Ethel & Ernest
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- 2016
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There was nothing extraordinary
about my mum and dad,
nothing dramatic.
No divorce or anything,
but they were my parents
and I wanted to remember
It's a bit odd, really, having
a book about my parents up there
in the bestseller list among all
the football heroes and cook books.
They'd be proud of that, I suppose.
But probably rather embarrassed too.
"It wasn't like that."
Or, "How can you talk about that?"
Well, I have.
And this is their story.
- Bye, Mum!
- Bye, dear.
- Ta ta, Ern, mate.
- Ta ta.
Ta ta.
Hurry up with that dusting, Ethel.
There's the fire to stoke
and the beds to make.
Yes, madam. I won't be long.
Ethel! Aren't you finished yet?
Yes, madam.
Sorry, madam.
Hey, hey!
Ethel! Where are you?
Coming, madam.
Hm...
Ethel!
Ethel!!
- Ethel?!!
- Oh.
Yes, yes, I'm coming!
Doh!
Hello, duck.
Oh! Oh, it's you.
Thought I'd introduce myself.
You've waved that blooming
duster at me enough times.
Oh, no, I didn't mean
to. It was just that...
Name's Ernest.
- I'm Ethel.
- That's a nice name.
Well, Ethel, how about coming
to the pictures with me?
Oh, well, I...
They've got lots for me to do.
- What time you knock off?
Perfect! They are showing
Hangman's House at the local.
- You mean, the Coronation?
- Yes.
- Starts at eight. I could meet you there.
- Thank you. That would...
- that would be very nice.
- Grand.
And these, they're for you.
They are... lovely.
- See you about a quarter to, then.
- Yes.
Yes, I'll be there!
Oh!
Ernest...
Two, please.
- Victor McLaglen.
- Who's he?
- Him up there.
- Oh.
My favourite.
Oh...
Oh, Ernest, doesn't it sound wonderful?
Cor! Blimey, yeah.
Five shillings to get in!
A bit posh if you ask me.
Tell you what, it's under a
shilling at our church hall
next Saturday.
- Are you on?
- Oh, Ernest!
- Lovely flowers, darling.
- Oh, that's Dad. He's potty about the garden.
- Did you all grow up here?
- Yes, 11 of us.
Bob, Beaty, Mag, Edie, me, Frank,
Flo, Jessie, George, Joe and Bill.
Cor, blimey!
Come and meet Mum and Dad.
Ernest, your tie.
- Want to make a good impression.
- Oh, yes, darling.
George was killed in the war,
Bob died as a baby and
Beaty died at two and a half.
- Poor little kiddies.
- Hm.
Hello, dear.
Mum, this is Ernest.
Very pleased to meet you, uh, Mrs. Bowyer.
You haven't asked me
to your home yet, dear.
Yeah, well, it's not as
nice as yours, darling.
What do you mean, not as nice?
Well, there's scrap
iron, rag-and-bone men,
there's fights outside the pubs. Women too.
The coppers won't go down there.
The last one that did
go, they bashed him up,
then sat on him and then blew him
up his whistle to fetch more coppers.
Oh! Ernest.
It's not your cuppa tea, darling.
Am I to understand that
you wish to leave us?
Yes, madam.
To get married?
Yes, madam.
To a man?!
Yes, madam.
Well...
...I hope you know what you're doing.
Ever so sorry, madam.
Give us your box, darling.
Oh!
I don't like leaving
them, they're so helpless.
They can't do a thing for themselves.
Hm. Serve 'em right.
Bloated plutocrats!
There's no need to swear, Ernest.
What?
They'll soon get another skivvy.
I was not a skivvy!
I was a lady's maid and what's more,
I'm going to be married!
So am I!
Oh, it's lovely.
But 825? Can we afford
that mortgage business?
Yeah, it's easy. I'll be getting
three guineas a week soon.
Besides, we've got 25 years.
19... 55, it'll be ours.
A wrought iron gate, your ladyship.
Silly.
Oh, and look, Ernest, a marble pillar.
Look at this.
Oh!
Oh, Ernest. It's so much space.
- We could get those electric lights put in.
- Yeah, nice and modern.
Brother Fred's got a
wireless. He can hear Germany.
Whatever would you want
to hear Germany for?
Oh! A French window!
Oh, Ernest, there's the bathroom!
Blimey! The lav too.
Come along, Ernest.
Hm.
Ha!
Enormous bedroom! Four windows in one room!
It'll cost a fortune for curtains.
A bit different to home, eh, darling?
Lots of rooms for two people.
Perhaps they'll be more than two one day.
- What, lodgers you mean?
- No!
This could be our baby's room.
Nice and warm over the kitchen.
Let's get rid of this old range.
Ha! This boiler came out of the ark.
Hello, puss.
- Oh.
- A fair bit of garden.
More than down-home.
Oh, I've always wanted
my own bit of garden.
A little shed for my bike and workshop.
And mind you, keep it tidy.
about before we get married.
Oh, Ernest, I can't believe it.
- We'll have a kitchen and a scullery.
- A sitting room and a dining room.
- A garden and a shed.
- Don't forget the hall.
And the bathroom! Luxury!
Oh!
Yes, that's it. Hold it. Hold
to that they are, if you could.
That's it, lovely. That's it,
Mrs. Briggs. Lovely. Very nice.
Now, hold there. Hold it there. Big smiles.
We'll have one more of those.
- Go on, Ern. Let's see a kiss for the bride.
- Go on, Ern.
Yeah, one more. One
more, please, everybody.
Isn't the bedroom huge?
We'll need some cases under
the bed for our clothes.
A wardrobe, Ernest!
Oh. Oh, yes. Of course.
Good morning, Madam.
How many today, please?
Just you keep off my clean step, young man.
Oh!
Oh, Ernest.
I got a round that finishes
down our road, Ette.
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