Bert & Dickie Page #2

I was merely... interested.

And of course, you must make

your own decision.

You're the one who's got to live

with it, after all.

I was certain I'd get a letter

in the post today. Bert.

It's fine.

It's all going to be fine.

You'll hear soon enough.

They can't not pick me!

Even though Henley was...

I'm the fastest single we've got!

I should get cracking.

Wait!

I've brought you something.

Oh.

Help you with your training.

Oh! It's tripe and onions.

I've made it into a sandwich.

Can you do that?

Aye. As long as you squeeze

the sides together.

Thank you.

It's the stuff of champions!

All right, Albert? Five medals.

Five Olympic medals.

Eh? Beresford!

Jack Beresford? He's in there?

What did I just say?!

Here you are. Hold that.

You're in.

You've been selected for Great

Britain's Olympic Rowing Team. Yes.

Yes!

I want you to row

in the double sculls.

What?

The committee is selecting you,

on my recommendation, to row

in the double sculls competition.

But... I'm a single.

There's no-one better than me!

Merv Wood beat you

just the other day. I beat him...

out in the Argentine.

I... Look, look.

It's what I've trained for,

Mr Beresford. All this time.

Tony Rowe will be our single scull.

He has that seat.

If you wish to compete

in the Olympic Games,

you must do so

in the double sculls.

Before you do that, Mr Bushnell...

let me say my piece. If I may?

You might win the single. Then...

However, you might lose.

And I don't like to lose.

I know that.

I won Olympic medals in Antwerp,

Paris, Amsterdam,

Los Angeles and Berlin.

But the greatest of these, Bert,

was in Berlin,

in front of Hitler himself,

overcoming a German crew

and winning the gold.

That was double sculls.

That was the last Olympics.

We have a reputation to maintain

in that event.

And I believe we can maintain it...

What, in five weeks?

In five weeks, I can put together

a crew that will be very fast.

Very fast indeed. And which will win

the gold medal for Great Britain.

Now, I want you to be

one half of that crew.

I want it.

The question is...

do you?

Who with?

Who'd my partner be?

I've arranged for you to meet him

this evening.

Excuse me, sir. Are you a member?

I beg your pardon? Of Leander?

No. I'm in the Great Britain squad.

I'm here for training.

I understand, sir.

However, if you're not

a member of the club itself,

I can't grant you access

to the club rooms.

But I've got to get my kit on!

Of course!

And there is direct access

to the changing rooms

around the back of the building.

Hello.

Richard Burnell. You're...

Bert Bushnell.

I saw you win the Wingfield Sculls

last year.

I covered it, actually.

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