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Clips from Victoria - Ladies in Waiting (S01E01)

Peel may put aside his scruples when he realises what is at stake.

"Peel may put aside his scruples when he realises what is at stake."

Victoria

The Duchess... wants no harm to come to her daughter.

"The Duchess... wants no harm to come to her daughter."

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Together.

"Together."

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You must have complete rest, so that your equilibrium can be restored.

"You must have complete rest, so that your equilibrium can be restored."

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Out of the question. I have an engagement this afternoon.

"Out of the question. I have an engagement this afternoon."

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But, Ma'am, you are not yourself.

"But, Ma'am, you are not yourself."

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I had a shock, Sir James, that is all.

"I had a shock, Sir James, that is all."

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Baroness, how may I help you?

"Baroness, how may I help you?"

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I came to tell you that I have decided not to install gas at the Palace.

"I came to tell you that I have decided not to install gas at the Palace."

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It has caused too much disturbance.

"It has caused too much disturbance."

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I'd heard reports of... an incident on your birthday and I was concerned.

"I'd heard reports of... an incident on your birthday and I was concerned."

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I am in perfect health, as you see.

"I am in perfect health, as you see."

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Then you must be aware that it is time for you

"Then you must be aware that it is time for you"

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to call someone to form a government, Ma'am.

"to call someone to form a government, Ma'am."

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I know Peel is not a charmer like Melbourne, but, er... he's sound enough.

"I know Peel is not a charmer like Melbourne, but, er... he's sound enough."

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Very possibly. But I will not give up my ladies.

"Very possibly. But I will not give up my ladies."

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You were a soldier, Duke.

"You were a soldier, Duke."

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Would you want to go into battle alone?

"Would you want to go into battle alone?"

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I was not aware that you were fighting a war, Ma'am.

"I was not aware that you were fighting a war, Ma'am."

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Because you are not a young woman, Duke,

"Because you are not a young woman, Duke,"

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And I cannot do it alone.

"And I cannot do it alone."

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I wonder if I should wave at the crowd?

"I wonder if I should wave at the crowd?"

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This situation is getting out of hand, Melbourne.

"This situation is getting out of hand, Melbourne."

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Cumberland thinks the little Queen listens to voices in her head,

"Cumberland thinks the little Queen listens to voices in her head,"

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If he's right, we'll have to appoint a regent.

"If he's right, we'll have to appoint a regent."

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Perhaps not, but I am not the man

"Perhaps not, but I am not the man"

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to put those rumours to rest... Melbourne.

"to put those rumours to rest... Melbourne."

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Her Majesty, Queen Victoria.

"Her Majesty, Queen Victoria."

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I should be most grateful.

"I should be most grateful."

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It seems I can't manage unaided.

"It seems I can't manage unaided."

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Do you mean...?

"Do you mean...?"

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If you do me the honour of asking me to form a ministry, Ma'am,

"If you do me the honour of asking me to form a ministry, Ma'am,"

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then I would accept.

"then I would accept."

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No picture could truly do you justice, Ma'am, but this comes close.

"No picture could truly do you justice, Ma'am, but this comes close."

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It makes the country feel youthful, don't you know.

"It makes the country feel youthful, don't you know."

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No-one wants a Queen who has lost her reason.

"No-one wants a Queen who has lost her reason."

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Oh, I think the Queen looks eminently sane.

"Oh, I think the Queen looks eminently sane."

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I expect that he caught wind of your plans

"I expect that he caught wind of your plans"

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My plans?

"My plans?"

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I have no desire other than for a Tory government.

"I have no desire other than for a Tory government."

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Oh, we shall be in office soon enough, but in the right circumstances.

"Oh, we shall be in office soon enough, but in the right circumstances."

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Oh, you are a very fine piece.

"Oh, you are a very fine piece."

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Let me go. I am not for sale.

"Let me go. I am not for sale."

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- Really, sir, I'm not... - Please, leave the lady alone.

"- Really, sir, I'm not... - Please, leave the lady alone."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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You are more complicated than I thought, Miss Skerrett.

"You are more complicated than I thought, Miss Skerrett."

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I knew I'd seen you before.

"I knew I'd seen you before."

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Ma Fletcher's nunnery, if I'm not mistaken?

"Ma Fletcher's nunnery, if I'm not mistaken?"

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Now the question is, how you got from a house

"Now the question is, how you got from a house"

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of ill repute to the Queen's dressing room?

"of ill repute to the Queen's dressing room?"

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So young and with such responsibilities.

"So young and with such responsibilities."

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She should not have to bear them alone.

"She should not have to bear them alone."

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I outflanked my enemies, as the Duke of Wellington would say.

"I outflanked my enemies, as the Duke of Wellington would say."

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I mean, that the Queen must marry soon.

"I mean, that the Queen must marry soon."

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And then...

"And then..."

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Then she will look to her husband, not to me.

"Then she will look to her husband, not to me."

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I know.

"I know."

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Long live the Duchess of Kent!

"Long live the Duchess of Kent!"

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They're all waiting for me to speak. I can never think of anything interesting to say.

"They're all waiting for me to speak. I can never think of anything interesting to say."

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but you cannot insist.

"but you cannot insist."

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Such a splendid day.

"Such a splendid day."

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would want Mr Francatelli to work in peace.

"would want Mr Francatelli to work in peace."

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- Oh, thank you, Miss...? - Skerrett, sir.

"- Oh, thank you, Miss...? - Skerrett, sir."

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I'll get them.

"I'll get them."

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But not any more.

"But not any more."

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It can only be described as an infestation.

"It can only be described as an infestation."

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Such a big change.

"Such a big change."

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He is the only one who understands.

"He is the only one who understands."

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I think Her Majesty is distracted. - Yeah.

"I think Her Majesty is distracted. - Yeah."

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but you should be aware that, as the steward, I take an emolument.

"but you should be aware that, as the steward, I take an emolument."

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Well, it's only to be expected, Mr Penge.

"Well, it's only to be expected, Mr Penge."

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and at this moment it seems that only Sir Robert has the confidence of the House.

"and at this moment it seems that only Sir Robert has the confidence of the House."

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As it happens, I also have a plan.

"As it happens, I also have a plan."

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Come...

"Come..."

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Do you imagine that I want to leave you, Ma'am?

"Do you imagine that I want to leave you, Ma'am?"

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I think if you are not my Prime Minister, you are still my friend?

"I think if you are not my Prime Minister, you are still my friend?"

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If this persists...

"If this persists..."

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I find that the Queen responds to a personal approach, a well-told tale.

"I find that the Queen responds to a personal approach, a well-told tale."

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Look at the coin itself, Ma'am.

"Look at the coin itself, Ma'am."

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I am here to assure you that I have enough support in the House to form a government.

"I am here to assure you that I have enough support in the House to form a government."

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Thank you, Sir Robert.

"Thank you, Sir Robert."

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No-one tells me anything.

"No-one tells me anything."

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I think I should be the one to resign, Ma'am.

"I think I should be the one to resign, Ma'am."

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Harriet plays the piano much better than me, and she has such an eye for fashion.

"Harriet plays the piano much better than me, and she has such an eye for fashion."

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Otherwise Sir Robert will feel he does not have your support,

"Otherwise Sir Robert will feel he does not have your support,"

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Precisely.

"Precisely."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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I believe you are right, sir.

"I believe you are right, sir."

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No-one wants to believe that the head that wears the crown is anything less than sane,

"No-one wants to believe that the head that wears the crown is anything less than sane,"

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as co-regent.

"as co-regent."

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It is not her decision to make!

"It is not her decision to make!"

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But then she's not the one who's lighting the gas.

"But then she's not the one who's lighting the gas."

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Don't you think I've arranged things marvellously?

"Don't you think I've arranged things marvellously?"

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Peel is a... he's a fine politician and a man of principle

"Peel is a... he's a fine politician and a man of principle"

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No, that is too much.

"No, that is too much."

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And I'm not at home...

"And I'm not at home..."

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Mama, did you hear that?

"Mama, did you hear that?"

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But instead you allowed Sir John to make you his creature.

"But instead you allowed Sir John to make you his creature."

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And whose fault is that, Mama?

"And whose fault is that, Mama?"

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I hope so too, Baroness,

"I hope so too, Baroness,"

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Long live our noble Queen

"Long live our noble Queen"

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Mama.

"Mama."

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From Lord Melbourne, Ma'am.

"From Lord Melbourne, Ma'am."

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"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child."

""How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child.""

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I am not an invalid.

"I am not an invalid."

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There was one the size of a baby, and not a new-born one neither.

"There was one the size of a baby, and not a new-born one neither."

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As you wish, Baroness.

"As you wish, Baroness."

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and no-one, I suspect, tells you what to do.

"and no-one, I suspect, tells you what to do."

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But I have to prove my worth every single day.

"But I have to prove my worth every single day."

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No-one seems to be smiling.

"No-one seems to be smiling."

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Then it will be my pleasure to serve you, Ma'am.

"Then it will be my pleasure to serve you, Ma'am."

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That's my business.

"That's my business."

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I am so glad William has agreed to form a ministry.

"I am so glad William has agreed to form a ministry."

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Yes, of course. Any Prime Minister knows that.

"Yes, of course. Any Prime Minister knows that."

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The Queen must not know. She has a great fear of these animals.

"The Queen must not know. She has a great fear of these animals."

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Lord Melbourne says he no longer has the confidence of the House

"Lord Melbourne says he no longer has the confidence of the House"

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I sent for Lord M hours ago. Why hasn't he come?

"I sent for Lord M hours ago. Why hasn't he come?"

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.. that may not be your decision.

".. that may not be your decision."

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It is not what I am saying.

"It is not what I am saying."

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You just leave those rats alone, boy. I've got plans for them, big plans.

"You just leave those rats alone, boy. I've got plans for them, big plans."

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