45 Years Page #5

And then we're going to have dinner,

and then we're going to go to bed.

And then we're going to get up.

And we'll try and start again.

OK, Kate, I can do that.

We can do that.

I promise.

Morning.

I made you some tea.

- Oh.

- And, er...

I've managed to fix the lavatory

without cutting me finger off.

Is it late?

Y-Yeah, I thought

I'd make us some scrambled eggs

and then we can take Max for a walk.

Oh.

- Great.

- Right.

Will do.

Yeah, we have got some eggs, haven't we?

I saw a treecreeper here,

once, a lovely little bird.

Somebody told me that they fly down to the

bottom of the tree and work their way up.

And nuthatches, they fly to the top of

the trunk, work their way down.

Come on. Come on. Good boy.

- You used to love your birdwatching.

- I did, yes.

It's funny how you forget

the things in life that make you happy.

Stay there, Max.

Found it, Max.

Again, I'm sorry

I didn't get you anything.

Oh, don't be silly.

This is very beautiful.

I'm glad you like it.

I was going to get you a watch.

I was thinking of having it engraved,

but I wasn't sure what to write.

I like not knowing the time.

- I just couldn't do it.

- No.

- Don't worry, darling, you don't have to.

- Most people don't want to.

Will you come with me?

I've got something to show you.

No surprises, Lena.

I don't want a surprise.

- Wow.

- Isn't it wonderful?

Look at this. Yes.

- Lena, what's that?

- Ah, come and have a look.

Wow.

Photos.

- Where did they all come from?

- I rang round. Everyone contributed.

Most of them are mine.

Look, Kate, look how beautiful you are.

Kate, there's Tessa when she was a puppy.

Ah, there's me... me and me goggles,

strimming.

Strimming.

- Look at us there. Remember that?

- Egypt.

Yeah, when we went to Egypt.

Gorgeous, we both are.

Lena, this is wonderful. Thank you.

Not bad for an old fascist, huh?

Yeah, not bad at all.

- Oh, I can't wait to hear your speech.

- Yeah, it's all in here.

- Ugh, we're all in trouble then.

- Yeah, especially you.

Just you wait for those tears.

- Who's that?

- That's Arthur, I think.

- Yes, it is.

- Yes.

- Yeah, it's Arthur, a few years ago.

- And who else do I see?

Happy Together

Ladies and gentlemen,

the moment you've all been waiting for.

I give you... Mr Geoffrey Mercer.

Go on, Geoffrey.

Now, can you hear me?

- We can hear you.

- Yes.

Oh, dear.

I'd better try and make sense, then.

Well, I'd like to thank you all,

first off, for being here this evening.

Some of you may recall

that, er... my bypass,

er, upstaged things a few years ago,

so, anyway, there we are.

Now, er, I'm not used to

making this kind of speech

on this, er... sort of occasion,

but, er... well...

I'll give it me best shot.

As, um, as we get older,

we seem to stop, er, making choices.

Big ones, anyway.

Perhaps we only get so many,

er, in a lifetime,

and once we've used them up,

they're gone.

Or maybe our brains, they just

get a bit, er, old and arthritic,

like, er... like George's knee.

Er, whatever.

The upshot is that the choices we make

when we're young

are pretty bloody important.

Er, like the choice, er,

Kate and me made

45 years ago... today.

Today.

Now, things... things

haven't always been, er... idyllic.

Er, like all couples, we've had

our downs as, er... as well as our ups.

We all, we all, er, think...

W-We all wish we'd done some things,

er, differently,

wish we hadn't made certain mistakes,

but, er... whatever.

I have to say, and I need to say,

that persuading you,

er, to marry me, Kate,

was the best thing I've ever done.

Er, it took some doing, by the way.

Yeah, so your father,

I-I don't think he was convinced

I was the greatest catch in the world.

I wonder why that was.

But anyway, er,

persuading you to marry me

was the best thing I've ever done,

and, er, I'm sorry, I truly am,

that, er, you haven't, er...

you haven't always known that

because, er, well, for me, Kate,

this is, er, this is what it's... what

it's all about, what all this is about,

why all... why all our friends

are here this evening.

It's about, er... it's about you and me.

You and me, Kate.

Us.

Yeah.

And I think, really,

that's about all I've, er... got to say,

except that, er... I love you.

Aw.

I love you very much.

And thank you for standing by me

through all these years

and putting up with all my nonsense,

and, er... long may it continue.

Geoff and Kate!

Geoff and Kate!

It was fantastic. Wasn't it?

It was.

And now...

would the two lovebirds kindly

take to the floor for the first dance?

Aw.

And for those of you that don't know,

or weren't alive,

this is the very same song

that was played 45 years ago today.

Aw.

I give you Mr and Mrs Mercer.

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

They asked me how I knew

My true love was true

Oh

I of course replied

Something here inside

Cannot be denied

They said some day you'll find

All who love are blind

Oh

When your heart's on fire

You must realise

Smoke gets in your eyes

So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed

To think they could doubt our love

Yet today, my love has flown away

I am without my love

Without my love

Now laughing friends deride

Tears I cannot hide

Oh

So I smile and say

When a lovely flame dies

Smoke gets in your eyes

Smoke gets in your eyes

Smoke gets in your eyes

Smoke gets in your...

Eyes

We've already said

Goodbye

Since you've got to go

Oh, you'd better go now

Go now, go now Go now

Before you see me cry

I don't want you to tell me

Just what you intend to do now

Cos how many times

do I have to tell you

Darling, darling,

I'm still in love with you now?

We've already said...

"So long"

I don't want to see you go

Oh, you'd better go now

Go now, go now Go now

Don't you even try

Telling me that you

really don't want me to end this way

Cos, darling, darling

Can't you see I want you to stay?

Yeah

Since you've got to go

Oh, you'd better go now

Go now, go now Go now

Before you see me cry

I don't want you to tell me

Just what you intend to do now

Cos how many times

do I have to tell you

Darling, darling, I'm still in love?

Still in love with you now

I don't want to see you go

But, darling, you'd better go now

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