Well, it'll have to be
after rent day,
if that's all right
Me father will expect me
full on at home till then.
Aye, thanks, lad.
[jaunty music]
[music playing]
Mr.
Briggs told me
I was missing a trick
not leasing out the coal beds.
You don't want
to get involved in all that.
Why?
Why? Why not?
Why don't I?
Nasty business, coal.
[music playing]
Morning.
Good morning.
Morning, Howarth.
Naylor.
Morning!
How are you?
Morning.
Hi, Naylor.
Good morning.
Carry on.
Morning.
Morning.
Good morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning, how do?
Are you Hardcastle?
That's right.
Sorry to hear about your son.
How is he?
So-so, ma'am.
I'll drop in,
take a look at him when I can.
Do we know any more
about the fool driving the gig?
No, ma'am.
He should be horsewhipped.
I'd do it.
Mallinson, do you
have a table for me?
You're right over there,
ma'am.
Hardcastle.
Sir.
What I'm saying is
I understand
what you're saying.
The state of the roofs
last, um last January,
I agreed a price of £48
with Captain Lister
that we both felt
was nearer the mark.
But the rent
isn't negotiable, Sowden,
so if last January, you managed
to browbeat my father
Browbeat?
Into agreeing a lower price,
then you've only managed
to fool yourself
into believing that that's
acceptable, because it isn't.
Yeah, but until
those roofs are fixed
And why aren't they fixed?
If this was a problem
in January,
why do the roofs
remain unfixed?
It's your responsibility.
It's in your lease
that you are responsible
for the maintenance
of the building,
and, presumably,
Captain Lister only agreed
to a lower price
on a temporary footing
in January
so that you can spend
the remaining £2
on repairs to the roofs,
as our contribution
to the costs.
[sighs] That wasn't my
understanding of the agreement.
I'll come and look
at your roofs myself tomorrow.
We can agree
what needs doing then,
but in the meantime, the rent,
as per the lease, is £50.
Just hang on
My rents, Sowden,
are calculated fairly,
and meticulously fairly
at that.
They're not
arrived at randomly.
No one is expected to pay
more than is fair,
just as I wouldn't expect
to take more than is fair.
Now, if you want
to be treated fairly,
you will treat me fairly
and you will respect
the terms of your lease.
[sighs]
There's no shortage of good men
looking for land and property
to rent
and who will be
perfectly prepared
to work both to full advantage
without all of this nonsense.
[sighs]
The choice is yours.
Either way works for me.
I've only got £48 on me.
Then you owe me 2,
plus the arrears from January,
which, if it is used
to mend the roofs,
if that was the agreement,
I won't collect,
but I will expect to see
the repairs done
to my satisfaction
within an agreed time limit,
all of which I will discuss
with you and your family
tomorrow morning,
when I visit you first thing.
[scoffs]
There'll come a time
when tenants throw landlords
off land.
You know that, don't you?
[dark string music]
[music playing]
Well, then, Sowden
When the time comes,
us landlords must make sure
we give as good as we get.
[music playing]
[chuckles]
[music playing]
Thank you, ma'am,
and sorry.
[music playing]
Bottomley?
[music playing]
[exhales deeply]
I'm not going to renew
your lease.
You're sitting on good land
that a younger man with
a family could really improve.
[music playing]
[knocking on door]
[music playing]
Mr.
Washington?
Mr.
Booth.
[chuckles]
Is Miss Lister in?
She's asked to see me.
[music playing]
Three of my better tenants
all separately mentioned
your name today
when I was collecting my rents.
Ah.
Of course, it's delicate.
Mr.
Briggs is still with us.
Oh, discretion
is my middle n
Actually, it's George.
My middle
Not that you need to know that.
Where do you live?
Crow Nest, ma'am.
The Walkers' estate.
I look after it for Miss Walker
and her sister,
Mrs.
Sutherland, who's
She's in Scotland.
Yes, Miss Walker.
I know.
I have a house in the grounds
with my wife and six daughters.
Six? Good Lord.
Well done.
[laughing]
Yes.
Yes, they're a
They're a handful,
but they're a delight,
bless them.
You see, I don't intend
to be here very long.
I might go to Paris
or Copenhagen
or Moscow or Virginia.
Nothing's decided yet.
America?
Two of my ancestors
went there last century
to import wood
Not very successfully.
They both died,
and my father fought there
in the war.
Really?
He was at Lexington
and Concord.
He was in Boston
during the Tea Party.
But yes, I don't intend
to stay here very long,
and I need someone competent
who will write to me regularly,
wherever I am,
and keep me informed,
well-informed,
someone with an eye
for details,
someone who is capable enough
and confident enough
to make considered,
balanced decisions,
should the need arise
in my absence.
So, just to be clear,
ma'am, you
You own
[laughs]
Shibden's your estate,
not not your father's?
My uncle left it to me.
You understand
I'm only asking
so I know who I would be
answerable
Me.
First and last.
My father has no head
for business.
It would be a burden to him.
My uncle knew that
when he drew up his will.
[laughs weakly]
Well, ma'am, yes, as I say,
I'd be very interested indeed.
Good.
What do you know about coal?
Well, I know
you've a lot of it.
Since the Listerwick pit
closed 40 years since,
you not been exploiting it.
Hmm.
Briggs said
there's a number of people
interested in leasing the beds.
He mentioned
the Rawson brothers.
No, I'd not lease it
to the Rawsons.
Why?
Well, I'd not lease it
to anyone.
I'd mine it myself.
Really?
Would you?
You mean sink your own pit?
Aye, or reopen Listerwick.
And would you know how?
No, but I'd soon find out.
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