may I introduce
Lady de Clemente.
Mr. Ralph Starling.
How do you do, my lady?
Many congratulations,
Mr. Starling.
You have made
an excellent choice of wife.
I have bought you a present.
It is Mr. Keats's new work.
Oh, you had no need to do that.
I wanted to.
I thought we might
read it together.
[SOFT MUSIC]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER IN DISTANCE]
- ♪♪
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[CUTLERY CATTLE]
- [FOOTSTEPS]
- [QUIET CHATTER]
I fear I've failed you.
I've made enquiries
all along the coast, and I cannot find
any obliging dove fanciers.
Thank you, Arthur,
but I can live without the birds.
Speaking of birds,
a peacock approaches.
Miss Lambe.
Lord Montrose,
Duke of Buckinghamshire.
I must thank you for
the kind invitation.
Think nothing of it.
Mr. Parker is organizing the party.
I'm barely aware of inviting you.
May I presume to ask if you might
take the air along the promenade
tomorrow?
I fear Miss Lambe is otherwise
engaged.
Even if I'm not,
- the answer would be the same.
- Hm!
Then I shall
respectfully withdraw.
[QUIET CHATTER]
[FOOTSTEPS]
- That was suspiciously easy.
- Hmm.
Look.
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- [CARRIAGE NOISE]
- EDWARD: Oh!
- Ow!
[GRUNTS]
[VIOLIN MUSIC]
My dear lady
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- ♪♪
Please forgive me.
I am not your dear lady.
Poetry?
Are you the author?
♪♪
No lasting damage, I hope.
As a matter of fact,
I'm mortally wounded.
LADY DENHAM: Edward!
♪♪
Good day to you, miss.
♪♪
Was that Mr. Colbourne's niece?
You'd better have a very good reason
for talking to her.
We barely exchanged a word, Aunt.
She dropped her book,
I returned it.
- It was entirely innocent.
- Hm.
♪♪
You'd do well to stay away
from that man, Miss Markham.
♪♪
You cannot fall at
the first obstacle, Harry!
You're obviously
not charming enough!
You will try again tomorrow.
Redouble your efforts.
And as for you, Lydia,
the search continues.
Mr. Arthur Parker is unwed,
but of no great means.
Sir Edward Denham
is notorious,
as well as penniless.
And Mr. Hankins [SIGHS]
hardly warrants a mention.
PRYCE: This town
is a damn sight smaller
than I was expecting.
Well, it may seem that way
from, uh,
this vantage point,
Mr. Pryce,
but, uh,
if you will accompany me
- down on to the beach
- No, no, I have a loathing for sand.
Well, um, uh,
perhaps I might interest you
in a spot of lunch?
- I have a rather fine claret.
- You needn't butter me up,
Parker.
I have made my fortune
by listening only to my gut.
And at this moment,
it is telling me
that I would be a fool
not to invest in your hotel.
[HAPPY MUSIC]
♪♪
Well,
that is wonderful news,
Mr. Pryce.
Uh, all that remains
is Lady Denham's approval.
But that is a mere
formality.
I shall introduce you
tomorrow.
♪♪
Papa! Papa! You'll never guess
who's returned to Sanditon!
No!
I'm stumped.
Miss Heywood!
AUGUSTA: She said how much
she missed us all.
How much she regrets
the circumstances of her departure.
Did she?
You, uh, always told us
it was her decision to leave.
- That was my perception.
- Hmm.
[SAD SOFT MUSIC]
♪♪
AUGUSTA: You can't deny it,
Mrs. Wheatley.
You saw how he reacted
to her name.
I am saying nothing.
LEO: What are you talking about?
Your father and Miss Heywood
are in love.
I have long suspected it.
That is why she left
so abruptly.
- It all makes perfect sense.
- But what does that mean?
It means that before
she leaves Sanditon,
we must force them to acknowledge
their feelings for one another.
And how do you intend
to do that?
Perhaps
if we could
get them to dance together.
If only somebody was
holding a party.
♪♪
[VOICES IN DISTANCE]
TOM: Yes, you see, well, with all
the apartments, uh, now taken,
we're having to turn new
visitors away-- thank you.
Hence the need
for an elegant new hotel, hm.
I'm astonished
that you have finally lived up
to your promise, Mr. Parker.
You have turned our town
into a thriving resort.
Thank you.
[CHUCKLES]
And I believe you have
secured an investor.
Well, no ordinary investor, my lady.
A veritable King Midas.
Oh!
- Does the gentleman have a name?
- [DOORBELL RINGING]
I believe that might be him now.
Please excuse me.
[CHUCKLES]
[FOOTSTEPS MOVE AWAY]
[HOOVES NOISE OUTSIDE]
TOM [IN FRONT HALL]:
Mr. Pryce, good morning!
PRYCE: Is it? Why?
Did he say Pryce?
Yes, Mr. Rowleigh Pryce.
I suddenly feel unwell.
Where is your servants' entrance?
What?
[YELLING]:
Where is your servants' entrance?!
Oh, this way, this way.
TOM [IN FRONT HALL]:
This way, please, Mr. Pryce.
My dear wife, Mrs. Mary Parker,
is also in attendance.
[FUNNY MUSIC]
Lady Denham,
allow me to introduce you to
Um Unfortunately,
Lady Denham was
called away unexpectedly.
I usually take a nap
this time of the day.
Will you tell Lady Denham,
whoever she may be,
that I do not care to have
my sleep stolen
for no purpose!
Damned impertinence!
Mr. Pryce, I
♪♪
CHARLOTTE:
And she just ran away?
I've never seen a woman of her
years move with such
- alacrity. I cannot account for
- [CHUCKLES] Yeah.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Yeah. Well, no matter.
We shall invite Mr. Pryce
to Georgiana's party tonight.
We shall sit them together,
then she cannot escape.
Given your description
of Mr. Pryce,
might they not prove
a rather combustible mix?
Well, as long as they are
talking profit, I suspect she'll be
- all ears.
- Charlotte and I
I are going to visit Mrs. Filkins
in the Old Town--
we will meet you
- and Mr. Starling at the beach.
- Dearest heart.
I cannot wait.
- [PEOPLE TALKING IN BACKGROUND]
- [SOFT MUSIC]
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- ♪♪
CHARLOTTE: It's a while
since I visited the Old Town.
I always thought it an irony
that the very people that built Sanditon
and who serve its visitors
should live so humbly themselves.
I've never thought of it like that.
And Mrs. Filkins was
once your maid?
Yes.
She married Mr. Filkins
and had children
and hasn't stopped since.
I visit as often as I can
with a few gifts or provisions.
That's kind of you.
It's not just a kindness.
It's nice to find an occupation
outside being a wife
and a mother.
Rewarding as that is,
of course.
♪♪
[KNOCKS AT DOOR]
[BABY FUSSING]
Oh, you're too generous,
Mrs. Parker.
Honestly, Mrs. Filkins,
it's the least I can do.
Forgive the mess.
If I'd known you was coming
- Not at all.
- Jonas, don't do that!
You wouldn't mind,
would you, miss?
[SOFTLY]: Hi!
It has been a bit overwhelming,
if I'm honest.
You always think one more
won't make a difference.
I know what it's like--
I'm one of 12.
And what's your name?
Tess.
And this is my sister Dora.
When I visit you next,
I'll bring some books.
Will you teach me to read them?
MARY: Alas, Miss Heywood
is leaving tomorrow.
Then she is to be married.
Oh, congratulations, miss.
Before you know it,
you'll be just like me.
♪♪
I've never felt such apprehension.
I feel like an actor about
to open as Hamlet.
I'm sure there'll be some detail
that has escaped me.
I never meant for this
to be such a burden, Arthur.
It is only a party.
It is rather more
than that to me.
I suppose I'd hoped it might,
in some small way,
make up for my part in
the Lockhart debacle.
Forget about him.
You are a true, dear friend.
And tonight will be perfect.
[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- [INDISTINCT VOICES]
Oh, uh, Mr. Pryce!
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]
Uh!
Did you receive the invitation?
I trust you will join us tonight.
I don't care for parties, Parker.
Far too clamorous for my liking.
Thank you all the same.
[STAMMERS]: Lady Denham
specifically requested
your presence there, sir.
She was most apologetic
for missing you yesterday.
Oh, very well.
I daresay I could put
in a brief appearance.
But don't expect me to dance!
[CHUCKLES]
[SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
[ARTHUR GUFFAWS]
[ALL LAUGHING]
ARTHUR: Yes, very good!
Ralph, will you take a turn?
I am happy to remain a spectator.
Nonsense, Mr. Starling,
I insist!
I bet you will prove a natural.
RALPH: I'm not so sure.
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- [FUNNY MUSIC]
[SIGHING]:
I fear the peacock returns.
GEORGIANA: Oh, for pity's
sake. [SIGHS]
♪♪
[CLEARS THROAT, SNIFFS]
♪♪
I thought I was quite clear
- that I have no interest.
- [SOFTLY]: Neither do I.
Not in the least.
But if you would be good enough
to pretend, just for one moment,
that you find me extraordinarily amusing,
then I give you my word,
I will leave you alone.
♪♪
[LAUGHS]
[LAUGHING]
[BOTH LAUGHING]
[BOTH LAUGHING]
- [BOTH LAUGHING]
- Do we know who that man is, Tom?
- That, my dear
- [GEORGIANA LAUGHING]
is the Duke of Buckinghamshire.
Lady Denham, Lady de Clemente,
and now a duke.
I had no idea you kept
such rarefied company.
That's why I need you,
to keep my feet on the ground.
Come, Mr. Starling.
[LIGHT WIND BLOWS]
TOM: Thank you, brother.
- [SEAGULLS SQUAWKING]
- [LIGHT WIND]
[TOM AND ARTHUR EXCLAIM]
AUGUSTA: Miss Heywood!
Miss Lambe's maid told us
you were picnicking here.
- We have something for her.
- Oh!
Georgiana!
You remember Miss Markham
and this is Miss Colbourne.
Many happy returns
on your birthday!
We've brought you a present.
Thank you!
We hope your party
is a great success,
Miss Lambe.
Forgive me.
When I sent out the invitations,
I thought you were in Bath.
What a shame.
I should have loved to attend
more than anything.
I'm sure one more guest
wouldn't make too great a difference.
Would it, Charlotte?
[HAPPY MUSIC]
It's your party.
You are too kind, but
I would require a chaperone,
which would mean bringing my uncle.
I fear that is too far.
GEORGIANA: Not at all.
You both would be most welcome.
Thank you so much!
♪♪
[ARTHUR GRUNTS]
♪♪
[CHEERS, LAUGHS]
Well played, Mr. Starling.
You and the Duke of Buckinghamshire
seemed to be getting on rather famously,
Georgiana.
- I remain unconvinced of his charms.
- Well, you seemed quite convinced
from where I was sitting.
[CHUCKLES]
Now, if I could see you
become a duchess,
I, I would feel I'd truly fulfilled
my role as guardian.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves,
Tom.
We know nothing about him.
I suppose, if nothing else,
it would finally rid me
of the fortune hunters.
Shall we see if we cannot
find some bigger shells
for your necklaces?
[LIGHT WIND]
[CHUCKLES]
[SAD SOFT MUSIC]
My mother left me a necklace
made from shells.
[SAD MUSIC CELLO]
♪♪
- [WAVES SOUND]
- ♪♪
♪♪
- [WAVES SOUND]
- ♪♪
♪♪
[CHUCKLING]
♪♪
[DOOR SLAMS]
[SAD MUSIC ORCHESTRAL]
♪♪
AUGUSTA:
Miss Lambe meant to invite us
in the first place, but just
assumed we were still in Bath.
The party is just hours away.
I'm not convinced I can be good
company at such short notice.
Augusta has already accepted.
You should have consulted me first.
Well,
I knew you would be keen
on attending since
there will be so
many prospective suitors there
for me to meet.
How could we pass up
such an opportunity?
This seems a rather sudden
change of heart.
Hm, perhaps I have learned
the error of my ways.
Miss Heywood will be there.
She expressed great hope
in you attending.
Since you've already accepted,
it seems I have little choice.
- Hm!
- [SOFT MUSIC]
[DOOR SHUTS]
♪♪
HARRY: I called
to ask if you might see a way to
[SAD MUSIC]
to forgetting
anything you may have observed
on the beach today.
I saw nothing.
Your Grace.
Thank you, Miss Lambe.
As a duke, I must
maintain certain appearances,
you understand.
All too well.
However,
I do have a proposition.
♪♪
She has given me the great honor
- of accompanying her to her party.
- [GASPS]
Oh!
- And of opening the dancing with her.
- Oh!
Oh, my darling boy,
that is balm to my soul!
I knew she'd be unable
to resist you
once you'd set your mind to it.
And as if that weren't enough
good news
I believe I've
found you a match, Lydia.
He's a wealthy widower
recently returned from Bath,
he sounds quite perfect.
His name is
Alexander Colbourne.
[FUNNY MUSIC]
♪♪
- Do I pass muster?
- ♪♪
You must be seen at your best
tonight, sir.
Life affords so few
second chances.
As I am all too aware.
♪♪
Well, Uncle, I am ready.
Are you?
♪♪
[LAUGHS]
♪♪
- [CARRIAGE NOISE]
- [HAPPY MUSIC]
♪♪
Is it not thrilling, Mary?
Everywhere one looks,
there is another lord or lady.
You mustn't forget tonight
is for Georgiana, my dear.
Not for Sanditon.
Can it not be for both?
[CHUCKLES]
Charlotte, you look
quite spectacular!
I hope you realize how lucky
you are, Mr. Starling.
Oh, I can't believe
my good fortune.
Although I can't say what use
Charlotte'll have for
such finery in Willingden.
Hm.
Yes, please.
I fear
we find ourselves
amongst a rather rakish crowd.
I pray we shall be delivered
from the
beastliness
of bacchanalian excess.
Hm.
[ORCHESTRA PLAYING
IN BACKGROUND]
♪♪
ARTHUR: Yes, if you could
swap these two over.
- Yes, sir.
- Thank you-- go, go, go.
- Welcome!
- Oh!
CHARLOTTE:
This is magnificent, Arthur!
- You've done Georgiana proud!
- Thank you!
Do you really think
she'll like it?
I'm certain of it!
[SOFTLY]:
Yes, uh, I, uh
May I borrow your betrothed
for a turn about the room,
Mr. Starling?
By all means, my lady.
As long as you return her to me.
What if Mr. Pryce decides
not to come?
Patience, Tom.
He'll be here, all will be well.
LADY DENHAM:
What a perfectly vulgar display.
Inheriting a fortune seems
to have robbed Miss Lambe
of good taste
and discretion.
I regret, meine lady,
I shall be at a symposium
in London next week,
so we shall have to call
a brief
Zwischenspiel
to, uh, Sir Edward's
water treatment.
Oh, what a terrible shame.
Oh!
Oh, I see no reason to pause.
I'm perfectly capable
of wielding a hose.
Huh!
[ORCHESTRA CONTINUES]
♪♪
I do hope Mr. Colbourne
were here.
♪♪
Oh, it's an old dress,
but, uh
Yes, you look passable.
You must ration your
compliments, Mother.
You will make me conceited.
[SIGHS]
The first time we met
was at a party
not entirely unlike this one.
[CHUCKLES] I had never
felt so out of place.
Look how far you've come!
[CHUCKLES]
[SOFT ROMANTIC MUSIC]
♪♪
Miss Heywood.
♪♪
Lady de Clemente,
may I introduce Mr. Colbourne.
My lady.
And I've already had
the pleasure of meeting
Miss Markham.
How are you enjoying
the party, my lady?
♪♪
You look exceptionally
well, Miss Heywood.
Thank you.
I assume Miss Markham
persuaded you to come.
No, no, on the contrary, I
I came more than willingly.
I was hoping that we might
- have the chance to speak.
- LADY MONTROSE: Lady de Clemente,
would you be so kind
as to introduce us?
Can this be the famous
Mr. Colbourne?
[CHUCKLES]: An introduction seems
rather redundant now, does it not?
Oh, on the contrary, Mr. Colbourne
may not be aware that I am
the Dowager Duchess
Lady Montrose
and this is my daughter,
Lady Lydia.
Your Grace, Lady Lydia.
My niece, Miss Markham.
Miss Heywood.
How do you do, Miss Markham?
A pleasure to see you again,
Miss Heywood.
And you, Lady Lydia.
- [GUESTS APPLAUDING]
- [HAPPY MUSIC VIOLIN]
- [APPLAUSE CONTINUES]
- ♪♪
LADY MONTROSE:
And that is my son,
Lord Montrose,
Duke of Buckinghamshire,
and
Miss Lambe, of course.
[APPLAUSE CONTINUES]
HARRY: Oh!
I should never have
expected such a warm reception.
It is not you.
It is because I have arrived.
- [APPLAUSE CONTINUES]
- ♪♪
♪♪
Forgive me, Your Grace.
I didn't know you and Georgiana
were so well acquainted.
Oh!
Well, we haven't know
each other for long,
but our rapport
was instantaneous.
[BOTH LAUGH]
ARTHUR:
Georgiana, a word.
I cannot see you yield
to another fortune hunter.
I'm told he's quite notorious.
And I'm told
that his father has gambled away
their entire fortune.
[SOFTLY]:
I know what I am doing.
History will not repeat itself.
[CLEARS THROAT]
GEORGIANA:
Tonight is perfect.
You've surpassed yourself.
LADY SUSAN:
Charlotte tells me you have known
each other since childhood.
I have known and loved her
my whole life, my lady.
Although I confess, she seems
quite a different person here
in Sanditon.
One I hardly recognize.
For better or worse?
It is not for me to say.
[ORCHESTRA PLAYING]
♪♪
LADY MONTROSE:
Oh, you have my sympathy,
Lady Denham, what an indignity.
Have we any idea
- who this elusive gentleman is?
- Well, whoever he is,
he's clearly a man of ill breeding
and atrocious manners.
- [GUESTS MURMURING]
- ♪♪
Keep your eyes fixed on Mr. C.,
in case he should glance over.
But if he does,
look away at once.
Have you spotted
any eligible suitors yet?
AUGUSTA: Um, it,
it is too early to tell.
And you, Uncle?
[ORCHESTRA CONTINUES]
[CHUCKLES]
♪♪
- [GUEST MURMURING]
- ♪♪
♪♪
- [GUESTS MURMURING]
- ♪♪
Well, then, Sir Edward,
you must tell me
what your concerns are.
Sometimes I wonder
if my aunt will ever relent.
What if I spend years
enduring her treatments
and still find myself
out in the cold?
But your soul
will still be saved.
FUCHS:
It is a weeklong symposium
on recent medical advances.
- I am sure it would be of little interest.
- Oh, on the contrary,
Doctor,
- I am an assiduous autodidact.
- Ah!
Oh,
Oh, your glass needs refreshing,
Fräulein.
Uh, she has had an ample
sufficiency,
thank you, Dr. Fuchs.
[ORCHESTRA CONTINUES]
Oh, about time.
We'd given you up for dead.
As I live and breathe.
Louisa Brereton!
Lady Denham to you.
[LAUGHING]
I told you all would be well.
They're getting on famously.
You expect me to believe
that this was coincidence?
I swear upon my life.
Had I known you were
Lady Denham,
I should not have come
within 100 miles.
Poppycock!
- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
- [KEYS RATTLING]
MRS. WHEATLEY:
Miss Colbourne.
It is long past your bedtime,
is it not?
How can I sleep,
Mrs. Wheatley,
knowing they may be dancing
together right now?
[SOFT MUSIC]
It'll give you something
to dream about.
But what if Augusta's right,
and they do fall in love?
Miss Heywood
will be my mother.
Imagine that!
Let's not get ahead
of ourselves, shall we?
♪♪
[SAD SOFT MUSIC]
♪♪
- [GUESTS MURMURING]
- ♪♪
Miss Heywood.
When
I heard that you had
returned to Sanditon,
I could only assume that
you would wish to keep your distance.
But
when I heard that you had
spoken of your departure with regret,
I dared
to hope that there might yet be
a chance
- to tell you that
- Charlotte.
- [GUESTS MURMURING]
- [MUSIC ENDS]
Mr. Colbourne,
this is Mr. Starling.
He and I are
to be married.
[SAD DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪♪
Then I must
congratulate you both.
Thank you, sir,
but I interrupted
Not at all, I, um,
was merely inquiring
as to whether
persuade Miss Heywood
to return as our governess.
But I see now
that is not to be.
You have proven to be
quite irreplaceable.
Miss Heywood.
Mr. Starling.
♪♪
[FOOTSTEPS MOVE AWAY]
[GUEST MURMURING]
[WALTZ PLAYING]
♪♪
Is it true that your father
ruined you?
Afraid so.
We are paupers
with a title
and a large house.
Hence my mother's jubilation
at this match.
My guardians are
equally delighted.
My suitors quite deterred.
[WALTZ CONTINUES]
♪♪
MARY:
You're in a merry mood!
Is it any wonder?
Georgiana has a duke,
we have a new investor,
and soon Sanditon
shall have a hotel.
RALPH: Mr. Colbourne is not quite
the ogre you described.
Aren't you glad I saved you
from the life of a governess?
Immeasurably.
[WALTZ CONTINUES]
♪♪
LADY MONTROSE: Mr. Colbourne
has a very pleasing
countenance,
don't you think?
Highly.
Although I would have thought
he was a little young for you.
[WALTZ CONTINUES]
♪♪
I see Mr. Colbourne
is returned from Bath.
They say his niece--
an orphan, poor thing--
inherited a small
fortune from her parents.
♪♪
Scant consolation
for losing them.
[WALTZ CONTINUES]
♪♪
My lady, you finally had
the pleasure of meeting Mr. Pryce.
"Pleasure" is not
the word I'd use.
I would not trust that man
to put up a tent,
- let alone a hotel.
- [MUSIC ENDS, GUESTS APPLAUD]
You will not accept one
penny of that man's money.
Not so much as a ha'penny
or a farthing!
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- [ORCHESTRA NOT PLAYING]
Why didn't you tell me
you were getting married?
I thought I had.
It is hardly the sort of thing
to slip your mind.
You must join this next dance,
it is a quadrille.
I'm afraid
I don't know the steps.
Then you don't mind
if I borrow Charlotte.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- You and the duke of Buckinghamshire?
- I'll explain later.
- You and Mr. Colbourne?
- There's nothing to tell.
[CARRIAGE NOISE]
[ORCHESTRA PLAYS QUADRILLE]
With your permission,
I wonder if I might write to you
from London.
I should like nothing more,
Herr Doktor.
[QUADRILLE CONTINUES]
♪♪
Miss Markham.
I have been warned about you,
Sir Edward.
You have quite the reputation.
Then you shouldn't believe
everything you hear.
Well
I am perfectly capable
of forming my own opinion.
[QUADRILLE CONTINUES]
♪♪
I wish you luck in finding
a new governess.
♪♪
I wish you a happy marriage.
♪♪
I hope he is worthy of you.
[QUADRILLE CONTINUES]
♪♪
I understand you keep
a fine stable, Mr. Colbourne.
I am a keen equestrian myself.
♪♪
[CLAPPING IN RHYTHM]
Then you must come riding
at Heyrick Park.
At your convenience.
- [ORCHESTRA CONTINUES]
- [CLAPPING IN RHYTHM]
[LAUGHS]
- [CLAPPING IN RHYTHM]
- ♪♪
Shall we continue
our arrangement?
I see no reason not to.
LOCKHART:
Stop the music!
[MUSIC, CLAPPING STOP]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪♪
[SOFTLY]: Miss Lambe.
I must speak with you alone.
♪♪
Georgiana.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪♪
Uh
Mr. Parker?
ARTHUR: Maestro, please!
[CLAPS]
[MUSIC BEGINS]
What is the meaning of this?
You were not invited.
You're the last person on Earth
I wish to see.
It pains me to ruin your
celebration, honestly, it does,
but I'm afraid what I have
to give you cannot wait.
GEORGIANA:
What is this?
I am hereby serving you
with a writ
stating that
I am the rightful heir
to your father's fortune.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
I suggest you find
yourself a lawyer.
[SAD DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪♪
♪♪
Another lawyer turned her down?
If I lose my father's inheritance,
I lose my independence.
En garde!
Do we know you?
No, but I know you.
CHARLOTTE:
Georgiana needs me.
LADY SUSAN: You're sure that
she's not just an excuse
not to return to Willingden?
♪♪
♪♪