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Clips from Victoria - Ladies in Waiting (S01E01)

You could hear her all over the Palace.

"You could hear her all over the Palace."

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We will care for her together.

"We will care for her together."

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I believe, Ma'am, that your nerves have been under considerable strain.

"I believe, Ma'am, that your nerves have been under considerable strain."

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(The strain is too much for her.)

"(The strain is too much for her.)"

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They are my allies.

"They are my allies."

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Robert Peel for Prime Minister!

"Robert Peel for Prime Minister!"

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Who's running the country?

"Who's running the country?"

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like her grandfather.

"like her grandfather."

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Must have someone sensible at the heart of things.

"Must have someone sensible at the heart of things."

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You cannot mean that, sir.

"You cannot mean that, sir."

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Welcome, Your Majesty.

"Welcome, Your Majesty."

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May I be of assistance, Ma'am?

"May I be of assistance, Ma'am?"

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And that is the Lord's Anointed.

"And that is the Lord's Anointed."

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The public like having a young Queen.

"The public like having a young Queen."

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See, she has Melbourne by her side again.

"See, she has Melbourne by her side again."

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and decided he would not have it.

"and decided he would not have it."

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Please... don't tell on me, Mr Francatelli.

"Please... don't tell on me, Mr Francatelli."

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Oh, don't worry, Miss Skerrett. I don't care where you come from.

"Oh, don't worry, Miss Skerrett. I don't care where you come from."

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I'm just looking forward to getting better acquainted.

"I'm just looking forward to getting better acquainted."

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But you do know that your days are numbered, don't you?

"But you do know that your days are numbered, don't you?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Gloriana

"Gloriana"

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Gloriana

"Gloriana"

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Hallelujah

"Hallelujah"

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Gloriana, hallelujah

"Gloriana, hallelujah"

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Long live the Duchess!

"Long live the Duchess!"

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I am concerned about my niece's state of mind, Wellington.

"I am concerned about my niece's state of mind, Wellington."

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She seems incapable of taking care of the business of government.

"She seems incapable of taking care of the business of government."

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I believe they call her Mrs Melbourne.

"I believe they call her Mrs Melbourne."

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He may be the Queen's favourite but that's no reason why the country should suffer.

"He may be the Queen's favourite but that's no reason why the country should suffer."

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Indeed. He is altogether too indulgent of my niece's unstable temperament.

"Indeed. He is altogether too indulgent of my niece's unstable temperament."

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I suspect that the cares of office are proving too much for her.

"I suspect that the cares of office are proving too much for her."

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I'm sure the Duchess of Kent would be delighted to step in,

"I'm sure the Duchess of Kent would be delighted to step in,"

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Conroy? The Duchess would need the appointment of a co-regent.

"Conroy? The Duchess would need the appointment of a co-regent."

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Of royal blood?

"Of royal blood?"

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Precisely.

"Precisely."

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Everything the Queen says is interesting.

"Everything the Queen says is interesting."

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Do you have a more pressing appointment?

"Do you have a more pressing appointment?"

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There's an anti-slavery bill going through Parliament.

"There's an anti-slavery bill going through Parliament."

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I'm worried about its outcome.

"I'm worried about its outcome."

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It's still legal in some Caribbean islands.

"It's still legal in some Caribbean islands."

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The Tories have taken up the cause because they think it can bring down my government.

"The Tories have taken up the cause because they think it can bring down my government."

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Can't I do something about it? As Queen?

"Can't I do something about it? As Queen?"

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If it's known that I support abolition...

"If it's known that I support abolition..."

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Liberals would applaud your good sense,

"Liberals would applaud your good sense,"

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Tories would think I'd filled your head with bunkum.

"Tories would think I'd filled your head with bunkum."

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- And if I insist? - You cannot, Ma'am.

"- And if I insist? - You cannot, Ma'am."

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Advise, yes, encourage certainly, even warn,

"Advise, yes, encourage certainly, even warn,"

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Did you hear the crowds cheering me, Drina? It was most flattering.

"Did you hear the crowds cheering me, Drina? It was most flattering."

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The Queen Mother.

"The Queen Mother."

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That seems fitting to me.

"That seems fitting to me."

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But your current title belonged to poor dear Papa.

"But your current title belonged to poor dear Papa."

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I see no reason to change it.

"I see no reason to change it."

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Your Majesty.

"Your Majesty."

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Surprised you're not at the House, my lord.

"Surprised you're not at the House, my lord."

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I say to the House that if slavery is abolished in Jamaica,

"I say to the House that if slavery is abolished in Jamaica,"

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then the economy of the island will be imperilled.

"then the economy of the island will be imperilled."

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And I say to the noble lord that a moral principle cannot be ignored

"And I say to the noble lord that a moral principle cannot be ignored"

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simply because it is inconvenient.

"simply because it is inconvenient."

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This barbaric practice must be abhorrent to all civilised people.

"This barbaric practice must be abhorrent to all civilised people."

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My lords, some decorum if you please!

"My lords, some decorum if you please!"

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We must talk about my title.

"We must talk about my title."

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We have talked about it, Mama.

"We have talked about it, Mama."

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I make my own decisions.

"I make my own decisions."

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And I see no reason to make you Queen Mother, however much Sir John might like it.

"And I see no reason to make you Queen Mother, however much Sir John might like it."

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It is a shame you don't have a bigger head, Drina.

"It is a shame you don't have a bigger head, Drina."

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There are workmen with dirty boots in my kitchen, Mr Penge.

"There are workmen with dirty boots in my kitchen, Mr Penge."

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I'm trying to make a cake for the Queen's birthday,

"I'm trying to make a cake for the Queen's birthday,"

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a cake that will dazzle the court with its artistry.

"a cake that will dazzle the court with its artistry."

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when I'm surrounded by noise and dust and whistling?

"when I'm surrounded by noise and dust and whistling?"

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Don't blame me, Mr Francatelli, blame the Baroness.

"Don't blame me, Mr Francatelli, blame the Baroness."

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She's the one that ordered the gas to be put in.

"She's the one that ordered the gas to be put in."

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Though why they had to start down here I will never know.

"Though why they had to start down here I will never know."

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You must tell the Baroness that I cannot work under these conditions.

"You must tell the Baroness that I cannot work under these conditions."

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She sets great store by the Queen's birthday.

"She sets great store by the Queen's birthday."

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If you told her the cake wouldn't be ready, she

"If you told her the cake wouldn't be ready, she"

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Hmph! What are you doing?

"Hmph! What are you doing?"

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Dressers don't curtsey to cooks.

"Dressers don't curtsey to cooks."

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Oh, but I am not a cook, I am a chef.

"Oh, but I am not a cook, I am a chef."

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That's what happens when you interfere with nature.

"That's what happens when you interfere with nature."

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Will you be very long, Mr Hayter?

"Will you be very long, Mr Hayter?"

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The crown is so heavy and far too big for me.

"The crown is so heavy and far too big for me."

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I thought it might slip down over my nose in the Abbey.

"I thought it might slip down over my nose in the Abbey."

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Really, Ma'am? You looked so serene.

"Really, Ma'am? You looked so serene."

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Lord M said he had never seen someone tremble so.

"Lord M said he had never seen someone tremble so."

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My husband said they are worried about the Jamaica Bill. There is a lot of opposition.

"My husband said they are worried about the Jamaica Bill. There is a lot of opposition."

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The funny thing is, a few weeks ago he would have been delighted.

"The funny thing is, a few weeks ago he would have been delighted."

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He was always complaining about how tiresome it was being Prime Minister.

"He was always complaining about how tiresome it was being Prime Minister."

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The ayes to the right, the no's to the left, gentlemen.

"The ayes to the right, the no's to the left, gentlemen."

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Look, Mr Penge, reckon I could catch all of them by midnight.

"Look, Mr Penge, reckon I could catch all of them by midnight."

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So you are authorising me to hire a rat catcher?

"So you are authorising me to hire a rat catcher?"

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With all the extra expense that entails?

"With all the extra expense that entails?"

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You must find an expert.

"You must find an expert."

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I think you will be impressed, Majesty, when the gas lighting is finally installed.

"I think you will be impressed, Majesty, when the gas lighting is finally installed."

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I hope Lord M won't be much longer.

"I hope Lord M won't be much longer."

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I so want to show him the painting I did of Dash. He said it couldn't be done.

"I so want to show him the painting I did of Dash. He said it couldn't be done."

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Shall I ring for some Negus, Majesty?

"Shall I ring for some Negus, Majesty?"

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You know how soothing you find it at night.

"You know how soothing you find it at night."

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Sometimes the voting can take ages, Ma'am.

"Sometimes the voting can take ages, Ma'am."

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There's his carriage.

"There's his carriage."

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Lord M!

"Lord M!"

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The others had given you up but I knew you would come.

"The others had given you up but I knew you would come."

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I must show you a painting I did of Dash. I got him to sit still for just long enough.

"I must show you a painting I did of Dash. I got him to sit still for just long enough."

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That's a feat in itself.

"That's a feat in itself."

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I... I must... tell you, Ma'am,

"I... I must... tell you, Ma'am,"

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the Jamaica Bill passed by only five votes this evening.

"the Jamaica Bill passed by only five votes this evening."

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But if the bill passed, why should you resign?

"But if the bill passed, why should you resign?"

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The Tories are like hyenas, Ma'am.

"The Tories are like hyenas, Ma'am."

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Once they scent a man is down, they circle looking for weaknesses.

"Once they scent a man is down, they circle looking for weaknesses."

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The next vote we would certainly lose. I'd rather leave now.

"The next vote we would certainly lose. I'd rather leave now."

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This cannot be.

"This cannot be."

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How can I...?

"How can I...?"

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How will I...?

"How will I...?"

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Do you really mean to forsake me?

"Do you really mean to forsake me?"

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I have no choice, Ma'am.

"I have no choice, Ma'am."

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How will I manage?

"How will I manage?"

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To be a woman without a man to lean on is so hard.

"To be a woman without a man to lean on is so hard."

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Please open the door, Majesty.

"Please open the door, Majesty."

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You don't suppose she's done something stupid?

"You don't suppose she's done something stupid?"

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Excuse me, Your Grace, but have you informed Lord Melbourne?

"Excuse me, Your Grace, but have you informed Lord Melbourne?"

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