Hetty Feather (2015–2020): Season 6, Episode 3 - The Final Chapter: Part Three - full transcript
ALL: Brothers.
You'd rather play football with your
friends than help find a chapel?
The wedding's off. I have
a room in a boarding house,
you can stay there
until your place is ready.
I've yet to decide which of the
staff I intend to keep on
and, Constance, you will go and
live with Aunt Ernestine.
I'm sick of everyone taking
advantage of me.
Sort your own problems
out from now on.
Life could change in an instant,
and when it did, it could tear a
family apart.
George.
Her carriage will collect you this
afternoon, Constance.
She's leaving today?!
Some tea, please, Agnes.
But I don't want to go. Constance.
It is your father's wish.
Some were meant to accept their lot.
Others seemed to give up too easily.
Gid, did you go see her?
What's she said?
Has she changed her mind?
She told me I should bring you this.
Said it should mean
something to you.
My pocket square.
I was supposed to wear
this for the wedding.
That's it.
It's over.
Oh, dear.
But I had a plan.
To find Matron, get my money back
and get out of London.
From now on, I was looking after
number one.
I'd never trust anyone ever again.
I'm not going, do you hear?
Father!
I don't want to live with
Aunt Ernestine.
Do something, Lady Grenford!
Now, let's calm down.
All this wailing is most unbecoming.
Better?
Why can't I stay here?
You could look after me.
Constance, we must respect your
father's decisions.
RECEDING FOOTSTEPS
DOOR SHUTS
If they won't change their mind,
then I'll have to do it for them.
Take it, it's yours.
You owe us more than that.
But I've told you,
that is all I have.
On your way, Missy.
You heard me, before
the constables catch you.
Constable, this way, they're here.
Is everything all right down there?
Oi, Miss.
We'll find you.
COINS CLINK
Have you any idea what you've done?
What about you?
I want my money back.
Take it.
At least let me explain.
Look, I was working and I strayed
onto their patch.
I didn't want to steal from you,
Hetty Feather.
I just didn't have
a choice. Well, I do.
I'm going to pack up and
get out of London.
For good.
Hetty, let me come with you, just
til I work out what to do.
Think I'm going
to fall for that again?
I'm proud of you, Hetty Feather.
You've finally realised that being
nice doesn't get you anywhere.
I didn't think you had it in you.
I don't.
Not all the time.
Not like you.
Please, Hetty...
Boarding house is paid for tonight.
So you're welcome to the room.
This is the last time.
I can't believe Harriet's
calling it off just because
I was having a laugh with my mates.
Perhaps she thought you was
putting us lot before her.
She needs to know she's important
to you, too. Complicated.
Girls can be like that sometimes.
Agnes wouldn't give you
this sort of trouble.
She's devoted to you, isn't she?
I think so.
Anyway, there's nowhere to even hold
a wedding, so what's the point?
Since when were you such a quitter?
You ditched the army to
go after Harriet.
Yeah, you're not going
to give up now, are you?
Seems a bit daft to lose someone
over a broken roof
and a bit of clearing up.
Could be more than just a bit of
clearing up.
See what I mean?
And I hoped to get married here?
Look at the state of this place.
We'll need some help.
Leave it to me.
And a vicar!
I just thought Mathias
might be waiting.
I sent his pocket square with Gid.
Like a peace offering.
Once he saw it, I thought he'd know.
The wedding could be on if he wanted
it to be.
Miss Constance.
Harriet just popped by for a chat.
What she means is -
don't tell Mr Calendar.
I'm not talking to him.
That's why I need to speak to Hetty.
Well, she wrote to us when
we went to visit,
but Hetty's only looking out
for herself these days.
She doesn't even care
about my wedding.
Not that there is one.
My life's such a mess.
Try standing in my shoes.
What's that supposed to mean?
Our livelihoods are hanging in the
balance and where's Gideon?
Good riddance.
I'm taking a leaf
out of Hetty's book.
Going to have to learn
to live on my own.
What's wrong with her?
Come Friday, poor Agnes
might not have a job.
I'll be upstairs if you need me.
Sheila? What am I going to do?
Oh, for goodness' sake!
Miss La-di-da who lives in America.
Come next week, I could be living
back on the street.
At least you have a place to live,
a job to go back to.
Well, what are you waiting for?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean
to be harsh.
No. You're right.
I should've never come back.
You'll say my goodbyes
for me, won't you?
Why? Where are you going?
If I leave now, I'll make the next
train to Southampton Docks,
then tomorrow New York.
Bye, Sheila.
I... Thank you.
But...what about Mathias?
Psst, Lizzie.
Why are you hiding?
I'm on a mission, and so are you.
We're going to find Hetty.
Think about it.
Without me here,
they won't even need you.
Are you coming or not?
I'll go to the coast -
where Ida lives.
She is my family, after all.
I'll write, get a job,
whatever it takes.
What about you?
Me?
Oh, erm...
Up north, where I belong.
Warm hearts, friendly faces.
Yes, the Bottomleys will put the
flags out for me.
I'm sure they will be...
Lizzie?
Lizzie?
Miss Constance?
Excuse me, which way's Chalk Street?
I don't know.
Well, that was a bit rude.
We could always go back.
They might not have missed us yet.
Excuse me, where's Chalk Street?
We need to find our friend,
Hetty Feather.
Oh, it's down there. Thank you.
Come on.
Argh, spider!
LAUGHTER
It's a good thing you never joined
the army. Or the Constabulary!
Last week I was searching
alleyways at midnight -
you'd have been frightened to death
if the assailant jumped on you,
but I nabbed him.
At least his heart's in the right
place. This was Judd's idea.
See? My, my, resourceful as ever.
Well, that's years of foundling
training for you.
If they were really that
resourceful,
they'd be helping me out.
God only gave me one tiny little
pair of hands, Mr Cranbourne.
I can't run a kitchen as well
as everything else.
Oh, Gideon. I asked the vicar, he
said he needed to talk to you,
Right. Oh, about that, Mathias...
Harriet's gone.
I think I might have messed it up.
How? Where is she?
Well, she's heading to New York.
It was me and my big mouth that
did it, as always.
She's gone.
I'll never get her back now.
Mathias, Harriet's dream was to
marry in England
with all her friends around her.
And it was my dream to marry her.
I realise that now more than ever.
Then my advice - don't give up.
He's right.
You have to go after her
and tell her.
Sheila, where was she going?
The station. She's catching the
next train to Southampton.
Well, you heard, we're
not giving up now! Right!
Come on, then. Back to work.
Boys.
And where do you think you're going?
I'm helping. No, you're not.
You need to come back
and talk to Agnes.
What have I done?
Precisely nothing.
That's the problem.
Right.
Sheila Ormsby!
Our very own queen of pastry.
Ooh, ooh, it's good to see you.
Thanks, Nurse Macclesfield.
So far, I've managed two apple
tarts, but there's quite
a to-do list in that kitchen.
KNOCKING ON DOOR
Who is it?
Let me.
THUMPING ON DOOR
Lizzie?
Constance.
Hetty!
What you doing here? Get inside.
Oh, it's nothing.
What are you doing here?
How did you get my address?
It was on the letter you sent to
Calendar Hall.
Hetty. Hetty, we have to go.
But we can't.
I've packed my things.
Lizzie, you need to get Miss
Constance back to Calendar Hall.
Father's sending me away.
That's why I've come to
live with you.
You're my only hope, Hetty.
No-one will look for me
at Calendar Hall.
Harriet! Harriet!
Platform 4!
Please, just hear me out.
I sent you a pocket square made from
an offcut of my wedding dress.
You knew that.
It was meant to be
a piece of my heart.
I thought you were
returning it to me.
Well, you could have come
to find out.
I've got nothing to say
to you, Mathias.
Then listen.
If you want to go back to New York,
then you have my blessing.
If you don't love me any more,
then that's fine too,
cos that's how much I love you,
Harriet.
Enough to want you to be happy more
than anything else.
If you change your mind, I'll be at
the chapel waiting for you.
TRAIN HORN TOOTS
Passengers for Southampton.
It's up to you.
WHISTLE BLOWS
Five minutes to departure.
You've checked the tunnels?
The cellars?
And the grounds. Nowhere to be seen.
Well, this just goes to prove my
point. The girl needs discipline.
That's not true.
What's going on?
It's Miss Constance. If you'd have
been here, you'd have known.
I came...
Matron, leave the talking to me.
Where have you been?
Mr Calendar, please
allow me to explain.
Do you know the anguish
that you've caused?
Now, up to your room and
get ready to leave.
But, Father... Now, Constance.
Mr Calendar, please,
I need to speak to you. Matron...
Lizzie, a word. In the kitchen.
Really? You ought to know better
than to bring that
woman to my house.
I just... I wanted to express my
sorrow for your tragic loss.
Rosie and I, we were such good...
You are not welcome here.
Either of you.
Inside, Constance! Hetty, wait.
Harriet's left, but Mathias
has gone after her -
the wedding could be back on again.
Everyone's waiting in the chapel
and tomorrow they're sailing back to
New York. Oh, Gideon...
Hetty, you have to be there.
You're the reason she wanted
to get married here.
Not now.
Constance, upstairs and change.
No! I don't want to go.
Your carriage is here.
Now, we must all be brave.
Hetty, do something!
Mr Calendar, sir...
Lady Grenford, please help us.
Do stop all this nonsense.
Sir, can't you see this isn't
what Mrs Calendar wanted?
May I remind you, you have
been dismissed.
Mrs Calendar is gone, but you have
such wonderful children.
They need you and you need them.
Hetty, please... Let the girl speak.
I know everything here
reminds you of her,
but if you leave,
then you'll be alone
without the people who love you
and without their love to help you.
Lady Grenford, this is
your house now.
Deal with the girl.
No, George.
I don't want to live in a house
which is not a home.
BABY CRIES
Your children matter.
They matter to me.
You're not the only one
who's lost, Mr Calendar.
These children have
lost their mother.
And now you're making
them suffer more?
India is such a long way away.
Thank you, Hetty.
You too, Lady Grenford.
You're my family.
I was helping my friend.
Well, what about me?
What if I need your help?
I need someone I can rely on,
someone who'll be there for me.
What are you saying?
You don't feel the same way, Gideon.
Not like I feel for you.
I do, of course I do. No.
That's fine. We're different.
We want different things,
that's all.
Now, if you don't mind, I've got
jobs to be getting on with.
We are different.
You're strong, Agnes, and certain.
That's why I love you.
If you need me to prove it, why
don't you marry me?
You know, that'd be a start.
What did you say?
Well, we could, if you want to,
we could get married, too.
You mean...me?
Be your wife?
What, today? Oh.
Not today, I mean, you can say
no if you want. No... No.
I mean, yes.
Mrs Agnes Smeed.
It's got such a ring to it.
Hetty, I hope you'll consider taking
up your position again.
That's such a kind offer,
Mr Calendar.
Thanks.
Goodbye, Miss Constance,
Master Edwin. Take care.
I always had my suspicions about
you. You're clearly not a maid.
But no doubt, a very good writer.
Ah, once everyone has gone,
I think we deserve some tea.
Least their jobs are safe -
as long as Lady Grenford behaves.
Matron?
Shh.
Do not say a word, hmm?
Goodbye, Calendar Hall.
All done and ready for the bride.
What will I do then?
She best had. Yeah, after all the
trouble we've gone through.
I reckon she's worth waiting for.
WEDDING MARCH PLAYS
Well, come on, quick!
Gid?
THEY SING
# Sun and moon, rejoice before him
# Praise him, all ye stars and light
THEY CONTINUE SINGING
Come on, let's see what she wants.
You wouldn't deny me the
chance to witness
such a joyous occasion, would you?
Hmm, Mr Cranbourne?
Look, let's not spoil their day.
She's not coming, is she?
Tell everyone to go home, Ned.
You sure about that?
Why aren't I a bridesmaid?
That should be me.
Always the bridesmaid,
never the bride. No thanks.
Harriet...
You look beautiful.
APPLAUSE
Congratulations.
Nurse Winterson. Mrs Clarke, now.
Congratulations.
Matron. Well, I never thought I'd
see your pitiless face again.
Now, there's a warm welcome for an
old friend.
Friend, Matron?
After your misdemeanours?
I ought to ask, are you here to
swindle or deceive?
Mr Cranbourne, I'm a changed woman
with a changed heart.
You ought to have faith.
I have done my time -
surely that is justice.
We've all moved on
with our lives now.
Even Matron. Thank you, Hetty.
Moving on is what life is all
about, surely.
Hmm?
Mind your backs,
grub's coming through!
Sheila?
Turns out there's an
opening as a cook.
Up here? Thought you couldn't wait
to get out of this place?
Well, the foundlings
need me a lot more
Hey, wait for me!
I don't need to - Gideon
and I are engaged!
I'm so happy for you.
Right, you lot.
One beside the other.
Otherwise, you'll be disqualified.
This isn't a football match.
Button it.
Three, two, one...
GIGGLING
It's me. I told you!
I'm next at the aisle.
Oh, Donald.
LAUGHTER
Everyone - friends, old and new,
on behalf of my wife and I...
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What are you up to?
That belongs to Harriet.
Put it back. You heard me.
This, Hetty... This is my
last chance for a new start.
And I think that would be better
for everyone, don't you?
What about Harriet?
How is she supposed to
get back to America?
Mr Calendar will help out.
He owes you, after all.
Then go.
And quickly.
I'll put things right with Harriet.
You are a good person, you know
that? Never lose it.
Farewell, Feather.
Hello.
Hello. It had been the perfect day.
But like all good times,
it had to come to an end.
Sometimes it was easier to slip
away rather than say goodbye.
Hetty!
But this wasn't one of them.
Where are you going?
Of course you do.
Promise you'll write to us from...
Bignor. It's by the coast
if you want to visit.
Just try stopping us.
LAUGHTER
You take care of yourself.
And give our love to Ida.
I will.
I don't know, but I don't think
she'll be coming back.
Thank you.
Matron had a future. Everyone
deserves a second chance
and I hoped she'd make
the best of it.
BELL RINGS
As to me, I didn't know
what my future was,
but I wasn't going to be
shaped by my past.
I'd remember the fun, of course, the
adventures, and the sadness, too.
My friends would always
be part of me.
But now, there was a new adventure
to be had - with my mother.
And a whole new story to tell.
My story.
The life of Hetty Feather.
You'd rather play football with your
friends than help find a chapel?
The wedding's off. I have
a room in a boarding house,
you can stay there
until your place is ready.
I've yet to decide which of the
staff I intend to keep on
and, Constance, you will go and
live with Aunt Ernestine.
I'm sick of everyone taking
advantage of me.
Sort your own problems
out from now on.
Life could change in an instant,
and when it did, it could tear a
family apart.
George.
Her carriage will collect you this
afternoon, Constance.
She's leaving today?!
Some tea, please, Agnes.
But I don't want to go. Constance.
It is your father's wish.
Some were meant to accept their lot.
Others seemed to give up too easily.
Gid, did you go see her?
What's she said?
Has she changed her mind?
She told me I should bring you this.
Said it should mean
something to you.
My pocket square.
I was supposed to wear
this for the wedding.
That's it.
It's over.
Oh, dear.
But I had a plan.
To find Matron, get my money back
and get out of London.
From now on, I was looking after
number one.
I'd never trust anyone ever again.
I'm not going, do you hear?
Father!
I don't want to live with
Aunt Ernestine.
Do something, Lady Grenford!
Now, let's calm down.
All this wailing is most unbecoming.
Better?
Why can't I stay here?
You could look after me.
Constance, we must respect your
father's decisions.
RECEDING FOOTSTEPS
DOOR SHUTS
If they won't change their mind,
then I'll have to do it for them.
Take it, it's yours.
You owe us more than that.
But I've told you,
that is all I have.
On your way, Missy.
You heard me, before
the constables catch you.
Constable, this way, they're here.
Is everything all right down there?
Oi, Miss.
We'll find you.
COINS CLINK
Have you any idea what you've done?
What about you?
I want my money back.
Take it.
At least let me explain.
Look, I was working and I strayed
onto their patch.
I didn't want to steal from you,
Hetty Feather.
I just didn't have
a choice. Well, I do.
I'm going to pack up and
get out of London.
For good.
Hetty, let me come with you, just
til I work out what to do.
Think I'm going
to fall for that again?
I'm proud of you, Hetty Feather.
You've finally realised that being
nice doesn't get you anywhere.
I didn't think you had it in you.
I don't.
Not all the time.
Not like you.
Please, Hetty...
Boarding house is paid for tonight.
So you're welcome to the room.
This is the last time.
I can't believe Harriet's
calling it off just because
I was having a laugh with my mates.
Perhaps she thought you was
putting us lot before her.
She needs to know she's important
to you, too. Complicated.
Girls can be like that sometimes.
Agnes wouldn't give you
this sort of trouble.
She's devoted to you, isn't she?
I think so.
Anyway, there's nowhere to even hold
a wedding, so what's the point?
Since when were you such a quitter?
You ditched the army to
go after Harriet.
Yeah, you're not going
to give up now, are you?
Seems a bit daft to lose someone
over a broken roof
and a bit of clearing up.
Could be more than just a bit of
clearing up.
See what I mean?
And I hoped to get married here?
Look at the state of this place.
We'll need some help.
Leave it to me.
And a vicar!
I just thought Mathias
might be waiting.
I sent his pocket square with Gid.
Like a peace offering.
Once he saw it, I thought he'd know.
The wedding could be on if he wanted
it to be.
Miss Constance.
Harriet just popped by for a chat.
What she means is -
don't tell Mr Calendar.
I'm not talking to him.
That's why I need to speak to Hetty.
Well, she wrote to us when
we went to visit,
but Hetty's only looking out
for herself these days.
She doesn't even care
about my wedding.
Not that there is one.
My life's such a mess.
Try standing in my shoes.
What's that supposed to mean?
Our livelihoods are hanging in the
balance and where's Gideon?
Good riddance.
I'm taking a leaf
out of Hetty's book.
Going to have to learn
to live on my own.
What's wrong with her?
Come Friday, poor Agnes
might not have a job.
I'll be upstairs if you need me.
Sheila? What am I going to do?
Oh, for goodness' sake!
Miss La-di-da who lives in America.
Come next week, I could be living
back on the street.
At least you have a place to live,
a job to go back to.
Well, what are you waiting for?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean
to be harsh.
No. You're right.
I should've never come back.
You'll say my goodbyes
for me, won't you?
Why? Where are you going?
If I leave now, I'll make the next
train to Southampton Docks,
then tomorrow New York.
Bye, Sheila.
I... Thank you.
But...what about Mathias?
Psst, Lizzie.
Why are you hiding?
I'm on a mission, and so are you.
We're going to find Hetty.
Think about it.
Without me here,
they won't even need you.
Are you coming or not?
I'll go to the coast -
where Ida lives.
She is my family, after all.
I'll write, get a job,
whatever it takes.
What about you?
Me?
Oh, erm...
Up north, where I belong.
Warm hearts, friendly faces.
Yes, the Bottomleys will put the
flags out for me.
I'm sure they will be...
Lizzie?
Lizzie?
Miss Constance?
Excuse me, which way's Chalk Street?
I don't know.
Well, that was a bit rude.
We could always go back.
They might not have missed us yet.
Excuse me, where's Chalk Street?
We need to find our friend,
Hetty Feather.
Oh, it's down there. Thank you.
Come on.
Argh, spider!
LAUGHTER
It's a good thing you never joined
the army. Or the Constabulary!
Last week I was searching
alleyways at midnight -
you'd have been frightened to death
if the assailant jumped on you,
but I nabbed him.
At least his heart's in the right
place. This was Judd's idea.
See? My, my, resourceful as ever.
Well, that's years of foundling
training for you.
If they were really that
resourceful,
they'd be helping me out.
God only gave me one tiny little
pair of hands, Mr Cranbourne.
I can't run a kitchen as well
as everything else.
Oh, Gideon. I asked the vicar, he
said he needed to talk to you,
Right. Oh, about that, Mathias...
Harriet's gone.
I think I might have messed it up.
How? Where is she?
Well, she's heading to New York.
It was me and my big mouth that
did it, as always.
She's gone.
I'll never get her back now.
Mathias, Harriet's dream was to
marry in England
with all her friends around her.
And it was my dream to marry her.
I realise that now more than ever.
Then my advice - don't give up.
He's right.
You have to go after her
and tell her.
Sheila, where was she going?
The station. She's catching the
next train to Southampton.
Well, you heard, we're
not giving up now! Right!
Come on, then. Back to work.
Boys.
And where do you think you're going?
I'm helping. No, you're not.
You need to come back
and talk to Agnes.
What have I done?
Precisely nothing.
That's the problem.
Right.
Sheila Ormsby!
Our very own queen of pastry.
Ooh, ooh, it's good to see you.
Thanks, Nurse Macclesfield.
So far, I've managed two apple
tarts, but there's quite
a to-do list in that kitchen.
KNOCKING ON DOOR
Who is it?
Let me.
THUMPING ON DOOR
Lizzie?
Constance.
Hetty!
What you doing here? Get inside.
Oh, it's nothing.
What are you doing here?
How did you get my address?
It was on the letter you sent to
Calendar Hall.
Hetty. Hetty, we have to go.
But we can't.
I've packed my things.
Lizzie, you need to get Miss
Constance back to Calendar Hall.
Father's sending me away.
That's why I've come to
live with you.
You're my only hope, Hetty.
No-one will look for me
at Calendar Hall.
Harriet! Harriet!
Platform 4!
Please, just hear me out.
I sent you a pocket square made from
an offcut of my wedding dress.
You knew that.
It was meant to be
a piece of my heart.
I thought you were
returning it to me.
Well, you could have come
to find out.
I've got nothing to say
to you, Mathias.
Then listen.
If you want to go back to New York,
then you have my blessing.
If you don't love me any more,
then that's fine too,
cos that's how much I love you,
Harriet.
Enough to want you to be happy more
than anything else.
If you change your mind, I'll be at
the chapel waiting for you.
TRAIN HORN TOOTS
Passengers for Southampton.
It's up to you.
WHISTLE BLOWS
Five minutes to departure.
You've checked the tunnels?
The cellars?
And the grounds. Nowhere to be seen.
Well, this just goes to prove my
point. The girl needs discipline.
That's not true.
What's going on?
It's Miss Constance. If you'd have
been here, you'd have known.
I came...
Matron, leave the talking to me.
Where have you been?
Mr Calendar, please
allow me to explain.
Do you know the anguish
that you've caused?
Now, up to your room and
get ready to leave.
But, Father... Now, Constance.
Mr Calendar, please,
I need to speak to you. Matron...
Lizzie, a word. In the kitchen.
Really? You ought to know better
than to bring that
woman to my house.
I just... I wanted to express my
sorrow for your tragic loss.
Rosie and I, we were such good...
You are not welcome here.
Either of you.
Inside, Constance! Hetty, wait.
Harriet's left, but Mathias
has gone after her -
the wedding could be back on again.
Everyone's waiting in the chapel
and tomorrow they're sailing back to
New York. Oh, Gideon...
Hetty, you have to be there.
You're the reason she wanted
to get married here.
Not now.
Constance, upstairs and change.
No! I don't want to go.
Your carriage is here.
Now, we must all be brave.
Hetty, do something!
Mr Calendar, sir...
Lady Grenford, please help us.
Do stop all this nonsense.
Sir, can't you see this isn't
what Mrs Calendar wanted?
May I remind you, you have
been dismissed.
Mrs Calendar is gone, but you have
such wonderful children.
They need you and you need them.
Hetty, please... Let the girl speak.
I know everything here
reminds you of her,
but if you leave,
then you'll be alone
without the people who love you
and without their love to help you.
Lady Grenford, this is
your house now.
Deal with the girl.
No, George.
I don't want to live in a house
which is not a home.
BABY CRIES
Your children matter.
They matter to me.
You're not the only one
who's lost, Mr Calendar.
These children have
lost their mother.
And now you're making
them suffer more?
India is such a long way away.
Thank you, Hetty.
You too, Lady Grenford.
You're my family.
I was helping my friend.
Well, what about me?
What if I need your help?
I need someone I can rely on,
someone who'll be there for me.
What are you saying?
You don't feel the same way, Gideon.
Not like I feel for you.
I do, of course I do. No.
That's fine. We're different.
We want different things,
that's all.
Now, if you don't mind, I've got
jobs to be getting on with.
We are different.
You're strong, Agnes, and certain.
That's why I love you.
If you need me to prove it, why
don't you marry me?
You know, that'd be a start.
What did you say?
Well, we could, if you want to,
we could get married, too.
You mean...me?
Be your wife?
What, today? Oh.
Not today, I mean, you can say
no if you want. No... No.
I mean, yes.
Mrs Agnes Smeed.
It's got such a ring to it.
Hetty, I hope you'll consider taking
up your position again.
That's such a kind offer,
Mr Calendar.
Thanks.
Goodbye, Miss Constance,
Master Edwin. Take care.
I always had my suspicions about
you. You're clearly not a maid.
But no doubt, a very good writer.
Ah, once everyone has gone,
I think we deserve some tea.
Least their jobs are safe -
as long as Lady Grenford behaves.
Matron?
Shh.
Do not say a word, hmm?
Goodbye, Calendar Hall.
All done and ready for the bride.
What will I do then?
She best had. Yeah, after all the
trouble we've gone through.
I reckon she's worth waiting for.
WEDDING MARCH PLAYS
Well, come on, quick!
Gid?
THEY SING
# Sun and moon, rejoice before him
# Praise him, all ye stars and light
THEY CONTINUE SINGING
Come on, let's see what she wants.
You wouldn't deny me the
chance to witness
such a joyous occasion, would you?
Hmm, Mr Cranbourne?
Look, let's not spoil their day.
She's not coming, is she?
Tell everyone to go home, Ned.
You sure about that?
Why aren't I a bridesmaid?
That should be me.
Always the bridesmaid,
never the bride. No thanks.
Harriet...
You look beautiful.
APPLAUSE
Congratulations.
Nurse Winterson. Mrs Clarke, now.
Congratulations.
Matron. Well, I never thought I'd
see your pitiless face again.
Now, there's a warm welcome for an
old friend.
Friend, Matron?
After your misdemeanours?
I ought to ask, are you here to
swindle or deceive?
Mr Cranbourne, I'm a changed woman
with a changed heart.
You ought to have faith.
I have done my time -
surely that is justice.
We've all moved on
with our lives now.
Even Matron. Thank you, Hetty.
Moving on is what life is all
about, surely.
Hmm?
Mind your backs,
grub's coming through!
Sheila?
Turns out there's an
opening as a cook.
Up here? Thought you couldn't wait
to get out of this place?
Well, the foundlings
need me a lot more
Hey, wait for me!
I don't need to - Gideon
and I are engaged!
I'm so happy for you.
Right, you lot.
One beside the other.
Otherwise, you'll be disqualified.
This isn't a football match.
Button it.
Three, two, one...
GIGGLING
It's me. I told you!
I'm next at the aisle.
Oh, Donald.
LAUGHTER
Everyone - friends, old and new,
on behalf of my wife and I...
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What are you up to?
That belongs to Harriet.
Put it back. You heard me.
This, Hetty... This is my
last chance for a new start.
And I think that would be better
for everyone, don't you?
What about Harriet?
How is she supposed to
get back to America?
Mr Calendar will help out.
He owes you, after all.
Then go.
And quickly.
I'll put things right with Harriet.
You are a good person, you know
that? Never lose it.
Farewell, Feather.
Hello.
Hello. It had been the perfect day.
But like all good times,
it had to come to an end.
Sometimes it was easier to slip
away rather than say goodbye.
Hetty!
But this wasn't one of them.
Where are you going?
Of course you do.
Promise you'll write to us from...
Bignor. It's by the coast
if you want to visit.
Just try stopping us.
LAUGHTER
You take care of yourself.
And give our love to Ida.
I will.
I don't know, but I don't think
she'll be coming back.
Thank you.
Matron had a future. Everyone
deserves a second chance
and I hoped she'd make
the best of it.
BELL RINGS
As to me, I didn't know
what my future was,
but I wasn't going to be
shaped by my past.
I'd remember the fun, of course, the
adventures, and the sadness, too.
My friends would always
be part of me.
But now, there was a new adventure
to be had - with my mother.
And a whole new story to tell.
My story.
The life of Hetty Feather.