The owls quite chatty, though. What . Im just thinking back to when i was 16. There was this priest in the parish who used to sneak up on parked cars and shine a torch through the window. Looking for. Oh, yeah. What do you think . What . Just thinking. What . What would you do if father mac shone a light through our window . Id tell him to mind his own business. You surprise me. Do i . Constantly. Are you cold . Yeah. No. You feel cold. No. Any problems . It was all quiet. I hope you were paying attention, father. Yes, i was. Im off home. You can go home too, peter. Thanks. No. Thank you. Assumpta. Goodnight. Im a priest. Thats fine. Be a priest. Ambrose. Ambrose . Oh god, why am i doing this . Oh god, give me the courage to go through with it. At the very least dont let kathleen laugh at me, or sneer at me, or hit me with the floor brush. What are you doing here . Ive never seen you in church at this hour before. Are you all right . Just getting the lungs up and running. Id slow them down to a walk, if i were you. What . Have a flower, flowers. Theyre for you. What do i want flowers for . I was told to give them to you. Told no. Sorry. Please take them. Theyre sagging in the middle ive kept them so long for you. Well, all right then. Is this really the place . Well,thank you. Morning, kathleen. Eamon. Good morning, father. Listen, young man. I had very dark thoughts about you last night, so dont push your luck. Its broad daylight and its time to go to sleep. If you werent so stubborn, youd accept my offer of help. Ive come to see my grandson. What do you want . There he is. Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, wee fella. And how are we today, huh . Isnt he beautiful . Little hands. Little handy pandies. You could eat them, so you could. Now. Have you given any thought to what youre going to be when you grow up . Ill tell you what youre gonna be. Youre gonna be the chairman of a worldwide company, the chairman of quigley incorporated. The boss of quigley inc. Liam and donal. What are you two doing here . Weve just been out to the site. They tell us theyve found some, whatyoumaycallits. Speak english. History, mr. Quigley. Ancient parties living in the wood. Leaving behind them bones and arrowheads, and bits of pots, and things like that. An archaeological site, is that it . Thats the yoke. I dont believe it. Get out there and clear away any of that stuff immediately. Such finds have to be reported to the appropriate authorities. And all work suspended immediately. Just forget about it for a couple of hours in the circumstances, sir, i am the appropriate authority. Therefore, it now becomes my duty, sir, to dont start all that again. That got up his nose, didnt it . I havent got long, kathleen. What is it . Oh, sit down, please. Eamon byrne. Has he been bothering you again . The thing is, father, i think im frightened hes going to ask me to marry him. Are you sure about this . As sure as i can be. Has he spoken of it . Not yet. But thats whats on his mind. Well,if it is, wheres the harm in that . It would be a marriage made in heaven. Youd be Great Company for each other. Company is one thing, father. Yes. But, if we do, he might want to. Indeed he might. And as his wife it would be your duty. Yes, father, i accept that. You would be married so then there would be no sin attached to it. Ive put all those thoughts from my mind long ago, father. Not that i ever suffered from any such thoughts. Of course not. Marry him, kathleen. It would be the best thing for both of you. As long, of course, as i can still rely on your help around the church. Id never deprive you of that, father. Thank you, kathleen. Ambrose you cant go on like this. Like what . Youve got to get some sleep. I can manage. At least take up my dads offer. Get somebody in. Leave your da out of it. I run this family. If you do run this family, youre not running it well. Not if you make yourself sick. Will you leave me alone, please . Ah, ambrose. Oh, assumpta. Ambrose alert as a fox. Ive come to see the baby. Right. Now, what was i doing . Oh, yes. Is he all right . Hes out on his feet. Hes punch drunk. Hes getting hardly any sleep. It seems this little rascal has it in for him. Hey, hes not a rascal. Hes beautiful, isnt he . Isnt he the most beautiful baby in the world. What . Dont wake him up. Oh, im sorry. Here, look, ill put the kettle on. Father mac, its Peter Clifford here. Yeah. When might you next be in ballykay . Oh, its nothing really its just a chat, i suppose. Tomorrow . Fine. Thank you. Well . I want you to have these . What do you hope to gain by this . I dont know. Well, thats all right then. Thanks a million. Well. Goodbye. Are you all right . I suppose im in luck youre not the superintendent. I was just checking. Checking what, father . Just making sure you were all right. Well, im fine. I dont need you. No. No, youre right. Hey you ambrose ambrose, stop those two ambrose . Im sorry, i shouldnt have. Look, can you call the doctor, please . Just stay back. Ill miss him. Why would you miss him . What are you talking about . Thats what ive come over here to tell you. Ive made up my mind. What about . [ banging noise ] for gods sake, whats that . I feel so responsible. Why . Well, if i hadnt yelled at him. Hes a policeman, father. You mustnt blame yourself. Hes hurt, niamh, im not gonna pretend otherwise. How is he, doctor . But ive been told its not as bad as it seemed at first. Can i see him . Well, hes not really conscious yet. Please. Ill have a word. Dont worry. Hell be all right. Hes hurt his head. Well, you wont notice the difference. Niamh, you can come in now. Will you hold the baby, please, father . You heard what doc ryan said. Anyway, your uncle peters in control now. Well. Almost. Hows ambrose . Pardon . Oh, i havent spoken to niamh today. Last night he was as well as could be expected. Good. You want to see me . Yes, i need your advice. Advice from me . Huh, then id better sit down. Advice about what, father . Um. Or would you rather i guessed . Id quite enjoy that. No. Then what do you want to talk about . About being a priest, i suppose. You surprise me. A crisis of faith. Not what id expected. You tell me. What did you expect . Its not a question of faith, father. Ive no doubt in my faith. Its just. What am i doing as a priest . What does it mean to be a priest . To serve god. I can serve god without being a priest. Serve your community. Your congregation. They always need you. If they dont need me . Do they . I say mass. I hear confession. I officiate at weddings, christenings and funerals. Then what . Good works. Visiting the poor and preaching about rich men, camels with humps and needles with eyes. What have you been reading . The new testament. Oh, very clever, father. But you dont fool me. Shall i tell you what the problem is . Sorry . Assumpta fitzgerald. What . We live in a very small community, father. Well, i hope you dont think that. Nothings happened. Is Something Likely to happen . No. Can you stand before that altar and tell god that nothing is likely to happen . That is your problem, father. That is why you are dissatisfied with your vocation. I understand the temptation, the pain, the anguish. But most priests, most serious priests, use these temptations as a means to temper their mettle. And that is the test, father. Have you got the mettle to be a real priest . I hope. I pray im a real priest. Then you have a simple choice. Scrub this woman from your mind for ever or leave the parish. I dont want to leave the parish. Then you need help. I suggest you go on retreat. Thats the place to be. Touch base again. Feel your vocation again. Maybe youre right. Yes. Yes, i will. When should i go . I think as soon as possible. Thank you. Well . Well. Is that all you have to say . Ive not a lot of words in me today. I know how you feel. Its terrible about ambrose, isnt it . Makes you think life could be a lot worse. Indeed. Makes you think what have we got to complain about . There comes a time when its better to stick to the road you know. I agree with you. You do . I do. I do indeed. I do. Well, then. Slain leat. Goodbye. Should we be doing this . Nah, theyve notified the council. Yes oh, please, please. Come on, dont do this to me. Niamh. Hows ambrose . Hes fine, thanks. Are you all right . Yeah, sort of. Go on into the kitchen. Ill make us a cup of tea. Give us a shout, padraig, if i ever get another customer. Yeah, sure. Niamh, sit down. The house is so quiet without ambrose. I think even kieran misses him. How is ambrose . Last night he was quite sick, but hes much better today. His mothers with him. Anyway, he should be home in a few days. Well, thats great news. He wont be able to go back to work for a while though. No, i suppose not. Dad wants us to move in with him. Ambrose would never put up with that. And will you . Itd set him back a life time. I suppose it would. Anyway, im glad things are looking a bit brighter. Makes me feel a little less guilty. Not you as well . What for . Well, i wont feel so bad about deserting you. Deserting . Niamh, ive decided to leave ballykay. Just for a while. You have . Yep. At last. Good for you. Its time you stopped dithering. Oh, i know, i know. But it all depends. On what . Do you think youd be up to looking after the pub for me for a while . If ambrose was back on his feet. Well, yeah, of course. Well, yes. Well, thats, thats great. So, youre off to dublin, then. No, no. No, london. Oh. Hi. How are you . Service . Assumpta, customers. Assumpta yeah, ill be right with you, padraig. Still celebrating . The rescue of the orchid and the badger, the owl and the pussycat. Come on, padraig. Putting the road around the wood is not going to make any difference to the development. That remains to be seen. Whatever the outcome, it doesnt have to be personal. I heard you were having a little lunch time celebration. What do you mean . Ive come to mess it up for you. You must think im a right eejit. You stuck those artefacts up on the site. And dont pretend you didnt. Look at them. Pathetic. Now these bones havent been in the ground for years. And this arrowhead. Its varnished. Oh, dear. We told the council though. I dont care who you told. Theyll take one look at this rubbish and laugh in your faces. So you can say goodbye to your wood. Its a wake youre having now. You can drink to the corpse. Niamh. Dad . Yes, anything. Do me a favour, dad. Put the road round the wood. Niamh. Come on now. If not for my sake, dad, for kierans. That is just blackmail please, dad. I mean, id hate to let them get away with it. Dad niamh. Hell do it. Thanks, niamh. Thanks a lot. A big hand for niamh. Your father nearly knocked me down. Whats happened . Niamh persuaded him to put the road round the wood. Oh, well, done, niamh. Hows ambrose today . Hes doing very well. Theyre going to let him home soon. Oh, im glad. Very glad. Right then, id better take this fella home to feed him. And change him before you throw him out. Well, ill speak to you, assumpta, about. Yeah. And i hope youve stopped feeling guilty, father. Assumpta yeah. In a moment. Shes taking it very well. Shes a brave woman. Father macs just given me a talking to. Well, that was nice for you. Well, i think i deserved it. Hes helped me make up my mind about a couple of things. Such as . One, ive decided father mac is exactly the sort of priest i dont want to be. Two, ive decided it would do me no harm to be as good a priest as father mac. Still sitting on the fence . No, ive got off the fence. Father mac shoved me on to a ladder. What sort of ladder . Hes ordered me to go on retreat. Oh, yeah . When . Next week. So thats it, is it . Yes, that is it. Well, thank you for telling me. At least i know ive made the right decision. What decision . Padraig assumpta. Customers. Excuse me. Ive got customers. Fiona hold on to your bonnets, breeches and bowlers. Were about to take a ride back in time to victorian england, which may look rosy now, but life here in the copper and arsenic mines was hard, hectic, and often short. Welcome to morwellham quay in devon. Ships have been trading along the taymar river to morwellham quay for almost 1,000 years. And business reached its peak in the 1850s when just up there, the devon great consolidated Mining Company discovered the most profitable copper mine in europe, encouraging thousands of men to come here and dig. Its a bit of a surprise to me to see a water wheel underground, but this is to pump water from the mine and prevent flooding. But the most common danger for miners down here was falling off ladders, caused by extreme tiredness at the end of a hard day working in 90degree heat. Their average life span was just 40 years. But they took big risks because the financial rewards could be great. If the men hit a good seam of copper, they would all get a share of the riches, and earn 20 times their normal wage. It was a boon time with schools, chapels, a pub, and a blacksmith being built. Everything needed to support hundreds of miners and their families. One of the major shareholders in the copper mine was a certain William Morris. He gave his shares to his son, William Morris, jr. He made the equivalent of £7 million a year in profits from the mine, and also, pioneered the arts and crafts movement. Morwellham quay shipped over 700,000 tons of copper to be turned into guns, pots and pans, even money. The vast wealth generated by copper made morwellham quay the busiest port in britain. By the 1870s, when the supply of copper was becoming exhausted, a rich supply of arsenic was found in the same mine which William Morris continued to benefit from, not just financially. He used it in his wallpapers and paints. The whole of the area was granted World Heritage status in 2006, preserving this victorian industrial enterprise at morwellham quay. What a magnificent setting for todays roadshow. Lets see what our experts have in store for us. How fitting to have a picture like this. Classic devon landscape river scene with thatched cottages. In fact, i can almost taste the clotted cream from here. Absolutely wonderful. So where do you hang this at home, and have you got a house big enough for this . It was a problem. We moved over here ten years ago, and when we were house hunting, we had to find a house that would actually fit it, and it was quite a problem. And that just shows how much you love this picture then. I know, we do. Its been right down the family, so its very important. Its really classic of what the edwardian painters were doing in the early part of the 20th century, and its signed here by alfred parsons, which is Alfred William parsons. But i notice that it has a label on the back that says it was exhibited in new zealand in 1906. Yes. How come . My greatgrandparents bought it in wellington at the exhibition, and then took it down to south island, and its beethere ever since. And then we moved to england and brought it with us. How wonderful for it to come back here. But what is so interesting, and i have come across this before, when you see these labels in the back, the British Government would take exhibitions of english artists out to places like south africa, australia, and also new zealand, and i think people bought these pictures to remind themselves of home. Yes. But its in such good condition. Just look at the painting overall. It has got everything you want in a its a horrible word to use, chockablock, but it is a chockablock picture. But its got everything. Its very tranquil. And i just love the way the cattle are coming down to water here. Youve got the rainbow. But its in incredibly good condition. And how nice to see it in the original frame. Considering it went from this country to new zealand and to the south island and has come back, and its still in this condition, is a real tribute to your family. Absolutely fantastic. Alfred William Parsons i know, and ive seen lots of Small Oil Paintings by him, but not as big as this. This is actually quite an important work by him. So when this went over to new zealand to the exhibition, do you know how much they paid for it in 1906 . Ive got it written down in my diary that it was £390, ten shillings. And that was quite a lot of money then. Yes, it was. He was a royal academician, and he was quite wellrated. And i think that this, at auction, would make somewhere in the region of £8,000 to 12,000. Ooh. Right. Okay. And its such a strong pastoral image, and its got everything youd want. Very nice. Thank you. Well, here we have a fairyland luster bowl by the great wedgwood factory. Im sure you realize that that is what it is. Yes. Very popular design and pattern nowadays, but all these fairyland luster bowls are kind of different in various ways. They all have different names. This particular version is named after this peculiar fairy whos up in a net. Hes sort of fairy in a basket, they call it. And the outside of it has got even more incredible fairies and elves. These fairies here are playing games. Theyre two little baby elves on strings, galloping up. And these fairies are playing leap frog. Crazy little fairies. Absolutely mad crazy. But the whole thing is crazy. Daisy makiegjones was the designer. You wonder what sort of a mind she had, because she produced extraordinary things. Do you like it . Yes, i do. How do you come by it . It was my mothers. And she obviously passed away, and it was left to me. But prior to that, she had it from an aunt. It was made in the 1920s, so were going back three generations almost. Yes, yes. Yes, we are. And it survived virtually intact. Theres the normal wedgwood mark, which is rather nice. Wedgwood fairyland luster mark and number. So its all absolutely authentic and very, very nice. Would there be more than one . Oh, they made lots of these. Lots of different designs. One has been sold in london fairly recently, a very similar one. Instead of elves number seven, which this one is, it was elves number four, which is a slight variation, but very similar. And i dont know whether you know what it fetched, but it was a fair bid. Have you wondered about the value of this . Not really. Ive had it in the cupboard. I forgot about it really. And not worried about what it was . No. Elves number four went in london recently for £3,800. Oh so i suppose i would reckon the value of this one to be somewhere between £3,500 and 4,000. I had no idea. So no longer in the cupboard, dear. cause you dont know what these elves are gonna get up to in there. Its absolutely wonderful. Thank you ever so much. One of the bestknown 20thcentury constructional toysmeccano. You mustve had an awful lot of fun as a lad playing with these big sets. These, i didnt actually get to play with. My father had a set when he was a child, and when i went round to his parents house, id actually be allowed to play with that one. Well, they do look as good as the day they were made in liverpool. An invention of frank hormby back in 1901. Mechanics made easy. Thats how they were initially presented on the market. Later on, of course, the name meccano. Much more easy to say, easy to remember. Lets open it up and have a look. Every boys dream to open a toy like thi