Vera Drake

Hello, George.

Only me.

How are you

today, dear?

Having a little doze,

or just resting your eyes?

I'll make you

a fresh cup.

Shan't be a minute.

Couple of biscuits.

Here you are then, dear.

That better?

Yes, thank you.

- A little bit...

- A bit more?

There. Do you need

anything else, dear?

You sure?

Drink your tea up

before it gets cold.

I'll be on

my way.

Tell Ivy I was asking

after her, won't you?

And don't get up

to any mischief.

Ta ta, dear.

- Hello, Reg.

- Afternoon, Mrs. Drake.

- You all right, dear?

- Can't complain.

- Going off for your tea?

- Yes.

- What you having?

- Bit of bread 'n dripping.

- That all?

- Cup of tea.

Look after yourself, Reg.

I told you.

You ought to come over to our

house for tea one night.

- I don't want to put you out.

- Oh, don't be daft.

What about tomorrow?

You could come over after work.

You know where we are.

Number 82.

I'll feed you up a bit.

Do you fancy that?

- You sure?

- Be no trouble, Reg.

- Go on, then.

- Oh, lovely.

See you tomorrow, then.

Now don't you forget!

- Hello, Nellie.

- All right, Vera?

- Isn't it cold?

- Yes.

That's better.

Nice cup of tea.

- That you, Ethel?

- Hello, Mom.

- Nippy today, weren't it?

- Yes.

Ooh. Hold up,

Ethel.

- 'Scuse, Mom.

- What you doing?

I'm washing me hands

like you told me to.

- Oh, yes. Your dad's here.

- Hello, Dad.

- Hello, Mom. You all right, Ethel?

- Yes.

- All right, Dad?

- Yes, thank you.

- Good day?

- Not bad, you?

- Can't complain.

- Oh, Ethel. Take the teapot through.

God, I'm starving.

I could eat an 'orse.

Wash your hands, Dad,

I'll put the tin on the table.

Just get me

slippers on.

Well he's all on his tod, ain't he?

Seems a nice enough fellow, though.

- Oh yes. Hard worker.

- Is he the little bloke... bald?

- No.

- No. Stocky fellow.

- Lives opposite.

- Oh, yes. Does he?

I shouldn't wonder he don't have bread

and dripping every night.

There ain't nothing wrong

with bread and dripping.

Not every night.

- I wouldn't mind.

- Oh yes? Like to see your face

If I put bread and dripping on the table

every teatime.

No, I'll do him

a nice stew.

- Can we have dumplings, Mom?

- Of course, we can.

- I love a dumpling.

- You are a dumpling.

- Oh, that's nice.

- What you got your work clothes on for?

It's a Tuesday, Dad.

I've got me night school.

- Oh, yes.

- That's right.

I've gotta leave

in a minute.

Dumpling.

I'm meeting David

this evening.

You're looking

very flat-chested.

Have you

lost weight?

I don't know.

That was lovely, Vera.

Thank you very much.

- Very tasty.

- You're welcome, I'm sure.

Why don't you sit on the settee, Reg?

Make yourself at home.

Yeah, Reg. Sit down.

We'll have a smoke.

Make a fresh pot,

Ethel.

- Here we are.

- Nah, go on.

- Sid?

- Oh, cheers, mate.

How's work

going, Stan?

- Was it motors?

- Motor mechanic, yes.

Well, they bring 'em in.

We mend 'em, push 'em back out again.

It's just the two of us, see?

Me and my brother.

Oh, a family

business like?

Well, it's Frank's business.

I work for him... with him.

Have you always worked

on the roads, then, Reg?

- No. I started in the war.

- Oh.

Oh, what kind of war effort

did you have, Reg?

- The pioneer corps.

- Oh, yes?

We laid tarmac

on the American bases.

- Did you?

- We did.

- Went out in France... 1940.

- You was out there early?

Dunkirk. We done a running when they

broke through.

Then we went out

a few days after D-day.

Same as you, Dad.

'Bout a month after D-day,

we went out there.

- Just after the battle of Caen.

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