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You're the founder members

of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

Terrific. Let's bring

down the government.

- Support for the miners.

- Give generously.

Put your hand in your

pockets for the miners.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

National Union of Mineworkers.

Oh, hello, I represent a group

called Lesbians and Gays

Support the Miners and...

Hello?

Hello...

And there's the desired consistency.

It's glossy and wobbly.

Glossy and wobbly.

Jonathan?

Why don't you go out with them today?

Because I've got better things to do

than run around with a bunch of kids.

What happened to gay lib, Jonathan?

I don't know. What did happen to it?

Is that Gethin's boyfriend?

Jonathan. He stabbed Susannah

York with an ice pick.

He's an actor.

- Support the miners!

- Lesbians and Gays

Support the Miners, sir.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

We've raised some money and we're

looking for a mining community...

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

Somebody will call you back.

Sure, but you've said

that before and we...

They'll call back.

They will.

Mark, face it.

- They're on strike. They're busy.

- They don't wanna take our money

- because we're poufs.

- And a dyke.

- They'd rather starve.

- Hand the money over anonymously.

- We don't have to say we're gay.

- No.

At least, we'd be helping.

This is a gay and lesbian group,

and we are unapologetic about that.

- Why are you wasting time with this?

- Mark!

They will call. Nothing to do

with the fact that we're poufs.

- And a dyke.

- They will call us. End of meeting.

They're never gonna call us back.

Someone needs to go with him.

First rule of the group.

- I'll go.

- Thank you, Steph.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners!

Pervert.

First rule of the group, comrade.

Nobody collects alone.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners!

- Lesbians and Gays Support...

- Gethin!

- You're supposed to be a bookshop.

- We don't have maps, Mark.

People ask for the

poems of Walt Whitman.

I hope there's a good reason

why I've been abandoned.

Let me get this right.

So we are gonna pick a mining town

at random, and just ring.

Is that the plan, is it, Mark?

The town hall, the council.

- It's as easy as that.

- Why not?

We bypass the union altogether.

- I think it's inspired.

- So do I.

- See, even Bromley agrees.

- Right, here we go.

Aha! So, what do we want?

- Somewhere north, industrial.

- Humberside, is that a place?

Oh, Jesus Christ, give it to me.

If it's miners you're looking for,

- there, Wales.

- Of course.

- That's a big f***ing coalfield.

- That's the Brecon Beacons.

That's the coalfield there, and that is.

- And what are we supposed to do?

- Do you know people, Gethin?

No, I haven't been back there

in 16 years.

Why not?

Well, let's just say there isn't

always a welcome in the hillsides.

Shall I get the phone book?

Well, what's the worst that can happen?

Oh, hello, I represent a bunch

of screaming homosexuals.

May I inquire about your communal baths?

- What's that got to do with a strike?

- Oh, nothing. I'd just like to inquire.

Please, can I have some...?

All right, thank you.

All right! Hey!

If we're gonna do this,

we need to take it seriously.

Have a look.

Right.

O, one, nine...

What's the Welsh for lesbian?

Hello?

Yes.

I see.

- Yeah!

- Yes!

Solidarity forever

Solidarity forever

Didn't occur to you

to get a description?

She were off the phone fast.

Maybe we should try and

look more obviously gay.

Achievable goals, please, Jeff.

- Shut up. That's him.

- Are you sure?

- God, he's coming.

- How did you know it were him?

It's the same as in a nightclub.

It's all in the eyes.

I'm Dai Donavan. From the Dulais Valley.

- Right.

- You must be Mark.

- Yes. Hello.

- Hi. Mike.

- How you doing?

- Steph.

- Joe.

- Jeff.

Dai. So...

LGSM, what does that stand for, then?

You get a garbled

message over the phone.

I thought the L was for London.

London something.

I never dreamed for a

moment it was L for...

Hi.

This money you've raised,

it's all from gays and lesbians?

Mostly. Yeah.

Right.

- There we are.

- This is just the beginning.

- Oh.

- We've got big plans.

Well, I'm not going to pretend I'm

not surprised. You can see that.

Truth told, you're the first

gays I've ever met in my life.

As far as you're aware.

That's true.

And you're the first

miner I've ever met.

- Yeah.

- Me too.

Now, I... I want you to

do something for me.

I want you to go back to your community

and convey my thanks, my personal thanks

and the thanks of all

the people of Dulais.

Yeah, of course we will.

- Won't we?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Absolutely.

Won't we, Mark?

Who fancies a pint?

You can have five minutes.

- Are you sure?

- Dead sure.

Yeah, but for Dai...

- Oh, I'm all right, lad.

- Trust me, Dai,

if you can handle this,

it's gonna make a huge difference.

What's he gonna do,

take his clothes off?

I'm going to say thank you.

Well, don't blame me if you get bottled.

Right! Shut up, you f***ers.

Thank you. Thank you. Right, listen.

Some of you know me.

- My name is Mark Ashton.

- Commie!

I'm gonna invite somebody

onto the stage now

who wants to talk to you,

and I want you to listen to him.

He comes from the Dulais Valley

in South Wales, and he...

Well, he's a striking miner,

and he has something

he wants to say to you.

I've had a...

I've had a lot of new

experiences during this strike.

Speaking in public.

Standing on a picket line.

And now I'm in a gay bar.

Well, if you don't like it,

you can go home.

As a matter of fact, I do like it.

Beer's a bit expensive, mind.

But, really,

there's only one difference between this

and a bar in South Wales.

The women.

They're a lot more feminine in here.

What I'd really like to say

to you tonight is thank you.

If you're one of the people that's

put money in these buckets,

if you've supported LGSM,

then thank you,

because what you've given

us is more than money.

It's friendship.

When you're in a battle

against an enemy so much bigger,

so much stronger than you,

well, to find out you had a

friend you never knew existed,

well, that's the best

feeling in the world.

So thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. My God.

I haven't even finished this one.

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners.

Support the miners.

So you're the only girl?

That's right. I'm the L in LGSM.

- Good speech.

- Thank you. Thank you very much.

I've worked a few tough

crowds myself over the years.

- In politics?

- In panto.

- Oh, all right.

- Okay, LGSM over here, please.

- Something we could use.

- What?

An official photographer.

Jesus, Mark. We don't even

have an official typewriter.

- Nice and close.

- I could do it.

I've got a camera.

It's a really good one.

I'd be happy to do it.

- Bromley, if you're sure.

- Of course he's sure.

Never let it be said that LGSM

discouraged youth enterprise.

Right. What are you gonna say? "Cheese"?

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