ovely. – [ Woman ] I always knock three times. – That’s right. ♪ [ Organ ] – [ Woman ] On his bed with a… – Growl. – [ Woman #2 ] Ooh! ♪ [ Organ ] – [ Woman ] Just like Mary’s. – [ Man ] What, a baby? [ Laughter ] – Aye. – Aye. – [ Woman #2 ] [ Knocking ] [ Doorknob rattling ] – The door is locked. – And the blind is down. Who could it be? Somebody vot had too much to drink, I expect. Singing carols. [ Woman #2 ] Let me look out of the window, Helen. – [ Woman #3 ] Who is it? – [ Woman #2 ] I can’t see anyone. [ Woman ] There’s nobody there. – [ Woman #2 ] Oh, I must have… – [ All screaming ] [ Woman ] I think people often come out in the cold evenings because they know they are wanted. That’s a rather lovely thought, isn’t it? – [ Woman #2 ] Help. – [ All screaming ]. – [ Organ Playing Halloween Theme ]. ♪ Santa Claus is coming to to the ♪ Santa Claus is coming… To town ♪ There are powers in this world we know nothing about. – – [ Screaming ] – [ Footsteps ] [ Suspenseful Music ]. ♪ Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho ♪ He sees you when you’re sleeping ♪ God rest ye merry, gentlemen ♪ O come, all ye faithful – [ Screaming ] – [ Organ Stops ]. ♪ [ Eerie, mysterious ] Joy to the world ♪ [ Scream ] The Lord has come ♪ Let earth receive her King ♪ Let every heart prepare Him room [ Warning Alarms Wailing ] – What is it, Smith? – Someone in trouble, sir. – [ Glass Shattering ] – [ Woman Screaming ] Hold it. Just hold it. Just hold on. What is going on here? Shut up. [ All Screaming ] [ Thud ] – [ Screaming ] – [ Man Gasping ] [ Loud Crash ] [ Siren Wailing ] [ People Screaming ] [ Groaning ] [ Man Panting ] [ Rattling ] [ Woman Moaning ] – [ Low, Eerie Sound ] – [ Horn Honking ] – [ High, Eerie Sound ] – [ Footsteps ] [ Faint Chattering ] – [ Man ] It was a close-run thing, sir. – [ Low, Eerie Sound Continues ] – [ High, Eerie Sound Continues ] We got him. Was it him? – Was it who? – He got away, sir. [ Indistinct Chattering ] Voices, warning bells. Let it go, man. Let it go. [ Siren Wailing ] ♪ [ Eerie ]. Turns out a body was discovered early this morning in Wenbourn Country Park. – – [ High-Pitched ] – ♪ Dancing through the snow [ Siren Wailing ] – [ Man ] How did you find it? – Turn left here, it’s… I can’t remember. – [ Man ] Don’t you be sick on it. – What do you think I am? – We need you. – God, you don’t need anybody. We are over together. Direct me to the scene, would you? – What on earth was that? – Susie. – I don’t think I was entirely aware of something very deeply terrifying as it lay within me… – – [ High-Pitched ] – ♪ Dancing through the something. – ♪ All you way ♪ Magic… – [ Indistinct Chattering ]. It was part of me. It had a quiet and clear control that exacted love and terror in equal measure. [ Woman ] All of us. – [ Knocks ] – [ Siren Wailing ] – – [ Man ] Don’t touch… – [ High-Pitched ] – [ Glass Shatters ] – [ Indistinct Chattering ] [ Woman ] We would die. – [ Woman ] Tomorrow, tomorrow. [ Woman ] I can’t see. [ Woman #2 ] I think people often come out in the cold evenings ♪ [ Wind Blowing ] – [ Woman ] Do you ever wish it could be something ♪ more? – [ Indistinct Chattering ] I stay up late at night. It’s peaceful then. It’s quite peaceful at night, you know? – [ High-Pitched ] – [ Woman ] I think people often come ♪ out in the – [ Woman ] – [ Woman #2 ] He has a dog. – [ Woman ] He likes dogs. – [ Woman #2 ] He likes his home at the dog park. – [ Woman ] And he’s buried here, you say? – [ Woman #3 ] Yes, Helen Grimsdyke. – She is the body in the brick wall. – If you could have heard without hearing, you would almost hear it. – It was her dog. – That last night, that last night. – People often come out in the cold evenings. – You could almost feel the sense of loss, but then let go. – It’s as if it had happened before. [ Screaming ] [ Panting ] – Come tell me. – [ Footsteps ] [ Man ] No, come closer. Come closer. [ Footsteps Continue ] – [ Clicking ] – [ Soda Can Opening ] Susie? – [ Soda Can Opening ] – [ Computer Keys Clacking ] – [ Soda Can Opening ] – [ Footsteps ] [ Panting ] [ Classical Music ] – [ Sighs ] – These are your files. [ Sighs ] These are your records. Your papers. What do you think? – I don’t know. – I think you know. Hey, the oxygen’s been off for some time. There’s a girl who was supposed to relieve me. [ Sighs ] [ Metal Clattering ] The president is dead. Your show is canceled. There is something about strawberries. There are cows. There are cows. [ Woman ] Let me tell you something. Not everyone is pleased with this book. – [ Woman #2 ] Look! Look! Look! – – [ Women ] – [ Indistinct Chatter ] [ High-Pitched ] [ Woman ] I think people often come out in the cold evenings. – It was her dog you were hoping for. – Look, we don’t know. – But what if it was all staged? – They had planned it? [ Woman ] It would mean that they were talking about it. – [ Woman #2 ] She creeped me out. – Don’t be afraid of what you might find. – [ Woman #3 ] It’s all very surprising. – [ Woman ] I just can’t imagine it. [ Woman #2 ] I think people often come out in the cold evenings because they know they are wanted. – [ Woman #3 ] What is more wanted? – [ Woman #2 ] A dog. – [ Woman ] [ Chuckles ] – [ Woman #2 ] A man with a dog. – [ Woman ] And you say he is… – [ Woman #3 ] Dead, buried behind the – [ Woman #2 ] And he has a dog. – He likes a dog. – He likes dogs. – [ Woman ] And his… his wife? – [ Woman #3 ] Is also buried. – No, you say she is also buried here? – You say she is here? – [ Woman #2 ] Yes. – It was her? – This is all that matters. – What matters is they – It was all staged, wasn’t it? [ Sarah Screaming ] I knew it was her dog. I knew it was her dog. – [ Screaming Continues ] – [ Girl Moaning ] [ Man ] Come back to us, Susie. Please, please. [ Muffling Screams ] No, but with a… – [ Screaming Stops ] – The dog. – [ Gasping ] – [ Woman ] What do you feel? – You’re shaking. – [ Sighs ] – Can you keep it? – [ Gasping ] – [ Woman ] [ Chuckles ] – [ Gasps ] – [ Woman #2 ] What does it mean? – [ Woman ] It means that I
Am the body, they are the mind
And their thoughts never cease
Is there no end to the cruelty of the world?
This is where it can.
ovely pigsty as well. Well, he won’t be around for much longer. I’ve spoken to the council about having him removed. Good riddance, I say. [Choir singing fades out] And now for something a little more cheerful, we have a special holiday performance of “Jingle Bells” by the school choir. Let’s spread some Christmas cheer! ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way ♪ Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ [Music continues] Enjoy the performance and have a Merry Christmas! Thank you for tuning in.
The Way Forward
ovely, with all that junk out front. [ Chuckles ] – I must say, I can’t stand the sight of him. Blood is his colour. [ Laughing ] – That hair he wears, that collar pulled up like Dracula. [ Laughing ] – He looks at you. – [ Laughing ] – Never says a word. – Rather peculiar bloke. – They say he, uh… talks to himself. – [ Laughs ] – We all say hello when we pass your house. – Well, I don’t. – Oh, Mrs. Brett. The Vicar’s been asking for you. – Oh, dear. What about? – The annual bazaar. – I’ll go and see him. – Gossipy old biddies. [ Chuckles ] – Thinks he can just grass over the dump – down there and that will be that. [ Chuckles ] – I’m going to go over and ask him to shift that stuff. Must be a health hazard. [ Chuckles ] – Yes, it must be. – You know, even the kids tease him. – [ Laughing ] – They sing little songs about him. – [ Laughing ] – “Grimsdyke is a dirty fellow”. – [ Laughing ] – [ Mocking ] “He’s a naughty little man”. – [ Laughing ] – Heu-heu. – [ Laughing ] – Oh, well. I can’t stand it any longer. – Bye! – Bye! [ Laughing ] [ Children laughing, chattering ].
I prefer clean white sheets hanging on a washing line. Made of fine cotton. Freshly laundered. Not dirty rags. So Grimsdyke joined his precious late wife Helen. No more heart attacks to suffer. Quiet now. No more blood to pump. Oh, dear. And the hearses roll along one after the other. Silently. He made a little pile beside his bed. Said he had a present and then… damn fool. Selfish. I found him at the end of the rope.
The blood… rushing. The… great puddle… Bobby was only 9 when he was smitten. Spent weeks in the hospital before succumbing. All his nifty gadgetry dashed. Oh, it would be sad if the old folk went too. In the name of Government economy, as they say. Where have they? Where have I? Oh, yes. In the paddock, up the lane. Yes, yes… the beef… top grade. Just out from the block. Nearly worth…
[ Laughing ] Where were you? [ Slurring ] I don’t know. I can’t see where I am. Don’t you know where you are? Aren’t you bloody listening to me? Can’t you see? I can see quite clearly. – Then what’s your problem? – I don’t know where I am. [ Laughing ] Certainly, you are quite lost, my friend. – Certainly I’m quite lost, Mr. Trench. – [ Laughing ] You realise that you have got to find a way. – Where is that way now? – But you know. [ Laughing ] – You do know. – This is no time to joke. – You do know. – I don’t know.
You do know. Hey, what’s this? [ Cat meows ] [ Cat meows ] He’s right, too. I’m mad. [ Laughing ] I don’t know how he managed to find me here. – What? – Oh, it doesn’t matter. [ Laughing ] [ Laughing ] I can’t see where I am. [ Laughs ] What’s the good… Oh, he was a nice looking boy. -Well, he may have seen us, sir. -So childish. The lad must be afraid.
Oh, let me. Come back, Peter. Can you see him? -Come on over here. -Come on. Oh, this way. -Yes, we thought you were going to. -Oh, we were teasing him. Always teasing, sir. D’you always tease in tales, do you? Oh, not fair sir. Not fair. I am fair. Listen to me. -They’ll tease me, sir. -No, you must. – All right. -Tease me, sir. Go on. Creepy things happen. Not funny. Creepy things. -How old are you, boy? -Seven a bit. -Boy refuse. One by one. Boy refuse his brevity, sir. -Stop whispering, man. We’re visitors. Don’t you know the p -Forget it, sir. [ Singing ] Two little dickey birds sitting on a wall. One named Peter. The other Paul.
Fly away, Peter. Fly away, Paul. Come back, Peter. Come back, Paul. So Peter returns. Paul remains. ♪ and the little Lord Jesus ♪ Asleep on the hay.♪ [ Muttering ] -Who’s ringing? -There’s no one there. [ Muttering ] -Awake… -Who rang the man? [ Landline ringing ] -I’m sure it did. -Hello? -Hello? -[ Laughing ] [ Laughing ].
[Woman] Carl, I love thee, Lord Jesus. Look down from the sky. -Jeffrey. -And stay by my side Until morning is nigh♪ [ Muttering ] Why did you have to go out, Sarah? I was so looking forward to tonight, our second Christmas together. I know Christmas really won’t be Christmas without you. Why couldn’t you have stayed? Such a lovely time but not much fun. Ah. I’m so cold. So I like fresh cheese. – Ah, what’s this? – Who hospitals over a blanket like this? [ Laughing ] Bless all the children dear live there. [ Laughing ] [ Cat meows ] [ Laughing ] – It’s only a cat. – Don’t let it in.
[ Cat meows ] Get out. Get out of here. Bloody nuisance. Creature. [ Cat meows ] Old Grimsdyke waxing sentiment. ♪ O tidings of comfort and joy ♪ Comfort and joy
♪ O tidings of comfort ♪ And joy ♪ [ Tapping on door ] [Meowing continues]♪ Don’t cry, Mary. Jesus stands now. Jesus, Lord… Mary, Mary, Mary. Darling, darling, I can’t help you. I’m helpless. [ Cats meowing ] Oh, Paul. Oh, sweet dear Lord. Where are you? [ Meow ]Hey, hey, hey. Hey, have you lost something here? [ Children laughing wildly ] Ha, ha, ha. I know, he did it, didn’t he? Ha, ha, ha. Grimsdyke? He’s all bent. That’s it. Sod off. You only complain to the council if it stinks. And it does. – He can’t see his front doorstep. – [ Laughing ] [ Grimsdyke laughing ]
You could have rubbers this time. Thirty pieces, my love. Such a nice play. Such a nice pair of gloves. They brought the piano round, that van from the shop. Yes, but it’s satisfactory. I know it is. – It’s good. – Stop it! – You don’t understand. – Leave him alone. Leave? He hasn’t left. What must I say to him? [ Music continues ] I could give him that. For me? If you like. What do you do to thank him? I don’t mind. I have many good things. I have many good things in my life. [ Laughing ] [ Music continues ] ♪ In the eternal light ♪.