Libel
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- Year:
- 1959
- 100 min
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LIBEL:
Directed by.
London, in 1959.
- Gotta match?
- No. I'm sorry, I don't smoke.
- Hello boy.
- Pinka.
- Pink. Thank you.
- Hello, is this yours?
- Yes, he is always doing that.
- He is very friendly.
Don't you believe it.
He bit a man last week.
I'm glad, he is in a better
mood tonight.
Come on.
Good boy.
- On top form tonight Fred?
- I can't do a thing right.
- Good evening, Betty!
- Hello Maisie!
- Would you care for a drink?
- Thanks. I usually have a gin and tonic.
Good. A gin and tonic and a beer, please?
Coming up!
- Are you in town for long?
- No, just two days between clients.
- Have you been to London before?
- Yes, yes.
- I was here during the war.
- Really?
Hey Maisie, I haven't seen you
for days. How have you been?
- Three and three, sir.
- Thank you.
- Gin!
- Thank you. Cheers!
- Cheers!
- Look Maisie...
This is the BBC Television Service.
Tonight in our series, 'Historic
Country Houses'
we are privileged to visit Ingworth,
the home of Sir Mark Loddon.
You join us in one of the loveliest
Elizabethan houses in England.
Sir Mark and Lady Loddon.
Now Sir Mark, if you will, we'd like you
first of all, to tell us something about
the house and its history.
always lived here, in Ingworth.
Yes, ever since it was built in 1580.
It's a record we rather proud of. The
family built it and we still live here.
Would you like to come on the grand tour?
Very much.
Hey boys, we're missing
the big fight.
Charlie, switch it over.
Excuse me sir.
- Hey, switch that back, will you?
- Leave it Charlie?
- Look, I've got to see that program.
- Well, you ain't gonna see in here, mate.
That's enough sir. I don't want
any trouble here.
- He's got him cold.
- I've got a dollar on him.
- Do you live near here?
- Well yes, just around the corner.
- I share a flat with a girlfriend.
- Good.
What are you getting at?
Nothing doing.
- No No. Have you got a television set?
- What?
Have you got a television set?
Here we are, it's over there.
Doesn't this darn thing work?
- Give it a chance to warm up.
- All right, then. Come on, come on.
Oh, I don't know
what all the fuss is about.
as any other.
It's quite a great deal these days
maintaining Ingworth.
Yes, if we didn't open the house
to the public at weekends,
and certain other holidays, we shouldn't
able to afford to live here, anyway.
You are the seventh baronet, aren't you?
Yes, I am.
That's the first one there,
Sir John Loddon.
You know it's quite remarkable
after all these years.
- The family like this, I mean.
- Do you think I like him?
- Yes, you got the Loddon face.
- Can't see it myself.
One's a very bad judge
of one's own face.
Oh, yes, darling, he is just like you.
Except for the weight.
- You really want to watch it?
- Shhh...
What a splendid room.
But we hardly ever use it.
Of course, you were a prisoner
of war Mark, weren't you?
Yes, I was taken prisoner
at Dunkirk.
When were you released?
I escaped just before the end of the war.
Just in time for the celebrations.
I was in no condition to celebrate,
I was in hospital for 6 months.
Oh... That's lovely, isn't it?
And then you were discharged from
the army and got married soon afterwards.
That's right, yes.
And your son was born in the following
year? - Yes, on Christmas day.
- Are we going to see him tonight?
- Oh, I'm afraid not.
He is asleep in his nursery.
At least, I hope he is.
I dare say, a lot of famous people
have dined in this room. - Yes.
Queen Elizabeth I.
Charles II.
Margaret you're better at this
than I, you take over.
Naturally I'm American. And
you know what Americans
are like when they are
hotfoot after culture.
Well, it was Marlborough
and Disraeli.
And this will surprise you,
Benjamin Franklin. - Really?
- Yes.
- At all around this table?
By the look of it
you are expecting them again this evening.
We've laid it out especially for you.
For me?
For you and the viewers.
It set exactly as it was
for my husband's 21st birthday party.
Is it?
That would be interesting to know
who the guests were on that occasion.
Could you name them for us, Sir Mark?
Ah, the guests...
- You want to know their names.
- Yes.
Well...
mostly just friends and relations.
Won't you name just a few for us?
Just one if you like?
- Well I...
- Don't you remember?
No, I don't remember.
I'm terribly sorry. I
don't remember. Is
anything strange in that?
Not strange at all, pal.
Not strange at all.
As matter of fact my husband hates
all family ceremonies.
- Oh, a lot of people do.
- Well I like them. I love all tradition.
I'm fascinated by
all the things my husband
He's taking a lot
for granted, that guy.
Well don't tell me you know him?
If it's who I think it is, I know him.
I think we mustn't trespass on your time
any more. Lady Loddon we must go.
Come on, your hand.
Let's see your hand.
And to you Sir Mark, being so kind.
- Good night.
- Thank you very much, indeed.
That was a visit to Ingworth
the home of...
Thank Goodness that's over.
Are you going to buy me a drink
or something? I need it.
Here. Buy yourself a bottle.
But... Aren't you coming with me? I
thought you didn't take off the two days.
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