The Man Who Never Was

to do a great thing for England. 427 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,355 My son, sir, was a Scotsman... 428 00:27:03,390 --> 00:27:07,348 and very proud of it. 429 00:27:07,692 --> 00:27:10,028 I beg your pardon. 430 00:27:10,063 --> 00:27:12,362 Never mind. 431 00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:14,364 We're used to that. 432 00:27:14,399 --> 00:27:18,392 You English always talk about England when you mean Britain. 433 00:27:28,913 --> 00:27:32,906 Good-bye, son. 434 00:27:33,351 --> 00:27:36,688 I don't know what they want with you... 435 00:27:36,723 --> 00:27:40,558 but it doesn't matter now... 436 00:27:40,593 --> 00:27:42,859 because... 437 00:27:42,894 --> 00:27:45,763 you're not here anymore. 438 00:27:45,798 --> 00:27:48,633 You're somewhere else... 439 00:27:48,668 --> 00:27:52,626 and at peace. 440 00:28:02,681 --> 00:28:06,674 Good day to you. 441 00:28:06,918 --> 00:28:10,499 I have no son now... 442 00:28:10,534 --> 00:28:14,081 but you have a body. 443 00:28:29,074 --> 00:28:32,744 I think William Martin is a good name. 444 00:28:32,779 --> 00:28:34,711 One naval identity card... 445 00:28:34,746 --> 00:28:38,283 in the name of Captain, Acting Major, William Martin... 446 00:28:38,318 --> 00:28:40,250 Royal Marines. 447 00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:43,586 Born in Cardiff, 1907. 448 00:28:43,621 --> 00:28:47,614 I thought of Glasgow, but I don't want to say he's a Scot. 449 00:28:47,826 --> 00:28:51,246 Also, a combined Operations Headquarters pass in the same name. 450 00:28:51,281 --> 00:28:54,666 You'll need a photograph of him, sir, for the identity card. 451 00:28:54,701 --> 00:28:56,633 So we shall. 452 00:28:56,668 --> 00:28:59,671 It's only a passport photograph. It needn't look like him. 453 00:28:59,706 --> 00:29:02,607 Now, we need various articles to go in his pockets... 454 00:29:02,642 --> 00:29:04,574 cigarettes, matches, bunch of keys... 455 00:29:04,609 --> 00:29:07,112 - What's he carrying the documents in? - Briefcase. 456 00:29:07,147 --> 00:29:09,381 But he's floating in the water. 457 00:29:09,416 --> 00:29:11,581 Has he got it in his hand, or what? 458 00:29:11,616 --> 00:29:14,584 What about one of those things that bank messengers have? 459 00:29:14,619 --> 00:29:18,590 Goes around the waist, comes down the sleeve and clips onto the briefcase. 460 00:29:18,625 --> 00:29:20,557 Get one, and we'll see. 461 00:29:20,592 --> 00:29:23,595 And he'll have to have a wallet, money, wristwatch. 462 00:29:23,630 --> 00:29:25,562 - George. - Hmm? 463 00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:28,565 I think we're attacking this the wrong way round. 464 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,870 Wallet, money, wristwatch, they're all right and necessary. 465 00:29:31,905 --> 00:29:35,338 But, after all, he must have had some private life. 466 00:29:35,373 --> 00:29:39,377 There ought to be something more intimate on him when they find him. 467 00:29:39,412 --> 00:29:43,146 Personal things like photographs or maybe some private letters. 468 00:29:43,181 --> 00:29:46,451 I'll tell you what. He'd better have a girlfriend with a love letter from her. 469 00:29:46,486 --> 00:29:49,454 That's a good idea, but we'll have to make it really convincing. 470 00:29:49,489 --> 00:29:52,522 Hmm. 471 00:29:52,557 --> 00:29:54,609 We'll get Pam to write it for us. 472 00:29:54,644 --> 00:29:56,626 You wouldn't mind, would you? 473 00:29:56,661 --> 00:29:59,164 <i>Would you have a go at it, Pam?</i> 474 00:29:59,199 --> 00:30:03,157 I'll do anything I can to help with the work, sir. 475 00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:14,735 - Hang on a minute. I'll be back. - <i>Okay, sir. </i> 476 00:30:25,089 --> 00:30:28,092 I won't come up, Lu. There isn't time. 477 00:30:28,127 --> 00:30:31,060 All right. 478 00:30:31,095 --> 00:30:33,062 Good-bye, Joey. 479 00:30:33,097 --> 00:30:36,034 Now, remember, you're my girl now. Official. 480 00:30:36,069 --> 00:30:40,027 I won't ever forget. 481 00:30:43,608 --> 00:30:45,575 <i>Victoria Station. </i> 482 00:31:15,540 --> 00:31:17,542 Hi, Pam. How goes it? 483 00:31:17,577 --> 00:31:19,509 Little bit tired. 484 00:31:19,544 --> 00:31:21,511 Pam, I've got some news for you... 485 00:31:21,546 --> 00:31:24,298 and maybe it's going to make you angry. 486 00:31:24,333 --> 00:31:27,051 Tell me later, Lucy, when I've done this. 487 00:31:27,086 --> 00:31:29,018 Okay. I'll go make some coffee. 488 00:31:29,053 --> 00:31:31,521 It's already done. It's on the hot plate. 489 00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:34,559 That's what I like about you... you're so inefficient. 490 00:31:34,594 --> 00:31:38,552 - You want some? - No, thanks. 491 00:31:41,933 --> 00:31:43,900 "Dearest Willie"? 492 00:31:43,935 --> 00:31:46,938 Have you ever tried writing? That's the greatest opening I've ever heard in my life. 493 00:31:46,973 --> 00