No Blade of Grass (1970) - full transcript
A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Architect John Custance, along with his family and friends, is making his way from London to his brother's farm in Scotland, where hopefully, there will be food and safety for all of them. Along the way, they encounter hostile soldiers, biker gangs, and all manner of people who are all too willing to take advantage of travelers for a mouthful of food.
BY THE BEGINNING OF THE '70S,
MAN HAD BROUGHT THE DESTRUCTION
OF HIS ENVIRONMENT
CLOSE TO THE POINT
OF NO RETURN.
OF COURSE, THERE WAS
A GREAT DEAL OF RHETORIC
ABOUT SAVING THE EARTH,
BUT IN REALITY,
VERY LITTLE WAS DONE.
AND THEN ONE DAY,
THE POLLUTED EARTH
COULD TAKE NO MORE.
- YEAH?
- HELLO, JOHN?
LOOK, I'VE JUST
HAD A CALL,
WE'VE GOT TO GET
OUT OF LONDON.
THINGS ARE MOVING
VERY FAST.
THEY'LL BE CLOSING
THE CITIES TODAY.
I'LL BE THERE
IN HALF AN HOUR.
-WE'LL BE READY.
-OKAY.
WHAT'S HAPPENED, JOHN?
WE HAVE TO LEAVE
RIGHT AWAY.
THEY'RE CLOSING UP
THE CITIES TODAY.
ROGER WILL BE HERE
IN HALF AN HOUR.
I HEARD THE PHONE RINGING,
MOMMY, IS IT ABOUT...
YES, DARLING.
ROGER WILL BE HERE
SHORTLY, PLEASE HURRY.
WHAT ABOUT DAVID?
I TELEPHONED THE SCHOOL
YESTERDAY AND SAID
WE'D BE THERE
ON SHORT NOTICE.
MOMMY.
PLEASE HURRY.
GET DRESSED.
OKAY.
OH, JOHN.
A YEAR AGO I WOULDN'T
HAVE BELIEVED
IT COULD HAPPEN
TO US.
THE FAMINE IN CHINA, INDIA,
AND MOST OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
IS UNDOUBTEDLY A MAJOR
HISTORICAL CATASTROPHE.
THE EPIDEMIC
OF GRASS DISEASE HAS SPREAD
TO AFRICA AND PARTS
OF SOUTH AMERICA.
ALL TYPES OF GRAMINEAE,
THE BOTANICAL TERM
FOR THE GRASS FAMILY,
WHEAT, RYE, RICE, BARLEY,
ET CETERA,
ARE AFFECTED.
HELLO, ROGER, OLD CHUM,
SIT DOWN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
THIS END OF TOWN?
WELL, I'M IN CHARGE OF
A COUPLE OF PROJECTS NOW,
AT THE LABORATORY
JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
THIS IS MY BROTHER, DAVID.
-HOW DO YOU DO?
-ROGER BURNHAM.
-HIS FATHER WAS MY CO IN KOREA.
-OH, WAS HE?
HE COMES OVER TO THE HOUSE
REGULARLY
TO SEE MARY AND TAKE
SOME MONEY OFF ME.
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
OF WORLD ECOLOGY
HAS COME TO THE UNANIMOUS
CONCLUSION
THAT CUMULATIVE RESIDUES
OF POLLUTANTS AND PESTICIDES
IN BOTH THE SOIL
AND THE ATMOSPHERE
ARE THE CAUSE
OF THE GRASS DISEASE.
BECAUSE OF ITS
INFECTIOUS NATURE,
BIOCHEMISTS FEEL THAT
IT IS CARRIED BY A VIRUS.
SO FAR, NO CURE
HAS BEEN FOUND.
HOWEVER, IF SUCH AREAS
ARE CAREFULLY DESTROYED BY FIRE,
THE VIRUS IS
EASILY CONTAINED,
ACCORDING TO
SIR CHARLES BRENNER...
CRAP.
BRENNER TOLD ME IT'S
SPREADING EVERYWHERE.
THE FOLLOWING MAPS
SHOW THE EXTENTS
OF THE AREAS
OF INFECTION.
THERE ARE RUMORS
AT THE LAB
THAT THE HOME SECRETARY
HAS ALREADY DRAWN UP
A FEW LITTLE PLANS,
LIKE FOOD RATIONING
AND RESTRICTIONS
ON TRAVEL,
AND JUST IN CASE,
MARTIAL LAW.
HMM, THAT DOESN'T
SOUND VERY PROMISING.
DAVID'S JUST TOLD ME
THAT HE'S TURNING
MOST OF HIS ACREAGE
OVER TO TUBEROUS CROPS.
YOU KNOW,
POTATOES, BEATS.
YES, AND I'M THINKING OF KILLING
OFF ALL THE ANIMALS
AND HAVING THEM TINNED.
YOU FARMERS.
YOU'RE BLOODY PESSIMISTS.
HE'S BLOODY SMART.
STARVATION DEATHS
IN THE AFFECTED COUNTRIES
ARE NOW ESTIMATED AT UPWARDS
OF ONE HUNDRED MILLION.
AND IT'LL BE WORSE HERE
THAN IT IS IN AFRICA OR ASIA
WHERE THEY'RE USED
TO FAMINE.
JOHN, I WANT YOU TO BRING
THE FAMILY
UP TO THE FARM
IF AND WHEN...
LOOK, I'LL KNOW A BIT AHEAD
OF THE PUBLIC AT THE LAB.
YOU KNOW, IF THE REGULATIONS
ARE GOING TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW, JOHN.
RIGHT,
AND IF YOU DO THAT,
I'LL MAKE ROOM
FOR YOU, TOO.
THAT'S VERY KIND.
OH, THAT'S VERY SMART.
IF THINGS GET REALLY BAD,
WE'LL NEED SOMEONE ALONG
WHO WE CAN PUT
IN THE BELT.
GEORGE, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK CAUSED THE VIRUS?
IT'S 'CAUSE THEM CHINESE
FERTILIZE EVERYTHING
WITH HUMAN SHIT.
GEORGE, HEAR WHAT I SAID?
YES, I DID,
AND IF IT'S TRUE,
I COULD SELL YOU TO THEM CHINKS
FOR A BLOOMING FORTUNE.
GOING AWAY
ON A LITTLE TRIP, SIR?
YES, THAT'S RIGHT,
CONSTABLE,
JUST OFF FOR A FEW DAYS
IN THE LAKE DISTRICT.
I'D STEER CLEAR OF
NOTTING HILL AND EAST FINCHLEY
IF I WERE YOU, SIR.
WE'VE HEARD THERE'S SOME
TROUBLE THERE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, CONSTABLE.
ON NOW YOU GO, SIR.
ATTENTION:
ALL POLICE PERSONNEL
ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP THEIR
WEAPONS LOADED AS FROM NOW.
THERE ARE NO LONGER
ANY OFFICIAL FIGURES
ON STARVATION DEATHS
WORLDWIDE,
BUT AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES
NOW PLACE THE NUMBER
AT OVER SIX HUNDRED MILLION.
EVERYWHERE IN INDIA,
PITCHED BATTLES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED
BETWEEN ARMY TROOPS
AND THE RIOTING POPULOUS.
THE NEWS THAT STARVING CHINESE
HAVE ENGULFED HONG KONG
HAS BEEN VERIFIED.
LOCALLY, THE POLLUTION
CLOUD IS LIFTING,
BUT THE MINISTRY EMPHASIZES
THAT PHYSICAL EXERTION
SHOULD BE AVOIDED
IN THE LONDON AREA.
OH, TO HELL WITH IT,
LET'S GO AND HAVE DINNER.
OH, I'M SORRY.
THE BUTCHER HAD NOTHING
BUT GOAT AND HORSE MEAT.
I TOOK THE GOAT.
OH, THAT REMINDS ME,
MY CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN
CAN GET US TIN BEEF,
HE SAID, OF A SLIGHT PREMIUM.
I SAID, "SPLENDID,
50 TO 100 POUNDS."
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
DARLING?
IT MIGHT SOUND
SILLY, BUT...
WELL, I'D FIGURE I WAS CHEATING
ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE QUEUES.
I'D RATHER TAKE MY CHANCES
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
I'VE MADE UP MY MIND,
DARLING.
WHAT ABOUT?
MY VIRGINITY.
I'VE REALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT IT.
I DON'T WANT IT
ANYMORE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO.
GOOD GOD, 16.
...AND A HALF.
PLEASE, DARLING,
ON THE FARM,
THERE WON'T BE
MUCH TO DO.
YOUR FATHER
WOULD SHOOT ME.
DADDY WOULDN'T,
BUT MOMMY MIGHT.
SHE THINKS I'M
STILL A CHILD.
YOU ARE, YOU KNOW.
WELL THEN.
MAKE ME A WOMAN.
PLEASE, NO!
HELP!
HELP US!
SOMEBODY HELP!
PLEASE HELP!
HELP!
IN LEEDS,
FOLLOWING THE CRISIS
DUE TO SEWAGE SEEPING
INTO THE CITY WATER SUPPLY,
AN OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA
HAS BEEN REPORTED.
THE SITUATION WORLDWIDE
IN REGARD TO THE FAMINE
IS SERIOUS INDEED.
IN THE COUNTRIES WHICH NO LONGER
HAVE ANY ORGANIZED GOVERNMENT,
THERE ARE REPORTS
OF WIDESPREAD CANNIBALISM.
THE HOME SECRETARY
HAS JUST ISSUED
THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT:
THE GOVERNMENT STRONGLY
DENIES ALLEGATIONS
BY SIR JOHN CLOUTON
OF THE OPPOSITION
THAT THERE IS SCARCELY
A WEEK'S SUPPLY OF FOOD
IN THE COUNTRY, AND EMPHASIZES
THAT STOCKS ARE SUFFICIENT.
SUFFICIENT FOR
EVERYBODY TO STARVE.
IT IS
THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW
THAT DANGER
COULD ONLY COME
FROM PANIC IN THE POPULATION
AT LARGE.
ACCORDINGLY, VARIOUS
TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
ARE BEING PUT
INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
DAMN IT,
THEY'VE JUMPED THE GUN.
ALL CITIES OF OVER
300,000 POPULATION ARE SEALED.
MILITARY BARRICADES
ARE PRESENTLY BEING ERECTED.
-JESUS...
-...CHRIST!
I'M FRIGHTFULLY
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
GETTING DANGEROUS
TO BREATHE NOWADAYS.
THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE DECLINE
IN GRAIN SURFACES
IN THE UNITED STATES.
BETTER TIGHTEN
THE OLD BELT SOME MORE.
...HAS UNANIMOUSLY
CONDEMNED AS BARBAROUS
THE NERVE GAS BOMBINGS
BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE
OF MAJOR
POPULATION AREAS.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
JUSTIFIED THIS HORRENDOUS ACTION
AS NECESSARY
FOR SURVIVAL.
FOR COMMENTS, WE HAVE
THE EMINENT ECOLOGIST
SIR CHARLES BRENNER
IN THE STUDIO.
SIR CHARLES, WHAT IS
YOUR REACTION
TO THE CHINESE SLAUGHTER
OF 300 MILLION
OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE?
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT APPEARS
RATHER BARBARIC ON THE SURFACE,
BUT LOGICALLY, THEY WERE
ACTING TO ENSURE
THE CONTINUANCE
OF THE CHINESE NATION.
BUT FROM A...
MAY WE ASSUME THEN,
SIR CHARLES,
THAT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT
OF A SIMILAR FAMINE HERE
THAT YOU WOULD CALL
SUCH AN ACTION
BY OUR GOVERNMENT
EQUALLY LOGICAL?
IT IS EXTREMELY
UNLIKELY THAT WE SHOULD BE...
YES, LET US ACCEPT
IT IS UNLIKELY, SIR CHARLES,
BUT IF, IF THE UNLIKELY
BECAME REALITY, WOULD YOU...
I WILL NOT HAVE YOU
PUT WORDS INTO MY MOUTH.
I'M MERELY ASKING...
YOU'RE TRYING TO FORCE ME
INTO A DECLARATION REGARDING
A...
WE MUST APOLOGIZE
FOR THE BREAK IN TRANSMISSION.
NORMAL SERVICES WILL BE
RESUMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BLOODY MUSIC.
I HOPE WE WON'T HAVE
TO DESTROY
ALL OUR CROCUSES
JUST BECAUSE...
OH, LORD.
THERE'S A PATCH RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM.
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
OH, HELL.
I MIGHT AS WELL BURN
THE ENTIRE LAWN.
OH, NO, JOHN,
CAN'T YOU JUST
BURN AROUND IT?
NO, ONCE IT
STARTS LIKE THAT...
I'LL ASK THE GARDENER
WHAT ELSE I CAN PUT IN.
RIGHT.
JOHN.
WHY CAN'T WE GO
TO MANITOBA?
JUST FOR A FEW WEEKS,
UNTIL WE SEE
HOW THIS AWFUL VIRUS THING
IS GOING OVER HERE.
MOTHER AND FATHER HAVEN'T SEEN
THE CHILDREN IN TWO YEARS.
DAVID WAS HARDLY SEVEN.
AND IF IT GETS
ANY WORSE,
CANADA IS MUCH SAFER.
BUT I CAN'T GO
UNTIL MY BUILDING'S FINISHED.
THIS IS THE BIG ONE.
AN ARCHITECT DOESN'T JUST WALK
OFF.
BUT IT'S ALMOST FINISHED,
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT...
IT ISN'T FINISHED
UNTIL IT IS FINISHED.
I JUST CAN'T, DARLING.
LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU
GO WITH THE CHILDREN?
NO, I CAN'T GO
WITHOUT YOU.
WELL.
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT, LOVE.
I HOPE SO.
I'M GETTING
FRIGHTENED NOW.
COME ON, LET'S GET
THE FOOD!
COME ON!
GET THE FOOD!
BE CAREFUL, JOHN.
COME ON,
DROP IT OVER.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
THE BLOODY COPS
ARE COMING.
GET BEHIND THE LINE!
DEAR GOD,
THEY'VE GOT TEAR GAS.
TEAR GAS, RUN!
MY EYES!
GO ON, STOP HIM!
LET'S GET ON HIM!
LET'S ROLL HIM.
COME ON, ROCK HIM OVER!
LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE!
RUN, RUN, COME ON!
THERE'S A GUNMAN
ON THE ROOF.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
IN THE SHOP.
I CAN'T GET
THE ONE IN THE SHOP.
I'LL FACE
THE ONE ON THE ROOF.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
LOOK, ROGER.
WE CAN REJOIN
THE A1 HERE AT HUNTINGTON.
WE MIGHT GET AROUND
A BACK ROAD HERE
IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY.
POINT NUMBER TWO:
WE NEED SOME FIREARMS.
GUNS?
WHO IS THAT?
MR. STURDEVANT,
IT'S JOHN CUSTANCE.
WHO?
WHO'S THAT?
IT'S JOHN CUSTANCE.
MR. CUSTANCE?
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I-I'M SORRY TO BOTHER
YOU, BUT, UM,
I'M JUST GOING ON HOLIDAYS
TO THE LAKE DISTRICT,
AND I NEED SOME AMMO
FOR MY .22.
OH, WELL, I'M NOT OPEN
AT THIS HOUR, BUT COME IN.
MR. STURDEVANT,
MR. BURNHAM.
-HOW DO YOU DO?
-DOOR TO THE LEFT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE COME
AT A REASONABLE HOUR, YOU KNOW.
YOU WANT A STANDARD LOAD?
OH, THAT'LL BE FINE.
DO YOU WANT ONE BOX
OR TWO?
MY STOCKS ARE GETTING
PRETTY LOW, YOU KNOW.
WE BETTER TAKE TWO.
AND I THINK WE'LL BUY
A COUPLE OF SPORTING RIFLES.
AND WE'LL LOOK
AT THE PISTOLS YOU HAVE.
YES, YOU HAVE
YOUR PERMIT, OF COURSE?
WELL, ACTUALLY, NO,
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME,
BUT I THOUGHT
AFTER ALL YOU DO.
NO, NOT WITHOUT A PERMIT,
MR. CUSTANCE.
OH, THAT'S A PITY.
WELL, IN THAT CASE...
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THEM.
YOU'RE BREAKING THE LAW!
BE QUIET!
I'M VERY SORRY,
MR. STURDEVANT.
WE'LL PAY YOU,
OF COURSE,
AND WE'LL TIE YOU UP SO YOU
WON'T BE BREAKING THE LAW.
I'VE GOT A GUN
ON YOU.
-DON'T MOVE.
-THAT'S IT, PIRRIE.
GET YOUR HANDS UP,
AND MOVE INTO THE CENTER
OF THE ROOM.
I'VE TOLD YOU, MRS. PIRRIE,
NOT TO COME INTO THE SHOP.
WHAT'S WRONG, ANDY?
LOOK, I'LL BE TOTALLY HONEST
WITH YOU, MR. STURDEVANT.
THE SITUATION HERE
IS APPROACHING ANARCHY.
THERE ARE RIOTS IN LONDON
ALREADY, AND SHOOTING.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA
DIE OF STARVATION.
MR. BURNHAM HERE
IS ON THE INSIDE.
I'M A GOVERNMENT SCIENTIST
WORKING ON THE VIRUS.
THERE'S NO SOLUTION
IN SIGHT.
I FAIL TO SEE WHAT THAT HAS
TO DO WITH YOUR ACTIONS HERE.
THERE'S A RUMOR
IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLES,
AND THE RUMOR
MAY WELL BE TRUE,
THAT THE BIG CITIES
WILL BE NERVE GASSED
AS THEY WERE
IN CHINA.
NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MY BROTHER'S
FARM IN THE NORTH
WHERE THERE'S PLENTY
OF FOOD.
IF YOU GIVE US GUNS,
WE'LL TAKE YOU ALONG.
I'M SORRY, MR. CUSTANCE,
BUT I'VE GOT COMPLETE CONFIDENCE
IN THE INTEGRITY
OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
KEEP THEM COVERED,
PIRRIE.
WAIT A MINUTE,
MR. STURDEVANT.
WHAT IF IT'S TRUE
WHAT THEY SAID?
-WHAT IF HE...
-IT'S NONSENSE!
YOU JUST MIND
YOUR JOB, MY LAD.
I'M NOT ASKING
FOR YOUR OPINION.
AH!
ME AND MY BIRD,
MY MISSUS,
WE'LL TAKE YOU UP
ON YOUR OFFER.
IT'LL JUST TAKE US
A MINUTE TO PACK.
I'M VERY USEFUL
WITH WEAPONS
AND CARS AND THINGS,
MR. CUSTANCE.
YOU'LL NEED A BLOKE LIKE ME
THE WAY THINGS ARE.
ROPE, ROPE.
WHEN THE DECK IS SECURE,
PUT UP THE REST OF THE
BARBED WIRE.
RIGHT, SIR.
WHAT THE BLOODY HELL
IS THIS CONTRAPTION DOING
IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD?
I LIVE IN SHEFFIELD, I
WANT TO GET HOME!
IT'S BEEN ON
THE RADIO, SIR.
THEY'RE MAKING SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
UNTIL THEN, ALL ROADS
TO THE CITY ARE CLOSED.
WELL, GET THE BLOODY THINGS
OPEN AGAIN!
WELL, GET THIS ONE
OPEN ANYWAY,
I WANT TO GET HOME TO
MY OLD LADY.
YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID, SIR, GET
GOING.
GET THE BLOODY THINGS OPEN,
YOU STUPID BASTARDS!
CORPORAL.
WE HAVE ORDERS TO SHOOT
ANYONE WHO GIVES US TROUBLE.
IF YOU DON'T GO
WITHIN TEN SECONDS,
WE'LL LET YOU HAVE IT
AND YOU CAN BE CARRIED BACK.
CORPORAL.
ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT,
NINE, TEN.
OOH, GOD!
ROGER!
COME ON, ROGER,
GET A MOVE ON.
SHIFT THAT BARRICADE,
GO ON.
THESE STERLING GUNS ARE GOOD,
WE CAN USE THESE.
NO MILITARY WEAPONS,
WE DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT
WITH THEM,
THROW THEM IN THE DITCH.
THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY,
WAS THERE, DARLING?
NO.
WHY DID YOU DO
ALL THE SHOOTING?
I HAD TO.
IT COULDN'T WAIT.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND YOURSELF
HANGING BY THE SHORT AND CURLY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO TAKE THEM BY SURPRISE.
TIE THEM UP.
WELL, THAT WAS
THE PLAN, BUT...
I SHOULD BE
MOST RELIEVED
IF I COULD SEND
ALL THE BOY'S HOME
AND CLOSE THE SCHOOL
FOR THE TIME BEING.
YES, I THINK
YOU WERE QUITE RIGHT
TO GET OUT OF LONDON
WHILE YOU COULD.
THE NEWS IS
VERY UNSETTLING.
-ALL THIS VIOLENCE.
-YES, YES, I KNOW.
WELL...GOODBYE,
MRS. CUSTANCE.
GOODBYE, SIR.
AND...DAVID,
KEEP UP WITH YOUR LATIN.
IT'LL STAND
WHEN GOOD'S DEAD.
CASSOP'S GOT THE WIND UP.
WELL, SO SHOULD I IF I HAD
A MOB LIKE YOU TO CONTEND WITH.
-HELLO, SPOOKS,
-HELLO, SPOOKS.
-HELLO, SPOOKS.
-GOOD MORNING, SIR.
MRS. CUSTANCE.
I'VE, UH, GOT A LITTLE
GIFT FOR DAVEY.
OH, THAT'S JOLLY NICE
OF YOU, SPOOKS.
I TOLD SPOOKS THAT HE COULD HAVE
ANYTHING I LEFT IN OUR ROOM,
-IS THAT OKAY?
-OF COURSE, LOVE.
-YEAH, SURE.
-THANKS, DAVEY.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'LL
SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
SPOOKS, ARE YOU
STAYING HERE?
I SUPPOSE SO.
SPOOKS HASN'T GOT A
MOTHER,
AND HIS FATHER LIVES IN
SOUTH AMERICA.
BUENOS AIRES, I THINK.
I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM
IN 14 MONTHS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, CONDITIONS HAVE
BEEN RATHER DIFFICULT THERE.
YES, I KNOW,
EVEN CANNIBALISM.
SPOOKS, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO COME WITH US?
WE'RE GOING TO A FARM
UP IN THE NORTH.
THANKS EVER SO MUCH!
THAT WOULD BE SUPER!
HOW LONG ARE WE GONNA BE
UP THERE ON THIS FARM?
HOW THE HELL
DO I KNOW?
-WHY?
-WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A SMASHING TIME
UP THERE, AREN'T WE?
YOU FORGET
THE SMASHING TIME,
JUST KEEP YOUR
LEGS CROSSED.
I WONDER WHAT DAVID
WILL THINK ABOUT THE PIRRIES.
WELL, DAVID WILL GIVE THEM
SOME FOOD,
THEY'LL BE ON THEIR WAY,
NO PROBLEM.
HOPE SO.
BOYS, I WANT YOU
TO STAY AWAY FROM PIRRIE.
BUT I LIKE
PIRRIE.
DAVEY, I DON'T WANT
TO ARGUE ABOUT IT,
NOW YOU'VE HEARD ME.
YES, MOMMY.
BUT THERE SHOULD BE
A LOGICAL REASON.
THERE IS A VERY
LOGICAL REASON:
I SAID SO.
MAY I TALK
TO CLARA THEN?
-SHE'S NICE.
-NO!
FOR A COUPLE
LOGICAL REASONS.
THERE ARE REPORTS
OF EVEN MORE SERIOUS OUTBREAKS,
PARTICULARLY IN LIVERPOOL,
MANCHESTER, AND LEEDS.
IN THE CASE OF LEEDS,
OFFICIAL CONTACT HAS BEEN LOST.
IN VIEW OF THE DISTURBANCES,
THERE IS SOME DANGER
THAT THE COUNTRY MIGHT
COLLAPSE INTO ANARCHY.
A1 CLOSED EXCEPT
TO MILITARY VEHICLES, SIR.
WHAT'S THE REASON,
SERGEANT?
SOME SORT OF TROUBLE
IN LEEDS, SIR.
WHERE IS IT YOU'RE
WANTING TO GET TO?
WELL, WE LIVE
IN WESTERLAND.
I SHALL BACKTRACK ONTO
YORK ROAD IF I WERE YOU.
YOU GET OFF
JUST BEFORE SELBY,
YOU CAN GET INTO
DONCASTER THAT WAY.
I WOULDN'T GO
NEAR LEEDS AT ALL, SIR.
THANK YOU, SERGEANT.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
THE DUTY OF RESPONSIBLE
CITIZENS
IS TO COOPERATE WITH THE POLICE
AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES.
ANY VIOLATORS WILL BE DEALT
WITH MOST SEVERELY.
THEY'RE HEADING NORTH.
DO YOU THINK LEEDS?
MY GOD.
IT'S INSANE TO HAVE
TO WONDER LIKE THIS
ABOUT OUR OWN AIRCRAFT.
WELL...
DADDY, MAY SPOOKS AND I RIDE
IN ROGER'S CAR FOR A WHILE?
IN THE LEAD SO WE CAN
SEE THINGS BETTER?
-NO.
-IT'S NOT FOR YOU TO DECIDE.
DADDY.
DADDY, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
JUST FOR A WHILE.
I SHOULD THINK WE CAN GET
NORTH OF RIPON TODAY.
RIPON?
WE SHOULD DO A LOT
BETTER THAN THAT.
IT WOULDN'T BE WORTH IT
PUSHING THINGS.
THESE ROADS
ARE NOT SO GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO GET THERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, DARLING,
EVEN IF WE DRIVE
ALL NIGHT.
AS LONG AS
WE GET THERE.
THE MAIN THING IS TO KEEP
CLEAR OF POPULATION CENTERS.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
I WANT YOU ALL
TO USE THE TOILET,
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO STOP LATER.
MARY, THOSE TREES
LOOK OKAY.
BOYS.
CAN I DO ANYTHING
FOR YOU, MR. CUSTANCE?
UH, NO, NO.
AREN'T YOU COLD?
ME, COLD?
NEVER.
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?
YOU EMBARRASS ME,
THAT'S WHAT.
I TOLD YOU NOT
TO WEAR THAT BLOUSE.
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,
YOU'VE ALL SEEN KNOCKERS BEFORE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOVE THEM
DOWN THEIR THROATS.
I'M WARNING YOU, I'M NOT
TAKING NOTHING MORE FROM YOU.
-BALLS.
-THIS IS A NEWS FLASH.
OWING FURTHER RIOTING
IN CENTRAL LONDON,
MARTIAL LAW HAS BEEN DECLARED
BY PRIME MINISTER WELLING.
WHAT AN IDIOT.
TOO LATE AS USUAL.
INFIDELS WHILE
LONDON BURNS.
...IN SOUTH LONDON,
AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE
BY ORGANIZED MOBS TO BREAK
THROUGH MILITARY BARRICADES
SET UP EARLY
THIS MORNING
FOLLOWING THE TEMPORARY
BAN ON TRAVEL.
ARMY HEADQUARTERS EXPECT TO HAVE
THE SITUATION IN HAND SHORTLY.
OH, LOOK, WHY DIDN'T
YOU PASS THEM?
IT'S JUST A RIGHT DRAG,
THEY CAN CATCH UP.
WHAT'S HIS HURRY?
COME ON, ROGER, YOU
CAN CATCH HIM.
HE HAS A SOUPED-UP ENGINE.
OH, STEP ON IT,
ANDY, STEP ON IT.
WOULD YOU CATCH HIM,
WOULD YOU?
- COME ON.
- WELL, IF I CATCH HIM
THIS TIME,
HE WON'T PASS
ME AGAIN.
WE'RE GAINING,
WE'RE GAINING!
DAMN, THESE BLOODY
COUNTRY CROSSINGS.
TAKES ALL DAY
FOR A TRAIN TO GET THROUGH.
THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
A TRAIN COMING YET.
DON'T YOU THINK HE MIGHT
LET US THROUGH?
HE MIGHT FOR A QUID.
HELLO?
HELLO, COULD YOU LET
US THROUGH, PLEASE?
I'M JUST GOING...
- JOHN!
- DADDY!
DADDY'S COMING!
THEY'RE HURTING JOHN!
HELP!
HELP US!
SOMEBODY HELP!
PLEASE, HELP!
HELP!
PLEASE, SOMEONE, HELP!
PLEASE!
HELP!
HELP ME UP.
TRY TO REMEMBER.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH WAY THEY TOOK
THEM?
NO, I PASSED OUT.
THEY GOT YOUR CAR.
PLEASE!
OH, DON'T!
PLEASE!
- NOT HER!
- LET ME GO!
NO, GET OFF!
YOU BITCH!
HELP!
SOMEONE HELP, PLEASE!
PLEASE, HELP!
COME ON, GET UP,
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU'VE DONE THE TALKING,
NOW LET'S SEE
THE CONTROLS.
DON'T SHOOT!
DON'T KILL ME,
DON'T KILL ME.
ANN, DARLING.
-MARY.
-ONE GOT AWAY.
I DIDN'T HAVE
A CLEAN SHOT.
AND THIS ONE...
DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE
NO CHANCES HITTING MARY.
BESIDES, THE GUILTY
DON'T DESERVE TO DIE
AS QUICK
AS THE INNOCENT.
JOHN, HOLD HER.
MISSUS, DON'T LET
HIM KILL ME!
DON'T SHOOT!
MISSUS, DON'T LET HIM
KILL ME!
I'M IN AGONY
NOW, MUM.
- GIVE ME THE GUN.
- WHAT?
GIVE ME THE GUN,
PIRRIE!
UNDER EXISTING
MARTIAL LAW,
A CURFEW
FROM 8 PM TO 8 AM
WILL GO INTO EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY IN GREAT BRITAIN.
ANYONE SEEN ON THE STREETS
DURING THOSE HOURS WILL BE SHOT.
GET AWAY FROM HERE!
COME ON!
WE'RE TAKING OVER!
THIS IS THE, UH, CITIZENS
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE IN LONDON.
WE'VE TAKEN CHARGE
OF THE BBC.
THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HEAD,
PRIME MINISTER WELLING,
HAS FLED THE COUNTRY.
STAND BY FOR AN
EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT.
GOD, IT'S ALL FALLING
APART PRETTY FAST.
THIS IS LONDON.
WON'T ALWAYS
BE LIKE THIS, DARLING.
IT WON'T.
THIS IS THE, UH, CITIZENS
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE IN LONDON.
OH, DO WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS
BLEEDING RACKET ALL NIGHT?
WHY DON'T YOU
SHUT UP?
TALKING AND SNORING
ALL THE TIME.
STAND BY FOR
AN EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT.
THIS IS LONDON.
WE BRING YOU THE
FIRST BULLETIN
OF THE
CITIZENS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE.
FACTS ARE THESE:
WE FOUND THAT THE FORMER
GOVERNMENT OF MURDERERS
WAS ABOUT TO EXECUTE
A PLAN
TO DROP NERVE GAS BOMBS
ON BRITISH CITIES.
IT WAS CALCULATED THAT
IF HALF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION
WERE MURDERED, IT WOULD
ENABLE THE REST TO SURVIVE.
BLOODY IDIOTS.
THAT'LL REALLY
START THE PANIC.
...ACTION BY CHINA IS
BARBAROUS.
STAND BY FOR
FURTHER BULLETINS.
GET HIM, GET HIM!
GET AWAY,
YOU LITTLE BASTARDS!
OH, GOD, NO!
GET THE STUFF,
COME ON.
THE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
IS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
FOR COLLECTING WHATEVER
FOOD IS AVAILABLE
AND HAVING IT
FAIRLY RATIONED OUT.
IF THE COUNTRY ONLY SHOWS
THE SPIRIT
OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN,
WE CAN PULL THROUGH.
ANY ACTION AGAINST
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE
WILL BE SEVERELY
DEALT WITH.
STAND BY FOR
FURTHER BULLETINS.
STAND BY FOR WHAT?
YOU KNOW,
JUST TWO DAYS AGO,
WE WERE STILL
A CIVILIZED COUNTRY.
IT'LL GET WORSE
EVERY MINUTE NOW.
NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
IF WE HAD GONE TO CANADA.
OH, DARLING.
-IT COULD'VE HAPPENED ANYWHERE.
-WE WOULD'VE BEEN SAFE.
MY DAUGHTER WOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN RAPED.
ALL THIS BECAUSE
OF A BUILDING.
BUT IF WE HADN'T LEFT,
AND THINGS HADN'T
GOT AS BAD,
I'D BE AN ARCHITECT
WHO NO ONE WOULD EMPLOY.
I DID URGE
YOU TO GO.
YOU KNEW I WOULDN'T
BECAUSE...
BUT WITH YOU,
IT WAS A BUILDING.
NOBODY COULD FINISH IT
EXCEPT YOU.
ALL RIGHT,
TIME TO MOVE ON.
AND OLD CASSOP
LOOKED LIKE THIS.
BOYS, YOU STAY
WITH ROGER.
OKAY, DAD.
YOU KNOW...
I KNOW, DADDY.
MOMMY'S JUST UPSET.
MOSTLY ABOUT ME.
POOR DADDY.
CAN WE HELP YOU
WITH YOUR WAGON?
THANK YOU, NO.
WE'VE ALL THE HELP WE
REQUIRE.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE
OUT OF THE CARS.
YOU FELLOWS
SEARCH THE LOT.
GET ALL WE NEED.
COME ON, LADDY.
GET OVER THERE.
- HURRY IT UP.
- COME ON.
MOVE THOSE KIDS
OUT OF THE WAY
SO THEY DON'T
GET HURT.
I'VE FOUND SOME GUNS AND
SOME AMMO.
HEY, THERE'S SOME FOOD.
WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS?
WE HAVEN'T DONE
YOU ANY HARM.
WE DO WHAT WE HAVE TO
FOR OUR TOWN.
SURVIVAL, MISTER.
I GUESS YOU'VE HAD
A TASTE OF THAT.
THERE'S A PRETTY STIFF
PENALTY FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THERE'S A WORSE
PENALTY THESE DAYS:
STARVING TO DEATH.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
TAKE FROM US?
ANYTHING WE
CAN USE, MISTER.
WELL, AT LEAST LET US
HAVE ONE CAR AND SOME PETROL.
-NO.
-PLEASE, WE'VE GOT THE CHILDREN.
SORRY, NO CAR.
MY GOD.
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE
ARE YOU.
SAME KIND OF PEOPLE
YOU ARE, MUM.
I HOPE IT HAPPENS
TO THEM.
TO HAVE NO FEELING
FOR THE CHILDREN.
IT COULD HAVE
BEEN WORSE.
AT LEAST THEY LET US
TAKE SOME CLOTHING.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING, PIRRIE?
HEY, GOOD FOR
YOU, PIRRIE.
WHAT ABOUT AMMO?
I THOUGHT THEY'D
COME IN HANDY.
THAT'S VERY
INTELLIGENT, PIRRIE.
EVEN WITH ONE GUN,
NOW WE CAN FIND A FARM HOUSE
AND TAKE A CAR
AND SOME PETROL,
AND PERHAPS
ANOTHER GUN.
GUNS, YES, BUT NO
MORE CARS.
A CAR'S ONLY AN INVITATION
TO AN AMBUSH.
VERY TRUE, MR. CUSTANCE.
I BET YOU WERE
A MILITARY MAN, AYE, SIR?
MUCH TO MY REGRET, YES.
WELL, OF COURSE.
OH, NO.
NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE EYE.
I JUST HATE KILLING.
WE HAVE ABOUT
50 MILES TO DAVID'S.
I THINK WE CAN
DO IT IN TWO DAYS
IF WE HAVE
NO MORE TROUBLE.
IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE IT TODAY,
BUT THE EARTH'S CLIMATE
IS GETTING WARMER
BECAUSE ALL THE POLLUTION
IN THE AIR KEEPS THE HEAT IN
AND THE POLAR ICE CAP
WILL MELT,
AND EVERYBODY
WILL BE DROWNED.
YES, I KNOW.
AND THEN, NOT ENOUGH OF
THE SUN'S RAYS
WILL GET THROUGH NOW,
SO EVERYTHING WILL DIE ANYWAY.
WE'VE GOT NONE FOR SALE
IF IT'S FOOD YOU'RE AFTER.
WELL IT IS FOOD
WE'RE AFTER,
BUT WE'VE NOTHING TO PAY
WITH.
WE WERE ROBBED
OF EVERYTHING,
BUT IF YOU COULD LET US
HAVE A FEW POTATOES.
TOUCH ONE POTATO, I'LL FILL
YOUR ASS FULL OF THIS!
PIRRIE!
ROGER!
THEY HAD
ANOTHER GUN.
YES.
LET'S GET THESE BODIES
AND MOVE THEM TO THE CELLAR.
OKAY, MR. CUSTANCE.
I'M GLAD WE PICKED
UP SOME GUNS.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
DID THEY SHOOT
AT YOU, DADDY?
YES, DAVEY.
WHERE ARE THE BODIES,
MR. CUSTANCE?
OUT OF THE WAY.
EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT
NOW, BOYS.
WE HAVE TO FIGHT
TO LIVE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
LIKE IN THE WESTERNS?
YES, LIKE THAT.
HEY, SPOOKS,
LOOK AT THIS FROG.
WHERE?
OH, YES.
THERE WAS NO POINT
IN WASHING UP, DARLING.
I KNOW,
I JUST WANTED TO.
JOHN, I THINK I'VE GOT
SOMETHING COMING THROUGH
ON SHORTWAVE.
GOOD.
LET'S MOVE ON.
THE SOONER WE GET THERE,
THE BETTER.
I HAD TO PUT
A SKIRT ON,
THEM TROUSERS WERE
CUTTIN' MY CROTCH.
BLOODY THING'S HAD IT.
...FRAGMENTARY,
BUT ALL THE EVIDENCE
INDICATES THAT FRANCE,
GERMANY, ITALY...
IN FACT,
ALL OF WESTERN EUROPE,
ALONG WITH A MAJOR PART OF ASIA,
SOUTH AMERICA, AND AFRICA,
HAS CEASED TO EXIST
AS PART OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD.
IN A MIDST OF COMPLETE ANARCHY
AND MASS STARVATION,
THE HORRORS OF CANNIBALISM
ARE ALREADY WIDESPREAD.
MY GOD.
NUMBERS OF AIRCRAFT HAVE
BEEN ARRIVING
IN CANADA AND THIS COUNTRY
FROM EUROPE.
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT,
THE PEOPLE IN THEM HAVE
BEEN GRANTED ASYLUM.
THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
AND SENIOR MEMBERS
OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT
AND MEMBERS
OF THE BELGIAN ROYAL FAMILY
ARE NOW IN
THIS COUNTRY.
IT IS REPORTED
FROM HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA,
THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
AND ROYAL FAMILY
HAVE LANDED THERE SAFELY.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
THOMAS WELLING
SAID RUMORS THAT MAJOR
POPULATION CENTERS IN ENGLAND
WERE TO BE BOMBED,
AS WERE DONE IN CHINA,
WERE ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED
YET CAUSED
AN UNCONTROLLABLE PANIC.
THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TODAY
EXPRESS THE FEELINGS
OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
THIS WAS PART
OF IT.
WE AS A NATION
ARE SHOCKED
BY WHAT IS TAKING PLACE
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
HERE AT HOME...
WELL.
PIRRIE, YOU BETTER TAKE THIS,
YOU'RE THE BEST SHOT.
I'LL TAKE THE PISTOL.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
I'M READY, MR. CUSTANCE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, DARLING?
DON'T YOU LOVE
ME ANYMORE?
YES.
IT'S JUST...
I FEEL THAT
I CAN'T...
I UNDERSTAND.
...EVERYWHERE.
AND NOW,
MORE THAN EVER,
IN THE FACE
OF THIS WORLDWIDE CATASTROPHE,
WE MUST SURVIVE
AND PRESERVE IN OUR NATION
THE HERITAGE
OF MAN'S GREATNESS.
OH, LOOK,
IT'S SO TINY.
MUST HAVE BEEN
ONLY A FEW DAYS OLD.
WHY, JOHN?
WHY SO MANY?
THEY MUST HAVE EATEN
DISEASED GRASS.
THEY HAVEN'T
LEARNED YET.
AT LEAST WE CAN GET
OUT OF THE WIND AND THE RAIN.
YES.
ROGER, PIRRIE.
WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE TURNS
ON GUARD DUTY.
IT'S ISOLATED ENOUGH,
BUT WE CAN'T TAKE CHANCES.
CAN'T YOU SLEEP,
DARLING?
NO.
YOU MUST TRY.
THE GOING GETS ROUGHER
AS WE GET FURTHER NORTH.
I WANT TO BE SO TIRED
THAT I CAN'T THINK
OR FEEL ANYTHING.
IT WILL BE DIFFERENT
WHEN WE GET TO THE FARM.
WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT?
THAT WE'LL HAVE
FOOD AND DRINK?
IS THAT WHAT
YOU MEAN?
WE'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE
LIKE HUMAN BEINGS AT LEAST.
SOUNDS CRAZY,
BUT WE'RE LUCKY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
WHEN THOSE MOBS FROM LONDON
GET UP HERE?
AND ARMY UNITS,
THINK THEY'LL STAND BY
AND OBEY ORDERS?
WHOSE ORDERS?
NO, WE'RE LUCKY,
I TELL YOU.
I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ANYMORE.
YOUR TURN
FOR GUARD DUTY, MR. CUSTANCE.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING
WANDERING ABOUT?
WELL, I WASN'T
WANDERING ABOUT.
I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.
GOT A LIGHT?
YES, BUT WE CAN'T SPARE
MATCHES ANYMORE.
OH, OH, YOU THINK OF EVERYTHING,
DON'T YOU?
YOU KNOW, I DON'T ENVY YOU ONE
LITTLE BIT, MR. CUSTANCE,
'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT NOTHING HERE
BUT PROBLEMS.
AND WHY IS YOUR MISSUS GIVING
YOU SUCH A HARD TIME?
I DON'T WISH TO DISCUSS MY WIFE
WITH YOU, MRS. PIRRIE.
OH, CLARA.
NOR DO I WISH TO GIVE YOU ONE
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.
OH, COME ON NOW,
THAT'S NOT THE TRUTH, IS IT?
I MEAN,
ABOUT NOT WANTING TO.
IT'S JUST THAT THERE'S NO TIME,
IS THERE?
WHO KNOWS,
TOMORROW WE MIGHT ALL BE DEAD.
I THINK YOU BETTER
GO BACK TO BED.
WELL,
ALL RIGHT THEN,
BUT I'LL JUST SAY
GOODNIGHT BEFORE I GO.
THOUGHT YOU'D BE
A BIT MORE CAREFUL
ON GUARD DUTY,
MR. CUSTANCE.
NOW JUST A MINUTE, PIRRIE.
I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
NUMBER 1,669, DO YOU?
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WHAT SHE DID BEFORE WE GOT
MARRIED DIDN'T BOTHER ME,
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT WAS NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
BUT AFTER...
OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,
I'VE HEARD THIS...
AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR IT AGAIN,
THIS ONE MORE TIME.
LET GO OF ME,
YOU'RE HURTING ME!
I'VE GOT MY PRIDE,
MR. CUSTANCE.
I THOUGHT OF
KILLING HER BEFORE,
BUT THE PRICE
WAS TOO HIGH.
JUST WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT,
PIRRIE?
I MEAN, THE LAW,
THE OLD LAW.
WELL, THERE ISN'T ANY NOW,
IS THERE?
IF THERE WERE,
WE SHOULD ALL HANG.
RIGHT, WELL,
YOU KNOW A LOT
ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS,
MR. CUSTANCE.
SO WHAT KIND OF LAW IS LEFT?
THE LAW OF THE GROUP
FOR SURVIVAL.
AND IN THE FAMILY.
THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY,
RIGHT?
I'M THE LAW THERE.
SUBJECT TO THE LAW OF THE GROUP,
PIRRIE, ALWAYS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT
TO KILL FOR FOOD NOW,
SO WHY NOT
FOR MY SELF-RESPECT?
OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE,
YOU'RE BREAKING MY ARM!
I WANT MY RIGHTS!
NO, WE'LL SEND HER AWAY,
SHE CAN FEND FOR HERSELF.
THAT'S NO PUNISHMENT.
SHE'S GOT SURVIVAL KEPT
BETWEEN HER LEGS.
OH, HELP ME!
HE'S GONE CRAZY!
OH, HELP ME!
I WANT MY RIGHTS, MR.
CUSTANCE.
OH, LET ME GO!
MY GOD, PIRRIE,
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO?
WE'LL HAVE TO TELL MARY
AND THE BOYS
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
MY WIFE AND ROGER, I'LL
TELL THE TRUTH.
WHATEVER YOU SAY,
MR. CUSTANCE.
IT'S SO HORRIBLE, JOHN.
WHY DID YOU LET HIM?
I COULDN'T STOP HIM.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE THE LEADER,
HE HAS TO DO WHAT YOU SAY.
IF HE THINKS THAT...
NO, NO, NO, THIS WAS
SOMETHING SPECIAL, PERSONAL.
LET'S FACE IT, I'M NO MATCH
FOR PIRRIE WITH A GUN.
I'D ONLY HAVE GOTTEN
MYSELF SHOT, TOO.
AND MY BEING ALIVE,
THAT IS IMPORTANT,
IF WE'RE ALL TO GET
TO BLIND GILL.
I'M SORRY.
OH, DARLING, IT'S ALL BEEN
TOO MUCH FOR ME.
I KNOW WHAT
IT'S BEEN FOR YOU,
I FORGET HOW HARD IT
MUST BE.
FOR YOU,
MY LOVE,
IS IT ANY BETTER?
NOT QUITE SO BAD.
BUT IT'S STRANGE.
THE THING
THAT BOTHERS ME MOST
IS THAT I KILLED A MAN.
GOOD GOD, ANN.
JUST DID WHAT THEY DID.
I KNOW, BUT IT HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH WHAT I DID.
ROGER, KEEP THE BOYS BACK
AND GUARD MARY.
SHE'S ALIVE, SHE'S MOVING,
I SAW HER!
GET BACK, GO ON,
GET BACK!
OH, GOD!
PLEASE...
KILL ME.
WELL, IT'S AROUND THE TOWNS,
BUT NOW THE FARMS ARE
GETTING IT TOO.
I WONDER WHAT'S HAPPENING
AT HOME, THE HOUSE.
DON'T THINK OF IT.
I CAN WALK NOW,
MR. BURNHAM.
DON'T START TALKING,
I'M JUST A HORSE.
REALLY, YOU COULD
JUST CUT ME A CANE.
SHUT UP,
I NEED THE EXERCISE.
I WAS INTO TROUBLE A LOT
IN THOSE DAYS.
WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE, PIRRIE?
YOU KNOW, MARY,
PIRRIE IS MY SURNAME.
ANDREW. ANDY.
CALL ME THAT.
-OF COURSE, IT'S JUST THAT...
-YEAH, I KNOW.
ANYWAY...
WHEN MY MUM TOOK OFF,
I WAS 13 THEN,
I STAYED WITH HIS AUNT
AND HIS UNCLE.
I WAS ALWAYS GETTING IT
FOR SOMETHING.
SO I PUSHED OFF,
ME AND A PAL.
SO, WE GOT CAUGHT ONE NIGHT.
CAUGHT?
DOING WHAT?
PUSHING DRUGS.
HOLD UP, LET'S TAKE A REST.
I WAS PICKIN' UP
10, 15 QUID A DAY.
ME AND MY PAL, WE GOT A YEAR
IN BORSTAL FOR THAT.
OH.
AND THEN?
WELL, YOU LIVE AND LEARN.
UNLESS YOU'RE STUPID.
I GOT THE JOB AND ROOM AND BOARD
WITH OLD STURDEVANT.
I HATED IT,
BUT I LIKE GUNS.
I CAN HANDLE
ANY TYPE OF GUN.
I USED TO SEE
ALL THE WESTERNS.
BILLY THE KID,
DOC HOLLIDAY,
WYATT EARP.
MARY, YOU CAN COME UP HERE
WITH ME NOW, DARLING.
I'D LIKE HER
TO WALK WITH ME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WALK WITH YOU? WHY?
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE I WANT YOU AS
REAR GUARD.
SHE CAN WALK BACK THERE
WITH ME.
WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS ABOUT?
YOU WANT ME
TO BE MORE EXPLICIT?
I'M A WIDOWER NOW,
SHE'S A SINGLE GIRL.
YOU CRAZY, INSANE BEAST!
ANN!
STOP HIM, JOHN!
STOP HIM!
PIRRIE, THIS IS NEITHER
THE TIME NOR THE PLACE
TO DISCUSS SUCH AS THIS
SORT OF THING.
AND WE HARDLY KNOW YOU.
I SUPPOSE IT MUST COME
AS A KIND OF A SURPRISE.
I CAN IMAGINE WHAT ALL OF YOU
ARE THINKING,
BUT EVERYTHING'S CHANGED.
THE WHOLE WORLD'S CHANGED.
THREE DAYS AGO.
BUT I'M THE RIGHT MAN
FOR HER NOW.
YOU'RE CRAZY,
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!
YOU KILLED YOUR WIFE,
YOU'RE A MURDERER...
WE ALL ARE,
AREN'T WE?
JOHN, I'VE GOT THE BASTARD
COVERED, SHALL I?
NO!
WE CAN'T SURVIVE
THIS WAY.
I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT,
MR. CUSTANCE,
'CAUSE ROGER'S GUN
IS ON SAFETY.
AND MINE'S READY
TO FIRE.
SO IS MINE, PIRRIE.
I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE
TO ACCEPT MY DECISION
AS LEADER OF THIS GROUP,
PARTICULARLY CONCERNING
MY FAMILY.
IF YOU FIRE FIRST,
I MIGHT FIRE, TOO,
SO MIGHT ROGER.
AND IN ANY CASE,
YOU'D NEVER GET INTO BLIND GILL.
MR. CUSTANCE, IF ROGER,
IF ANYBODY MAKES A WRONG MOVE,
I'LL SHOOT YOU.
AND I STILL THINK
I COULD GET ROGER FIRST.
MARY, COME OVER HERE.
STAY HERE.
MARY.
MOTHER, DADDY, PLEASE.
I WANT TO.
REALLY.
BECAUSE I FEEL SAFE WITH HIM.
JOHN,
DON'T LET HER,
PLEASE DON'T LET HER.
I TAKE IT WHAT PIRRIE WANTS
IS TO GET TO KNOW MARY.
IS THAT RIGHT,
PIRRIE?
YOU MIGHT PUT IT LIKE THAT,
MR. CUSTANCE.
IT CAN'T HURT ANYBODY, CAN IT?
THAT'S THE SORT OF GROUP
WE NEED, MEN WITH GUNS.
ANN, MARY, BOYS,
GO UP TO THAT POTHOLE
AND WAIT THERE
TILL I CALL YOU.
BE CAREFUL.
JUST A MINUTE.
YOU WANTED SOMETHING?
MY NAME IS JOHN CUSTANCE.
WE'RE MAKING OUR WAY TO MY
BROTHER'S FARM IN THE HILLS.
IT'S IN A VALLEY
THAT IS BLOCKED AT ONE END
AND ONLY HAS A NARROW ENTRANCE
AT THE OTHER.
THERE'S FOOD THERE,
AND IT'S EASY TO DEFEND.
WHY YOU TELLING US
ALL THIS FOR?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR RECRUITS.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR RECRUITS?
WE ARE NOT.
IN A FEW DAYS,
MOBS WILL BE FIGHTING
OVER EVERY POTATO PATCH.
THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A BIT
OF GROUND THEY CAN HOLD
WILL TURN TO SAVAGES,
IF THEY SURVIVE AT ALL.
THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE.
WON'T DO ANY HARM
TO HAVE A LOOK.
WHERE IS THIS PLACE?
THAT'S MY BUSINESS,
NOT YOURS.
I'M THE LEADER HERE.
IF YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD,
YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
SO IT'S LIKE THAT, IS IT?
WE DO WHAT YOU SAY.
WELL, YOU CAN THINK AGAIN.
I GIVE THE ORDERS
IN THIS LOT,
AND IF YOU WANT TO JOIN UP
WITH US, YOU DO THE SAME.
WHAT WE NEED
IS BRAINS, MAN.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A SAD LACK
OF THAT IN YOUR FAT HEAD.
YOU LITTLE BASTARD.
THE OFFER STILL STANDS.
ANYONE WHO WANTS
TO COME WITH US,
FORM UP BEHIND ME.
I'LL COME ALONG,
AND ME FAMILY.
WE'LL COME ALONG, TOO,
MY WIFE AND I.
THAT GOES FOR ME
AND MY FAMILY.
WELL, I THOUGHT
HE SOUNDED REASONABLE.
WE'LL COME ALONG, TOO.
MY NAME IS PIRRIE,
ANDREW PIRRIE,
AND THIS IS
ROGER BURNHAM.
AS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
TAKE YOUR PLACES,
SHAKE HANDS WITH MR. CUSTANCE
AND IDENTIFY YOURSELVES.
I'M ALF PARSONS,
I HAVE A WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
BY THE WAY,
THAT'S JOE ASHTON'S WIFE EMILY.
EMILY.
MY NAME IS BILL RIGGS,
HAVE A WIFE, PRUDENCE,
TWO KIDS,
DENNIS AND FLORA,
AND I'M VERY HANDY
WITH A GUN.
JOE HARRIS IS MY NAME,
AND THAT'S MY WIFE LIZ.
THE NAME'S SCOTT,
MY WIFE.
MY NAME'S LOCKE,
THIS IS MY WIFE JILL.
ARE WE GONNA HAVE
A PROBLEM?
NO, NO PROBLEM,
MR. CUSTANCE.
JILL'S A STRONG GIRL.
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
MY NAME IS REG BLENNIT,
AND THIS IS MY WIFE MAUREEN.
WE'D BE HAPPY
TO JOIN YOU.
OUR VILLAGE WAS DESTROYED
YESTERDAY.
WE BARELY GOT AWAY
WITH JUST A FEW THINGS.
MY NAME'S SURGIT.
I HAVE A WIFE CALLED SHIRI.
JESS ARKWRIGHT.
MY WIFE SUSAN,
THREE KIDS.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER
WHEN WE STOP.
OKAY.
DON'T BE ANGRY.
I'M NOT, I LOVE YOU.
ANN.
DARLING, I CAN'T STAND IT.
TRY TO HOLD ON
TILL WE GET TO THE FARM.
LET'S GET MOVING!
HEY, WATCH OUT,
THERE'S A DEAD CALF.
DARLING, YOU CAN'T GO ON.
YES, I CAN,
WE HAVE TO.
-LET ME DO IT.
-NO, NO.
DO AS I SAY.
JOHN.
JOHN, THAT RUINED
MANSION LOOKS DESERTED.
CAN'T WE STOP HERE?
SOME OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
JUST CAN'T GO ON.
- AND THAT PREGNANT GIRL...
- THEY SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
I WARNED THEM.
OUR SPEED CAN'T BE GOVERNED
BY THE WEAKEST IN THE GROUP.
WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER 25 MILES
TO THE FARM.
WHAT IF I'M THE WEAKEST,
OR MARY?
PIRRIE,
I WANT YOU UP HERE.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
STAY BACK.
MEN WITH GUNS,
MOVE UP AND SPREAD OUT.
WHY PIRRIE? I'LL GO.
NO, NO, ROGER,
THIS IS A JOB FOR PIRRIE.
LOOK, I WANT TO CARRY
MY WEIGHT, JOHN.
OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, ROGER,
THERE'S NO NEED TO RISK IT.
THIS IS A ROUTINE THING.
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO,
MR. CUSTANCE.
RIGGS, PARSONS.
AGH! AGH!
OH, MY GOD.
OW!
CAN WE GIVE HER SOME
MORE WHISKEY?
NO, NO MORE.
IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.
I WISH WE HAD A PROPER MIDWIFE
WITH US.
I'VE HAD TWO OF MY OWN.
OH, GOD, HELP ME!
SQUEEZE MY HAND.
DARLING, YOU REMEMBER TO
TURN THE BABY...
YES, I REMEMBER.
AGH!
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
OH, I CAN'T WAIT.
OH, DARLING,
IT HURTS.
TAKE SOME MORE GAS.
NO!
NO, I WANT
TO BE QUITE AWARE.
TAKE IT THIS TIME.
BOY...
TO SEE IF IT'LL BE
A LITTLE MARY OR JOHN.
OH. OH!
HOLD MY HAND.
AGH!
ONCE MORE, MRS. CUSTANCE,
PLEASE.
WE'RE THERE NOW.
BEAR DOWN.
AGH!
BEAR DOWN.
AGH!
IT'S A MARY.
OH, DARLING,
ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?
CAN I SEE HER PLEASE?
GOD REST HIS LITTLE SOUL.
OH NO.
JILL...
I'M SO SORRY.
DON'T, DARLING,
WE'LL FOLLOW THEM.
IT'S GUNFIRE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK'S
GOING ON?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO
GO NEAR IT..
BUT WON'T WE GET LOST
IF WE...
NO.
ACTUALLY, I DON'T
EVEN NEED A MAP UP HERE.
NOT AS LONG AS I CAN SEE
THE LANDMARKS.
DAVID AND I DID, OH,
DOZENS OF HIKING TRAILS
THROUGH THE MOORS OF...
IF YOU CAN
AFFORD IT,
EVEN IF YOU MUST STRETCH
A LITTLE,
WHY DENY YOURSELF THE BEST?
IMAGINE SETTLING BACK
AND RELAXING
WHILE YOU DRIVE A NEW
ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER COMET.
SEATS ARE COVERED IN SUPERB
BRITISH LEATHER.
FRONT SEATS GO UP AND DOWN,
FORWARD AND BACK,
TILT WITH FINGERTIP CONTROL.
BROADLOOM CARPETING
THROUGHOUT.
EXQUISITE
WALNUT WOODWORK.
UPPER AND LOWER
VENTILATION.
YOU CAN WARM YOUR FEET AND COOL
YOUR FACE AT THE SAME TIME.
IN FACT, THERE IS
VERY LITTLE YOU CAN'T DO
IN A ROLLS-ROYCE.
IF YOU'VE EVER CONSIDERED
OWNING A ROLLS-ROYCE,
THERE IS NO TIME
LIKE THE PRESENT.
LOOKS PEACEFUL ENOUGH,
MR. CUSTANCE.
EXCEPT FOR THE BARRICADES
OF COURSE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
AND BACK INTO THE TREES.
CORPORAL, BRING YOUR MEN
AROUND THE BACK!
GET THAT ONE
AT THE WINDOW!
CORPORAL, GET CLOSER!
RIGGS, PARSONS.
GO LOOK OVER
THAT HILL,
IF IT'S CLEAR, WAVE US
ON, GO ON.
A WALL OF BLOODY TROOPS.
DOWN TO THE GULLY,
GO, GO!
ANN, GET BACK.
LISTEN, YOU MEN.
THOSE FOOLS DOWN THERE HAVE
COMMITTED AN ACT OF MUTINY
IN THE FIELD
AND ARE GOING TO BE SHOT.
I DON'T WANT MY MEN
TO SHARE THE SAME FATE.
NOW I'M WILLING
TO FORGET THIS,
AND I WANT YOU TO GO BACK
TO YOUR BARRACKS.
WHAT WILL WE DO THERE,
SIT AND STARVE?
THERE'S NOTHING TO EAT
AT THAT BARRACKS.
WE'RE NOT GOING BACK.
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING,
THERE ISN'T AN ARMY ANYMORE.
WE'LL TAKE CARE
OF OURSELVES.
BLOODY OFFICERS.
SERGEANT MAJOR,
TELL THE MEN TO FORM UP.
SIR.
CORPSMEN, FORM UP.
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT ON OUR OWN,
GET OUT OF OUR WAY.
REPEAT THE ORDER,
SERGEANT MAJOR.
AND ANY MAN WHO DOESN'T
INSTANTLY OBEY IS COMMITTING
AN ACT OF MUTINY IN THE FIELD
AND YOU ARE TO SHOOT HIM.
CARRY ON.
FORM UP!
NOW, THEY WAS ASKING FOR IT.
SURE, THEY WERE THERE.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
WAIT.
NOW.
DAVEY!
NO, YOU CAN'T DRINK THAT!
IT LOOKS CLEAN, DADDY.
WELL, IT ISN'T.
LISTEN, EVERYBODY, THIS RIVER
IS POLLUTED FOR MILES.
DON'T LET YOUR CHILDREN
DRINK IT.
YEARS AGO, DAVID AND I CAUGHT
DOZENS OF FISH IN THAT RIVER.
NOW, FACTORIES UP AND DOWN,
YOU CAN'T FIND ANYTHING
TILL WAY PAST THE FARM.
IT'S ALL SO BEAUTIFUL,
DARLING.
JOHN, DO YOU...
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME LIKE
BEFORE DESPITE ALL OF THIS?
I FEEL SO UNCLEAN.
DARLING, I DO LOVE YOU.
HEY, GET YOUR BLOODY...
YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING!
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
I CAN'T TALK TO YOU
REASONABLY.
LISTEN, NO PAKI BASTARD'S
GONNA PUSH ME AROUND.
THAT WAS MY PLACE.
LIKE HELL IT WAS!
I PICKED THIS PLACE FOR
MY WIFE TO REST!
LOOK, I HAD MINE
BACK THERE FIRST!
THAT'S NOT TRUE!
SURGIT'S RIGHT,
I SAW HIM DO IT.
BUT HE DOESN'T OWN THE...
NOW PACK IT IN,
BOTH OF YOU!
PARSONS, YOU MOVE
TO ANOTHER SPOT,
BUT FIRST, I SAW YOU HIT SURGIT
WITHOUT JUSTICE.
NOW, SURGIT,
YOU HIT HIM BACK.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S FORGET IT,
EVERYBODY.
I'M SORRY.
THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW,
MR. CUSTANCE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'LL DO.
HE CAN'T GO ON, HE'S ONLY
GOT ONE LUNG, YOU SEE.
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
OH, A YEAR AGO ABOUT.
HE WAS WORKING IN A FACTORY
IN FLATFORD.
IT GOT HIS LUNGS.
ALL THAT SMOKE.
JUST A LITTLE REST,
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU GO ON,
AND I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.
OF COURSE.
YOU GO NORTH
UNTIL YOU GET TO THE ROAD,
AND THEN YOU FOLLOW IT
TILL YOU REACH THE FARM.
WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON,
EVERYONE.
DARLING, DARLING.
ALL RIGHT, SET OFF!
DARLING, DARLING.
JOHN! HE'S THE ONE
WHO JUST...
YES, I KNOW,
I SAW HIM, TOO.
GET OVER THIS HILL BY THE ROCKS,
QUICK, FAST, MOVE!
HURRY!
HURRY, HURRY,
HURRY, HURRY!
RUN, RUN!
OVER THERE!
HURRY, HURRY!
COME ON!
HURRY, HURRY!
COME ON,
THEY'RE GAINING ON US.
UP HERE! QUICK, QUICK,
QUICK, QUICK, QUICK!
COME ON!
HURRY, HURRY!
MAKE YOUR SHOTS.
WELL-PLACED AMMO!
I CAN'T LEAVE MY POTS!
OH, FORGET YOUR DAMN POTS
AND GET DOWN.
STEWART, KEEP DOWN!
STEWART!
HEY, SPOOKS, THIS IS JUST LIKE
CUSTER'S LAST STAND.
I HOPE NOT.
BILL!
HE'S SHOT!
HE'S DEAD.
- MAUREEN!
- MRS. BLENNIT!
NO!
MRS. BLENNIT, COME BACK
OVER HERE!
MAUREEN!
-PIRRIE, GET HIM!
-OH, SHE'S RIGHT IN LINE.
MRS. BLENNIT!
NO!
OH! NO!
COME ON, YOU BELLY-RUB
BASTARDS, COME ON!
NATTY SHOTGUN,
IT WON'T REACH 'EM!
AGH!
DADDY!
GET THE GUN,
YOU CAN USE IT!
I CAN'T, I CAN'T!
HERE, ARKWRIGHT,
USE THIS.
PULL YOUR MANNERS OFF
AND OVER THERE,
LEAN ON THE BACK,
AND WE'LL CLOCK IN ON THEM.
-OH!
-EMILY, DOWN!
AGH!
NO!
AGH!
DON'T LEAVE ME!
I NEED SOME MORE SHELLS!
SURGIT, GO ON WITH IT!
LOOK OUT,
HOLD IT UPRIGHT.
GO ON NOW, HIT HIM,
HIT HIM!
AH, GET ON WITH IT!
NOW IT AIN'T WORTH IT.
WELL, IT'S BETTER
THAN NOTHING.
TREES HAVEN'T BEEN HIT
AS MUCH UP HERE.
THE AIR'S CLEANER.
BUT THE GRASS...
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IF THEY CAN'T FIND A CURE?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'D LIKE TO JOIN UP
WITH YOU, SIR.
I'M SORRY,
WE HAVE NO MORE ROOM.
PLEASE, SIR,
THE ONLY CHANCE WE HAVE
IS TO JOIN UP
WITH A BIGGER GROUP.
YOU COULDN'T
KEEP UP WITH US.
THE CHILD COULD BE CARRIED,
JOHN,
LIKE THE OTHERS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY WEAPONS?
WELL, THIS AXE HANDLE.
THAT'S NOT MUCH USE
AGAINST GUNS.
I'M SORRY.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S MOVE ON.
-PLEASE. OH, JOHN.
-NO, ANN, WE JUST CAN'T.
THAT'S QUITE
A FORTIFICATION.
TRUST DAVID.
IT'LL BE GOOD TO BE
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
HE CERTAINLY MUST HAVE BEEN
PREPARING FOR SOME TIME.
GET BACK
BEHIND THAT WALL.
WHO'S BEEN HIT?
MY GOD, IT'S PIRRIE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING.
IT CAN'T BE DAVID UP THERE,
HE WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED YOU.
IT'S MY OWN FAULT,
A WHOLE BLOODY MOB
APPROACHING WITH GUNS.
MARY...MARY!
GOT A SMALL GRAZE, MARY.
NO, IT'S A GRAZE,
THAT'S ALL IT IS.
CAN YOU WALK, PIRRIE?
I THINK SO.
HELP HIM BACK, MARY.
THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
IF YOU DON'T GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE,
WE'LL AIM FOR YA.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A WORD
WITH DAVID CUSTANCE.
I'M HIS BROTHER JOHN.
OH, THAT'S IT.
COME ON IN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
JOHNNY, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU.
OH, IT'S VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU,
TOO, BELIEVE ME.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE SHOOTING,
THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOU.
SOMEBODY HURT OUT THERE?
NO, IT WAS JUST A GRAZE
ON THE HEAD.
GOOD, GOOD, NOW I TELL THEM
ALL HERE TO WATCH OUT FOR YOU,
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
YOU'D MAKE IT,
WHAT, WITH THE NEWS
OF THE BAN ON TRAVEL
AND THEN ALL THE RIOTS
AND THE RUMORS OF THE BOMBING.
YES, IT IS A LONG STORY,
BUT IT CAN WAIT.
CAN I BRING MY LOT IN FIRST?
YOUR LOT?
YOU MEAN THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE,
THEY'RE ALL WITH YOU?
YES, WE'VE ALL BEEN
ON THE ROAD FOR SOME TIME.
BUT THEY CAN'T COME IN, JOHNNY.
YOU AND THE FAMILY
AND ROGER,
THAT WAS AGREED
FROM THE BEGINNING, YES,
BUT NO OTHERS.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, THE FARM
WOULD NEVER SUPPORT THEM.
BUT MY LOT CAN
EARN THEIR KEEP,
THEY CAN PLANT
SOME MORE CROPS.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT, MISTER.
THE LAND WILL ONLY SUPPORT
SO MANY.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD
TO TURN OTHERS AWAY,
RELATIVES OF THESE MEN HERE.
IT IS YOUR LAND.
NOT FOR NOW, MISTER, WE'VE ALL
BANDED TOGETHER,
WE ALL HAVE A VOTE.
MY PEOPLE, WE FOUGHT TOGETHER TO
GET HERE.
SOME WERE KILLED.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
IT'S LIKE OUT THERE.
I COULDN'T ABANDON THEM NOW.
LOOK, THERE IS A WAY.
TELL THEM THAT
IT'S NO GOOD,
THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
TELL THEM THAT
WE'LL LET THEM
CAMP OUT THERE TONIGHT
UNDER THE TREES,
AND THEN YOU AND ANN
AND THE CHILDREN
CAN SLIP AWAY,
AND ROGER.
I'LL BE WAITING UP THERE
TONIGHT FOR YOU.
YES, THAT MIGHT WORK.
SO THERE IT IS,
WE HAVE TWO ALTERNATIVES.
GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, OR FIGHT
OUR WAY INTO BLIND GILL.
THERE IS A THIRD ALTERNATIVE.
YOU AND THE FAMILY
COULD GO IN,
AND SPOOKS,
HE DOESN'T EAT MUCH.
AND I'LL STAY OUT HERE
WITH THE OTHERS.
WHY SPOIL IT FOR YOU?
WELL, THAT MIGHT GIVE SOME
PEOPLE THE IDEA, YOU KNOW,
THAT THEY WERE
JUST BEING USED.
RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL.
I AGREE.
THE BEST THING
IS TO FIGHT OUR WAY IN.
DADDY? FIGHT UNCLE DAVID?
WE HAVE TO.
IN THERE WE HAVE A CHANCE OF
SURVIVING, ALL OF US.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE
WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES.
BUT UNDERSTAND THIS,
ALL OF YOU,
I LOVE MY BROTHER.
WATCH OUT FOR HIM.
HE LOOKS A BIT LIKE ME
AND HE'S GOT WHITE HAIR.
I DON'T WANT HIM HURT.
WE'LL GO IN
WHEN IT'S CLOSE TO DAWN,
WHEN THEY WON'T BE EXPECTING
ME AND THE FAMILY ANYMORE.
DAVID WILL HAVE
GIVEN US UP BY THEN.
THIS RIVER MAKES
A PRETTY GOOD DEFENSE.
ON THE BANKS IT'S DEEP,
VERY FAST.
ANY SIGN OF THEM, DAVID?
NOPE.
SHIT, IT'S COLD.
THERE'S PLENTY OF COWS
BEEN DROWNED HERE,
AND QUITE A FEW MEN.
WE'RE ON THIS SHELF THAT RUNS
RIGHT ALONG THE MIDDLE.
WE'LL HAVE TO GO FURTHER UP
TO SEAL THE BARRICADE.
HOW'S THE RANGE
FOR YOU?
NO TROUBLE AT ALL
IF I CAN STOP SHAKING.
THERE'S DAVID.
-THE ONE STANDING?
-YES.
HE HAS THE WHITE HAIR.
DON'T WORRY.
THE MACHINE GUN FIRST.
YOU TAKE
THE MACHINE GUN,
I'LL TRY THE ONE
ON THE LEFT,
BUT DON'T HIT DAVID.
CHRIST ALMIGHTY.
WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?
DOWN THERE IN THE RIVER.
JESUS, I HOPE IT'S NOT JOHN.
NO!
THAT YOU, JOHN?
NO!
NO!
YOU BASTARD!
I'M SORRY, MR. CUSTANCE.
THEY'RE UP IN THE BARRICADE.
HERE THEY COME!
PARSONS, HOLD YOUR FIRE!
WHERE'S DAVID?
WE HAVE THE MACHINE GUN.
WE DON'T WANT
ANY MORE KILLING,
SO PUT DOWN YOUR GUNS!
THEY'VE GOT A MACHINE GUN.
GOD GRANT PEACE TO THE SOULS
OF THOSE WE LOVED WHO LIE HERE,
AND MAY HE
FORGIVE US ALL
FOR WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
-AMEN.
-AMEN.
POOR GENEROUS DAVID.
DARLING, YOU MUSTN'T
BLAME YOURSELF.
I'M NOT GONNA
BLAME PIRRIE.
IF PIRRIE HADN'T KILLED HIM,
WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE?
THIS MOTION PICTURE
IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY,
BUT IT COULD BE.
MAN HAD BROUGHT THE DESTRUCTION
OF HIS ENVIRONMENT
CLOSE TO THE POINT
OF NO RETURN.
OF COURSE, THERE WAS
A GREAT DEAL OF RHETORIC
ABOUT SAVING THE EARTH,
BUT IN REALITY,
VERY LITTLE WAS DONE.
AND THEN ONE DAY,
THE POLLUTED EARTH
COULD TAKE NO MORE.
- YEAH?
- HELLO, JOHN?
LOOK, I'VE JUST
HAD A CALL,
WE'VE GOT TO GET
OUT OF LONDON.
THINGS ARE MOVING
VERY FAST.
THEY'LL BE CLOSING
THE CITIES TODAY.
I'LL BE THERE
IN HALF AN HOUR.
-WE'LL BE READY.
-OKAY.
WHAT'S HAPPENED, JOHN?
WE HAVE TO LEAVE
RIGHT AWAY.
THEY'RE CLOSING UP
THE CITIES TODAY.
ROGER WILL BE HERE
IN HALF AN HOUR.
I HEARD THE PHONE RINGING,
MOMMY, IS IT ABOUT...
YES, DARLING.
ROGER WILL BE HERE
SHORTLY, PLEASE HURRY.
WHAT ABOUT DAVID?
I TELEPHONED THE SCHOOL
YESTERDAY AND SAID
WE'D BE THERE
ON SHORT NOTICE.
MOMMY.
PLEASE HURRY.
GET DRESSED.
OKAY.
OH, JOHN.
A YEAR AGO I WOULDN'T
HAVE BELIEVED
IT COULD HAPPEN
TO US.
THE FAMINE IN CHINA, INDIA,
AND MOST OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
IS UNDOUBTEDLY A MAJOR
HISTORICAL CATASTROPHE.
THE EPIDEMIC
OF GRASS DISEASE HAS SPREAD
TO AFRICA AND PARTS
OF SOUTH AMERICA.
ALL TYPES OF GRAMINEAE,
THE BOTANICAL TERM
FOR THE GRASS FAMILY,
WHEAT, RYE, RICE, BARLEY,
ET CETERA,
ARE AFFECTED.
HELLO, ROGER, OLD CHUM,
SIT DOWN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
THIS END OF TOWN?
WELL, I'M IN CHARGE OF
A COUPLE OF PROJECTS NOW,
AT THE LABORATORY
JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
THIS IS MY BROTHER, DAVID.
-HOW DO YOU DO?
-ROGER BURNHAM.
-HIS FATHER WAS MY CO IN KOREA.
-OH, WAS HE?
HE COMES OVER TO THE HOUSE
REGULARLY
TO SEE MARY AND TAKE
SOME MONEY OFF ME.
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
OF WORLD ECOLOGY
HAS COME TO THE UNANIMOUS
CONCLUSION
THAT CUMULATIVE RESIDUES
OF POLLUTANTS AND PESTICIDES
IN BOTH THE SOIL
AND THE ATMOSPHERE
ARE THE CAUSE
OF THE GRASS DISEASE.
BECAUSE OF ITS
INFECTIOUS NATURE,
BIOCHEMISTS FEEL THAT
IT IS CARRIED BY A VIRUS.
SO FAR, NO CURE
HAS BEEN FOUND.
HOWEVER, IF SUCH AREAS
ARE CAREFULLY DESTROYED BY FIRE,
THE VIRUS IS
EASILY CONTAINED,
ACCORDING TO
SIR CHARLES BRENNER...
CRAP.
BRENNER TOLD ME IT'S
SPREADING EVERYWHERE.
THE FOLLOWING MAPS
SHOW THE EXTENTS
OF THE AREAS
OF INFECTION.
THERE ARE RUMORS
AT THE LAB
THAT THE HOME SECRETARY
HAS ALREADY DRAWN UP
A FEW LITTLE PLANS,
LIKE FOOD RATIONING
AND RESTRICTIONS
ON TRAVEL,
AND JUST IN CASE,
MARTIAL LAW.
HMM, THAT DOESN'T
SOUND VERY PROMISING.
DAVID'S JUST TOLD ME
THAT HE'S TURNING
MOST OF HIS ACREAGE
OVER TO TUBEROUS CROPS.
YOU KNOW,
POTATOES, BEATS.
YES, AND I'M THINKING OF KILLING
OFF ALL THE ANIMALS
AND HAVING THEM TINNED.
YOU FARMERS.
YOU'RE BLOODY PESSIMISTS.
HE'S BLOODY SMART.
STARVATION DEATHS
IN THE AFFECTED COUNTRIES
ARE NOW ESTIMATED AT UPWARDS
OF ONE HUNDRED MILLION.
AND IT'LL BE WORSE HERE
THAN IT IS IN AFRICA OR ASIA
WHERE THEY'RE USED
TO FAMINE.
JOHN, I WANT YOU TO BRING
THE FAMILY
UP TO THE FARM
IF AND WHEN...
LOOK, I'LL KNOW A BIT AHEAD
OF THE PUBLIC AT THE LAB.
YOU KNOW, IF THE REGULATIONS
ARE GOING TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW, JOHN.
RIGHT,
AND IF YOU DO THAT,
I'LL MAKE ROOM
FOR YOU, TOO.
THAT'S VERY KIND.
OH, THAT'S VERY SMART.
IF THINGS GET REALLY BAD,
WE'LL NEED SOMEONE ALONG
WHO WE CAN PUT
IN THE BELT.
GEORGE, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK CAUSED THE VIRUS?
IT'S 'CAUSE THEM CHINESE
FERTILIZE EVERYTHING
WITH HUMAN SHIT.
GEORGE, HEAR WHAT I SAID?
YES, I DID,
AND IF IT'S TRUE,
I COULD SELL YOU TO THEM CHINKS
FOR A BLOOMING FORTUNE.
GOING AWAY
ON A LITTLE TRIP, SIR?
YES, THAT'S RIGHT,
CONSTABLE,
JUST OFF FOR A FEW DAYS
IN THE LAKE DISTRICT.
I'D STEER CLEAR OF
NOTTING HILL AND EAST FINCHLEY
IF I WERE YOU, SIR.
WE'VE HEARD THERE'S SOME
TROUBLE THERE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, CONSTABLE.
ON NOW YOU GO, SIR.
ATTENTION:
ALL POLICE PERSONNEL
ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP THEIR
WEAPONS LOADED AS FROM NOW.
THERE ARE NO LONGER
ANY OFFICIAL FIGURES
ON STARVATION DEATHS
WORLDWIDE,
BUT AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES
NOW PLACE THE NUMBER
AT OVER SIX HUNDRED MILLION.
EVERYWHERE IN INDIA,
PITCHED BATTLES
HAVE BEEN REPORTED
BETWEEN ARMY TROOPS
AND THE RIOTING POPULOUS.
THE NEWS THAT STARVING CHINESE
HAVE ENGULFED HONG KONG
HAS BEEN VERIFIED.
LOCALLY, THE POLLUTION
CLOUD IS LIFTING,
BUT THE MINISTRY EMPHASIZES
THAT PHYSICAL EXERTION
SHOULD BE AVOIDED
IN THE LONDON AREA.
OH, TO HELL WITH IT,
LET'S GO AND HAVE DINNER.
OH, I'M SORRY.
THE BUTCHER HAD NOTHING
BUT GOAT AND HORSE MEAT.
I TOOK THE GOAT.
OH, THAT REMINDS ME,
MY CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN
CAN GET US TIN BEEF,
HE SAID, OF A SLIGHT PREMIUM.
I SAID, "SPLENDID,
50 TO 100 POUNDS."
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
DARLING?
IT MIGHT SOUND
SILLY, BUT...
WELL, I'D FIGURE I WAS CHEATING
ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE QUEUES.
I'D RATHER TAKE MY CHANCES
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
I'VE MADE UP MY MIND,
DARLING.
WHAT ABOUT?
MY VIRGINITY.
I'VE REALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT IT.
I DON'T WANT IT
ANYMORE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO.
GOOD GOD, 16.
...AND A HALF.
PLEASE, DARLING,
ON THE FARM,
THERE WON'T BE
MUCH TO DO.
YOUR FATHER
WOULD SHOOT ME.
DADDY WOULDN'T,
BUT MOMMY MIGHT.
SHE THINKS I'M
STILL A CHILD.
YOU ARE, YOU KNOW.
WELL THEN.
MAKE ME A WOMAN.
PLEASE, NO!
HELP!
HELP US!
SOMEBODY HELP!
PLEASE HELP!
HELP!
IN LEEDS,
FOLLOWING THE CRISIS
DUE TO SEWAGE SEEPING
INTO THE CITY WATER SUPPLY,
AN OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA
HAS BEEN REPORTED.
THE SITUATION WORLDWIDE
IN REGARD TO THE FAMINE
IS SERIOUS INDEED.
IN THE COUNTRIES WHICH NO LONGER
HAVE ANY ORGANIZED GOVERNMENT,
THERE ARE REPORTS
OF WIDESPREAD CANNIBALISM.
THE HOME SECRETARY
HAS JUST ISSUED
THE FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT:
THE GOVERNMENT STRONGLY
DENIES ALLEGATIONS
BY SIR JOHN CLOUTON
OF THE OPPOSITION
THAT THERE IS SCARCELY
A WEEK'S SUPPLY OF FOOD
IN THE COUNTRY, AND EMPHASIZES
THAT STOCKS ARE SUFFICIENT.
SUFFICIENT FOR
EVERYBODY TO STARVE.
IT IS
THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW
THAT DANGER
COULD ONLY COME
FROM PANIC IN THE POPULATION
AT LARGE.
ACCORDINGLY, VARIOUS
TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
ARE BEING PUT
INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
DAMN IT,
THEY'VE JUMPED THE GUN.
ALL CITIES OF OVER
300,000 POPULATION ARE SEALED.
MILITARY BARRICADES
ARE PRESENTLY BEING ERECTED.
-JESUS...
-...CHRIST!
I'M FRIGHTFULLY
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
GETTING DANGEROUS
TO BREATHE NOWADAYS.
THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE DECLINE
IN GRAIN SURFACES
IN THE UNITED STATES.
BETTER TIGHTEN
THE OLD BELT SOME MORE.
...HAS UNANIMOUSLY
CONDEMNED AS BARBAROUS
THE NERVE GAS BOMBINGS
BY THE CHINESE AIR FORCE
OF MAJOR
POPULATION AREAS.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT
JUSTIFIED THIS HORRENDOUS ACTION
AS NECESSARY
FOR SURVIVAL.
FOR COMMENTS, WE HAVE
THE EMINENT ECOLOGIST
SIR CHARLES BRENNER
IN THE STUDIO.
SIR CHARLES, WHAT IS
YOUR REACTION
TO THE CHINESE SLAUGHTER
OF 300 MILLION
OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE?
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT APPEARS
RATHER BARBARIC ON THE SURFACE,
BUT LOGICALLY, THEY WERE
ACTING TO ENSURE
THE CONTINUANCE
OF THE CHINESE NATION.
BUT FROM A...
MAY WE ASSUME THEN,
SIR CHARLES,
THAT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT
OF A SIMILAR FAMINE HERE
THAT YOU WOULD CALL
SUCH AN ACTION
BY OUR GOVERNMENT
EQUALLY LOGICAL?
IT IS EXTREMELY
UNLIKELY THAT WE SHOULD BE...
YES, LET US ACCEPT
IT IS UNLIKELY, SIR CHARLES,
BUT IF, IF THE UNLIKELY
BECAME REALITY, WOULD YOU...
I WILL NOT HAVE YOU
PUT WORDS INTO MY MOUTH.
I'M MERELY ASKING...
YOU'RE TRYING TO FORCE ME
INTO A DECLARATION REGARDING
A...
WE MUST APOLOGIZE
FOR THE BREAK IN TRANSMISSION.
NORMAL SERVICES WILL BE
RESUMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BLOODY MUSIC.
I HOPE WE WON'T HAVE
TO DESTROY
ALL OUR CROCUSES
JUST BECAUSE...
OH, LORD.
THERE'S A PATCH RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM.
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
OH, HELL.
I MIGHT AS WELL BURN
THE ENTIRE LAWN.
OH, NO, JOHN,
CAN'T YOU JUST
BURN AROUND IT?
NO, ONCE IT
STARTS LIKE THAT...
I'LL ASK THE GARDENER
WHAT ELSE I CAN PUT IN.
RIGHT.
JOHN.
WHY CAN'T WE GO
TO MANITOBA?
JUST FOR A FEW WEEKS,
UNTIL WE SEE
HOW THIS AWFUL VIRUS THING
IS GOING OVER HERE.
MOTHER AND FATHER HAVEN'T SEEN
THE CHILDREN IN TWO YEARS.
DAVID WAS HARDLY SEVEN.
AND IF IT GETS
ANY WORSE,
CANADA IS MUCH SAFER.
BUT I CAN'T GO
UNTIL MY BUILDING'S FINISHED.
THIS IS THE BIG ONE.
AN ARCHITECT DOESN'T JUST WALK
OFF.
BUT IT'S ALMOST FINISHED,
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT...
IT ISN'T FINISHED
UNTIL IT IS FINISHED.
I JUST CAN'T, DARLING.
LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU
GO WITH THE CHILDREN?
NO, I CAN'T GO
WITHOUT YOU.
WELL.
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT, LOVE.
I HOPE SO.
I'M GETTING
FRIGHTENED NOW.
COME ON, LET'S GET
THE FOOD!
COME ON!
GET THE FOOD!
BE CAREFUL, JOHN.
COME ON,
DROP IT OVER.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
THE BLOODY COPS
ARE COMING.
GET BEHIND THE LINE!
DEAR GOD,
THEY'VE GOT TEAR GAS.
TEAR GAS, RUN!
MY EYES!
GO ON, STOP HIM!
LET'S GET ON HIM!
LET'S ROLL HIM.
COME ON, ROCK HIM OVER!
LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE!
RUN, RUN, COME ON!
THERE'S A GUNMAN
ON THE ROOF.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
IN THE SHOP.
I CAN'T GET
THE ONE IN THE SHOP.
I'LL FACE
THE ONE ON THE ROOF.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
LOOK, ROGER.
WE CAN REJOIN
THE A1 HERE AT HUNTINGTON.
WE MIGHT GET AROUND
A BACK ROAD HERE
IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY.
POINT NUMBER TWO:
WE NEED SOME FIREARMS.
GUNS?
WHO IS THAT?
MR. STURDEVANT,
IT'S JOHN CUSTANCE.
WHO?
WHO'S THAT?
IT'S JOHN CUSTANCE.
MR. CUSTANCE?
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I-I'M SORRY TO BOTHER
YOU, BUT, UM,
I'M JUST GOING ON HOLIDAYS
TO THE LAKE DISTRICT,
AND I NEED SOME AMMO
FOR MY .22.
OH, WELL, I'M NOT OPEN
AT THIS HOUR, BUT COME IN.
MR. STURDEVANT,
MR. BURNHAM.
-HOW DO YOU DO?
-DOOR TO THE LEFT.
YOU SHOULD HAVE COME
AT A REASONABLE HOUR, YOU KNOW.
YOU WANT A STANDARD LOAD?
OH, THAT'LL BE FINE.
DO YOU WANT ONE BOX
OR TWO?
MY STOCKS ARE GETTING
PRETTY LOW, YOU KNOW.
WE BETTER TAKE TWO.
AND I THINK WE'LL BUY
A COUPLE OF SPORTING RIFLES.
AND WE'LL LOOK
AT THE PISTOLS YOU HAVE.
YES, YOU HAVE
YOUR PERMIT, OF COURSE?
WELL, ACTUALLY, NO,
I DIDN'T HAVE TIME,
BUT I THOUGHT
AFTER ALL YOU DO.
NO, NOT WITHOUT A PERMIT,
MR. CUSTANCE.
OH, THAT'S A PITY.
WELL, IN THAT CASE...
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THEM.
YOU'RE BREAKING THE LAW!
BE QUIET!
I'M VERY SORRY,
MR. STURDEVANT.
WE'LL PAY YOU,
OF COURSE,
AND WE'LL TIE YOU UP SO YOU
WON'T BE BREAKING THE LAW.
I'VE GOT A GUN
ON YOU.
-DON'T MOVE.
-THAT'S IT, PIRRIE.
GET YOUR HANDS UP,
AND MOVE INTO THE CENTER
OF THE ROOM.
I'VE TOLD YOU, MRS. PIRRIE,
NOT TO COME INTO THE SHOP.
WHAT'S WRONG, ANDY?
LOOK, I'LL BE TOTALLY HONEST
WITH YOU, MR. STURDEVANT.
THE SITUATION HERE
IS APPROACHING ANARCHY.
THERE ARE RIOTS IN LONDON
ALREADY, AND SHOOTING.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA
DIE OF STARVATION.
MR. BURNHAM HERE
IS ON THE INSIDE.
I'M A GOVERNMENT SCIENTIST
WORKING ON THE VIRUS.
THERE'S NO SOLUTION
IN SIGHT.
I FAIL TO SEE WHAT THAT HAS
TO DO WITH YOUR ACTIONS HERE.
THERE'S A RUMOR
IN GOVERNMENT CIRCLES,
AND THE RUMOR
MAY WELL BE TRUE,
THAT THE BIG CITIES
WILL BE NERVE GASSED
AS THEY WERE
IN CHINA.
NOW, WE'RE GOING TO MY BROTHER'S
FARM IN THE NORTH
WHERE THERE'S PLENTY
OF FOOD.
IF YOU GIVE US GUNS,
WE'LL TAKE YOU ALONG.
I'M SORRY, MR. CUSTANCE,
BUT I'VE GOT COMPLETE CONFIDENCE
IN THE INTEGRITY
OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
KEEP THEM COVERED,
PIRRIE.
WAIT A MINUTE,
MR. STURDEVANT.
WHAT IF IT'S TRUE
WHAT THEY SAID?
-WHAT IF HE...
-IT'S NONSENSE!
YOU JUST MIND
YOUR JOB, MY LAD.
I'M NOT ASKING
FOR YOUR OPINION.
AH!
ME AND MY BIRD,
MY MISSUS,
WE'LL TAKE YOU UP
ON YOUR OFFER.
IT'LL JUST TAKE US
A MINUTE TO PACK.
I'M VERY USEFUL
WITH WEAPONS
AND CARS AND THINGS,
MR. CUSTANCE.
YOU'LL NEED A BLOKE LIKE ME
THE WAY THINGS ARE.
ROPE, ROPE.
WHEN THE DECK IS SECURE,
PUT UP THE REST OF THE
BARBED WIRE.
RIGHT, SIR.
WHAT THE BLOODY HELL
IS THIS CONTRAPTION DOING
IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD?
I LIVE IN SHEFFIELD, I
WANT TO GET HOME!
IT'S BEEN ON
THE RADIO, SIR.
THEY'RE MAKING SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
UNTIL THEN, ALL ROADS
TO THE CITY ARE CLOSED.
WELL, GET THE BLOODY THINGS
OPEN AGAIN!
WELL, GET THIS ONE
OPEN ANYWAY,
I WANT TO GET HOME TO
MY OLD LADY.
YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID, SIR, GET
GOING.
GET THE BLOODY THINGS OPEN,
YOU STUPID BASTARDS!
CORPORAL.
WE HAVE ORDERS TO SHOOT
ANYONE WHO GIVES US TROUBLE.
IF YOU DON'T GO
WITHIN TEN SECONDS,
WE'LL LET YOU HAVE IT
AND YOU CAN BE CARRIED BACK.
CORPORAL.
ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX,
SEVEN, EIGHT,
NINE, TEN.
OOH, GOD!
ROGER!
COME ON, ROGER,
GET A MOVE ON.
SHIFT THAT BARRICADE,
GO ON.
THESE STERLING GUNS ARE GOOD,
WE CAN USE THESE.
NO MILITARY WEAPONS,
WE DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT
WITH THEM,
THROW THEM IN THE DITCH.
THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY,
WAS THERE, DARLING?
NO.
WHY DID YOU DO
ALL THE SHOOTING?
I HAD TO.
IT COULDN'T WAIT.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND YOURSELF
HANGING BY THE SHORT AND CURLY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO TAKE THEM BY SURPRISE.
TIE THEM UP.
WELL, THAT WAS
THE PLAN, BUT...
I SHOULD BE
MOST RELIEVED
IF I COULD SEND
ALL THE BOY'S HOME
AND CLOSE THE SCHOOL
FOR THE TIME BEING.
YES, I THINK
YOU WERE QUITE RIGHT
TO GET OUT OF LONDON
WHILE YOU COULD.
THE NEWS IS
VERY UNSETTLING.
-ALL THIS VIOLENCE.
-YES, YES, I KNOW.
WELL...GOODBYE,
MRS. CUSTANCE.
GOODBYE, SIR.
AND...DAVID,
KEEP UP WITH YOUR LATIN.
IT'LL STAND
WHEN GOOD'S DEAD.
CASSOP'S GOT THE WIND UP.
WELL, SO SHOULD I IF I HAD
A MOB LIKE YOU TO CONTEND WITH.
-HELLO, SPOOKS,
-HELLO, SPOOKS.
-HELLO, SPOOKS.
-GOOD MORNING, SIR.
MRS. CUSTANCE.
I'VE, UH, GOT A LITTLE
GIFT FOR DAVEY.
OH, THAT'S JOLLY NICE
OF YOU, SPOOKS.
I TOLD SPOOKS THAT HE COULD HAVE
ANYTHING I LEFT IN OUR ROOM,
-IS THAT OKAY?
-OF COURSE, LOVE.
-YEAH, SURE.
-THANKS, DAVEY.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'LL
SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
SPOOKS, ARE YOU
STAYING HERE?
I SUPPOSE SO.
SPOOKS HASN'T GOT A
MOTHER,
AND HIS FATHER LIVES IN
SOUTH AMERICA.
BUENOS AIRES, I THINK.
I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM
IN 14 MONTHS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, CONDITIONS HAVE
BEEN RATHER DIFFICULT THERE.
YES, I KNOW,
EVEN CANNIBALISM.
SPOOKS, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO COME WITH US?
WE'RE GOING TO A FARM
UP IN THE NORTH.
THANKS EVER SO MUCH!
THAT WOULD BE SUPER!
HOW LONG ARE WE GONNA BE
UP THERE ON THIS FARM?
HOW THE HELL
DO I KNOW?
-WHY?
-WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A SMASHING TIME
UP THERE, AREN'T WE?
YOU FORGET
THE SMASHING TIME,
JUST KEEP YOUR
LEGS CROSSED.
I WONDER WHAT DAVID
WILL THINK ABOUT THE PIRRIES.
WELL, DAVID WILL GIVE THEM
SOME FOOD,
THEY'LL BE ON THEIR WAY,
NO PROBLEM.
HOPE SO.
BOYS, I WANT YOU
TO STAY AWAY FROM PIRRIE.
BUT I LIKE
PIRRIE.
DAVEY, I DON'T WANT
TO ARGUE ABOUT IT,
NOW YOU'VE HEARD ME.
YES, MOMMY.
BUT THERE SHOULD BE
A LOGICAL REASON.
THERE IS A VERY
LOGICAL REASON:
I SAID SO.
MAY I TALK
TO CLARA THEN?
-SHE'S NICE.
-NO!
FOR A COUPLE
LOGICAL REASONS.
THERE ARE REPORTS
OF EVEN MORE SERIOUS OUTBREAKS,
PARTICULARLY IN LIVERPOOL,
MANCHESTER, AND LEEDS.
IN THE CASE OF LEEDS,
OFFICIAL CONTACT HAS BEEN LOST.
IN VIEW OF THE DISTURBANCES,
THERE IS SOME DANGER
THAT THE COUNTRY MIGHT
COLLAPSE INTO ANARCHY.
A1 CLOSED EXCEPT
TO MILITARY VEHICLES, SIR.
WHAT'S THE REASON,
SERGEANT?
SOME SORT OF TROUBLE
IN LEEDS, SIR.
WHERE IS IT YOU'RE
WANTING TO GET TO?
WELL, WE LIVE
IN WESTERLAND.
I SHALL BACKTRACK ONTO
YORK ROAD IF I WERE YOU.
YOU GET OFF
JUST BEFORE SELBY,
YOU CAN GET INTO
DONCASTER THAT WAY.
I WOULDN'T GO
NEAR LEEDS AT ALL, SIR.
THANK YOU, SERGEANT.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
THE DUTY OF RESPONSIBLE
CITIZENS
IS TO COOPERATE WITH THE POLICE
AND MILITARY AUTHORITIES.
ANY VIOLATORS WILL BE DEALT
WITH MOST SEVERELY.
THEY'RE HEADING NORTH.
DO YOU THINK LEEDS?
MY GOD.
IT'S INSANE TO HAVE
TO WONDER LIKE THIS
ABOUT OUR OWN AIRCRAFT.
WELL...
DADDY, MAY SPOOKS AND I RIDE
IN ROGER'S CAR FOR A WHILE?
IN THE LEAD SO WE CAN
SEE THINGS BETTER?
-NO.
-IT'S NOT FOR YOU TO DECIDE.
DADDY.
DADDY, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
JUST FOR A WHILE.
I SHOULD THINK WE CAN GET
NORTH OF RIPON TODAY.
RIPON?
WE SHOULD DO A LOT
BETTER THAN THAT.
IT WOULDN'T BE WORTH IT
PUSHING THINGS.
THESE ROADS
ARE NOT SO GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO GET THERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, DARLING,
EVEN IF WE DRIVE
ALL NIGHT.
AS LONG AS
WE GET THERE.
THE MAIN THING IS TO KEEP
CLEAR OF POPULATION CENTERS.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
I WANT YOU ALL
TO USE THE TOILET,
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO STOP LATER.
MARY, THOSE TREES
LOOK OKAY.
BOYS.
CAN I DO ANYTHING
FOR YOU, MR. CUSTANCE?
UH, NO, NO.
AREN'T YOU COLD?
ME, COLD?
NEVER.
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?
YOU EMBARRASS ME,
THAT'S WHAT.
I TOLD YOU NOT
TO WEAR THAT BLOUSE.
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,
YOU'VE ALL SEEN KNOCKERS BEFORE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOVE THEM
DOWN THEIR THROATS.
I'M WARNING YOU, I'M NOT
TAKING NOTHING MORE FROM YOU.
-BALLS.
-THIS IS A NEWS FLASH.
OWING FURTHER RIOTING
IN CENTRAL LONDON,
MARTIAL LAW HAS BEEN DECLARED
BY PRIME MINISTER WELLING.
WHAT AN IDIOT.
TOO LATE AS USUAL.
INFIDELS WHILE
LONDON BURNS.
...IN SOUTH LONDON,
AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE
BY ORGANIZED MOBS TO BREAK
THROUGH MILITARY BARRICADES
SET UP EARLY
THIS MORNING
FOLLOWING THE TEMPORARY
BAN ON TRAVEL.
ARMY HEADQUARTERS EXPECT TO HAVE
THE SITUATION IN HAND SHORTLY.
OH, LOOK, WHY DIDN'T
YOU PASS THEM?
IT'S JUST A RIGHT DRAG,
THEY CAN CATCH UP.
WHAT'S HIS HURRY?
COME ON, ROGER, YOU
CAN CATCH HIM.
HE HAS A SOUPED-UP ENGINE.
OH, STEP ON IT,
ANDY, STEP ON IT.
WOULD YOU CATCH HIM,
WOULD YOU?
- COME ON.
- WELL, IF I CATCH HIM
THIS TIME,
HE WON'T PASS
ME AGAIN.
WE'RE GAINING,
WE'RE GAINING!
DAMN, THESE BLOODY
COUNTRY CROSSINGS.
TAKES ALL DAY
FOR A TRAIN TO GET THROUGH.
THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
A TRAIN COMING YET.
DON'T YOU THINK HE MIGHT
LET US THROUGH?
HE MIGHT FOR A QUID.
HELLO?
HELLO, COULD YOU LET
US THROUGH, PLEASE?
I'M JUST GOING...
- JOHN!
- DADDY!
DADDY'S COMING!
THEY'RE HURTING JOHN!
HELP!
HELP US!
SOMEBODY HELP!
PLEASE, HELP!
HELP!
PLEASE, SOMEONE, HELP!
PLEASE!
HELP!
HELP ME UP.
TRY TO REMEMBER.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH WAY THEY TOOK
THEM?
NO, I PASSED OUT.
THEY GOT YOUR CAR.
PLEASE!
OH, DON'T!
PLEASE!
- NOT HER!
- LET ME GO!
NO, GET OFF!
YOU BITCH!
HELP!
SOMEONE HELP, PLEASE!
PLEASE, HELP!
COME ON, GET UP,
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU'VE DONE THE TALKING,
NOW LET'S SEE
THE CONTROLS.
DON'T SHOOT!
DON'T KILL ME,
DON'T KILL ME.
ANN, DARLING.
-MARY.
-ONE GOT AWAY.
I DIDN'T HAVE
A CLEAN SHOT.
AND THIS ONE...
DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE
NO CHANCES HITTING MARY.
BESIDES, THE GUILTY
DON'T DESERVE TO DIE
AS QUICK
AS THE INNOCENT.
JOHN, HOLD HER.
MISSUS, DON'T LET
HIM KILL ME!
DON'T SHOOT!
MISSUS, DON'T LET HIM
KILL ME!
I'M IN AGONY
NOW, MUM.
- GIVE ME THE GUN.
- WHAT?
GIVE ME THE GUN,
PIRRIE!
UNDER EXISTING
MARTIAL LAW,
A CURFEW
FROM 8 PM TO 8 AM
WILL GO INTO EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY IN GREAT BRITAIN.
ANYONE SEEN ON THE STREETS
DURING THOSE HOURS WILL BE SHOT.
GET AWAY FROM HERE!
COME ON!
WE'RE TAKING OVER!
THIS IS THE, UH, CITIZENS
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE IN LONDON.
WE'VE TAKEN CHARGE
OF THE BBC.
THE FORMER GOVERNMENT HEAD,
PRIME MINISTER WELLING,
HAS FLED THE COUNTRY.
STAND BY FOR AN
EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT.
GOD, IT'S ALL FALLING
APART PRETTY FAST.
THIS IS LONDON.
WON'T ALWAYS
BE LIKE THIS, DARLING.
IT WON'T.
THIS IS THE, UH, CITIZENS
EMERGENCY COMMITTEE IN LONDON.
OH, DO WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS
BLEEDING RACKET ALL NIGHT?
WHY DON'T YOU
SHUT UP?
TALKING AND SNORING
ALL THE TIME.
STAND BY FOR
AN EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT.
THIS IS LONDON.
WE BRING YOU THE
FIRST BULLETIN
OF THE
CITIZENS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE.
FACTS ARE THESE:
WE FOUND THAT THE FORMER
GOVERNMENT OF MURDERERS
WAS ABOUT TO EXECUTE
A PLAN
TO DROP NERVE GAS BOMBS
ON BRITISH CITIES.
IT WAS CALCULATED THAT
IF HALF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION
WERE MURDERED, IT WOULD
ENABLE THE REST TO SURVIVE.
BLOODY IDIOTS.
THAT'LL REALLY
START THE PANIC.
...ACTION BY CHINA IS
BARBAROUS.
STAND BY FOR
FURTHER BULLETINS.
GET HIM, GET HIM!
GET AWAY,
YOU LITTLE BASTARDS!
OH, GOD, NO!
GET THE STUFF,
COME ON.
THE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
IS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
FOR COLLECTING WHATEVER
FOOD IS AVAILABLE
AND HAVING IT
FAIRLY RATIONED OUT.
IF THE COUNTRY ONLY SHOWS
THE SPIRIT
OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN,
WE CAN PULL THROUGH.
ANY ACTION AGAINST
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE
WILL BE SEVERELY
DEALT WITH.
STAND BY FOR
FURTHER BULLETINS.
STAND BY FOR WHAT?
YOU KNOW,
JUST TWO DAYS AGO,
WE WERE STILL
A CIVILIZED COUNTRY.
IT'LL GET WORSE
EVERY MINUTE NOW.
NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
IF WE HAD GONE TO CANADA.
OH, DARLING.
-IT COULD'VE HAPPENED ANYWHERE.
-WE WOULD'VE BEEN SAFE.
MY DAUGHTER WOULD
NOT HAVE BEEN RAPED.
ALL THIS BECAUSE
OF A BUILDING.
BUT IF WE HADN'T LEFT,
AND THINGS HADN'T
GOT AS BAD,
I'D BE AN ARCHITECT
WHO NO ONE WOULD EMPLOY.
I DID URGE
YOU TO GO.
YOU KNEW I WOULDN'T
BECAUSE...
BUT WITH YOU,
IT WAS A BUILDING.
NOBODY COULD FINISH IT
EXCEPT YOU.
ALL RIGHT,
TIME TO MOVE ON.
AND OLD CASSOP
LOOKED LIKE THIS.
BOYS, YOU STAY
WITH ROGER.
OKAY, DAD.
YOU KNOW...
I KNOW, DADDY.
MOMMY'S JUST UPSET.
MOSTLY ABOUT ME.
POOR DADDY.
CAN WE HELP YOU
WITH YOUR WAGON?
THANK YOU, NO.
WE'VE ALL THE HELP WE
REQUIRE.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE
OUT OF THE CARS.
YOU FELLOWS
SEARCH THE LOT.
GET ALL WE NEED.
COME ON, LADDY.
GET OVER THERE.
- HURRY IT UP.
- COME ON.
MOVE THOSE KIDS
OUT OF THE WAY
SO THEY DON'T
GET HURT.
I'VE FOUND SOME GUNS AND
SOME AMMO.
HEY, THERE'S SOME FOOD.
WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS?
WE HAVEN'T DONE
YOU ANY HARM.
WE DO WHAT WE HAVE TO
FOR OUR TOWN.
SURVIVAL, MISTER.
I GUESS YOU'VE HAD
A TASTE OF THAT.
THERE'S A PRETTY STIFF
PENALTY FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THERE'S A WORSE
PENALTY THESE DAYS:
STARVING TO DEATH.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
TAKE FROM US?
ANYTHING WE
CAN USE, MISTER.
WELL, AT LEAST LET US
HAVE ONE CAR AND SOME PETROL.
-NO.
-PLEASE, WE'VE GOT THE CHILDREN.
SORRY, NO CAR.
MY GOD.
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE
ARE YOU.
SAME KIND OF PEOPLE
YOU ARE, MUM.
I HOPE IT HAPPENS
TO THEM.
TO HAVE NO FEELING
FOR THE CHILDREN.
IT COULD HAVE
BEEN WORSE.
AT LEAST THEY LET US
TAKE SOME CLOTHING.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING, PIRRIE?
HEY, GOOD FOR
YOU, PIRRIE.
WHAT ABOUT AMMO?
I THOUGHT THEY'D
COME IN HANDY.
THAT'S VERY
INTELLIGENT, PIRRIE.
EVEN WITH ONE GUN,
NOW WE CAN FIND A FARM HOUSE
AND TAKE A CAR
AND SOME PETROL,
AND PERHAPS
ANOTHER GUN.
GUNS, YES, BUT NO
MORE CARS.
A CAR'S ONLY AN INVITATION
TO AN AMBUSH.
VERY TRUE, MR. CUSTANCE.
I BET YOU WERE
A MILITARY MAN, AYE, SIR?
MUCH TO MY REGRET, YES.
WELL, OF COURSE.
OH, NO.
NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE EYE.
I JUST HATE KILLING.
WE HAVE ABOUT
50 MILES TO DAVID'S.
I THINK WE CAN
DO IT IN TWO DAYS
IF WE HAVE
NO MORE TROUBLE.
IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE IT TODAY,
BUT THE EARTH'S CLIMATE
IS GETTING WARMER
BECAUSE ALL THE POLLUTION
IN THE AIR KEEPS THE HEAT IN
AND THE POLAR ICE CAP
WILL MELT,
AND EVERYBODY
WILL BE DROWNED.
YES, I KNOW.
AND THEN, NOT ENOUGH OF
THE SUN'S RAYS
WILL GET THROUGH NOW,
SO EVERYTHING WILL DIE ANYWAY.
WE'VE GOT NONE FOR SALE
IF IT'S FOOD YOU'RE AFTER.
WELL IT IS FOOD
WE'RE AFTER,
BUT WE'VE NOTHING TO PAY
WITH.
WE WERE ROBBED
OF EVERYTHING,
BUT IF YOU COULD LET US
HAVE A FEW POTATOES.
TOUCH ONE POTATO, I'LL FILL
YOUR ASS FULL OF THIS!
PIRRIE!
ROGER!
THEY HAD
ANOTHER GUN.
YES.
LET'S GET THESE BODIES
AND MOVE THEM TO THE CELLAR.
OKAY, MR. CUSTANCE.
I'M GLAD WE PICKED
UP SOME GUNS.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
DID THEY SHOOT
AT YOU, DADDY?
YES, DAVEY.
WHERE ARE THE BODIES,
MR. CUSTANCE?
OUT OF THE WAY.
EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT
NOW, BOYS.
WE HAVE TO FIGHT
TO LIVE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
LIKE IN THE WESTERNS?
YES, LIKE THAT.
HEY, SPOOKS,
LOOK AT THIS FROG.
WHERE?
OH, YES.
THERE WAS NO POINT
IN WASHING UP, DARLING.
I KNOW,
I JUST WANTED TO.
JOHN, I THINK I'VE GOT
SOMETHING COMING THROUGH
ON SHORTWAVE.
GOOD.
LET'S MOVE ON.
THE SOONER WE GET THERE,
THE BETTER.
I HAD TO PUT
A SKIRT ON,
THEM TROUSERS WERE
CUTTIN' MY CROTCH.
BLOODY THING'S HAD IT.
...FRAGMENTARY,
BUT ALL THE EVIDENCE
INDICATES THAT FRANCE,
GERMANY, ITALY...
IN FACT,
ALL OF WESTERN EUROPE,
ALONG WITH A MAJOR PART OF ASIA,
SOUTH AMERICA, AND AFRICA,
HAS CEASED TO EXIST
AS PART OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD.
IN A MIDST OF COMPLETE ANARCHY
AND MASS STARVATION,
THE HORRORS OF CANNIBALISM
ARE ALREADY WIDESPREAD.
MY GOD.
NUMBERS OF AIRCRAFT HAVE
BEEN ARRIVING
IN CANADA AND THIS COUNTRY
FROM EUROPE.
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT,
THE PEOPLE IN THEM HAVE
BEEN GRANTED ASYLUM.
THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
AND SENIOR MEMBERS
OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT
AND MEMBERS
OF THE BELGIAN ROYAL FAMILY
ARE NOW IN
THIS COUNTRY.
IT IS REPORTED
FROM HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA,
THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
AND ROYAL FAMILY
HAVE LANDED THERE SAFELY.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
THOMAS WELLING
SAID RUMORS THAT MAJOR
POPULATION CENTERS IN ENGLAND
WERE TO BE BOMBED,
AS WERE DONE IN CHINA,
WERE ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED
YET CAUSED
AN UNCONTROLLABLE PANIC.
THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TODAY
EXPRESS THE FEELINGS
OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
THIS WAS PART
OF IT.
WE AS A NATION
ARE SHOCKED
BY WHAT IS TAKING PLACE
IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
HERE AT HOME...
WELL.
PIRRIE, YOU BETTER TAKE THIS,
YOU'RE THE BEST SHOT.
I'LL TAKE THE PISTOL.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
I'M READY, MR. CUSTANCE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, DARLING?
DON'T YOU LOVE
ME ANYMORE?
YES.
IT'S JUST...
I FEEL THAT
I CAN'T...
I UNDERSTAND.
...EVERYWHERE.
AND NOW,
MORE THAN EVER,
IN THE FACE
OF THIS WORLDWIDE CATASTROPHE,
WE MUST SURVIVE
AND PRESERVE IN OUR NATION
THE HERITAGE
OF MAN'S GREATNESS.
OH, LOOK,
IT'S SO TINY.
MUST HAVE BEEN
ONLY A FEW DAYS OLD.
WHY, JOHN?
WHY SO MANY?
THEY MUST HAVE EATEN
DISEASED GRASS.
THEY HAVEN'T
LEARNED YET.
AT LEAST WE CAN GET
OUT OF THE WIND AND THE RAIN.
YES.
ROGER, PIRRIE.
WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE TURNS
ON GUARD DUTY.
IT'S ISOLATED ENOUGH,
BUT WE CAN'T TAKE CHANCES.
CAN'T YOU SLEEP,
DARLING?
NO.
YOU MUST TRY.
THE GOING GETS ROUGHER
AS WE GET FURTHER NORTH.
I WANT TO BE SO TIRED
THAT I CAN'T THINK
OR FEEL ANYTHING.
IT WILL BE DIFFERENT
WHEN WE GET TO THE FARM.
WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT?
THAT WE'LL HAVE
FOOD AND DRINK?
IS THAT WHAT
YOU MEAN?
WE'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE
LIKE HUMAN BEINGS AT LEAST.
SOUNDS CRAZY,
BUT WE'RE LUCKY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I MEAN, CAN YOU IMAGINE
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
WHEN THOSE MOBS FROM LONDON
GET UP HERE?
AND ARMY UNITS,
THINK THEY'LL STAND BY
AND OBEY ORDERS?
WHOSE ORDERS?
NO, WE'RE LUCKY,
I TELL YOU.
I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ANYMORE.
YOUR TURN
FOR GUARD DUTY, MR. CUSTANCE.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING
WANDERING ABOUT?
WELL, I WASN'T
WANDERING ABOUT.
I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.
GOT A LIGHT?
YES, BUT WE CAN'T SPARE
MATCHES ANYMORE.
OH, OH, YOU THINK OF EVERYTHING,
DON'T YOU?
YOU KNOW, I DON'T ENVY YOU ONE
LITTLE BIT, MR. CUSTANCE,
'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT NOTHING HERE
BUT PROBLEMS.
AND WHY IS YOUR MISSUS GIVING
YOU SUCH A HARD TIME?
I DON'T WISH TO DISCUSS MY WIFE
WITH YOU, MRS. PIRRIE.
OH, CLARA.
NOR DO I WISH TO GIVE YOU ONE
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.
OH, COME ON NOW,
THAT'S NOT THE TRUTH, IS IT?
I MEAN,
ABOUT NOT WANTING TO.
IT'S JUST THAT THERE'S NO TIME,
IS THERE?
WHO KNOWS,
TOMORROW WE MIGHT ALL BE DEAD.
I THINK YOU BETTER
GO BACK TO BED.
WELL,
ALL RIGHT THEN,
BUT I'LL JUST SAY
GOODNIGHT BEFORE I GO.
THOUGHT YOU'D BE
A BIT MORE CAREFUL
ON GUARD DUTY,
MR. CUSTANCE.
NOW JUST A MINUTE, PIRRIE.
I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
NUMBER 1,669, DO YOU?
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WHAT SHE DID BEFORE WE GOT
MARRIED DIDN'T BOTHER ME,
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT WAS NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
BUT AFTER...
OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,
I'VE HEARD THIS...
AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR IT AGAIN,
THIS ONE MORE TIME.
LET GO OF ME,
YOU'RE HURTING ME!
I'VE GOT MY PRIDE,
MR. CUSTANCE.
I THOUGHT OF
KILLING HER BEFORE,
BUT THE PRICE
WAS TOO HIGH.
JUST WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT,
PIRRIE?
I MEAN, THE LAW,
THE OLD LAW.
WELL, THERE ISN'T ANY NOW,
IS THERE?
IF THERE WERE,
WE SHOULD ALL HANG.
RIGHT, WELL,
YOU KNOW A LOT
ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS,
MR. CUSTANCE.
SO WHAT KIND OF LAW IS LEFT?
THE LAW OF THE GROUP
FOR SURVIVAL.
AND IN THE FAMILY.
THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY,
RIGHT?
I'M THE LAW THERE.
SUBJECT TO THE LAW OF THE GROUP,
PIRRIE, ALWAYS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT
TO KILL FOR FOOD NOW,
SO WHY NOT
FOR MY SELF-RESPECT?
OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE,
YOU'RE BREAKING MY ARM!
I WANT MY RIGHTS!
NO, WE'LL SEND HER AWAY,
SHE CAN FEND FOR HERSELF.
THAT'S NO PUNISHMENT.
SHE'S GOT SURVIVAL KEPT
BETWEEN HER LEGS.
OH, HELP ME!
HE'S GONE CRAZY!
OH, HELP ME!
I WANT MY RIGHTS, MR.
CUSTANCE.
OH, LET ME GO!
MY GOD, PIRRIE,
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO?
WE'LL HAVE TO TELL MARY
AND THE BOYS
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
MY WIFE AND ROGER, I'LL
TELL THE TRUTH.
WHATEVER YOU SAY,
MR. CUSTANCE.
IT'S SO HORRIBLE, JOHN.
WHY DID YOU LET HIM?
I COULDN'T STOP HIM.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE THE LEADER,
HE HAS TO DO WHAT YOU SAY.
IF HE THINKS THAT...
NO, NO, NO, THIS WAS
SOMETHING SPECIAL, PERSONAL.
LET'S FACE IT, I'M NO MATCH
FOR PIRRIE WITH A GUN.
I'D ONLY HAVE GOTTEN
MYSELF SHOT, TOO.
AND MY BEING ALIVE,
THAT IS IMPORTANT,
IF WE'RE ALL TO GET
TO BLIND GILL.
I'M SORRY.
OH, DARLING, IT'S ALL BEEN
TOO MUCH FOR ME.
I KNOW WHAT
IT'S BEEN FOR YOU,
I FORGET HOW HARD IT
MUST BE.
FOR YOU,
MY LOVE,
IS IT ANY BETTER?
NOT QUITE SO BAD.
BUT IT'S STRANGE.
THE THING
THAT BOTHERS ME MOST
IS THAT I KILLED A MAN.
GOOD GOD, ANN.
JUST DID WHAT THEY DID.
I KNOW, BUT IT HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH WHAT I DID.
ROGER, KEEP THE BOYS BACK
AND GUARD MARY.
SHE'S ALIVE, SHE'S MOVING,
I SAW HER!
GET BACK, GO ON,
GET BACK!
OH, GOD!
PLEASE...
KILL ME.
WELL, IT'S AROUND THE TOWNS,
BUT NOW THE FARMS ARE
GETTING IT TOO.
I WONDER WHAT'S HAPPENING
AT HOME, THE HOUSE.
DON'T THINK OF IT.
I CAN WALK NOW,
MR. BURNHAM.
DON'T START TALKING,
I'M JUST A HORSE.
REALLY, YOU COULD
JUST CUT ME A CANE.
SHUT UP,
I NEED THE EXERCISE.
I WAS INTO TROUBLE A LOT
IN THOSE DAYS.
WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE, PIRRIE?
YOU KNOW, MARY,
PIRRIE IS MY SURNAME.
ANDREW. ANDY.
CALL ME THAT.
-OF COURSE, IT'S JUST THAT...
-YEAH, I KNOW.
ANYWAY...
WHEN MY MUM TOOK OFF,
I WAS 13 THEN,
I STAYED WITH HIS AUNT
AND HIS UNCLE.
I WAS ALWAYS GETTING IT
FOR SOMETHING.
SO I PUSHED OFF,
ME AND A PAL.
SO, WE GOT CAUGHT ONE NIGHT.
CAUGHT?
DOING WHAT?
PUSHING DRUGS.
HOLD UP, LET'S TAKE A REST.
I WAS PICKIN' UP
10, 15 QUID A DAY.
ME AND MY PAL, WE GOT A YEAR
IN BORSTAL FOR THAT.
OH.
AND THEN?
WELL, YOU LIVE AND LEARN.
UNLESS YOU'RE STUPID.
I GOT THE JOB AND ROOM AND BOARD
WITH OLD STURDEVANT.
I HATED IT,
BUT I LIKE GUNS.
I CAN HANDLE
ANY TYPE OF GUN.
I USED TO SEE
ALL THE WESTERNS.
BILLY THE KID,
DOC HOLLIDAY,
WYATT EARP.
MARY, YOU CAN COME UP HERE
WITH ME NOW, DARLING.
I'D LIKE HER
TO WALK WITH ME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WALK WITH YOU? WHY?
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE I WANT YOU AS
REAR GUARD.
SHE CAN WALK BACK THERE
WITH ME.
WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS ABOUT?
YOU WANT ME
TO BE MORE EXPLICIT?
I'M A WIDOWER NOW,
SHE'S A SINGLE GIRL.
YOU CRAZY, INSANE BEAST!
ANN!
STOP HIM, JOHN!
STOP HIM!
PIRRIE, THIS IS NEITHER
THE TIME NOR THE PLACE
TO DISCUSS SUCH AS THIS
SORT OF THING.
AND WE HARDLY KNOW YOU.
I SUPPOSE IT MUST COME
AS A KIND OF A SURPRISE.
I CAN IMAGINE WHAT ALL OF YOU
ARE THINKING,
BUT EVERYTHING'S CHANGED.
THE WHOLE WORLD'S CHANGED.
THREE DAYS AGO.
BUT I'M THE RIGHT MAN
FOR HER NOW.
YOU'RE CRAZY,
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!
YOU KILLED YOUR WIFE,
YOU'RE A MURDERER...
WE ALL ARE,
AREN'T WE?
JOHN, I'VE GOT THE BASTARD
COVERED, SHALL I?
NO!
WE CAN'T SURVIVE
THIS WAY.
I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT,
MR. CUSTANCE,
'CAUSE ROGER'S GUN
IS ON SAFETY.
AND MINE'S READY
TO FIRE.
SO IS MINE, PIRRIE.
I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE
TO ACCEPT MY DECISION
AS LEADER OF THIS GROUP,
PARTICULARLY CONCERNING
MY FAMILY.
IF YOU FIRE FIRST,
I MIGHT FIRE, TOO,
SO MIGHT ROGER.
AND IN ANY CASE,
YOU'D NEVER GET INTO BLIND GILL.
MR. CUSTANCE, IF ROGER,
IF ANYBODY MAKES A WRONG MOVE,
I'LL SHOOT YOU.
AND I STILL THINK
I COULD GET ROGER FIRST.
MARY, COME OVER HERE.
STAY HERE.
MARY.
MOTHER, DADDY, PLEASE.
I WANT TO.
REALLY.
BECAUSE I FEEL SAFE WITH HIM.
JOHN,
DON'T LET HER,
PLEASE DON'T LET HER.
I TAKE IT WHAT PIRRIE WANTS
IS TO GET TO KNOW MARY.
IS THAT RIGHT,
PIRRIE?
YOU MIGHT PUT IT LIKE THAT,
MR. CUSTANCE.
IT CAN'T HURT ANYBODY, CAN IT?
THAT'S THE SORT OF GROUP
WE NEED, MEN WITH GUNS.
ANN, MARY, BOYS,
GO UP TO THAT POTHOLE
AND WAIT THERE
TILL I CALL YOU.
BE CAREFUL.
JUST A MINUTE.
YOU WANTED SOMETHING?
MY NAME IS JOHN CUSTANCE.
WE'RE MAKING OUR WAY TO MY
BROTHER'S FARM IN THE HILLS.
IT'S IN A VALLEY
THAT IS BLOCKED AT ONE END
AND ONLY HAS A NARROW ENTRANCE
AT THE OTHER.
THERE'S FOOD THERE,
AND IT'S EASY TO DEFEND.
WHY YOU TELLING US
ALL THIS FOR?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR RECRUITS.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR RECRUITS?
WE ARE NOT.
IN A FEW DAYS,
MOBS WILL BE FIGHTING
OVER EVERY POTATO PATCH.
THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE A BIT
OF GROUND THEY CAN HOLD
WILL TURN TO SAVAGES,
IF THEY SURVIVE AT ALL.
THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE.
WON'T DO ANY HARM
TO HAVE A LOOK.
WHERE IS THIS PLACE?
THAT'S MY BUSINESS,
NOT YOURS.
I'M THE LEADER HERE.
IF YOU DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD,
YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
SO IT'S LIKE THAT, IS IT?
WE DO WHAT YOU SAY.
WELL, YOU CAN THINK AGAIN.
I GIVE THE ORDERS
IN THIS LOT,
AND IF YOU WANT TO JOIN UP
WITH US, YOU DO THE SAME.
WHAT WE NEED
IS BRAINS, MAN.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A SAD LACK
OF THAT IN YOUR FAT HEAD.
YOU LITTLE BASTARD.
THE OFFER STILL STANDS.
ANYONE WHO WANTS
TO COME WITH US,
FORM UP BEHIND ME.
I'LL COME ALONG,
AND ME FAMILY.
WE'LL COME ALONG, TOO,
MY WIFE AND I.
THAT GOES FOR ME
AND MY FAMILY.
WELL, I THOUGHT
HE SOUNDED REASONABLE.
WE'LL COME ALONG, TOO.
MY NAME IS PIRRIE,
ANDREW PIRRIE,
AND THIS IS
ROGER BURNHAM.
AS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
TAKE YOUR PLACES,
SHAKE HANDS WITH MR. CUSTANCE
AND IDENTIFY YOURSELVES.
I'M ALF PARSONS,
I HAVE A WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
BY THE WAY,
THAT'S JOE ASHTON'S WIFE EMILY.
EMILY.
MY NAME IS BILL RIGGS,
HAVE A WIFE, PRUDENCE,
TWO KIDS,
DENNIS AND FLORA,
AND I'M VERY HANDY
WITH A GUN.
JOE HARRIS IS MY NAME,
AND THAT'S MY WIFE LIZ.
THE NAME'S SCOTT,
MY WIFE.
MY NAME'S LOCKE,
THIS IS MY WIFE JILL.
ARE WE GONNA HAVE
A PROBLEM?
NO, NO PROBLEM,
MR. CUSTANCE.
JILL'S A STRONG GIRL.
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
MY NAME IS REG BLENNIT,
AND THIS IS MY WIFE MAUREEN.
WE'D BE HAPPY
TO JOIN YOU.
OUR VILLAGE WAS DESTROYED
YESTERDAY.
WE BARELY GOT AWAY
WITH JUST A FEW THINGS.
MY NAME'S SURGIT.
I HAVE A WIFE CALLED SHIRI.
JESS ARKWRIGHT.
MY WIFE SUSAN,
THREE KIDS.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER
WHEN WE STOP.
OKAY.
DON'T BE ANGRY.
I'M NOT, I LOVE YOU.
ANN.
DARLING, I CAN'T STAND IT.
TRY TO HOLD ON
TILL WE GET TO THE FARM.
LET'S GET MOVING!
HEY, WATCH OUT,
THERE'S A DEAD CALF.
DARLING, YOU CAN'T GO ON.
YES, I CAN,
WE HAVE TO.
-LET ME DO IT.
-NO, NO.
DO AS I SAY.
JOHN.
JOHN, THAT RUINED
MANSION LOOKS DESERTED.
CAN'T WE STOP HERE?
SOME OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
JUST CAN'T GO ON.
- AND THAT PREGNANT GIRL...
- THEY SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
I WARNED THEM.
OUR SPEED CAN'T BE GOVERNED
BY THE WEAKEST IN THE GROUP.
WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER 25 MILES
TO THE FARM.
WHAT IF I'M THE WEAKEST,
OR MARY?
PIRRIE,
I WANT YOU UP HERE.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
STAY BACK.
MEN WITH GUNS,
MOVE UP AND SPREAD OUT.
WHY PIRRIE? I'LL GO.
NO, NO, ROGER,
THIS IS A JOB FOR PIRRIE.
LOOK, I WANT TO CARRY
MY WEIGHT, JOHN.
OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, ROGER,
THERE'S NO NEED TO RISK IT.
THIS IS A ROUTINE THING.
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO,
MR. CUSTANCE.
RIGGS, PARSONS.
AGH! AGH!
OH, MY GOD.
OW!
CAN WE GIVE HER SOME
MORE WHISKEY?
NO, NO MORE.
IT WON'T BE LONG NOW.
I WISH WE HAD A PROPER MIDWIFE
WITH US.
I'VE HAD TWO OF MY OWN.
OH, GOD, HELP ME!
SQUEEZE MY HAND.
DARLING, YOU REMEMBER TO
TURN THE BABY...
YES, I REMEMBER.
AGH!
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
OH, I CAN'T WAIT.
OH, DARLING,
IT HURTS.
TAKE SOME MORE GAS.
NO!
NO, I WANT
TO BE QUITE AWARE.
TAKE IT THIS TIME.
BOY...
TO SEE IF IT'LL BE
A LITTLE MARY OR JOHN.
OH. OH!
HOLD MY HAND.
AGH!
ONCE MORE, MRS. CUSTANCE,
PLEASE.
WE'RE THERE NOW.
BEAR DOWN.
AGH!
BEAR DOWN.
AGH!
IT'S A MARY.
OH, DARLING,
ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?
CAN I SEE HER PLEASE?
GOD REST HIS LITTLE SOUL.
OH NO.
JILL...
I'M SO SORRY.
DON'T, DARLING,
WE'LL FOLLOW THEM.
IT'S GUNFIRE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK'S
GOING ON?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO
GO NEAR IT..
BUT WON'T WE GET LOST
IF WE...
NO.
ACTUALLY, I DON'T
EVEN NEED A MAP UP HERE.
NOT AS LONG AS I CAN SEE
THE LANDMARKS.
DAVID AND I DID, OH,
DOZENS OF HIKING TRAILS
THROUGH THE MOORS OF...
IF YOU CAN
AFFORD IT,
EVEN IF YOU MUST STRETCH
A LITTLE,
WHY DENY YOURSELF THE BEST?
IMAGINE SETTLING BACK
AND RELAXING
WHILE YOU DRIVE A NEW
ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER COMET.
SEATS ARE COVERED IN SUPERB
BRITISH LEATHER.
FRONT SEATS GO UP AND DOWN,
FORWARD AND BACK,
TILT WITH FINGERTIP CONTROL.
BROADLOOM CARPETING
THROUGHOUT.
EXQUISITE
WALNUT WOODWORK.
UPPER AND LOWER
VENTILATION.
YOU CAN WARM YOUR FEET AND COOL
YOUR FACE AT THE SAME TIME.
IN FACT, THERE IS
VERY LITTLE YOU CAN'T DO
IN A ROLLS-ROYCE.
IF YOU'VE EVER CONSIDERED
OWNING A ROLLS-ROYCE,
THERE IS NO TIME
LIKE THE PRESENT.
LOOKS PEACEFUL ENOUGH,
MR. CUSTANCE.
EXCEPT FOR THE BARRICADES
OF COURSE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
AND BACK INTO THE TREES.
CORPORAL, BRING YOUR MEN
AROUND THE BACK!
GET THAT ONE
AT THE WINDOW!
CORPORAL, GET CLOSER!
RIGGS, PARSONS.
GO LOOK OVER
THAT HILL,
IF IT'S CLEAR, WAVE US
ON, GO ON.
A WALL OF BLOODY TROOPS.
DOWN TO THE GULLY,
GO, GO!
ANN, GET BACK.
LISTEN, YOU MEN.
THOSE FOOLS DOWN THERE HAVE
COMMITTED AN ACT OF MUTINY
IN THE FIELD
AND ARE GOING TO BE SHOT.
I DON'T WANT MY MEN
TO SHARE THE SAME FATE.
NOW I'M WILLING
TO FORGET THIS,
AND I WANT YOU TO GO BACK
TO YOUR BARRACKS.
WHAT WILL WE DO THERE,
SIT AND STARVE?
THERE'S NOTHING TO EAT
AT THAT BARRACKS.
WE'RE NOT GOING BACK.
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING,
THERE ISN'T AN ARMY ANYMORE.
WE'LL TAKE CARE
OF OURSELVES.
BLOODY OFFICERS.
SERGEANT MAJOR,
TELL THE MEN TO FORM UP.
SIR.
CORPSMEN, FORM UP.
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT ON OUR OWN,
GET OUT OF OUR WAY.
REPEAT THE ORDER,
SERGEANT MAJOR.
AND ANY MAN WHO DOESN'T
INSTANTLY OBEY IS COMMITTING
AN ACT OF MUTINY IN THE FIELD
AND YOU ARE TO SHOOT HIM.
CARRY ON.
FORM UP!
NOW, THEY WAS ASKING FOR IT.
SURE, THEY WERE THERE.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
WAIT.
NOW.
DAVEY!
NO, YOU CAN'T DRINK THAT!
IT LOOKS CLEAN, DADDY.
WELL, IT ISN'T.
LISTEN, EVERYBODY, THIS RIVER
IS POLLUTED FOR MILES.
DON'T LET YOUR CHILDREN
DRINK IT.
YEARS AGO, DAVID AND I CAUGHT
DOZENS OF FISH IN THAT RIVER.
NOW, FACTORIES UP AND DOWN,
YOU CAN'T FIND ANYTHING
TILL WAY PAST THE FARM.
IT'S ALL SO BEAUTIFUL,
DARLING.
JOHN, DO YOU...
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME LIKE
BEFORE DESPITE ALL OF THIS?
I FEEL SO UNCLEAN.
DARLING, I DO LOVE YOU.
HEY, GET YOUR BLOODY...
YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING!
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
I CAN'T TALK TO YOU
REASONABLY.
LISTEN, NO PAKI BASTARD'S
GONNA PUSH ME AROUND.
THAT WAS MY PLACE.
LIKE HELL IT WAS!
I PICKED THIS PLACE FOR
MY WIFE TO REST!
LOOK, I HAD MINE
BACK THERE FIRST!
THAT'S NOT TRUE!
SURGIT'S RIGHT,
I SAW HIM DO IT.
BUT HE DOESN'T OWN THE...
NOW PACK IT IN,
BOTH OF YOU!
PARSONS, YOU MOVE
TO ANOTHER SPOT,
BUT FIRST, I SAW YOU HIT SURGIT
WITHOUT JUSTICE.
NOW, SURGIT,
YOU HIT HIM BACK.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S FORGET IT,
EVERYBODY.
I'M SORRY.
THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T KNOW,
MR. CUSTANCE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'LL DO.
HE CAN'T GO ON, HE'S ONLY
GOT ONE LUNG, YOU SEE.
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
OH, A YEAR AGO ABOUT.
HE WAS WORKING IN A FACTORY
IN FLATFORD.
IT GOT HIS LUNGS.
ALL THAT SMOKE.
JUST A LITTLE REST,
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU GO ON,
AND I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.
OF COURSE.
YOU GO NORTH
UNTIL YOU GET TO THE ROAD,
AND THEN YOU FOLLOW IT
TILL YOU REACH THE FARM.
WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON,
EVERYONE.
DARLING, DARLING.
ALL RIGHT, SET OFF!
DARLING, DARLING.
JOHN! HE'S THE ONE
WHO JUST...
YES, I KNOW,
I SAW HIM, TOO.
GET OVER THIS HILL BY THE ROCKS,
QUICK, FAST, MOVE!
HURRY!
HURRY, HURRY,
HURRY, HURRY!
RUN, RUN!
OVER THERE!
HURRY, HURRY!
COME ON!
HURRY, HURRY!
COME ON,
THEY'RE GAINING ON US.
UP HERE! QUICK, QUICK,
QUICK, QUICK, QUICK!
COME ON!
HURRY, HURRY!
MAKE YOUR SHOTS.
WELL-PLACED AMMO!
I CAN'T LEAVE MY POTS!
OH, FORGET YOUR DAMN POTS
AND GET DOWN.
STEWART, KEEP DOWN!
STEWART!
HEY, SPOOKS, THIS IS JUST LIKE
CUSTER'S LAST STAND.
I HOPE NOT.
BILL!
HE'S SHOT!
HE'S DEAD.
- MAUREEN!
- MRS. BLENNIT!
NO!
MRS. BLENNIT, COME BACK
OVER HERE!
MAUREEN!
-PIRRIE, GET HIM!
-OH, SHE'S RIGHT IN LINE.
MRS. BLENNIT!
NO!
OH! NO!
COME ON, YOU BELLY-RUB
BASTARDS, COME ON!
NATTY SHOTGUN,
IT WON'T REACH 'EM!
AGH!
DADDY!
GET THE GUN,
YOU CAN USE IT!
I CAN'T, I CAN'T!
HERE, ARKWRIGHT,
USE THIS.
PULL YOUR MANNERS OFF
AND OVER THERE,
LEAN ON THE BACK,
AND WE'LL CLOCK IN ON THEM.
-OH!
-EMILY, DOWN!
AGH!
NO!
AGH!
DON'T LEAVE ME!
I NEED SOME MORE SHELLS!
SURGIT, GO ON WITH IT!
LOOK OUT,
HOLD IT UPRIGHT.
GO ON NOW, HIT HIM,
HIT HIM!
AH, GET ON WITH IT!
NOW IT AIN'T WORTH IT.
WELL, IT'S BETTER
THAN NOTHING.
TREES HAVEN'T BEEN HIT
AS MUCH UP HERE.
THE AIR'S CLEANER.
BUT THE GRASS...
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IF THEY CAN'T FIND A CURE?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'D LIKE TO JOIN UP
WITH YOU, SIR.
I'M SORRY,
WE HAVE NO MORE ROOM.
PLEASE, SIR,
THE ONLY CHANCE WE HAVE
IS TO JOIN UP
WITH A BIGGER GROUP.
YOU COULDN'T
KEEP UP WITH US.
THE CHILD COULD BE CARRIED,
JOHN,
LIKE THE OTHERS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY WEAPONS?
WELL, THIS AXE HANDLE.
THAT'S NOT MUCH USE
AGAINST GUNS.
I'M SORRY.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S MOVE ON.
-PLEASE. OH, JOHN.
-NO, ANN, WE JUST CAN'T.
THAT'S QUITE
A FORTIFICATION.
TRUST DAVID.
IT'LL BE GOOD TO BE
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
HE CERTAINLY MUST HAVE BEEN
PREPARING FOR SOME TIME.
GET BACK
BEHIND THAT WALL.
WHO'S BEEN HIT?
MY GOD, IT'S PIRRIE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING.
IT CAN'T BE DAVID UP THERE,
HE WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED YOU.
IT'S MY OWN FAULT,
A WHOLE BLOODY MOB
APPROACHING WITH GUNS.
MARY...MARY!
GOT A SMALL GRAZE, MARY.
NO, IT'S A GRAZE,
THAT'S ALL IT IS.
CAN YOU WALK, PIRRIE?
I THINK SO.
HELP HIM BACK, MARY.
THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
IF YOU DON'T GET
THE HELL OUT OF HERE,
WE'LL AIM FOR YA.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A WORD
WITH DAVID CUSTANCE.
I'M HIS BROTHER JOHN.
OH, THAT'S IT.
COME ON IN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
JOHNNY, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU.
OH, IT'S VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU,
TOO, BELIEVE ME.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE SHOOTING,
THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOU.
SOMEBODY HURT OUT THERE?
NO, IT WAS JUST A GRAZE
ON THE HEAD.
GOOD, GOOD, NOW I TELL THEM
ALL HERE TO WATCH OUT FOR YOU,
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
YOU'D MAKE IT,
WHAT, WITH THE NEWS
OF THE BAN ON TRAVEL
AND THEN ALL THE RIOTS
AND THE RUMORS OF THE BOMBING.
YES, IT IS A LONG STORY,
BUT IT CAN WAIT.
CAN I BRING MY LOT IN FIRST?
YOUR LOT?
YOU MEAN THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE,
THEY'RE ALL WITH YOU?
YES, WE'VE ALL BEEN
ON THE ROAD FOR SOME TIME.
BUT THEY CAN'T COME IN, JOHNNY.
YOU AND THE FAMILY
AND ROGER,
THAT WAS AGREED
FROM THE BEGINNING, YES,
BUT NO OTHERS.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, THE FARM
WOULD NEVER SUPPORT THEM.
BUT MY LOT CAN
EARN THEIR KEEP,
THEY CAN PLANT
SOME MORE CROPS.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT, MISTER.
THE LAND WILL ONLY SUPPORT
SO MANY.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD
TO TURN OTHERS AWAY,
RELATIVES OF THESE MEN HERE.
IT IS YOUR LAND.
NOT FOR NOW, MISTER, WE'VE ALL
BANDED TOGETHER,
WE ALL HAVE A VOTE.
MY PEOPLE, WE FOUGHT TOGETHER TO
GET HERE.
SOME WERE KILLED.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
IT'S LIKE OUT THERE.
I COULDN'T ABANDON THEM NOW.
LOOK, THERE IS A WAY.
TELL THEM THAT
IT'S NO GOOD,
THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
TELL THEM THAT
WE'LL LET THEM
CAMP OUT THERE TONIGHT
UNDER THE TREES,
AND THEN YOU AND ANN
AND THE CHILDREN
CAN SLIP AWAY,
AND ROGER.
I'LL BE WAITING UP THERE
TONIGHT FOR YOU.
YES, THAT MIGHT WORK.
SO THERE IT IS,
WE HAVE TWO ALTERNATIVES.
GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, OR FIGHT
OUR WAY INTO BLIND GILL.
THERE IS A THIRD ALTERNATIVE.
YOU AND THE FAMILY
COULD GO IN,
AND SPOOKS,
HE DOESN'T EAT MUCH.
AND I'LL STAY OUT HERE
WITH THE OTHERS.
WHY SPOIL IT FOR YOU?
WELL, THAT MIGHT GIVE SOME
PEOPLE THE IDEA, YOU KNOW,
THAT THEY WERE
JUST BEING USED.
RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL.
I AGREE.
THE BEST THING
IS TO FIGHT OUR WAY IN.
DADDY? FIGHT UNCLE DAVID?
WE HAVE TO.
IN THERE WE HAVE A CHANCE OF
SURVIVING, ALL OF US.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE
WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES.
BUT UNDERSTAND THIS,
ALL OF YOU,
I LOVE MY BROTHER.
WATCH OUT FOR HIM.
HE LOOKS A BIT LIKE ME
AND HE'S GOT WHITE HAIR.
I DON'T WANT HIM HURT.
WE'LL GO IN
WHEN IT'S CLOSE TO DAWN,
WHEN THEY WON'T BE EXPECTING
ME AND THE FAMILY ANYMORE.
DAVID WILL HAVE
GIVEN US UP BY THEN.
THIS RIVER MAKES
A PRETTY GOOD DEFENSE.
ON THE BANKS IT'S DEEP,
VERY FAST.
ANY SIGN OF THEM, DAVID?
NOPE.
SHIT, IT'S COLD.
THERE'S PLENTY OF COWS
BEEN DROWNED HERE,
AND QUITE A FEW MEN.
WE'RE ON THIS SHELF THAT RUNS
RIGHT ALONG THE MIDDLE.
WE'LL HAVE TO GO FURTHER UP
TO SEAL THE BARRICADE.
HOW'S THE RANGE
FOR YOU?
NO TROUBLE AT ALL
IF I CAN STOP SHAKING.
THERE'S DAVID.
-THE ONE STANDING?
-YES.
HE HAS THE WHITE HAIR.
DON'T WORRY.
THE MACHINE GUN FIRST.
YOU TAKE
THE MACHINE GUN,
I'LL TRY THE ONE
ON THE LEFT,
BUT DON'T HIT DAVID.
CHRIST ALMIGHTY.
WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?
DOWN THERE IN THE RIVER.
JESUS, I HOPE IT'S NOT JOHN.
NO!
THAT YOU, JOHN?
NO!
NO!
YOU BASTARD!
I'M SORRY, MR. CUSTANCE.
THEY'RE UP IN THE BARRICADE.
HERE THEY COME!
PARSONS, HOLD YOUR FIRE!
WHERE'S DAVID?
WE HAVE THE MACHINE GUN.
WE DON'T WANT
ANY MORE KILLING,
SO PUT DOWN YOUR GUNS!
THEY'VE GOT A MACHINE GUN.
GOD GRANT PEACE TO THE SOULS
OF THOSE WE LOVED WHO LIE HERE,
AND MAY HE
FORGIVE US ALL
FOR WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
-AMEN.
-AMEN.
POOR GENEROUS DAVID.
DARLING, YOU MUSTN'T
BLAME YOURSELF.
I'M NOT GONNA
BLAME PIRRIE.
IF PIRRIE HADN'T KILLED HIM,
WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE?
THIS MOTION PICTURE
IS NOT A DOCUMENTARY,
BUT IT COULD BE.