Come to Gladstone, come to Gladstone, for a life of misery.
There's a sign up in the factory saying life is quality.
Don't believe it, don't believe it, cause it's all a baccalized.
If it wasn't for the bosses, it would be a paradise.
Morning Bill, looks like rain.
Doesn't matter Maude, it's Friday and three days off.
Exactly.
Sharon's birthday tonight, we're going down the Legion, you were net coming.
Yeah of course, we'll be in.
Here, will you put this in the kiln for me?
What is it?
Oatcakes, bacon and cheese.
Oh no, that's testing me.
Can't guarantee it'll be still here come dinner time.
Oh, there it is, in a bit, Maud.
See you Maude.
Mmm, bacon and cheese.
Must have done something good to serve you.
Mmm.
Here, ouch, that's my head Deb.
Keep still Will, I have to be firm, there's a lot of it.
It's pelting it down out there.
Come on girls, I know it's Friday but it's nearly eight.
Oww, it's stuck a pin in my head.
I'm a fisty bugger ain't I.
I'll finish it for you if you want.
Thanks Maude, what Deb does it best.
It's got a mind of its own.
You smell lovely, what's that?
Colt Lamont.
Oh, is that you?
It's our jeans.
Hiya, you alright?
Morning Clara, can't grumble to hard up.
Oh, still here then Clara?
Have you not scared you off yet?
Not quite, not as easy as it looks though has it?
Do you remember your first week Maud?
I do, remember it well.
I was so nervous my hands were shaking, couldn't hardly hold my brush right.
My mum worked on Amersley's so she said come down and have a go.
But you know as soon as I held that brush and dipped it in paint,
I knew it's what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
Oh that's lovely Maud.
Deb's you were same weren't you?
I was yeah, I went to art college I did so it's all I've ever wanted to.
Oh bless you Doug.
Huffs and sneezes, spread diseases, keep them in your hanky pleasers.
Oh, I've got a tissue.
I have got a tissue.
Morning Pam, can you remember your first week at work?
Bloody hell, I can't remember that far back.
Oi, yes I do.
It was me auntie that said come and join them on the porch.
Eileen?
Yeah.
Your mum was good, want her Maud.
Who was one of the best?
Yeah she was a figure painter.
Her did all the pottery for the Queen's coronation.
Such a steady hand.
Did she wait for Queen?
No but Maud did.
She came here didn't she?
What year was that?
1955.
Oh wow, was she beautiful?
Yeah she was lovely.
Not as lovely as my mum though.
Bloody hell I wish I could say that about my mother.
It's true I love her but I could ring her neck.
I don't know what I'd do without my mum.
My mum's just funny.
She's always saying funny stuff like when I get words wrong about her.
Oh does she don't like what?
Like your fingers pick shit out of Clara or you're a sandwich short of a picnic and stuff like that.
I don't think that's very nice.
Oh you don't know her, she's only kidding.
She's hilarious honestly.
No but I don't know her don't you right?
I know she loves me.
Does she say that?
She doesn't need to, I know.
Doing the brekkie run Clara doll?
No breakfast for me Shug, I'm just on the morning walks and the fruit before me hours.
You'll be just on the toilet if that's all you're eating.
That's right.
Buttered pike glut for me Clara.
If Smiler comes round tell him I've gone to the toilet.
Alright.
Temperatures really dropped this week.
Pull that door too.
Morning girls.
Morning.
Where's Pam?
Toilet.
Yeah toilet.
Where you going?
Veg breakfast.
Shut the door.
You know the Royals are in next week then China the week after so no jackets or cardies.
Look presentable.
As presentable as we can be with frostbite.
Alright Deb.
They'll come over here see how we do it, nicker ideas then do it themselves cheaper.
Like see them try do this.
Do we know which royal it is Bert?
No idea could be Charles, Philip, Princess Margaret.
She's got lovely hair.
Now get on with some bloody work.
Send Sheila our love Bert.
I will do.
Here you are.
That was quick.
Oh my hands aren't working right.
It's glass monkeys out there.
It's any much better in here.
Dad up.
Oh Donna.
I forgot to ask you how was it did you see him?
Well um yeah I saw him in the halfway house early.
He was with them twins from Dalton's with the tattoos.
I was just sat following you like.
Yeah well yeah.
Who were you with?
Our Jane and me mum.
You said I looked nice.
Well then he asked where we were going later.
What did you have on?
Me blue dress and he did me eyes same colour and had that little bag I got from the market.
Like a little crotch bag.
What are you laughing at?
Crotch bag.
Carry on Don.
Well I like them bags for good training.
They do you're right.
Anyway so later I walked in Jolly's and he was there snogging Sandra Malcolm.
Who?
She was a stipper at Besick.
She works in the precinct now.
Don't know who you mean.
Doggo Reddoh.
Looks a bit like a horse.
Oh duck I'm sorry.
It's all right.
Had a bit of a cry and then we went to Jimmy's for some chips.
I'm all right now. I'll find me husband one day.
You can have mine.
All mine.
You don't mean that.
It must be lovely to get married in that.
How long have you been married Maud?
That'll be 31 years in January.
Is it as lovely as you thought marriage?
Erm well sometimes.
Sometimes marriage is just shouting I can't hear you from different rooms in the house.
Well I hope I meet someone who wants to marry me.
Course you will.
Harder for me.
Lads don't like brown girls as much.
Don't talk soft.
It's true they just don't.
My sister says the same.
You'll meet somebody.
There's plenty more where he came from duck.
Oh turn it up. Turn it up.
Tell me that you feel it too.
Tell me we're in this for two.
Tell me that you really care.
What else go on?
What else going on in here?
I can hear you down the clay end.
Who are you?
Steve.
Replacing Burt.
I want to know what's going on.
Did he know he was leaving today?
We're friends with Burt.
Yeah too friendly by the looks of it.
Not in your business.
Good job I'm here.
Looks like this place needs some order back.
Alright keep your hair on.
Back to your benches now.
Oi we've still got five minutes of us lunching.
What have you all got on your heads?
Rollers.
Why are you wearing rollers at work?
It's cool Friday.
What?
We all go out after work so we have to do our hair now otherwise it will...
I couldn't care less what you lot do after work.
You don't wear rollers in here again.
We're making pottery it's not bloody hairdressers.
Do you understand?
Our work second to none.
Well it doesn't look like it from here.
I'm training.
Guilty many plates have you Steve.
Could you do it?
I don't need no I'll do it.
I just need to know what a badden looks like.
Now hang on a minute.
There are no badden.
There's an health and safety act now you know.
And if they saw you lot like this they'd have a field day.
It stops today.
I mean it's no more Curl Friday.
Curl Friday is as old as me Doug.
It doesn't interfere with our work.
Bert never mind it.
I don't care what Bert did.
I'm in charge and I do mind.
If I see another roller in here again I'll dock your pay.
All of you.
That clear?
Good.
Now back to what I pay you for.
He's on a bloody power trip.
Small man syndrome that's what that is.
Bet he's got a tiny pecker.
Yeah and he's taking it out on us.
Put that music back on.
I don't think that's a good idea Deb.
It's Friday we always have the music on.
If I get me pay docked he won't be worth me coming in work.
To be fair he said he'd dock our pay for the rollers.
Not the music.
He ain't docking our wages for nothing.
He can't.
I don't want to take the risk.
I could do with the extra spending money from yours.
He doesn't have the right to just come in here and...
I mean technically he does.
Lord what do you think?
Put the music on girls.
It's Friday.
Bloody hell girls.
Thought you'd gone home.
As they had bad news.
Still Friday you know.
All right Bill.
New floor manager.
Have you seen him?
Saw him down the clay hand.
I thought he was stood in an hole.
Small man syndrome isn't it?
It's small summit syndrome.
That's all I'm saying.
Hey I bet his wife is thoroughly dissatisfied.
Yeah oh she could be dead dominant and that's why he's angry.
I watched a program on it.
Yeah he could be getting tied up and whipped every night so he's trying to get him in a power back.
He says he's docking our paper coming rollers again.
He can't do that surely.
Course he bloody can't.
It's not affecting our work.
It's my work one tiny good but I'm only training.
Exactly.
He hasn't got a clue what he's talking about.
Yeah.
Where's Mel had gone?
She walked out ages ago.
Thought she'd gone toilet.
Gone.
Go check see if she's in toilet.
He did have a go at her.
She might be upset.
She has been quiet hasn't her?
Did she pass her on your way up Bill?
No I haven't seen a single thing.
Oh I haven't seen her since breakfast.
Is not in the toilet.
Well I can't have gone far.
Perhaps she's having it out with our new jockey.
She doesn't like shouting.
Remember on Gary's 50th.
Can we have quiet fun?
Oh bless her.
Well her dad was a bit of a bully you know.
That's why she's so stoic I think.
She was scared of her dad.
I didn't know that.
I'm right aren't I Bill?
Oh yeah he was a tough bugger was Mr Salt.
Everybody knew it.
Maud and her mum were terrified of him.
Probably why she was so upset.
Bad memories or something.
I don't want him to come back while there's no her here.
He might shout at her again.
You all right Maud?
I've been worried about you.
I've been talking to Janet.
Union Janet.
Here listen.
It's Bill's Sharon's birthday tonight.
They're having a do at the Legion.
I want you all there before you go out.
Oh we were going to go straight jollies.
Oh I can't go for Legion in me dress Maud.
I'm wearing a mini skirt and all.
We'll give the granddad's an heart attack.
Hang on.
Hang on why do you want us all there Maud?
Because we need to discuss how it's all going work.
How's all what's going work?
What you on about?
Protest behaviour.
I've been talking to Janet.
That man can't come in here talk to us like that and get away with it.
And if we don't nip this in the bud he'll think he can.
Now I've got a plan but I don't want to discuss it in here.
So we meet there at seven.
All right.
Yeah?
I actually think standing up to people is important.
Yeah.
All right Maud.
We'll be there.
Right.
Sounds like fighting talk.
I'll see you later.
Good.
Hiya ladies.
I'm looking for a goldsmith.
Am I in the right place?
Oh yeah.
You're in the right place Tarly.
Give over girls you're embarrassing him.
Are you the new apprentice Doug?
I am.
First day.
Oh it's the first day.
It's my first day.
Where are you from?
Dublin, Ireland.
Oh Ireland.
Ian would you do us a favour?
Yeah.
You see that storeroom on your left.
Would you go in there for a long wait for us?
Yeah grand.
Thanks.
Oh give over.
Did you hear his accent?
I've never met anyone from anywhere else before.
If I was quick as on to the next.
No.
How long do you reckon?
At least another 20 minutes.
You all right in there Jack?
I'm fine.
Grand.
Won't be long.
No.
Where are you going?
It's just a bit of fun Dawn.
She's all sorrowful.
Oh.
Hiya. I'll just be a minute.
You'll be a bit longer than that I think.
How do you mean?
What did they ask you for?
A long wait.
What?
Say it again.
Slowly.
A long wait.
Oh no.
I'm a fecking aegis.
A what?
I'm an aegis.
That's what we say. You'd say I'm an idiot.
I wouldn't say that.
Well I would.
Do I have to go back in there now?
No. I'll take you the other way around.
Keep your head down.
How was your long wait Dawn?
Did you have a long wait?
What in your life?
You're a lot.