Bert & Dickie Page #3

Yeah, I heard that.

You write for The Times, don't you?

I don't read it myself.

Well, it's... just the rowing...

I actually work

for the British Council.

Oh.

Anyway, it was a terrific effort.

I'm a good sculler.

How long have you been doing it?

Oh. Not long, really.

It was always eights for me.

Couldn't find a crew

after the war, so...

I mean, I'd always done a bit.

Just, you know, not competitively.

Sounds like you weren't

that competitive

when you went out with Dick Winstone.

Then again, you got rid of him,

didn't you,

which shows you've got some ambition,

I suppose. Excuse me!

Winstone is a good man and I most

certainly did not get rid of him...

I don't care whether he fell

on his sword

or you stuck it right between

his shoulder blades.

All I care about is whether a bloke

can scull or not.

Well, I can!

Good!

Excellent!

You've met.

We'll get straight to it, then,

shall we?

We'll take it down to Hambleden

and back.

Nothing too strenuous, too soon.

All right?

What are you doing?

I'm taking my socks off.

Is that all right?

Well, you might get blisters.

I don't.

Then I can feel

how the boat's running.

All right, lads. Let's get going.

What are you happy with?

What?

Rate. Don't need to go mad.

No... I tell you what, though...

Dickie. Can I call you Dickie?

It seems to suit you.

Why don't we give it a quick burst

to start off with, eh?

Blow the cobwebs away.

Fine. You call it.

Yeah. Course.

Right.

Now!

Now, now...

Bloody hell!

Now, now, now!

Arrgh! Arrgh! Arrgh!

There you go. Not too bad.

Take it back, yes?

What?

Jack said there and back.

No. Wait!

Wait!

Arrgh! Arrgh! Arrgh!

What the bloody hell was

that all about?

You don't win

if you don't pull together.

It's that simple.

Now, grow up.

Both of you!

Back here tomorrow morning,

six-thirty.

On the question

of inspiring the nation...

One or two gold medals?

Lift the spirits in these somewhat

difficult times. Hmm?

Well, we're very hopeful in sailing.

Is that it?

Well, and rowing, too.

And we think we've got a fair

chance in the etching.

Olympic Etching?

Poetry, possibly too.

Gentlemen, I'm sorry,

I didn't realise there were Olympic

competitions in such things.

Oh, yes. We did check the rules.

The thing is, sir,

we have had to slim down the scale

of some aspects of the Games,

necessarily, because of the cost.

So we're looking to plump out

the schedule in other areas.

And you're sure people will go?

Absolutely.

Come on!

The speed's there -

I know the speed's there.

But there's no... finesse.

You're not recovering smoothly

and the re-issue's awful,

never mind the check you're...

It's our second outing, Jack.

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