Land Girls (2009–…): Season 3, Episode 5 - Last Days of Summer - full transcript

We're gathered here today

to remember my boy, Walter.

My loyal and loving son
who meant so much.

He was my youngest, the one
my dearest Agnes never got to hold.

So it were up to me to raise him,
make a man of him.

When he was told that he couldn't
fight for his country,

I was relieved.

I was relieved that he
wouldn't die in some foreign field.

And that he could stay here with...

That he could stay here with
his old man

and help to run the farm through
the good times and the bad.



But all of that
was before he was taken.

Taken too soon.

And taken by somebody we all know!

Thank you, Mr Storey,
for those heartfelt words.

If we could turn to our final hymn,
Great Is Thy Faithfulness.

If you ask me, Frank Tucker is cut
from the same cloth as his brother.

It's so sad.

You think you know someone.

Hey. Shall we talk details?

Speak later. Graveyards have ears.

Ellen?

Where have you been?

In London. Visiting my sister.

Well, I'm glad you're back.
Do you fancy a quick lunch later?



I'm not sure.

Doctor's orders.

Lovely service, Vicar.

But when I go, I hope I
have a better turn out.

I'm sure there won't be
an empty pew, Mrs Gulliver.

Hey, where you going?

To offer my condolences.

You were friends with Frank, Iris.
Let him be for now.

You know what they're asking about,
don't you?

Sunday's sermon?

The petrol truck.

What petrol truck?

This is serious, Connie
Just keep your nose out.

You don't have to go back to this.

I don't have a choice.
Can't you see that?

Good Morning. Mrs?
Reeves.

What can I do for you?

I'm looking for Connie Carter.

She's not here at the moment.

She's not in any trouble, is she?

Nah, not at all.

And you are?

Her uncle.

Her uncle?

Just wanted to surprise her.
That's all.

Right, well,

I'll tell her that you came by.

Thanks. But never mind.
I'll find her.

Good day to you.

Mr Storey?

I wanted to offer my condolences.

I'm sorry for what Frank Tucker did.

I thought he was decent.

You were wrong.

A decent man wouldn't have
left my son to die like some animal.

Why did Frank have to go back?

He'll be sorry that he did...

when he hangs.

You should talk to him.

Who?

Henry.

Don't know what you mean.

You're not wearing your ring.

Neither are you, so sort your own
life before you meddle in mine, yeah?

It's just not like him
to stay out all night.

I told you, he'll turn up.

That's easy for you to say.

About them coins.

How much we talking?

100 quid? What time's he coming?
Not here. Top of the Valley Road.

It's a bit off the beaten track,
isn't it?

Exactly.

Meet me there at one and we can
go together.

Here, I can give this place
a lick of paint.

Treat Esther to a new frock.
I could send some to baby William.

Yeah.

Martin?

Don't start, Mum.

Where have you been?

I'm not stopping. You'll have to
find someone else to nag.

Martin!

You let me down.

Thought you were different.

I just lost my temper.

I'm sorry.

So why did you go back?

To finish him off?

I didn't go back.

You must have.
What are you talking about?

Something's not right.

I need to speak to Mr Storey.

Iris. I have to. I can't let you...
None of this is helping.

None of it is going to stop what
they've got in store for me!

So just forget about me, all right?

Walter was alive after
the fight. I saw him.

I need to find out what happened.

Esther?

I couldn't stop him, Fred.

He'll be back.

He's got a suitcase!

Where are you going?

Well I'm going to have
to go after him.

Are you sure you're well enough?

Yeah.

I'll come with you.
No! No, there's no need.

Why is he still here?

We're not going to arrest
Channing yet.

But you said yourself it probably
was a code book.

I should have shown it to you.
You did the right thing putting it back.

It isn't a case
of insufficient evidence.

We've intercepted some messages
from the collaborator. And?

We know he was almost killed
when they bombed the hospital.

Not many people survive that.
If you have the evidence.

Channing is more use to us
in the field.

Leaving him here might
cost more lives.

We need to learn more about his
contacts and call patterns.

What do you expect me to do?

We need you to continue as normal.

Flight sergeant?

I'm going back, Dr Channing.

I'm to report to RAF Brinford.

I think it's too soon.

With all due respect,
that's all I keep hearing.

We haven't finished assessing you.

Returning to active duty
could be dangerous.

They must think I'm ready.

Well, it's your choice, of course

Mr Harper, please arrange transport
to Brinford air base.

Certainly, Dr.

That won't be necessary. There's
something I've got to do first.

You've only just got back! Please.
I'll go instead of having lunch.

I think you should just
forget about it, Iris.

Is that a yes?

Thank you.

Look, I'm sorry about earlier.

Me too. It wasn't my place to pry.

If you knew the whole story...

Has he been with someone else?
No!

Then you know what, whatever he's
done, just forgive him.

You've got a visitor.

Hello, what are you doing here?

I discharged myself.
I've been called to RAF Brinford.

Why so soon?

They didn't say.
But it's good, isn't it?

Yeah... Yeah.

I... I thought I should come
and say goodbye.

Thank you.

John, who's going with you?

No-one.

You shouldn't go on your own.

Then come with me.

Connie?

I forgot to say earlier,
you had a visitor.

Henry?

No, it was your uncle.
He was very well-to-do.

He had a couple of
friends with him.

Said he wanted to surprise you.

Was he coming back?

I don't know.
But he said he'd find you.

So what's wrong with it?

Flooded again. We just have to wait
a bit, then it should start.

It's the same with Finch's tractor.
What would I do without you, kid?

Danny! Maynard's here!

Can't be. I knew you was in trouble,
but you never said it was him! Relax!

He was at the farm, Danny.
He's followed you here!

Who's Maynard?

Here, fetch us some grub, kid.
I'm starving.

And, Martin, remember, not a word.

And the broomstick
army are after this.

We just need to keep lying
low then, don't we?

We should forget the coins
and get out of here, Danny.

Hey. We can't leave in daylight.

But he'll kill us.

He'll never find us.
And once we get the gold,

that is it. A new life.
The one that you deserve.

A few more hours, Con. That's all.

How do I look?

John...

good luck.

What was Martin doing here?

He thinks
he's coming with us tonight.

Then tell him he ain't.
Leave him out of this.

You what?

I mean it, Danny.

This isn't the time to go soft.
You're hurting me! Leave her alone!

Henry?

You stupid... You were followed.

Walk away
and we'll say no more about it.

Or what? Or you'll force me to...

Raise your voice to me again...
What are you doing?

He knows where the truck is!

So, what you going to do, kill him?
He won't say anything. I can't risk it.

I think he's got the message,
don't you?

Just get the farmer
to the Valley Road.

I'm not leaving him here like this!
You'll be there!

Ladies, I wondered
if you've seen my Martin anywhere?

Well, look what the cat dragged in.

I beg your pardon?

Mrs Butler, God rest her soul,
always said that no good would come

from you and Frederick Finch
living under the same roof.

Like Bathsheba in a piggery.

Fred has always been
a gentleman to me.

You're pregnant with his child.

No, I am not.

You say that.

But your husband may say
differently. If he comes home.

You leave my Stanley out of this.
It is my Christian duty to tell him.

Don't you think he'll have been
through enough?

Surely he needs to know
what he's coming home to.

Don't you agree, boy?

What's happened?

I'm not fit for duty.
Honourable discharge.

I'm so sorry.

But at least you're safe now.
The war's over for you.

I don't want it to be over.
Don't you understand?

You have the brass neck to stand
there and lie.

Your own son said you were
sick in the mornings.

I'm sure he said no such thing.

Tell her what you told me.

I didn't say anything. What?

You're the one making things up.

Of all the bare-faced lies!

So, I would ask you, as
one Christian woman to another,

to keep your poisonous beak
out of my business.

Or you'll regret it.

Are you threatening me?
Is he threatening me?

What do you think?

Nothing but trouble,
the pair of you.

They had it coming.

Why, Mum?

Please don't ask me, Martin.
I need to know.

Without the operation,
you would have gone blind.

And I couldn't get the money.

The only option I had was...

I'll take you home.

It's a Lanc.

Same as...

Robson. He was the pilot.

Football player, Preston North End.

Sidlow. Navigator.

He thought he was Frank Sinatra.

Voice so loud
he didn't need his radio.

We hit an oil plant in Wesseling.

We were travelling light.
On our way home.

Harry, the mid-gunner,
he heard them first.

They must have followed us.

Incoming!

We were hit.

The fuselage was torn to pieces.
Starboard engine was on fire.

We were going down.

I couldn't bail without
checking on the boys.

Everyone was dead.

But it wasn't over yet.

They hit us again,
just to make sure.

Something caught me on my head.

Everything went quiet.

There was blood in my eye,
I could taste it in my mouth.

I knew I had to get out, but there
was something I needed to do first.

I had to get a message home.
To say goodbye.

Breaking radio silence.
Can anybody hear me?

This is Roughneck, C for Charlie.
Can anybody hear me?

Whoever you are, please,
I need you to take a message.

Send to Joyce Fisher, Pasture Farm,
Helmstead. Message reads...

"I love you, Joycie,
I will always love you."

'I didn't know if they'd heard me,
or if the message even got through.'

I was hurt...
but something kept me going.

I remember, I remember loving you.

I want to forget
what happened in France,

but I can't.

You just need some more time.

I can wait for you, Joyce.
Just like you waited for me.

You'll be safe in the church.

He's changed. There's only
one thing left for me to do.

The police?

I have to.
Even though I'm up to my neck in it.

We'll find another way.

I can't keep letting him hurt
the people who've been good to me.

People I care about.

All this with you, it's been
the best time of my life.

But I should have known
it would never last.

Let me come with you.

I have to do this alone.

Goodbye, Henry.

Sorry, new admission.
Spinal injury.

These look nice.

Does she disapprove?

Who?

Your sister?

We didn't discuss it.

We've been reunited after 20 years
and yet I don't even get a mention?

It's not always about you.

Then what is it about?
What's changed?

Maybe we... got carried away.

And there was I thinking
we were making up for lost time.

I need some air. Excuse me.

There's no family pushing you.
No Lawrence waiting in the wings.

This time there's nothing to stop us.
Or, perhaps, you're playing games?

This isn't a game, Richard.

Then tell me what you actually
feel for once, Ellen.

I'll start, shall I?

Because I can't waste any more time
trying to show you that I love you.

What's so unfair?
You shouldn't have told me.

Feelings are out of fashion.
Don't be facetious.

Come in.

Sorry to interrupt.

It's not a good time, Harper.

This is the perfect time.

It's just that Flight Sergeant
Fisher left this behind.

I'll look at it later. Looks like
he's added more information.

Is that all?!

Well... thank you for bringing it
to my attention.

Duty calls.
I can't say it's been a pleasure.

He's been grumpy like that
all morning.

Mr Storey?

Hello?

Mr Storey? Are you here?

Hello?

Fred?

Can I help you, Iris?

I just came to say I'm sorry.

Again?

And that's it, is it?

I'd better get back. Esther will be
wondering. Stay a little longer.

Have a drink to Walter.

I'd better... I have to go.

What's in your pocket?

Nothing. You put something
in your pocket. Just my hanky.

You're not stealing from me,
are you?

No, Mr Storey. I wouldn't do that.

Show me, then.

Show me!

No-one likes a liar, Iris.
Let me go.

Stay!

Please, don't.

Don't what? Kill me.

Why would I do that? We're friends.

I know what you did. You killed him.

That's a dangerous accusation
to make, Iris.

How could you kill your own son?
Shut up!

How could you?

D'you think I meant to?

He was my boy, but if he had to go,
at least he's going to take

one of the Tuckers with him.

What are you going to do with me?

You're not going to tell anyone,
are you?

I won't have to.

'Hello? Hello?'

Operator? I need the police, now!

I'll come back for you, Iris.
I promise you that.

Here you are.

Danny'll be waiting for me now.

I said I'd go with him.

Right.

So you're not going to stop me?

You're not a boy any more, are ya?

No.

You can make your own decisions.

Though Fred will need a man to
work around the place.

Will he?

With Billy away fighting, yeah.

I suppose...

If you were to stay.

I could do that.

I think you could.

Mum?

I just wanted to say...

Let's not talk about it again?

Fred! What?

Just go. Just get out of here.

Finchie! You're a dark horse.

You got the gold?

You got the wherewithal?

Will this do?

Don't be daft, Connie. You're not
hurting no-one else. This is it.

Get out of the way.
Come on then.

Give them to him.

Hand 'em over.

Run!

Gotcha!

Out!

OUT!

Get out!

Five...

four...

Please, please, please...

three...

Please... I'm not joking, Connie!

Two...

Good to see you, Danny!

Danny!

No, Danny, let me out!

Let me out!

Danny!

Hello?

Who's there?

It's all right.

I'm not going to hurt you.

Please don't.

I wish there was another
way, Lady Hoxley.

Why are you doing this?

You wouldn't understand.

It's all right.

You're safe now.

Connie!

Connie...

I've wasted a lot of shoe leather
looking for you, boy.

Least you can do is give me a smile.

Get him up.

It's all thanks to your tart
we found you.

She was the one that ripped you off!

I'm going to take
you for a short drive, Danny.

Get her.

Connie!

Get away!

You're not touching her!

Get this scum to the car.

No...

No, please!

Please!

Shut him up!

We were never here.

They gone? S

They have now.

Henry!

I'm impressed.

You're not the only one
who can spin a line.

Are you all right?

What happened to the police?

Thought I could take
care of things for good.

But they could have taken you!

The rest of you
would have been safe, though.

You're an incredible woman,
Connie Carter.

You're quite handy yourself, Vic.

I was this close to letting
them have it there.

Then I saw that you were doing
all right on your own, see...

so I...

The police asked me
if I knew where Mr Storey had went.

I mean, why would he have told me?

And they say I'm daft.

You're not daft.

They said the operator
heard everything.

I thought I was a goner.

I didn't know what he was...

I am happy.

I just don't know what's wrong
with... Hey, hey, hey.

It's the shock, that's all.

Did I do enough?

Iris Dawson, I think
you've saved my life.

You took a huge risk, Lady Hoxley.

A reckless one.

But still, thanks to you,

he wasn't able to transmit
Fisher's information.

Which was?

The location of a safe house
in France.

Lives have been saved.

But why was the code book
in Richard's room?

Harper wasn't going to leave it

anywhere that could be
traced to him.

He probably moved it around.

I'll get a statement
from Dr Channing now.

If you'll excuse me?
Of course.

Henry, I can't believe we're
finally doing it.

Can you keep still?

There we go.

You may now kiss the bride.

I can't believe the reverend's
making a respectable woman

out of that Jezebel.

You didn't turn down the invite,
though, did you?

I see you got the coins, then.
How do you know what's in here?

I should do. I buried 'em.
To teach you a lesson.

Really?
Well... they're worth a fortune.

Who told you that?

That antiques dealer in Condover.

You mean my cousin?

Here, we're married.

What are we still doing here? What?

I don't want to shirk
my marital duties!

Connie, Connie...

we've got to wait
for the photograph!

I'd better be going.

Maybe I could come
and see you sometime?

Best not?

This might be you one day.

Marrying Iris.

If you must know,
she's a bit of a kid.

Really?

Caught her reading
my old fairy tales.

Joyce?

I'm so sorry.

No!

What's happened?

There was a woman, in France.

But you don't want this, do you?

No, of course not.

People make mistakes, Joyce.

Big mistakes with bells on.
Look at me.

Henry's taken me back more times
than we've had beetroot sandwiches.

It's just not that easy.

It is.

Whatever he's done,
just forgive him,

because it's plain to see the two
of you are right for each other.

When he was in France, he couldn't
even remember his own name,

let alone yours.

Why should you be lonely for that?

What if he does come back for me?

Well if he does,
I'll be there, won't I?

I see you read
the words in the hymn book.

Might have done.

Or I might have
just known the songs.

Has Dr Channing gone?

He just stepped out.

We lost Harper.

From now on, you talk to me.

They're not going to be
happy with you.

Really?

You missed the signing.

Well, I daresay Lady Hoxley
will fill me in.

Thank you.

Not here!

Haven't you heard?
I like to live dangerously.

John!

The ring. I want it back.

Of course.

No, I mean...

I want it back.

What about the...

Well, you can't remember
the past, so...

maybe I should forget it as well.

But all the good things...

our wedding,
the honeymoon. I...

We could start with a clean slate.

If that's what you want.

All right everyone, gather
yourselves! You heard my wife.

I want it more than anything.

Stealing my thunder.

Thank you.

Where do you want me?

Iris, come and stand
next to me and Martin. Mum!

I am never going to talk to that
Mrs Gulliver again.

Well, forgiveness
is what our Lord taught us.

Yeah, well, he didn't get fleeced
over a load of gold coins, did he?

Everybody smile!