An Education

Patricia. 423 00:31:38,049 --> 00:31:39,591 Absent. 424 00:31:39,926 --> 00:31:43,674 Margaret, 48%. 425 00:31:44,931 --> 00:31:46,473 Jenny! 426 00:31:47,392 --> 00:31:50,428 Fifty-two percent. 427 00:31:51,104 --> 00:31:55,232 That would just about scrape a pass in the exam proper. 428 00:31:55,316 --> 00:31:58,317 Not good enough for Oxford candidates. 429 00:32:04,033 --> 00:32:08,030 - It's her Latin, isn't it? - Everyone's doing their best, Jack. 430 00:32:08,912 --> 00:32:12,328 But what if everyone's best isn't good enough? What do we do then? Hmm? 431 00:32:13,834 --> 00:32:15,826 Well, perhaps the whole thing's been a waste of money, anyway. 432 00:32:15,919 --> 00:32:17,995 - You don't mean that. - Well, what's she going to do 433 00:32:18,088 --> 00:32:19,630 with an English degree? 434 00:32:19,715 --> 00:32:22,550 If she's going to spend three years playing that bloody cello, 435 00:32:22,634 --> 00:32:25,006 talking in French to a bunch of beatniks, 436 00:32:25,095 --> 00:32:28,131 well, I'm just throwing good money after bad. 437 00:32:28,223 --> 00:32:29,765 Well, she might meet a nice lawyer there, 438 00:32:29,849 --> 00:32:32,222 but she could do that at a dinner dance tomorrow! 439 00:32:32,310 --> 00:32:35,430 Oh, because that's the point of an Oxford education, isn't it, Dad? 440 00:32:35,522 --> 00:32:37,977 It's the expensive alternative to a dinner dance. 441 00:32:38,483 --> 00:32:40,274 What about private tuition? 442 00:32:41,653 --> 00:32:44,819 Can anybody hear me? How much is this going to cost me? 443 00:32:44,906 --> 00:32:47,444 Five shillings an hour, maybe a little more for A-level. 444 00:32:47,533 --> 00:32:50,487 Five bob? We spend five bob here, we spend five bob there. 445 00:32:50,578 --> 00:32:52,238 Next thing you know, that's our savings down the drain. 446 00:32:52,330 --> 00:32:54,038 And what else are we spending five bob on? 447 00:32:54,123 --> 00:32:55,831 What else are we spending sixpence on? 448 00:32:55,958 --> 00:33:00,170 Oh, nothing! No! Nothing. All of this is free. This vase is free. 449 00:33:00,254 --> 00:33:02,247 It was, actually. It was a present from Auntie Vi. 450 00:33:02,339 --> 00:33:06,289 That chair, this sofa, it's all free. We didn't have to pay for any of it. 451 00:33:06,385 --> 00:33:08,923 You see, that's the beauty of life, Jenny. 452 00:33:09,012 --> 00:33:10,756 You don't have to pay for anything. 453 00:33:10,931 --> 00:33:13,848 You know, there's a lovely Oxford tree growing in the garden. 454 00:33:13,934 --> 00:33:16,425 Lucky for you, because that's Oxford taken care of. 455 00:33:16,561 --> 00:33:20,226 And there's a whole orchard of school trees, so that school is free, 456 00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:22,889 and I think there's even a private tuition tree in there. 457 00:33:22,984 --> 00:33:24,811 - I'll just go and check, shall I? - Jack! 458 00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:27,061 Oh, it's all right, Marjorie. Don't worry, I'll only be a second, 459 00:33:27,155 --> 00:33:30,939 because I think there's a whole clump of them surrounding the pocket money tree! 460 00:33:31,117 --> 00:33:33,406 I'll just go and make sure they're all nice and safe, shall I? 461 00:33:33,495 --> 00:33:34,870 Oh, and by the way, you might be lucky. 462 00:33:34,954 --> 00:33:37,789 There might be a man with deep pockets growing out there, 463 00:33:37,874 --> 00:33:39,783 because God knows you're going to need one! 464 00:33:46,799 --> 00:33:49,290 Well, you can always go to secretarial college with Hattie. 465 00:33:49,385 --> 00:33:51,543 - Oh, thanks. - Charming! 466 00:33:53,264 --> 00:33:55,636 - Oh, God. No. - Hello! 467 00:33:56,559 --> 00:33:58,551 Hello, Graham. 468 00:33:59,853 --> 00:34:01,396 I haven't seen you in ages. 469 00:34:06,110 --> 00:34:09,478 It went a bit wrong, didn't it? The tea party, I mean. 470 00:34:14,743 --> 00:34:17,234 Was it because of the year off thing? Because I… 471 00:34:17,329 --> 00:34:18,823 No! 472 00:34:19,831 --> 00:34:24,292 I just have so much work to do if I'm going to get the grades I need. 473 00:34:24,794 --> 00:34:27,464 Yeah, she doesn't have time for boys. 474 00:34:35,596 --> 00:34:37,174 - Bye, Graham! - Bye. 475 00:34:48,442 --> 00:34:50,649 And I'll tell you what the first thing 476 00:34:50,736 --> 00:34:53,108 my grandfather did when he retired… 477 00:34:56,492 --> 00:35:01,237 …was to say to my grandmother when she expired. 478 00:35:01,997 --> 00:35:05,283 - You do all the Goons? - No, my Eccles is no good. 479 00:35:05,375 --> 00:35:07,783 - Oh, no, you've got him. - No, no. 480 00:35:08,962 --> 00:35:11,370 - I can't do it… - Hello. 481 00:35:12,257 --> 00:35:16,835 Ah, Jenny. David does the most fantastic Bluebottle. 482 00:35:16,928 --> 00:35:20,262 - You came to see