The Miniver Story
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- 1950
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This is the story of a woman after a war...
who lived and hoped...
and struggled trough the anxious years,
and now saw them end...
It starts in London on VE Day, 1945.
'This was the day
that it started.
'I wish I'd been with
my wife that day,
'but I was not in London.
'It was a very special day,
meaningful in more
than one respect.
'Later, when Kay had told me
how it all began,
'I felt how strange it was
'that after we'd been together
through so much,
'sharing so many moments
of happiness,
'danger, war and pain,
'she should have been
all alone that day.
'I'd like to tell you something
about her, if I may.
'I say something because
I don't know it all,
'and I'm her husband.
'I've been her husband
for quite a long time.
'But does any man know
any woman completely?
'You meet somebody, you fall
in love with her, you marry her.
'You come to need her
more and more,
'to love her more, too.
'And when you're not with her,
you long for her
with all your heart.
'I hadn't seen my wife
for almost a year,
'but she'd been writing
regularly, so I knew
that she was well.
'This is her story,
Kay's story.
'Oh, and by the way,
our name is Miniver.
'Our family was scattered
around the globe.
'We hadn't seen each other
for years.
'Judy, our daughter,
was in Cairo.
'Our young son Toby
was in America,
'and I was with the Army
in Hamburg.'
This is London.
Please stand by.
The Prime Minister,
the Right Honourable
Winston Churchill.
Yesterday morning,
At 2.41am,
at General Eisenhower's
headquarters,
General Jodl, the representative
of the German high command,
the designated head
of the German state,
signed the act
of unconditional surrender
of all German land, sea,
and air forces in Europe
to the Allied
Expeditionary Force.
The German war is, therefore,
at an end.
Advance, Britannia!
Long live the cause of freedom!
God save the King!
Mrs Miniver.
You don't
remember me?
Yes, I-I do.
Oh, you're Foley's boy!
Tom Foley,
of course!
I'm so sorry, Tom,
but after five years...
Six since I last
delivered
the groceries.
Are you on leave?
Just flew in
from Cairo.
Oh, what a day
to come home!
I'm so happy for you.
Does your family know?
Dad will be
at the station.
Good.
Here, have half
a suitcase.
Thank you.
Well, how are they,
Mum and Dad?
Oh, very good.
How's the shop?
Still there.
You had doodlebugs,
didn't you,
all around
the village?
Uh-huh. But it's
over now.
Yes.
How was Cairo?
Oh, hot as blazes.
My daughter's over there,
Judy, in the ATS.
I don't suppose
you ran into her?
She saw me off.
Tom! Well!
How is she?
Judy's wonderful.
Still a corporal?
She's far too nice
to be a brass hat.
We, um, we saw
quite a lot
of each other.
I'm glad.
It's a bit tricky,
though,
because of my
three pips.
Officers not encouraged
to mingle with
the unwashed.
However...
I haven't heard from her
for ages.
Now I
understand why.
Oh, she...she
sent this.
For me?
Oh! That's a nice change.
Tom, will you forgive
me if I...?
Of course.
Go ahead. I'll smoke.
"Hello, Mother, darling.
"Tom Foley's just leaving
for home,
"so I'm dashing this off in a mad
rush in the middle of the night
"to let you know all's well
on the Nile.
"The lights are out,
and the girls are asleep,
"so I'm writing on my knee
in the bathroom.
"Who do you think I've
been driving around
for the last month?
"Steve Brunswick.
"Wherever he goes, I take him
and bring him back.
"It's wonderful to be
with a man who's really lived
life to the dregs."
All serene?
Yes.
Tom, do you know a man
called Brunswick?
A brigadier?
Brunswick...
Oh, Steve Brunswick.
Commando Johnny?
Good heavens, yes, he's
a marvellous chap. Why?
Oh, Judy mentions him.
He's out there now.
Careless talk.
She ought to be shot.
That's what she says.
Anything like her?
Tom, it's splendid!
Are you always
as good as this?
I happen to know this
particular subject
rather well.
I hope to know her
even better.
I'm so glad you
were at the station,
Mr Foley.
I just couldn't
have walked
another step today.
Takes it out of you,
doesn't it,
all this history?
Thank you so much.
All alone
here tonight?
Oh, no, I have
my boarders,
Mr Farraday
and Richard.
Oh, yes, well,
Mr Miniver will be
home before long
now, I reckon.
I hope so.
I'm delighted
Tom's back.
Tell Mrs Foley,
will you?
I'll tell her.
I like your boy.
Good night.
Good night, Mrs M.
All the best.
Thanks, Tom.
Oh, could I...could I
have Judy back?
Oh...yes.
Good night.
Thank you, Mrs Miniver.
Good night.
Anybody home?
Spike!
I'll be back
in a minute.
Hi!
I just thought
I'd drop by
and say
congratulations.
Well, thank you.
Have I won anything?
Only a war.
From here in, Kay,
you're a veteran.
You, too, Colonel.
Well, that puts me
in nice company.
Let's shake on it.
We might even have
a cup of tea on it.
Come inside.
I'm due back at the
base right now.
But I was hoping
you might care
to look in at the
George with me later.
I guess most of the
village will be there.
Kind of
a farewell visit.
Farewell?
We're pulling out
Sunday.
Oh, no, Spike.
Oh, I am sorry.
I did want you
and Clem to meet.
I know.
I sort of, er,
wanted to say hello
to that husband
of yours myself.
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