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Clips from Victoria - Ladies in Waiting (S01E01)

You should learn to win her over like Melbourne does.

"You should learn to win her over like Melbourne does."

Victoria

I'm afraid I do not have Lord Melbourne's... ease of manner.

"I'm afraid I do not have Lord Melbourne's... ease of manner."

Victoria

She would be yours if you would just flirt with her a little.

"She would be yours if you would just flirt with her a little."

Victoria

Forgive me. I had not realised that flirting was a prerequisite for being Prime Minister.

"Forgive me. I had not realised that flirting was a prerequisite for being Prime Minister."

Victoria

Can this really be true? The Tory Party,

"Can this really be true? The Tory Party,"

Victoria

defeated by the caprice of an 18-year-old girl?

"defeated by the caprice of an 18-year-old girl?"

Victoria

I cannot form a government without the support of the sovereign.

"I cannot form a government without the support of the sovereign."

Victoria

The Queen refuses to make any changes to her household. Therefore I cannot proceed.

"The Queen refuses to make any changes to her household. Therefore I cannot proceed."

Victoria

Mind you, my father behaved in this way, at the beginning of his affliction.

"Mind you, my father behaved in this way, at the beginning of his affliction."

Victoria

Your daughter has told Peel she will not get rid

"Your daughter has told Peel she will not get rid"

Victoria

of any of those Whig harpies that surround her

"of any of those Whig harpies that surround her"

Victoria

and now Peel won't form a government unless she does.

"and now Peel won't form a government unless she does."

Victoria

No-one can tell Victoria what to do.

"No-one can tell Victoria what to do."

Victoria

She's trying to get Melbourne back, of course,

"She's trying to get Melbourne back, of course,"

Victoria

and if she succeeds, we will not be able to protect her with a regency.

"and if she succeeds, we will not be able to protect her with a regency."

Victoria

But, Ma'am, you will have to make some adjustments.

"But, Ma'am, you will have to make some adjustments."

Victoria

It is the custom when the administration changes.

"It is the custom when the administration changes."

Victoria

Isn't it rather late for you to be out, Miss Skerrett?

"Isn't it rather late for you to be out, Miss Skerrett?"

Victoria

I had an errand to run and it took longer than expected.

"I had an errand to run and it took longer than expected."

Victoria

Perhaps that's where I've seen you before, running errands?

"Perhaps that's where I've seen you before, running errands?"

Victoria

Not unless you were in Chiswick, Mr Francatelli.

"Not unless you were in Chiswick, Mr Francatelli."

Victoria

No, I've never been to Chiswick,

"No, I've never been to Chiswick,"

Victoria

but I never forget a face, especially one as pretty as yours.

"but I never forget a face, especially one as pretty as yours."

Victoria

I'm sure you've seen many pretty faces, Mr Francatelli, but mine isn't one of them.

"I'm sure you've seen many pretty faces, Mr Francatelli, but mine isn't one of them."

Victoria

There you are, Conroy.

"There you are, Conroy."

Victoria

I confess, I was surprised to get your message, sir.

"I confess, I was surprised to get your message, sir."

Victoria

Like my poor father.

"Like my poor father."

Victoria

She's always been prone to hysteria, ever since she was a child.

"She's always been prone to hysteria, ever since she was a child."

Victoria

I'm afraid that the strain of her position has disordered her senses.

"I'm afraid that the strain of her position has disordered her senses."

Victoria

.. and scream at nothing in particular.

".. and scream at nothing in particular."

Victoria

Does my niece do anything like that?

"Does my niece do anything like that?"

Victoria

Well, her behaviour is certainly erratic, sir, yes. Yes.

"Well, her behaviour is certainly erratic, sir, yes. Yes."

Victoria

but if needs must, we must not shirk our duty.

"but if needs must, we must not shirk our duty."

Victoria

I'm sure the Duchess is concerned for her daughter's welfare.

"I'm sure the Duchess is concerned for her daughter's welfare."

Victoria

.. for the country.

".. for the country."

Victoria

With the Duchess as Regent?

"With the Duchess as Regent?"

Victoria

To be convincing, it would be necessary

"To be convincing, it would be necessary"

Victoria

to install a member of the British royal family

"to install a member of the British royal family"

Victoria

Well...

"Well..."

Victoria

.. I am sure the Duchess will want what is best for her daughter.

".. I am sure the Duchess will want what is best for her daughter."

Victoria

- And for the country. - That too, sir, of course.

"- And for the country. - That too, sir, of course."

Victoria

Now that you don't have to play nursemaid to your royal charge?

"Now that you don't have to play nursemaid to your royal charge?"

Victoria

I shall go to Brocket Hall to finish my commentary on the life of St Chrysostom.

"I shall go to Brocket Hall to finish my commentary on the life of St Chrysostom."

Victoria

Little Vicky told Peel she won't give up a single lady

"Little Vicky told Peel she won't give up a single lady"

Victoria

and she doesn't want him as Prime Minister.

"and she doesn't want him as Prime Minister."

Victoria

A message from the Palace, my Lord.

"A message from the Palace, my Lord."

Victoria

The Queen would like to see you at your earliest convenience.

"The Queen would like to see you at your earliest convenience."

Victoria

That's your summons. What are you going to tell her?

"That's your summons. What are you going to tell her?"

Victoria

I believe, Emma, that the Queen knows the difference between duty and inclination.

"I believe, Emma, that the Queen knows the difference between duty and inclination."

Victoria

Lehzen believes we must change with the times.

"Lehzen believes we must change with the times."

Victoria

I saw one in the throne room this morning!

"I saw one in the throne room this morning!"

Victoria

- The throne room? - Indeed, Baroness.

"- The throne room? - Indeed, Baroness."

Victoria

They're spreading through the palace like a miasma of corruption.

"They're spreading through the palace like a miasma of corruption."

Victoria

Certainly, but it will be an expensive business.

"Certainly, but it will be an expensive business."

Victoria

Dear Lord M.

"Dear Lord M."

Victoria

- You have been most resourceful, Ma'am. - Sir Robert was so rough with me.

"- You have been most resourceful, Ma'am. - Sir Robert was so rough with me."

Victoria

He wanted to send all my ladies away and replace them with some horrid Tory spies.

"He wanted to send all my ladies away and replace them with some horrid Tory spies."

Victoria

It's been all of a day and a half.

"It's been all of a day and a half."

Victoria

that if I were to return as Prime Minister,

"that if I were to return as Prime Minister,"

Victoria

it would not be in your interests.

"it would not be in your interests."

Victoria

Not in my interests?

"Not in my interests?"

Victoria

But it is all that I desire in the world.

"But it is all that I desire in the world."

Victoria

Well, you flatter me, Ma'am,

"Well, you flatter me, Ma'am,"

Victoria

but I cannot allow you to jeopardise the position of the Crown on my account.

"but I cannot allow you to jeopardise the position of the Crown on my account."

Victoria

Allow me? - Peel was perfectly within his rights

"Allow me? - Peel was perfectly within his rights"

Victoria

to ask you to make some changes in your household.

"to ask you to make some changes in your household."

Victoria

If I lose them, I will have no-one! It'll be like Kensington all over again.

"If I lose them, I will have no-one! It'll be like Kensington all over again."

Victoria

Peel does not understand this, but you do.

"Peel does not understand this, but you do."

Victoria

But he does deserve your support. A monarch must be seen to be impartial.

"But he does deserve your support. A monarch must be seen to be impartial."

Victoria

I can't help it if all my friends are Whigs!

"I can't help it if all my friends are Whigs!"

Victoria

I don't believe if Sir Robert had been my Prime Minister from the first,

"I don't believe if Sir Robert had been my Prime Minister from the first,"

Victoria

I would ever have liked him half as much as I like you.

"I would ever have liked him half as much as I like you."

Victoria

You are still young and inexperienced,

"You are still young and inexperienced,"

Victoria

and it is my job, no, it is my duty, to see that you come to no harm.

"and it is my job, no, it is my duty, to see that you come to no harm."

Victoria

If I were to form a government now,

"If I were to form a government now,"

Victoria

critics would say that I had manipulated you for my own advantage.

"critics would say that I had manipulated you for my own advantage."

Victoria

I am not a piece of clay to be moulded by any hand.

"I am not a piece of clay to be moulded by any hand."

Victoria

How can you say that? Surely my inclinations are paramount.

"How can you say that? Surely my inclinations are paramount."

Victoria

Your Majesty, surely you understand what is at stake here?

"Your Majesty, surely you understand what is at stake here?"

Victoria

Lord Melbourne, you forget yourself!

"Lord Melbourne, you forget yourself!"

Victoria

Don't you want to be my Prime Minister?

"Don't you want to be my Prime Minister?"

Victoria

Not in these circumstances.

"Not in these circumstances."

Victoria

and I will not allow you to put it in danger.

"and I will not allow you to put it in danger."

Victoria

Drina can be foolish, and headstrong maybe, but she's not mad.

"Drina can be foolish, and headstrong maybe, but she's not mad."

Victoria

Visiting Melbourne at his house on a whim is hardly rational.

"Visiting Melbourne at his house on a whim is hardly rational."

Victoria

I suppose he had a mad wife,

"I suppose he had a mad wife,"

Victoria

She is a young girl with a tendresse for a man.

"She is a young girl with a tendresse for a man."

Victoria

It is not so unusual.

"It is not so unusual."

Victoria

I want to help her.

"I want to help her."

Victoria

you know how much I want you to take your rightful place

"you know how much I want you to take your rightful place"

Victoria

Sir.

"Sir."

Victoria

Brandy. In the library.

"Brandy. In the library."

Victoria

Let me take you back to your room.

"Let me take you back to your room."

Victoria

My poor little girl.

"My poor little girl."

Victoria

You must not start at shadows, or people will whisper about you.

"You must not start at shadows, or people will whisper about you."

Victoria

But he was mad.

"But he was mad."

Victoria

I will protect you, Drina.

"I will protect you, Drina."

Victoria

Sir John at least cares about my existence.

"Sir John at least cares about my existence."

Victoria

Do you want any particular style, Ma'am?

"Do you want any particular style, Ma'am?"

Victoria

Mr Penge, a word.

"Mr Penge, a word."

Victoria

the consequences are far-reaching.

"the consequences are far-reaching."

Victoria

God save our gracious Queen

"God save our gracious Queen"

Victoria

- God save the Queen... - Look. Oh, it's dear little Dash.

"- God save the Queen... - Look. Oh, it's dear little Dash."

Victoria

I must congratulate you, Penge.

"I must congratulate you, Penge."

Victoria

It has all been done very prettily.

"It has all been done very prettily."

Victoria

God save our Queen

"God save our Queen"

Victoria

Happy Birthday, Victoria.

"Happy Birthday, Victoria."

Victoria

Your first of many more as Queen, I hope.

"Your first of many more as Queen, I hope."

Victoria

Perhaps you'd like to open your presents, Ma'am?

"Perhaps you'd like to open your presents, Ma'am?"

Victoria

Happy Birthday.

"Happy Birthday."

Victoria

A volume of Shakespeare.

"A volume of Shakespeare."

Victoria

"King Lear."

""King Lear.""

Victoria

Calm yourself!

"Calm yourself!"

Victoria

Over a rat?

"Over a rat?"

Victoria

Was there a rat, or was it an hallucination?

"Was there a rat, or was it an hallucination?"

Victoria

My father used to see a red dog.

"My father used to see a red dog."

Victoria

I believe there was a rat...

"I believe there was a rat..."

Victoria

.. but the Queen's reaction was, er... excessive.

".. but the Queen's reaction was, er... excessive."

Victoria

It must raise the question as to the state of her wits.

"It must raise the question as to the state of her wits."

Victoria

I wonder if Wellington and Peel will feel the same way.

"I wonder if Wellington and Peel will feel the same way."

Victoria

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