01x08 - Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

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every time I look at

you I'm so glad that you're the

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one I've been growing closer

to as the years have come and

gone sharing for good

orill hardly a day

aart older outside but still

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young morning Albert Mrs Kia morning

Norman morning early afternoon what was

our line of Sunday been to church no no

we've been to an all night roller

disco oh alone Mrs k thought it was you

your phone's been ringing oh I wonder

who it could have been whoever it was

they keep trying oh I hope nothing's

wrong with any of the kids oh he's

ringing

again it

stopped that ring again what' you think

it was well how should I know oh there

must be something wrong well we'll just

have to wait until they ring again yeah

yeah I expect C you right well I usually

am we going put the kettle on here I'm

parched perhaps it was our David yes yes

perhaps he might be ill ill well the

doctor said he had a weak chest that was

when he was

four suppose he's had an accident now

stop worrying e you're getting yourself

in a tizzy now go and put the cattle on

I want a cup of tea oh yeah all

right on the other hand it could have

been our Billy yes yes it could

something could have happened to the

ground children now there you go again

why do you always imagine the worst it

was probably nothing important yes

you're right but I I'll put the kettle

on oh

good it might have been our

Mary will you stop it she could be in

trouble you mean in the

club no well what sort of trouble I

don't know but I worry about her living

on on her own in Manchester well it

might not have been any of the kids

ringing well who was it then no one else

Rings us up well your sister Rings now

and again oh yes yes well most likely

been her perhaps she's ill then we give

over give over you make some tea you

make the tea what are you going to do

I'm going to ring the children and see

that they're all all

right hello Mary it's me m'am

yes of course I'm all right no no he's

all right I'm just ringing to see if

you're all

right oh I'm sorry well I I I'll speak

to you later well was she all right no

she wasn't I just got her out of the

bath I'll try hard Billy won't be in the

bath no more likely to be in the pub

like father like

son oh it's in

engaged oh well I'll ring our David look

I don't know why you don't wait until

whatever it was Rings back well I just

want to set my mind at rest oh hello

David it's me ma'am have you been trying

to ring

me oh no no it's nothing we're both fine

I'm not I'm dying a

third well we might pop over to see you

next weekend yes all right then byebye

love

it wasn't

him TR I'll Billy again what for well

you've got me worried

now

hello oh hello Billy it's

Billy oh it was you it was

him we were at

church oh I

see

yes

yes yes

yes

yes bye-bye

then that was a very revealing

conversation they're coming around this

afternoon what for he said he had

something to tell us oh what he didn't

say he said he'd tell us when he gets

here well at least now we know whose

telephone eh now stop worrying dear go

and make some de all

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right I wonder what it is he wants to

tell

can I sit in the front I want to sit in

the front I'd let you both sitting in

the back oh dad never mind oh Dad now

come on get in and behave yourself

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right all right yeah

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18

19 20 double n and bull want oh well

played no man what are you one

Albert three ping

now game's never over till this one I

know he's going to win it and all shut

up you're putting me off now then

where's

three same place as it was last time

Albert who I right now then right three

three to

get I don't you get a bit

closer right over the line oh I'm sorry

yeah any further over the line you

wouldn't need to throw them you could

lean out and stick them in right right

three to

get how's that not bad stuck in the

board that time I'll stick one in you in

a minute right right three to

get where' that one bounce up

to in my

beer D must be a bit blun come on Albert

hurry up I can put you out your misery

right right three

to

get got

it John Albert hey I'm getting the feel

of it now I Al Right double

n

and ball game set and match get them in

right I play a double quitch we've been

playing double or quits for the past

four Sundays right now you owe me 64

four

pints that's eight gallons get two M up

didn't it tell you what I'll settle for

a pint right two hours John

please M I can't stay long you know my

lad's coming around with the

grandchildren Y how many is he got now

Albert two t and Sally oh smashing kids

e and I think the world of them yeah

when U when are you and Barbara going to

get cracking oh there plenty of time for

that are you sure you know how to do it

you over have have you got enough lead

in your

pencil there is nothing wrong with my

pencil it's about time you got cracking

in is it we we waiting until we can

afford it if we' waited till we could

afford it we' still be bloody waiting

you know Albert's right Norman have him

while you're young well give us a chance

I've only been married a year that

butcher's lad's only been married 6

months and he's got

twins anyway she's on the fill well hide

them can't do that well uh get her a bit

Tiddly hey yes you will then she might

forget to take it oh yeah well time I

wasn't

here I've got to get back before the

grandchildren

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arrive come

on hurry

up that's 10

as well now what for to get some tofes

from that corner shop no you eat too

many sweets as it is mean hey now don't

be cheeky now come on here's G

Dad I know you too give us a kiss in you

smell funny it's be how do you know dad

smells like that when he been refering

oh you're clever little devil aren't you

hey come

on hello Dad hello son hey Joan oh

Grandad can we out temp PE can we

Grandad I told told you no oh go Young

on have one for you thanks Grandad

you're the best Granddad in the world go

on run up man now you go hey lovely kids

aren't they you know I was thinking when

the weather gets a bit better couldn't

they come and stay with us for the

weekend huh have I said something I

shouldn't no no come on let's go and see

man all yeah come

on hello man ma'am we here hello oh

hello John

hell oh you look nice thank you hi ma'am

hello

Billy where are the kids are they all

right oh yes yes they just popped down

the road to get some cofes oh good well

L sit yourselves down and make yourself

comfortable I'll go and put the kettle

on uh no uh you sit down ma' come on

we've uh got something to tell you well

can't it wait no I'd uh rather get it

over with oh sounds serious there's

nothing wrong between between you two is

there oh no it's nothing like that oh

that's a relief well I've uh I've had

the offer of a new job oh that's nice in

Australia Australia yeah it all happened

in such a rush I couldn't tell you

anything before because nothing was

definite until last week and they been

dashing around trying to get the

Visas anyway we're leaving

tomorrow so soon yeah it's a really big

construction firm they want me out there

right away they're paying all I Affairs

to fly

out well I I don't know what to say it's

a bit of a shock that's what we felt

like last week well you haven't say much

Dad what do you

think I think it's a damn stupid idea oh

come on dad well I mean you ask what I

thought I told

you what do you want to go uprooting

everything for because it's an

opportunity that won't come again a

chance for a better

life what about us you

he your mom and me aren't getting any

younger you know Terry and Sally are the

only grandchildren we've got you go off

to Australia we likely never see him

again I can't help that well I think

you're being damn selfish Albert I'm

being selfish let's not lose our tempers

oh it's no good Joan I know you won't

understand you owe us some consideration

I owe you nothing nothing

nothing I've seen your mother and I go

without for you to get your clothes give

you good education I didn't ask you to

do it did I you did it just as much for

you as you did for me it's my life dad

you've had yours it's a Pity we're still

alive isn't it eh then you you could you

could go off with nothing on your

conscience come on Joan where are you

going oh I'm sorry ma but our minds are

made up we're going to Australia

tomorrow whether you like it or not I'm

sorry

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say him again please why you Shing way

Norman tonight's the

night I beg your

pardon I'm going to do

it do

what

congratulations I'm going to get a Tipsy

you're not doing too badly yourself

another couple of drinks she'll forget

everything bills

included well

there you

go

all I don't know about Barbara

forgetting everything but you've

forgotten something well you haven't

paided for the drinks you see it

works

sorry good

luck there we are bud bar love I didn't

really want another you get it down

it'll do you

good

cheers

cheers you're a lovely girl Barbara

you're drunk you're

right I'm in to icated with your beauty

sure be D

thing are you glad you married me well I

was I'm glad I married you

good are you glad I'm glad a sh up you

be you

know I think we've got a very good

relationship you and me you and

I oh it's not you and me it's you and

I well it's us though is

it yeah the two of all we'll always be

together Just the Two of all

sure I don't care let him L I'm very

happy

tonight are you very happy tonight yeah

of course I

am I think we've got a very good

marriage me and you and

I there's only one thing that's

missing we are not ging a

dog not a dog you

silly not a dog no not not a dog uh I am

talking about the fundamental basic

reason for wedlock

I mean why does a fella marry a

woman well it couldn't very well marry

another fow could

it true but what about the

other the other what other

procreation you what little ones Nippers

I I thought we'd agreed to wait tempus

fujit that's Latin yeah thank you I'll

went to school as well we should have

them while we're young them how many

were you counting

on well at least a couple one at a time

thank

you two little

Normans how about two little barers I

tell you what we'll compromise we'll

have one of

each hey do you really want to start a

family well don't

you well I suppose we got to start

sometime quite right let's start

now well we'll wait till we get old oh

you couldn't even get up the stairs as

always a

setti all right then you mean it yeah

who you like oh marvelous I'll tell you

what we'll have a little drink just to

celebrate oh no nor I think You' had

enough I'm all right love I'm as steady

as a rock

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oh morning Mrs K Margaret you sound

tired oh I didn't get a wink of sleep

last night aren't you very well oh I'm

all right with his lordship spent half

the night in the bathroom with his head

over the sink moaning never again

morning are you all right Norman very

fragile yeah he serves you right go on

get off to work see you tonight dog I

live that long

you can say that again is Mr colen still

upset he won't talk about

it there's the milk thank you I think

you're being very silly you w you turn

on me now I'm not turning on you Albert

I'm just trying to make you see a bit of

sense I don't want to speak about it

they're going this

morning well you can't let them go like

this yes I can we might never see them

again

hello oh it's our

Billy tell him I'm not in he says to

tell you he's not

in yes he

is all right I'll speak to him but you

know how stubborn he is

oh well yes of course I will

love bye-bye

then they're just leaving for the

station did you hear me yes he wants us

to go and see them off does

he well well what are you going to or

not no I'm not well I am you can expect

me when you see

me for

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go easy with this won't please mate

there well at least we'll get good

weather in Australia won't we e Rush get

in here I thought ad Miss oh it's all

right manam we've got a few minutes yet

where's

Grandad um well he not very well do you

think I should phone him I wouldn't

bother Billy we're going to Australia

Grandma yes I know love we're going on

it jumbo for lond oh that'll be nice for

you won't it is there anything I can do

at your house no thanks m our David

arranged for the furniture to be put in

store till we can send for it oh

good oh thanks a lot mate here hold

on well I hope you have a safe journey

yes yeah we'll let you know we've

arrived safely well thank

you how long does it take well uh we

change at crew for London and then we

leave London at 9:00 and uh it takes 27

hours oh it's a long time we sto off a

couple of times to refuel on way that's

nice you'll be able to stretch your legs

yes well

well I think we'd better get on the

train oh we're all right yet for a

minute or so are you you don't want to

miss it though do

you perhaps you're right come on say

goodbye to your grandma goodbye Grandma

goodbye you take care of your dad

goodbye s goodbye Grandma you take care

of your mom

goodbye no cheers

Mom that's

Grandad you call me you didn't think

your grandad would let you two go off to

the other end of the world without

saying goodbye did you oh you were sick

well I once for a while but

ready I'm better now I'm sorry

Dad there's nothing to be sorry for son

just

U just take care of

yourself that's sa well come on you two

get

on

well bye don't

know

uh-huh really

dad oh on get get

Ono take care byebye

oh well but will we ever see them again

of course we will they do cheap tricks

now even to Australia now I've got an

insurance policy paid up in two years

time we'll be out there before we've

even missed him

well come on let go

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now it's just the two of

us and the kids that's

the just the me and you of

us is the way that suits Us

best knowing that

come now that we've learn

the Maybe it's cuz we've stayed young at

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