The Wild Little Bunch (1973) - full transcript

(dramatic orchestral music)

(dramatic ambient music)

(slow music)

♪ Is there anybody at all

♪ Oh, no

♪ Kids, a lot we can
learn from the small ♪

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ Rockets to the moon

♪ And broken down tenements

♪ And not enough room

♪ Better place



♪ Loving and care

♪ And I'll do it

♪ Always keep in mind

♪ That everybody

♪ Is somebody's child

♪ Kids

♪ Never hurt nobody at all

♪ Oh, no

♪ Kids, there's a lot we
can learn from the small ♪

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ Kids

♪ Never hurt nobody at all

♪ Oh, no

- [Reena] Hello, Cass.



- Oh, hello, Reena.

- [Reena] I've not seen
you about much lately.

- No, I'm not getting
out a lot lately.

How are you, then?

- [Reena] Oh, not too
bad, Caroline's had a bit

of a cold, but
we're all right now.

I hear you're
going to Australia.

- What, who said?

- [Reena] Well, Reg said
the church had fixed it up.

- It's a big charity, I'm
not accepting charity.

(slow music)

♪ Kids never hurt
anybody at all ♪

♪ Oh, no

♪ Kids

♪ There's a lot we can
learn from the small ♪

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ There's airplanes and trains

♪ And rockets to the moon

♪ And broken down tenements

♪ And not enough room

♪ Let's leave a better place

♪ A smile on every face

♪ Let's show them
love and care ♪

♪ And how to live and share

♪ So always keep in mind

♪ That everybody

♪ Is somebody's child

♪ Kids

♪ Never hurt nobody at all

♪ Oh, no

♪ Kids

♪ There's a lot we can
learn from the small ♪

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ Kids

♪ Never hurt nobody at all

♪ Oh, no

(Marie cries)

- All right, then,
Marie, up you come.

(Marie cries)

(overlapping chatter)

(Marie cries)

(overlapping chatter)

(Snowey barks)

(overlapping chatter)

- Mum, Mum!

Mum's home!

(overlapping chatter)

- [Cass] Hello, David.

- Hi, Mum.
- Hi, Mum.

- [Cass] Hello, love.

- Wotcher, Mum.

- Hi, Reg.

- Got everything?

- [Cass] Yeah, got it okay--

- Good.

Freddy, tell Roy to get, get
the table organized, will you?

(overlapping chatter)

Sylvia, take care of
the baby, will you?

(overlapping chatter)

- Paul, Paul, stop it,
what, what do you want?

Well, what's he after, Brian?

- [Brian] Huh?

- What's he after?

- Sweets.

- Oh, after tea.

(overlapping chatter)

Mick, you take him,
duck, and play a game.

(overlapping chatter)

- Who wants a slice
of bread, Roy?

- [Reg] Terry?

- Mum, I've put the stew on.

- [Cass] Yes, thank
you, Syl, I noticed it.

I say, see to the
baby for me, will you?

Bill, pick up the
baby, will you?

Down you go, there's a good boy.

Yes, you can have a biscuit.

- Where shall I put this, Mum?

- Put some of it away and
put the rest on the table.

Mind, dear, mind, there's
a good boy, hello, Eugene.

Give me the cups, boys,
that's a good boy, Roy, Billy,

pass that down.

(overlapping chatter)

Freddy.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Roy] Can I have
mine now, Mum?

- [Cass] There you are, Brian.

- Good bit of wire, isn't it?

- Yeah, where'd you get it from?

- The building site.

- [Eugene] Come
on, I'll have it,

David, if you don't want it.

(Alan mumbles)

- People, they lived in a cave.

- [Cass] Mick!

- [Paul] Here's my cup, Mum.

- Mick?

- [Sylvia] You do, you
would, wouldn't you?

(overlapping chatter)

- Eugene,

mind that one, that.

(overlapping chatter)

That, stick it on the
shelf, dear, Eugene.

Reg.
- What?

- I've got that pain again.
- Oh, it'll go away,

do you want me to
make you a cup of tea?

- No, remember what I said.

- I, don't worry,
nothing's gonna happen.

- I got a star today.
- No!

- [Billy] Two stars!

- [Freddy] Liar!

- [Billy] From my essay.

- [Freddy] Bleeding liar.

- Mum, listen, the question was,

"Comment on the following,
last met, we truly said

"that the queen reins,
but does not govern."

- [Roy] Right,
now, you do go on.

- Shut up, I said, "In my
opinion, this is just not true."

- No, it's bloody not.

- What's "reigns," then?

- Don't you know,
you have a crown on.

(children laugh)

I wouldn't fancy it, I mean,
all them people staring at you.

- What's wrong with
people's staring at you?

People are gonna be staring
at me when we go to Australia.

- What for?

- I'm gonna be a life saver.

(background noise
drowns out speaker)

I'm gonna sit on
one of them towels,

and when I see people drowning,

I'm gonna dive in and save 'em.

- But you can't even
swim, you great git.

- Girls drowning.

(overlapping chatter)

- Reg, we ain't
going to Australia.

- Ma, we are, aren't we,

Ma?

We are, too, aren't we?

- Here, what's
that on the stove?

- [Terry] Copper wire,
we're melting it down.

- Outside, love.

And the rest of you,
go on, take your tea,

go watch the telly, and who
is that under the table?

- Come on, then.

- [Cass] What are you
doing under there?

- [Paul] We're
the little people.

- [Cass] Who else is there?

Come on, David, there's
a good boy, off you go.

- I'm going out to get
some fags, won't be long.

- [David] There's a great,
big, fat witch in the kitchen.

- [Cass] What'd
you say, darling?

- There's a great, big,
fat witch in there.

- [Cass] A great, big, fat
witch, where'd she come from?

- Witch lands.

- [Cass] What's witch land like?

- Land, I said.

- [Cass] I know that, darling.

- [David] She took
the boys with her.

- He couldn't take
Freddy, he's too strong,

you go and see, I
bet they're there.

(train rumbles)

Oh, no, no, bed, both of you.

Goodnight, John.

- [John] Goodnight.

- Dearie, hand me that sweater.

- [Mick] Who are
you giving it to?

- It needs washing, silly.

- Mind you, (mumbles) my size.

- Goodnight.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Terry] Mum?

- [Cass] Yes, Terry?

- [Terry] Wake me early, hear?

- [Cass] Yes, sure,
love, goodnight.

- [Terry] Goodnight.

- Goodnight, Mom.
- Goodnight.

- Now, what's a matter?

Gonna have another baby?

- No, no, I reckon I
must have eaten some

of that muck that
Terry was cooking.

- Better not, better not tell
him, he'll charge you for it.

- Go on, now, back to bed.

(mumbles), loves.

(slow ambient music)

- Mum!

Terry, Terry, get an
ambulance, it's Mum!

- Reg, what is it?

- [Cass] Reg, now promise me,

you'll keep the family together.

- [Reg] Don't worry, Mum,
you're gonna be fine.

- [Cass] Promise me.

(traffic roars)

(construction rumbles)

(Sylvia cries out)

- [John] Weren't you
supposed to make some sort

of building site or something?

- Want some onion, Alan?

Eat it.
- No!

(overlapping chatter)

- No, Paul, listen, lovey,
please get off my calf.

- [Freddy] Hi, Reg, how is she?

(overlapping chatter)

- They won't let me see her.

- [Sylvia] Why not?

- Oh, I don't know, I
found her room this time.

- [Sylvia] Yeah?

- And the doctor comes up,
and says she's sleeping.

- Didn't you see
her at all, Reg?

- No, give us a hand, Mick.

(Mick applauds)

They said she won't (mumbles),

I reckon they gave
her something.

- No, Reg, listen, don't
put 'em up there, love,

leave them on the table, and
I'll sort of it our later.

(Marie cries)

Let go, Paul, please, lovey,

did you get the
baby food all right?

- Yeah, I got it--

- Oh, Marie, please be quiet,
lovey, where is your bottle?

Come on, then, it's, hey, oh,
Mick, don't give him that,

he don't want to eat a
bloody onion, does he?

Use your head, Marie,
please stop crying.

Oh, Reg, look, I
can't cope, honest.

If Mum don't get better soon,

these two will have
to go to foster.

- No, definitely not.

- Oh, yeah, it's all
right for you, isn't it?

You don't have to cope
with them all day,

honest to god, they're driving
me around the bloody bend.

- Now, look, Syl, you
know what I told Mum,

we're sticking
together, all of us.

(window knocks)

- [Terry] Reg!

- And what does Terry want?

- They're here, they're
here, they're bloody here!

- Who?

- You know, um, them!

- Oh, Christ, listen,
get the others out

of the garden, Reg, will you?

Quick, around the back,
come on, the lot of you.

(overlapping chatter)

Oh, let go of me,
Paul, please, lovey.

(overlapping chatter)

- Here, take these boots!

(overlapping chatter)

- [Sylvia] Get off
me, Paul, get off me,

it's bloody (mumbles),
will you, for god's sake,

all right, all right,
yeah, I'm coming.

- Good afternoon,
my name's Sanders,

I'm from welfare, may I come in?

- [Sylvia] I suppose so.

- [Eugene] It's that
bleeding welfare--

- Never mind that, go
and get Reg, will you?

- It's the blooming welfare,
we're supposed to be at school.

- What'd they want?

- Don't know, I (mumbles).

Sylvia's out there with them.

- Better keep out of the way,
they're after the babies.

- Don't mind the babies,
what about us two?

- [Eugene] Reg,
Sylvia's in trouble.

- Now, you two, get out, go on.

Come on, all right.

- [Sylvia] Now, I know
you've got a point, we need--

- [Reg] What's the trouble, Syl?

- [Sylvia] Oh, it's the welfare,

poking their noses
in again, Reg.

- Look, look, the point
is that we're doing fine,

Sylvia's doing the cooking,

us older ones are doing the
shopping and the cleaning.

- And what about school?

- Billy goes, he got a
star, didn't you, Bill?

- Yeah.

- [Freddie] Yeah, he did.

- And the rest of us,
they can go tomorrow,

you've got my word on that,
my mum's counting on me.

(car horn honks)

- All right.

(car horn honks)

(kids shriek)

- Oh, dammit, get
off there, go on,

get out of the
bloody car, you lot,

get off of that
car, now, get out!

- [Sylvia] Mick,
get out of that car,

come on, get inside the house!

(Reg whistles)

- That's Mum's
whistle, that, come on!

Now, come on, get in here.

- Oh, and have a chat with
your Mrs, what's her name?

- Mrs. Booths?

- That's right, yes, she's
got some common sense,

and you'd better
put her on standby.

- [Sylvia] Reg, get the pram,
and get the kids together.

- [Reg] Where are we going?

- [Sylvia] To see Mum.

- [John] Here she comes, Reg.

- [Reg] John, you
and Terry go on top,

and Freddy, you go
downstairs with Sylvia, okay?

Right, hold on.

- [Sylvia] Hey, Reg, give
us a hand with the pram,

will you, Reg?

- [Reg] All right, come on.

- [Sylvia] Reg!

(Snowey whines)

- Get on!

- [Sylvia] (mumbles), okay?

- All right, go on, Syl.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Driver] Come
on, then, hurry up.

- Oh, I'm sorry
about that, mate,

I've left it there, all right?

- [David] Where
should I sit, Reg?

- In here, go on.

- Where's your fares?

- Uh, my, my brother's got
the money upstairs, all right?

(overlapping chatter)

- Oi, what the (mumbles)
is, back it up, will you?

(overlapping chatter)

- [Reg] You're not eating
Mum's present, are you?

- [Brian] There's
still a bit left.

- Fares, look, your fares?

- [Reg] No, my wife's
paid downstairs.

- Come on, off, the
lot of you, off.

- [Reg] I just told
you, my wife's paid.

- Come on, off!

- [Reg] She gave you some money,

I'm not getting off, she paid!

(overlapping chatter)

Brian, when we get up,

it's off the left, all right?

(overlapping chatter)

- [Mick] All right, don't
get your knickers in a twist.

- Listen, try and
get them organized,

I'll go see where Mum is.

- Yeah, all right, then, I'll
try to get them cleaned up.

Come on, David, come here,
let's clean up your face, here.

(overlapping chatter)

And you, come here,
you don't want

to see Mum, looking
like that, do you?

What you been eating, Brian,

what have you been eating
before you come out?

- Chocolate.

- Yeah, it looks like chocolate,

and now, it's all
up your nose, here.

Go stand over there,

go and get the little
ones over there, will you?

(overlapping chatter)

- Syl.

(slow music)

(train rumbles)

- Is there anything
else you want, love?

- No, we're fine, thanks.

- All right, I'll be over
the road, if you want me.

- Come on, listen, you
know what I reckon,

I reckon that when someone dies,

they go where they were happy,

only you can't see 'em, and
Mum was happy here, wasn't she?

Well, it stands to reason--

- They buried Ma,
Reg, we were there.

- [Reg] Mum wouldn't stop there,

she wouldn't stand for that.

- Reg, I'm awful cold.

- [Reg] Hop in together,

I'll go for supplies
for you in the morning.

- You all right, love?

- Yeah, we've got to
get ourselves organized,

so we'll get Eugene to help
me with the little 'uns,

and Mick can do the beds,

and I'll get Terry
to do the shopping.

- I'm freezing cold.

- I'm awful hungry, Mick.

- Never mind, we'll
have something tomorrow.

- Next month, I'll
be 18 years, dammit,

they won't be able to
lay a finger on us then.

If they did, we could have
'em in court, Mum told me.

Got to get a job, though,
I thought of a bus driver,

but then they go to the
same places all the time,

it's boring, now, cars,
cars, that's more in my line,

tires, and all that, now,
what about them things?

If we had gone to Australia,
I was gonna be a mechanic,

I'd had a job lined
up ready and waiting.

I think it would be better
if I get a job like my dad,

get myself a lorry,
getting scrap metal.

You take, for instance,
that school up on the hill,

there's miles of copper piping
and lead piping just waiting.

It's quiet, isn't it?

- [Sylvia] Yeah.

(Snowey barks)

(door knocks)

- [Reg] Terry, you and Roy,
do that carpet, will you?

There's some more upstairs,

you can do them after
you finish that, okay?

Eugene, you go and help
Sylvia with the kids, okay?

You and Mick can go do some
shopping later on, all right?

- All right, come on, then.

- Stop playing, I want a report
when I get back, all right?

(Snowey barks)

- He forgot about our
school, didn't he?

(David shrieks)

- Hello.

- Who are you?

- [Rose] You can
call me Auntie Rose.

- We don't have no Auntie Rose.

- You do now, lovey.

(Snowey barks)

- School, you lot.
- Told you.

- And you, and you,

and you, go on.

- [Billy] Don't push me.

- Get a move on.

Go on, you'll be late.

(overlapping chatter)

Now, where do we start?

(wind chimes rattle)

- What are you doing?

- He talked, Sylvia, Mum, Mum!

He talked, Mum!

(rhythmic drumming)

(upbeat music)

(David cries out)

(upbeat music)

He's only gonna get dirty again.

- [Rose] Well, then, we'll have

to wash him all over, won't we?

- [Reg] It happened
sudden, Reena,

I still can't
believe she's gone.

- I'm so sorry, Reg, she
was a good person, she was.

- I'm glad you've come
back, Reena, I missed you.

- I had enough of that
lazy sod, he's worthless.

- You know, now that
I've taken charge,

my brothers look up to
me like I was their dad.

Well, see, we can't mess about,

we gotta, you know, really
get things organized.

- Well, like what?
- Well, Australia,

we could find out about
Australia again, couldn't we?

- [Reena] Again?

- Yeah, I've read all about
old Australia, you know.

- [Reena] Yeah, I know you have.

- [Reg] I had a
job planned there,

I was gonna be a life saver.

I'm telling you, if we went
there, that could be fantastic,

the kids would love
it, on the beach, and--

- [Reena] It's an awful long
way away, isn't it, Reg?

- [Reg] Yeah, but
they'd love that,

all the fresh air,
it'd be fantastic.

- [Reena] Yeah, it'd
be summat, wouldn't it?

- [Reg] They'd enjoy themselves.

(dishes rattle)

- [Rose] All right,
now, pass it round.

- [Sylvia] Go on, pass 'em up.

- I'm bloody boiling!

- [David] You
moved all the beds.

- [John] Did she?

(overlapping chatter)

- Sit down and eat your food!

- I ain't got no food.

- Terry, sit down.
- I ain't Terry!

- Sit down anyway,
and pass those plates.

(children laughs)

Get up, get up, and
sit properly, I'll
teach you manners,

now you'll wait for your
food til after, come on.

(Freddy blows raspberry)

(overlapping chatter)

Now, get them sorted
out, come on, come on.

- Told you there
wasn't enough room.

- Right, now the
rest of you, behave.

- Brian, pass the
plates up, that's it,

down the end, that's
it, and that one.

- Come on, get a move on.

- [Paul] Ain't one
of them plates mine?

(overlapping chatter)

- Here you are, hurry up.

- [Sylvia] Pass 'em up.

- [John] And when
am I gonna get mine?

- [Sylvia] Here, pass 'em up.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Paul] Are we eating, or not?

- [Sylvia] Hurry up.

- [Eugene] Blimey, I've
seen that plate before.

- [Sylvia] That's
it, up the end,

get ahold of them,
pass 'em up, love.

- [Rose] That's
right, pass them up.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Sylvia] Here you are,
David, pass 'em along.

- [Mick] No, you're going
round the wrong way.

- [Rose] Here, what's going on?

- [Sylvia] Well, you
said pass 'em round.

- Use your knife and fork.

- We always use a spoon!

- Not at my table, you don't.

- It ain't your table.

- Do what I say.

- Nobody asked you to tell us.

- Now, listen to me, my boy,

you are going to use
a knife and fork,

put that spoon down--

- [Roy] Leave him
alone, you old bag.

- What did you call me?

- [Roy] An old bag!

- Yeah!

- Don't speak to me like
that, come on, Michael,

you're going to go up until
you learn some manners,

get up there, go on.

- You wait!

- Now, I'm going to
teach you manners

if it's the last thing I do,

you're behaving like
a lot of wild animals.

- [Billy] Animals, don't call
us animals, you foul bitch,

I don't have to (mumbles),
this is our house!

(door knocks)

- [Roy] Thank god you're here.

- What's a matter?

- This old, bloody lady in
here, telling us what to do.

- [Reg] Don't panic,
where's this lady?

- In the kitchen.

(overlapping chatter)

She won't let you in.

(door knocks)

- [Reg] Let me in!

- No, you stay outside!

- What'd you say,
"Stay out," let me in,

it's my bloody house, isn't it?

- [Rose] Stay out!

- Oh, it's not him,
it's my brother Reg.

- I don't care whether it's
your brother Reg or not.

- 'Course it is, what
are you talking about?

(overlapping chatter)

- Hold it, hold it!

- [Rose] Them to eat properly.

- Who is she?

- She's moved all
the beds around, and
moved into Ma's room.

- What'd you do that for?

(overlapping chatter)

- She has, Reg.

(overlapping chatter)

- I don't like you,
see, see these?

(overlapping chatter)

- Get out of my way,
get right out of my way!

(overlapping chatter)

Get out of my way, get
right out of my way!

Get away from me, get away!

(overlapping chatter)

- [Mick] Get, you old bag!

(overlapping chatter)

- [John] Get out, you old cow!

- [Reg] Come on,

I'm gonna have the
bleeding council on me now!

(car door slams)

Bleeding hell.

- Shh, what are they
saying, I can't hear.

- Keep him quiet,
what's Reg doing?

- [Sanders] You know that,
it's sorted, your uncle has.

(background noise
drowns out speaker)

- Sylvia's got to go and live
with Uncle Harry in Priston.

They must have paid her off,
Sylvia don't want to go.

- What about us, then?

- I don't know, I'm
trying to listen.

David, be quiet!

Not on the floor!

- What else can we do, Reg?

It's a difficult problem, and
don't think I haven't thought

about it, I've made
dozens of phone calls, I,

well, try and understand,
we don't want to do this,

it's just that we
have no choice,

it's in your own interests.

- Look, okay, I understand
if the babies went

to foster til they can walk,
maybe that's a good idea,

but you can't take Sylvia.

- It's all right, Reg,
I'll bloody run away.

- Look, my Uncle
Harry hates fellows,

he's only taking Sylvia
'cause she ain't a boy,

if she goes, who's
gonna do the cooking?

- [Sanders] You'll all
be moved to a home.

- You'll be together.

- Well, if we're
gonna be together,

why can't we be here,
this is a home, isn't it?

I promised my mum,
look, send another one

of them welfare women, if
you want, talk to them--

- Do you know what
she called us?

- Reg, that's just not
possible, I'm afraid.

- Why not?

- Now, this house is condemned,

it's all part of a new
development round here,

you've seen it, you know that.

- Look, this is our
house, you can't touch it,

none of us will let you.

- Look, surely there's
got to be some other way.

- Sorry, Reg, anyway,

you'll only be there
til your birthday.

- Oh, thanks a million,
what about the rest of us?

(overlapping chatter)

(Alan crying drowns out speaker)

- [Miss Field] You're
really good going

in the car, what's wrong?

Come on, (mumbles),
look out the windows,

don't you want to look out
the windows, yes, you do.

- [Billy] We got everything?

(Snowey barks)

(overlapping chatter)

- If you get inside, I'll
be there in a minute.

- [Roy] Come on, Snowey.

- Oh, listen, can
you get my bag?

I've left it over
there, the blue one.

(Snowey barks)

(window knocks)

- Goodbye, Sylvia.

- [Sylvia] Goodbye,
love, go on, off you go.

Yeah, that's it,
thank you, go on,

off you go, there's a good boy.

- [Sanders] All right, Sylvia?

- Yeah, I'm all right.

(Alan wails)

Oh, shut up crying,
will you, please.

- [Eugene] Brian, don't
forget your Yogi Bear.

- Time to go sit there, like
good little lads, all right?

Now, you stay there,
don't move, right?

- [David] Right!

(overlapping chatter)

- [Terry] Quick, will you
help me with this, will you?

- [Reg] Listen, this
won't be for long.

I want you to keep them handy,
we're gonna need them soon.

- Don't worry, I will.

- Good.
- Hey, Reg.

- What?

- Do us a favor and make,
go and get David, will you?

- Okay.

- Here, come on, go on.

(John mumbles)

- [Reg] David, come on.

(car engine revs)

(construction rumbles)

(overlapping chatter)

- [Father Morris] Now, let's try

and get settled in, shall we?

Sister Dolores, have you
the list, that's good.

- [Sister Dolores] Sister
Irene, which boys do you have?

- [Father Morris] Dolores
and I, with the help

of the older ones, will
get everything organized.

(overlapping chatter)

- Oh, look, oh, come
on off there, will you?

- [Father Morris] Come on, now,

come on, you older ones,
help the sisters out.

- [Sister Dolores] One,
two, three, are you Eugene?

- Get stuffed.
- Oh, I never.

- Listen, thank you.

(David wails)

- [Sister Dolores] I
want Brian, Mick, John--

- [Father Morris] Now, let's try

to get settled in
quite reasonably.

(overlapping chatter)

- Look, please, come
on, look, come down.

- [Brian] Leave him alone!

(overlapping chatter)

- What's your name, tell me.

Would you like to have supper,

or would you like to
have a bath first?

Well, I think a bath
for you, come on.

(overlapping chatter)

Now, you little ones, can
you get your clothes off?

(overlapping chatter)

Now, Paul, do you want
a hand, little one?

Now, oh, now, please don't do
that, now, stop it, come on.

(overlapping chatter)

Now, stop it, you,
get your clothes off.

Come on, you can be
helpful, you can be,

I will leave you in charge.

(background noise
drowns out speaker)

Get yourself washed
and showered,

and I'll be back in
a few minutes, okay?

(overlapping chatter)

- Where are you going?

- Go on, you get undressed.

(upbeat choral music)

Oh, boys, boys, now, stop it!

(background noise
drowns out speaker)

(upbeat choral music)

Stop it, ouch!

(background noise
drowns out speaker)

Out, out, get out!

All right, boys, I've got
some new friends for you,

come on, then,
straight into bed.

Come on, there's your bed,
there, what's your name,

David, is it?
- Right!

- Good, well, you
pop into bed now,

and you, we'll have
you over there.

- I don't want to be over
there, I want to be with him.

- [Nun] You can't
sleep with him,

you've got a bed of your
own, hurry up, get into it.

- What if he cries in the night?

- Oh, he'll be all right,
you pop into bed, then,

now, quick, come on, and
you, what's your name?

You go into bed there, you
go into bed over there.

- Leave off.

- Hurry up, now,
and you, over there,

straight into bed, go on,
you, get into this bed,

come on, now, it's
bedtime, right,

now, the rest of you,
into bed, look lively.

You can have a good look
around in the morning.

What's your name, Michael, John?

Into bed, come on, then,
come along, you, in there,

and the rest of you, to
bed, come along, now.

Good, that's everyone, Matthew,

out for the
nightlight, now, good.

- [David] I don't
like it in here.

- Right, now, we've
got Terry, Terry,

you're in bed one over there.

(overlapping chatter)

- No, I cannot, I cannot
control these boys, you try it.

(overlapping chatter)

- Terry!

- Look, there's 12 beds, you
give me a good reason why not.

- Look, if you can keep them
all quiet, just for a moment--

- You try and keep
'em bloody quiet,

'cause I can't, I can't
bloody control them.

(overlapping chatter)

I'm not asking for much, am I?

- Look at the trouble
we're having with them now.

- They won't make, they won't
make as much noise as these.

Listen, I promised my mother
we was gonna stay together,

you're not listening, are you?

(overlapping chatter)

- Have this bed.

(overlapping chatter)

- You're not bloody listening!

(overlapping chatter)

(Snowey barks)

- What's this dog doing up here?

- He's all right, he's mine!

- Father Morris telling you
to leave that dog in the yard?

- I don't care.
- Now, come on.

(overlapping chatter)

- He nicked my bed!

(overlapping chatter)

- [Roy] Take your
bleeding hands off of me!

I don't understand--

- Now, come on, let go, you
cannot have a dog on your bed!

- [Roy] Why not?

(upbeat music)

- What is going on here,
what is all this noise?

- We've got a dog on
the bed, Father, look.

(overlapping chatter)

I've never seen such behavior.

- [Roy] You'd better bring
him back, or you'll be sorry!

(overlapping chatter)

- Now, you boys, take
your beds over there,

now, settle down.

We'll deal with it,
Sister, thank you.

Come along, into your beds.

Now you, into bed.

Now, let's settle
down, shall we?

(child blows raspberry)

- Look at me, the
dog's messed all over.

- It's going to be all right,

they're left alone, now,
they'll settle down.

- All right.

- Reg!

Reg!

- [Reg] Yeah?

- I want to get Snowey.

- What about the others?
- We'll get the lot.

(upbeat music)

- [Reg] All right,
fellows, you're moving out.

Come on.

Now, come on, don't push.

- All right, I'm
going, all right!

(upbeat music)

- [Nun] Father Morris!

(upbeat music)

- [Reg] Lock the windows!

(door knocks)

- [Father Morris]
Come on, now, open up!

- [Mick] Bollocks!

- Pardon?

- [Mick] You heard!

- Now, come on, come
on, the game's over.

(overlapping chatter)

(door knocks)

Come on, boys, unlock the
door, like good chaps.

- Piss off (mumbles)!

- Who said that,
come on, come on!

(door knocks)

- [Terry] You ain't getting
in here, mate, no chance!

(overlapping chatter)

- What are you gonna do, Father?

- Don't worry, sooner or later,

they'll want to
use the bathroom.

- I wouldn't rely on that.

(drill whines)

- Well, I'm as
disappointed as you are,

but I cannot help
the entire family.

I feel I may have a chance
with the young ones,

provided the older
ones are taken away.

St. George's may be the
answer, I don't know,

but please give me a ring
when you've made up your mind,

and have decided
something, okay, bye bye.

- No.

No.

Frank, we can't send them
there, they're not delinquents.

- It's the only place
that has vacancies.

- But not for all of them,
they want to be together.

- Look, as long as
they're together,

you're not gonna
get 'em anywhere.

- You'd think those
bloody kids would realize,

if they want me to help
them, they've got to help me.

(bell tolls)

- Jack, it's gotta
be St. George's.

Come on, it's got the best
trade school, come on.

- [Father Morris] At least
you'll learn a trade there.

- I don't want to
learn a bloody trade,

I want to do all
kinds of things.

- We all do, you shouldn't
have to split us up,

it's not necessary,

we were doing great as
we were, weren't we?

Weren't we?

- I'm sorry, Reg, it
just won't work out.

Now, come on, help me by
getting your luggage together,

and let's get on with it, eh?

- Any luck?

- No.

- What's that for?

- I always had an
extra drag car.

- You keep 'em.

(slow choral music)

- [Eugene] Bye,
Roy, bye, Snowey.

(slow choral music)

- [Nun] Come on, come back
to your room, come on.

Come on, there's a
good boy, come on.

You'll see them again.

(slow choral music)

- Bleeding hell.

(overlapping chatter)

You're not keeping me here.

- [Man With Mustache]
Here, I'll take the dog.

- [Roy] Where are
you taking him?

- I'll put him in the kennel,

you can see him when you
want to, come on, come on.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Teacher] Hurry up,
we haven't got all day.

(hammer bangs)

(hammer clatters)

(overlapping chatter)

- Look out, watch what
you're doing, get over there!

Go on, over there!

(overlapping chatter)

- Here, pass us
another beer, will you?

- [Boy] There's only
one more bottle left!

- [Boy] One more bottle?

- Oh, who went and got 'em, eh?

Who went, oh, that was your
stupid fault, wasn't it, eh?

(overlapping chatter)

- 10!

- 10, go, quick, keep a
lookout, will you, hurry up.

- [Boy With Watch] Five!

- [Group] Four, three,
two, one, midnight!

- [Roy] Happy birthday, Reg!

(overlapping chatter)

- It's bollocks, it's bollocks!

(overlapping chatter)

- He's out, you can't touch him.

(construction rumbles)

(glass shatters)

- Everybody stand.

- Have you got most
of the kids fixed up

for the holidays, then?

There's the Alans.
- Yeah.

- They're okay, Mulligan, yes,

I'll have Frank Burger
sent back to his mum.

- Yeah, hey, what about
that lot over there?

- Oh, well, I'm working on it.

Found some relatives,

I think they'll take
'em for the holidays.

- God, I wish you luck.

- Them, you mean.

Terry?

Terry!

I've got some news for you.

- [Terry] Yeah?

- [Man] You and your brothers
are gonna spend Christmas

with your Uncle Ron.

- The whole Christmas?

- [Man] Yeah.

- Oh, thanks a lot,
see you, Bill, Bill!

Where you at, Bill!

Where you at,
where you at, Bill?

We're going to Uncle
Ron's for Christmas!

(upbeat music)

(Snowey barks)

(upbeat music)

Come on, boys.

(upbeat music)

- [Driver] Now, do
yourselves a favor,

five o'clock on Sunday,
I'm trusting you.

- Don't worry about
it, I promise,

I crossed my blooming heart.

- [Driver] You know where to go.

- All right.

(upbeat music)

(Snowey barks)

(upbeat music)

- [Billy] Where
are we going now?

- [Freddy] Home.

- [Billy] Oh, my god,
look at all this mess.

- [Roy] Snowey!

- [Freddy] It looks
like a bomb's hit.

- [Terry] A load of
rubbish here, isn't it?

How are we gonna ever
get this place in shape?

Bloody hell, it's
all boarded up.

- [Billy] Jesus!

- Oh, it's won't budge.

- [Billy] Bloody hell.

- [Roy] We'll
bloody never get in.

- [Billy] We need a crowbar,
where are we gonna get one?

- Plenty of old junk around.

- I guess we'll have to
wait til the morning.

- Where are we gonna sleep?
- I don't know.

- [Terry] How about in here,
we can stick it in there.

- [Roy] Any luck?

- [Roy] No, it's all
boarded, where's Snowey?

(overlapping chatter)

There's a nice bit, get in.

- [Billy] It's bloody
freezing, god, it's awful.

- You stink something terrible.

(background noise
drowns out speaker)

(Snowey whines)

- [Roy] Move over, Snowey.

- [Freddy] You may
be a horrible dog,

but you're a lovely foot warmer.

(background noise
drowns out speaker)

- Bastards!

- Reg, Reg!

- [Reg] Terry!

- Reg, Reg!

- [Reg] What are you doing here?

- Reg, where you been?

- I've been staying at
Reena's, where have you been?

How'd you get out?

- [Terry] They sent
us to Uncle Ron's,

but we didn't go there.

- We come here last
night, we tried to get in,

but we couldn't, so
we slept in the shed.

- I didn't see you, come on.

(overlapping chatter)

- Cor, bloody hell.

- [Terry] Here you
are, Alan's mug.

- Well, the bed's okay, now,

who's gonna organize
the food for us?

- [Terry] I'll go.

(upbeat music)

- All right?

- Well, where's your basket?
- Where's my basket?

- [Billy] Reg, don't
argue, just bang

that nail in a bit firmer.

- No, you're stupid, Bill,

this'll never bloody
work, it's ridiculous.

- [Billy] Hurry up, I'm
waiting to put this brick in.

- All right, there you go, then.

- All right.

There, I told you.

- You're a genius, isn't you?

That schooling never
did you any harm.

The fire's looking good.

- [Roy] Not bad, is it?

- [Reg] There,
there's the poker.

(door knocks)

- Terry?

- [Terry] Yeah, quick!

(overlapping chatter)

- [Billy] Bloody hell.

- Where'd you get all this from?

- [Terry] Down at
the new supermarket.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Roy] Candles.

- [Terry] Candles.

- Candles.

- [Terry] Pears.

- Candle.

- Biscuits.

- Candles, sure you
got enough candles?

- I never bought 'em.

(overlapping chatter)

- What's that?

- A steering wheel cover.

- [Roy] You ain't got a car.

- Well, I reckon this
place is looking all right.

- I reckon you're
the worst cook going.

- [Roy] Snowey likes it.

- You know what this
place needs, don't you?

- [Terry] What?

- You know.

- [Billy] Don't you
know what about?

- Well, there's a fence,
and there's a gate,

and what else, a place
for hanging washing,

and there's a, there's a garden,

well, it could be a garden,
if you put some plants in it.

- We gonna be on our own?

- What you mean?

- Well, I don't mind cooking
for just the two of us.

- Oh, you mean the brothers,
no, they're still there,

at school, how about it?

- I'll think about it.
- For how long?

- Give us a couple of days.

(baby cries)

Be quiet, will you, listen,
the pair of you shut up.

- Look, you lot cut out
and about, will you?

- [Billy] Why?

- Look, don't ask
questions, do as I say,

and for god's sake,
come back gradually.

(baby wails)

- [Reena] Stop it,
the pair of you.

- [Reg] Hello, Reena,
are you coming in?

- Well, I don't know, Reg.

- [Reg] Well, it's boarded up,

but it looks a
lot better inside,

honestly, it does,
really, come on, Reena.

- Well, it wasn't
what you said, was it?

- [Reg] But it looks
a lot better inside,

honestly, it does, really,
come on, give me your case.

- [Reena] All right.

- Leave the babies there,
we'll organize them after.

- We'll see, you
two behave yourself.

(baby wails)

- Cozy, isn't it?

We did the best we
could with the house.

Well, it's not
perfect, but it'll do,

they wanted to knock it down.

Well?

- Should we have some tea, then?

- [Terry] They looked
cold, so I brought 'em in.

- That's Terry.
- Hello.

- [Reg] And that's Fred.

- Hello.

- [Reg] Roy.

- Hello.
- This one's asleep.

- And that's Billy, I told
them to come back gradually.

- I fear you better
get some more cups.

- All we need now is our
own little, isn't it?

- No chance.

- Why not, I'll go
and bloody spring 'em.

(upbeat music)

(truck horn honks)

(traffic roars)

(phone rings)

(footsteps echo)

(phone rings)

John, John!

Oh, sorry.

Wake up, wake up, I've
come to get you lot out.

Now, you go over, and wake
some of the others up,

but don't make a noise, okay?

Wake up, we're taking
you home for Christmas.

Shh.

Mick, Mick!

- [Mick] Terry!

- [Terry] I've come
to get you lot out,

we're gonna have
Christmas together, okay?

But don't make a noise, come on.

Shh, come on, David.

Shh, don't make a noise,
get your clothes together.

Don't forget Yogi.

Okay, but don't make a
noise, come on, shh, shh.

Hold the door, shh.

- Where are we going?

- [Terry] I'm taking you home.

(upbeat music)

I got 'em all here, Reg.

- You got 'em, hello, David,
come and give us a cuddle.

- [Billy] David!

- [Reg] And lads, this is
Reena, she really likes kids.

- [Reena] Hello.

- [Reg] Say hello to
Reena, don't be afraid.

- [Reena] There's a lot
of you, aren't there?

- [Reg] That's Paul, that's
Paul, and that's Brian.

- [Reena] Hello, Brian.

- I got them all out,
though, didn't I?

(overlapping chatter)

- [Reg] That's only Reena,
come and give me a hug.

Now, let's have us
a real Christmas.

(upbeat music)

- Bloody big bird, isn't it?

- There it goes, boom, I go,
bam, and then it'll go boom,

and I'll put my finger
right through his body,

and
go,
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Reena] Come on, (mumbles)

are you gonna come and
sit down, that's it.

(slow music)

- How you doing?

- It's like a bleeding
church in here.

- Shh.

(slow music)

- [Eugene] Where'd you get that?

(slow music)

- [David] What is it?

- It's a turkey.

- It's got carrots for legs.

- Well, it did have
legs, put it down.

But they were Mrs.
Gibb's dinner,

so you'd better
say thanks to her.

- [Children] Thanks.

("Silent Night" by Franz Gruber)

- I'm hungry, where's a beer?

("Silent Night" by Franz Gruber)

- Oi, Snowey!

("Silent Night" by Franz Gruber)

(wishbone snaps)

- What'd you wish?

- You know.

(slow music)

- What about the presents, then?

- [Reg] Yeah, the presents!

Freddy, you and David start
handing them out, John, you too.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Freddy] David,
give this to Billy.

- [Reg] Give Billy his,
everybody's got one.

- [Eugene] When do
I get mine, Freddy?

- [Freddy] Hold on, there's
something for everyone.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Reena] What's you got, Billy?

- It's all blank.

- [Reg] Well, of course
it is, you've got

to write in it first before
you can read out of it.

- [Terry] This one's for Reg.

- [Freddy] There's yours,
Paul, this one's for Brian.

- [Brian] Here you
are, (mumbles).

(overlapping chatter)

- Tights?

- Yeah, well, the shop
was shutting early,

see, and I was in
a bit of a hurry.

It's not been paid for, anyway.

- Give them to Reena, David.

- [John] What'd you get, Mick?

- [Mick] You oughta
know, you wrapped it.

- [Brian] Here you
are, cheeky fella.

- Oh, thank you, David.

(Reena mumbles)

Freddy, this one's for you.

Oh.

Is it mine?

(slow music)

Thank you.

(slow music)

(wind chime clinks)

- [Reg] Billy made
that ages ago.

It goes up on the window.

(wind chime clinks)

- Do you fancy me, then?

Well?

- Of course I do, otherwise you
wouldn't be here, would you?

- But did they know

where St. George's had sent
the older boys on holiday?

- No, we deliberately
didn't mention it,

they were settling
down quite well,

and we didn't want a relapse.

- Well, we've got one now.

- Reg, can we have a word
with you in a minute?

- [Reg] Yeah, what do you want?

- We've got to go back tomorrow.

- [Reg] I know.

- Well, if she stays,
they don't know about her,

and you've got two.

- [Reg] What do
you think, Reena?

- Don't mind kids, do I?

- There you are, then.

- Yeah, that'll get
them at the welfare,

fix ourselves up perfectly,
they won't be able

to do nothing about it, I'll
go tell them in the morning,

in the office, they've got to
have an office, haven't they?

I'll tell them straight
out, then they'll have

to fix the house up proper.

- Reena, David sicked
himself something terrible.

(door knocks)

- One of us isn't
feeling too well,

have you got something
for a sore throat,

or something to gargle with?

- And it's one of the
little ones, isn't it?

You've got them there.

- Yes, it's David,
how'd you know?

Did the welfare chap tell you?

- [Mrs. Gibbs] They're
looking everywhere, come in.

- You didn't say
nothing, did you?

- Of course, not, but what's
the matter about David,

what's the matter with him?

- What, I done told you,
it's his sore throat.

He's being looked after
okay, I've got my girlfriend,

Reena, over there, she's
very good with kids,

she's got, she's got
a couple of her own.

We'll probably get
married, that'll do it.

- You?

- [Reg] Yeah, and
then we'll be able

to stay with the younger ones.

- Why didn't you
talk to him first?

- Well, I'll make a
deal, but he's got

to let us stay together.

- Do you know where he is?

- No, I don't.

- All right, give
David that, one cup,

and make sure you phone him.

- Would you like
a drink of water?

He's ever so hot.

- Look, I'll try and get
home as soon as possible,

but I've got to see Reg.

(horn honks)

(car engines rev)

(tires squeal)

(crowd cheers)

- Like it?

- What are you trying
to do, bribe me?

I want to know about Reena.

- These things take time, Reg,

we'll have to make sure
she's suitable first.

- But it's me who's got
to live with her, not you.

- She has two of her own, then?

- Yeah.

- 14 again.

- I told you, she likes
kids, oh, look at that.

(tires squeal)

- Reg, we've been forced to
report your brothers as missing,

the older ones were
due back this morning.

Now, whoever's harboring
them is breaking the law,

they'll be picked up.

- That's no law, there's no
law that can break up a family,

that's murder, that is.

- Nobody wants to break you up,

but my job is to find
someone who is willing

and able to take responsibility
for the lot of you,

and no one can.

- I can, me and Reena, together.

- Look.

All right, Reg, the older
ones I can do nothing about,

but you know, at this moment,

the youngsters would be
better off at Father Morris'.

Now, if you'll help
me get them back,

I promise to do a
check on your girl,

then we'll see if
we can find some way

to get you all
together, is that fair?

- Have a sandwich.

- But you promised!

- Look, it's only
for a few days, Mick,

Reena's gonna go, as well,
they're gonna see her.

Once they've seen her, I
promise I'll come and fetch you,

I made a deal with him.

- But why can't
we stay with you?

- Look, David's sick, John,
he's gonna need you, isn't he?

Now, look, don't tell anyone
that you've been here,

that's very important,
you understand?

Okay, come on.

(overlapping chatter)

- Bye bye.

(construction rumbles)

(overlapping chatter)

- [Driver] All
right, right, kids.

Good lads, come on, in here.

- No, of course
not, in they came,

bold as brass, not
half an hour ago.

- Yes, I'm sure.

- [Frank] Come on, up you go,
lads, eh, there's a good lad.

Right, sorry, love.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Miss Field] Great,
are they all in?

- Yep.

- [Miss Field] Oh,
good, okay, (mumbles).

- Thank god for that.

- Well, we found some of
them, anyway, that's good.

- Where's Snowey?
- Don't know.

- Oh, no!

- Roy, no, don't be stupid, Roy!

(Snowey barks)

- [Frank] Hey, that's Snowey,
where he is, Roy's gotta be.

(upbeat music)

(Snowey barks)

(upbeat music)

(Snowey barks)

- [Billy] I'm starving.

- We'll get some
food in the morning.

- They got Roy.

- [Reg] How?

- A fellow saw it, got
Snowey first, then Roy.

- Are you sure?

- [Freddy] Of course I'm
sure, they're after us all,

(mumbles), he said to tell
the police if they saw us.

- [Terry] What are
we gonna do, Reg?

- See if the welfare
are having any luck.

- That girl of
yours has a husband.

- Yes, she hasn't
seen him for years,

he (mumbles) before her
first baby was born.

- Well, it puts us
in a bit of a spot,

why on earth didn't you tell me?

- What's the point,
she's gonna divorce him,

she told me, she's gonna
find him, and divorce him.

- And in the meantime?

- We'll just live
together, with my brothers,

as though we were married,
and they was our kids.

Well, you didn't
expect me to marry

that bloody woman you
sent round, did you?

- I'll have a
(mumbles), will you?

- You'd better have a
look at that first, boy.

- [Freddy] Jesus.

- [Clerk] Hello, then, how
are you, you all right?

- Not too bad, gov, hello, son.

Here, come on,
come on, now, look.

- We'll be over right away, Reg!

Reg!

They've got another one,
now, if you've got any sense,

you'll get the rest
of them to come in.

Let's see which one it is.

- [Freddy] Just leave
me alone, will you?

- [Sanders] Yeah, that's him.

- [Reg] What'd you bleeding
get caught for, eh?

- [Freddy] I've
run out of money.

- All right, where
are the others?

- As if I'd tell you.

- I think you'd better.

- I think I won't.

- You really think he's
gonna tell you, eh?

He's not gonna tell you.

- [Man] You people aren't
helping these kids at all!

- Why don't you people stop
bloody persecuting those kids,

and find them a bleeding home!

- Don't you think we're trying?

Will you take them in, or you?

I'm trying to keep
them together,

I can have 11 of them round
to your house in half an hour,

11 kids, any offers,
what about you?

And you're doing all
talking, anyone here?

No?

Right.

(overlapping chatter)

(dog barks)

- Why the hell did he go out?

- Well, it's freezing.

They've got him for certain.

- We're all gonna freeze
in here, aren't we?

- We burnt it all.

We can't find nothing.

- Sooner or later,
they're gonna follow us

and find you, you know.

- I know what you're thinking,

but I'm not going back,
ever, I don't care if I'm

on the run for the
rest of my bloody life.

See you.

(traffic roars)

(overlapping chatter)

Ivila!

Ivila!

- Yeah, Terry, what you want?

What?

- [Terry] I've got to
have a place to hide out.

- You mean here?

- [Terry] Yeah.

- [Ivila] All right, come on.

(overlapping chatter)

(slow music)

- If I (mumbles), I'll
charge you for those things.

- Yeah, that'd be all right.

- [Ivila] Coppers!

- Give my mate the money.

(overlapping chatter)

- [Terry] Got some
scissors in here somewhere.

- Well, find 'em!
- Got 'em.

- They're walking about,
looking for you, mate.

Come on.

(overlapping chatter)

They've gone.

- How do I look?

- [Ivila] Beautiful.

- Thanks a lot, wish me luck.

- You have it!

(upbeat music)

- Eddie, Eddie, come on!

(upbeat music)

Terry!

(upbeat music)

Terry, I brought this for you.

- Thanks.

- [kid] They're looking
for you everywhere.

- They're not gonna
find me, ever.

- [kid] I'll try and bring
some more tomorrow for you.

- Thanks.

(upbeat music)

- [Terry] Sylvia!

Sylvia!

- It's good to see you, Terry.

- Where'd you go?

- It wasn't my fault, love,
you know it wasn't my fault.

- [Terry] We all split,
we're all split up now,

you know, 'cause of you.

- It wouldn't of made
no difference, really.

- It would have stopped
them if you'd stayed.

- Look, do you want to come
back and stay with us tonight?

- No, that's all right.

It's all right, see you.

- [Sylvia] Come on.

- She just didn't care, I could
tell, she wasn't interested.

- Well, listen, you can't
really blame her, it's--

(door knocks)

Who's that?
- I don't know.

- Get him out, quick,
go on, go quietly, go!

- [Reena] Listen, go into
the back, round the corner,

and wait there, don't let
anybody see you, all right.

(door knocks)

- [Reg] Good evening.

- Reg?

- [Reena] What do you want?

- Reena.

- [Reena] Don't "Reena"
me, what do you want?

- Have you seen Terry about?

- [Reg] No, I haven't seen
him anywhere, come in.

He's not behind there.

- Three plates?

- [Reena] Do you
want to see her eat?

- Reena, Reena!

- [Television] And now,
more news on Terry.

- It's Terry!

- [Television] Now,
almost a national figure--

- [Reena] Oh, no, not again--

- [Reg] Shh!

- [Television] Who has been
missing now for 10 days.

Today, a spokesman
for Child Welfare said

that his failure to
return is hindering plans

for the settlement
of the entire family,

and urged newspapers not to
encourage their reporters

to conceal his whereabouts

when they have had personal
interviews with him.

- Look, you're gonna just
have to talk to him, Reg.

- Terry's right, I
promise you, Reena,

they've gotta do something,
people don't like it.

- No, I've told you,
I'm not prepared

to make a statement at
the moment, thank you.

There's another one of them, I
just don't understand people,

do you know my wife has
three threatening telephone

calls yesterday, I tell
you, I'm up to here with it.

- Well, we could tell
them the whole story,

our side of things, too.

- Well, you know
we can't do that,

it's already become
a national issue.

- Oh, come on, then.
- No.

- Look, we'll pay you.

- All right, then,
five quids for talking,

10 pence for a
picture, all right?

But 50 pence, I
reckon, for that thing.

- All right.

- You're on.

- Come on, just
down there, I just,

I just want to ask
you a few questions,

that's the money, okay, fellows.

- [Clapperboard
Man] Five, day one.

- [Tom] All right, now, Terry,

can you tell us, how
did it all start?

- We wanted to stay
together, as a family,

but they wouldn't
listen, they split us up.

- [Tom] So what did you do?

- We ran away.

- [Tom] And you've
been living around?

- Yeah.

- [Tom] For how long?

- [Terry] About two weeks.

- [Tom] Have you
got any friends?

- [Terry] Might have.

- [Tom] What do you do for food?

- [Terry] I manage.

- [Tom] Money?

- [Terry] A little.

- [Tom] Well, it's
very cold, isn't it?

- [Terry] Yes.

- [Tom] At night?

- [Terry] Yes.

- [Tom] Well, how long do
you think you'll be able

to hold out for,
Terry, a week, a month?

- [Terry] As long as I have to,

til they let us get
back as a family.

- [Tom] Well, Terry, thank you,

and I hope we'll have the chance
to talk to you again soon,

and I hope that your particular
protest will be effective.

And now, this is Tom Marshall,
returning you to news at 10.

- I want Reg.

You've seen the photographs,

and you know it's
a marvelous place

for them to be, so you've
got to get Terry back,

it's a decision for all
you older children to make,

including Terry.

- But he won't
bloody listen to me.

- But they need a
proper home, Reg.

- They don't want no
farm, they want us.

- [Sanders] Look, it's not a
question of what they want,

I've found a place for
them, and we've all got

to come to a decision, and
for this, I need Terry.

- No.

- Look, Terry, it's
two years for you,

think how long it's gonna
be for David and the others.

Now, why don't you
just do as I say,

and give yourself
up, the trouble is,

you just, you just don't
listen to me, do you?

- You're with them,
you're on their side now.

- Terry, I'm not on their side,

I'm just trying to
help you, I'm trying

to help the family, I
don't know what is best.

Now, will, will you
just do me a favor?

You've got to think
of the little 'uns,

that'll give us a chance
to be together later on,

they wouldn't be
away for long, well?

Now, look, now, me and my
brothers have had a talk,

you can take the little 'uns
to the farm for a tryout,

but then, we've all got to
decide together, you understand?

- [Sanders] Yes, okay, Reg.

♪ Dinah, Dinah,
show us your leg ♪

♪ Show us your leg,
show us your leg ♪

♪ Dinah, Dinah,
show us your leg ♪

♪ A yard above your knee

♪ Rich girls uses brassiere

♪ Poor girl uses string

(group laughs)

- Bet you (mumbles) they'll
want to come back with us.

- [Billy] Yeah.

- I bet they're right up
to there with it by now.

- Oi, I haven't seen a
bloody human being for miles.

- Yeah, trees, grass,
and more bloody trees.

(horn honks)

- [Eugene] There they
are, there they are!

- Hello, how are
you, you all right?

(overlapping chatter)

You don't look too well,

haven't they been feeding
you or something, eh?

(overlapping chatter)

- Hey, Reg, Reg!

(overlapping chatter)

- [Brian] Want to
see our rabbit?

- [Reg] That's Roy,
and that's Freddy,

and that's Reena, how
are you, you all right?

- Hundreds of cows over there,

and a lot of them round there.

- Ugh, shit!

(overlapping chatter)

- [Mick] There's
plenty of that about,

come on, I'll show you around.

- Reg, they don't
look very sickly.

- No, I reckon
they've fed 'em up

when they knew we was coming,
come and show me the cows.

(upbeat music)

(cows low)

(upbeat music)

(background noise
drowns out speaker)

(upbeat music)

Come on, hurry up.

(upbeat music)

Go on, move, move.

Go on, move, go on.

(upbeat music)

All right, we all know
what we're here for.

We have to decide whether

or not the little 'uns are gonna
stay, or come back with us.

I think it's up to them to
have their say first, Eugene?

- Stay, please.

- Brian?

- We're both gonna
stay, please, Reg.

- Yeah.

- Do you want to stay, Dave?

- I want to stay here.

- John?

- Stay.

- What do you reckon, Bill?

Freddy?

- Stay.

- [Reg] Terry?

- Stay.

- Roy?
- Stay.

- Well, that's it, then,
they stay, don't they?

(overlapping chatter)

- [Freddy] It was
their decision,

Reg, it's what they wanted.

- [Reg] Do you
know what I reckon?

I reckon we should
get us a farm.

- [Roy] Yeah, somewhere handy.

- [Reg] What you mean,
handy, I mean a big one,

with a bloody great house.

- [Reena] I'm gonna
have me lots more kids.

Kids never hurt
anybody, did they?

(slow music)

♪ Kids

♪ Never hurt anybody at all

♪ Oh, no

♪ Kids

♪ There's a lot we can
learn from the small ♪

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ There's airplanes and trains

♪ And rockets to the moon

♪ And broken town tenements

♪ And not enough room

♪ Let's leave a better place

♪ A smile on every face

♪ Let's show them
love and care, and ♪

♪ How to live and share, so

♪ Always keep in mind

♪ That everybody

♪ Is somebody's child

♪ Kids

♪ Never hurt nobody at all

♪ Oh, no

♪ Kids

♪ There's a lot we can
learn from the small ♪

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ Kids

♪ Never hurt nobody at all

♪ Oh, no