Bye. You shouldnt have told your father. Ill get the blame. What for . Sure, you told me nothing. Who are they anyway . [ telephone rings ] yeah . Go for a drive, mr. Quigley; take you mobile phone with you. Oh. Dont forget the money. What are you doing, eamon . Go away. Leave me alone. Why are you throwing hay on the car . I dont want to talk to you. I dont want you here eamon . [ mobile phone rings ] quigley. Do you know saint bridgets well . Leave the money there at 11 50. Leave the money at the well . Just do as youre told. Who is this . A thousand . Cheap at the price. Anyway, im bringing the official books over right now. Hang on, brian ill call you back. Mr. Cathal quinn . I just hope she isnt in any trouble. Why would she be . She was obviously worried about those two men, whoever they are. And then the talk of her leaving. Where did you hear that . Ambrose suggested it. Why is she going . She wants a bit of life. A family of her own perhaps. Dont we all . Of course, we do. There are just different kinds of family. Different kinds of love. Ill really miss her if she does go. You will too. We all will. Anyway, shes only thinking about it. Theres nothing definite. Right. [ brendan ] i wouldnt have missed it for the world. Quigley on the hop. Assumpta. Even kathleen. Mind you, the revenue could look at you as well. What for . Fixing cars. Cash in hand. Would they bother . Well, why wouldnt they . Theyve nothing else to do. Well, thats the end of that then. No more of that. Until theyve gone. Ah, father mac. Padraig. Brendan. Father. We need to talk. Do we . Summer camps. Yes . Well, dont look so blank. There are two men from the Revenue Commission about. I took some advice last night. We may both have a problem. Kathleen. Ive got to talk to you, father. Yes, of course. Dont think this is easy for me. Is it confession you want . No. Its just. Im sick with worry, father. Those men from the revenue theyre after me now, we dont know that theyre from the revenue. Theyre revenue all right. I can tell from their eyes. Ill have to go on the run, father. Oh, kathleen. Head for dublin, where nobody knows me. Assumpta fitzgerald has the right idea in leaving this place. Whatll i do, father . [ mobile phone rings ] quigley. All sweet as a daisy so far, mr. Quigley. What about my books. Ive got to put some distance between us first. Stay on your mobile and wait for my call. And how do i know you wont rip me off . Im an honest man, mr. Quigley. Unlike some. Can we have some sandwiches, please . Its lunchtime you see. And i hope you have ham. Yeah. We have ham. Assumpta, sorry, can i have a word with you . Ehm yeah. Just have to be quick. Excuse me. Sorry. Father. Can i have a glass of stout . [ laughing ] whats the matter . Is it true youre leaving . This place drives you mad. You say something, you might as well post it on a wall. Are you . Right now i have something more important on my mind. Beer . Yeah. Well, what about it . Its dutyfree. What do you mean . It was smuggled into the country; i didnt pay any duty on it. What . I had burst pipes and an exploding tank to pay for. I had to do it. You had me carry it in for you. Dont be so pious. Why didnt you tell me . Whether i should sell bootleg beer . You know what i mean. About leaving ballykay. Its my business. I care about you, assumpta. Oh, perhaps youre right. It is your business. I just thought that we. Yeah, i know, peter, but. I havent decided anything yet. When im ready, i youll all know what im going to do, okay . How many sandwiches . A couple each. Would you. Like a drink, father . No, thanks i have to go. Whoops parish accounts, are they, father . Accounts, yeah. Siobhan. Yes, ambrose. Ive just been out to eamon. Hes being very strange. Stranger than usual . I dont know what, but hes terrified of something. You sure . Absolutely certain. I thought youd be happy. I am. Its just because of what happened the last time. Niamh, so far as one can be certain in these matters you should have no problems at all. I can tell ambrose then . Course you can. And dont worry, ill keep a close eye on you. Thank you, doctor. Its ambrose you should be thanking. Dooley i want a word. Just a minute. Its urgent what is it . Ive change my mind about our arrangement. Ill pay the full whack and i want proper v. A. T. Receipts. What the hell for . I just want it all above board, all right . We shook hands on it. Sue me. Quigley where you going . Ah, you gone soft quigley lost your nerve [ mobile phone rings ] yes. Saint josephs . Why did you put them in there . This is black dazzler. Signing off. Mossy phelan. Father clifford . Yes . Ill come to the point, father. We have a problem we feel youd be able to help with. If i can. Explain, brendan. Me . Yeah, its better coming from you. Well. Yes. I took the summer camp for father macanally last year. Well, brendan accepted money from me without declaring it for tax. You suggested it father. Just tell him, brendan. The last thing i want to do is stand up in court and plead guilty to tax evasion so brendan wondered if it could be claimed that you took the summer camp as part of your priestly duties without extra payment. Im sorry, no. I dont want to get involved in any of this. Father clifford i will not collude father macanally. And thats your final word . Yes. You may find youre too selfrighteous for your own good, father. Im a priest oh, yes, we must never forget that. Okay, off you go. All we can do now is wait. Thats the bit i hate. I get bored. Dont tell me. Tell you what, why dont we head back to the pub and worry the natives . Why not . Ambrose ambrose yes, father. Just a second niamh, sorry. Excuse me, niamh. Ambrose, who are those two men . What two men . Come on, everyones in a panic; kathleens close to a breakdown. Thats not my fault. Maybe not, but you could help calm them. I mean are they from the revenue or what . I cant say. Or wont say. Father, im only following your advice. Ambrose come here. What is it . Im on duty, niamh cant it wait till dinner time . I have something important to tell you, very serious. Haha ya what are you two doing here . Doing the crossword. Having a cup of coffee. You know what i mean. Do you know what he means . No. What do you get out of upsetting a community, panicking a respectable woman . I never touched a respectable woman in my life. What respectable woman . Kathleen in the shop. I only bought a bar of chocolate. Guilt and sin, father, the world is full of it. What . That is your department. Your problem. Right. [ silently mouthing words ] two foot, donal. Well i hope you didnt arouse suspicion. What is it . Well, now that youre all here. Brendan, i took the summer camp. Thanks, peter. Thanks a lot. Assumpta your hooch. What hooch . Tell them. Its dutyfree. I bought it cheap. You can store it in my shed. Oh. Lets get it out of here right away. We cant bring it through reception, theyll see us. We need a diversion. Assumpta, is the van unlocked . Well, yeah. Right, liam, donal. When we create the diversion you load that into the van. Okay. What diversion . Whats keeping them . Theres a hell of a lot of paperwork to get through. Well, ive had enough of sitting around. Where you going . I wont go far. Make sure you dont. Aye, are you going out . Yes, i am. Well, could you hang on for just a sec. Theres something that i wanted to ask you, both of you, in fact. Have you ever heard of a singer called deliah murphy . Yes, i have. Have you heard her sing three lovely lassies from banyan . My granny used to sing that song. Terrific terrific i have been trying to describe this song to father clifford havent i, father . Yes, yes, you have you have indeed, padraig. I wanted to let him know how it goes, but i cant remember all the words. I think i could manage most of it. Fantastic you would be doing us a great favour if you helped us with this song. Certainly. Now, i know that it starts there are three lovely lassies from banyan banyan, banyan, banyan. There are three lovely lassies from banyan and i am the best of them all and i am the best of them all this is the bit i can never remember. Me father has 40 white shillings thats the one. Shillings, shillings, shillings me father has 40 white shillings and grass for a goat and a cow and grass for a goat and a cow siobhan, what can i do for you . Ambrose, i found out whats bothering eamon. Ah, really . Hes been using farm diesel in his car. Half the farmers round here are guilty of that. Hes convinced the revenue men are after him. What revenue men . [ telephone rings ] sorry, siobhan, duty. Whoa. [ singing ] and on the next sunday morning ill meet her meet him, meet him on the next sunday morning ill meet him and i will be dressed like a queen and. I will be dressed like a queen how about that then . I think thats a great song. Still here . Theyre like vtures. You should have seen them a minute ago. They were singing. You didnt happen to find any books in the church, did you, father . Oh, theres all sorts of books up at the church, brian. What specifically did you have in mind . Accounts books with my name on them. What were they doing at st. Josephs . You have them . Not here. Come on im just going up to father cliffords. If my accountant comes in, tell him ill be back. See you, lads. Good man brendan. Do you want to come to a party with me tonight . Where . Sean dooleys. Sean dooleys . [ mobile phone rings ] hello . Okay. Not yet, wont be long now. This waiting around really drives me crazy. Sing another song . Ive got a better idea. Why dont we give the priest a hard time . Siobhan, do me a favour. Keep an eye on the till; make sure no one drinks me dry. Back in a minute. What is going on . Assumpta yeah niamh . I am pregnant. Dr. Ryans confirmed it. I am oh, niamh. Niamh, im so happy for you and ambrose . Dancing with delight. Im sure he is. Im on my way to tell dad. Is he in the pub . No, but i know where he is, come on. Has the price of altar wine gone up . Its assumptas. She overstocked. Ill believe you. Thousands wouldnt. Books are behind here. Father we picked this up from the floor of the pub earlier. Rolled out from your little bag of books there. Oh, that. Thanks. Oh, and a word of warning father, dont keep your accounts in a paper bag. Funny books get funny looks. As indeed does this shed. Right little aladdins cave in here, isnt it . Thats just for personal use, plus a few parishioners. Its for the party. The party. What party . My party. Her party. Its a celebration. Oh, nice. Whats the celebration . Im pregnant. Im having a baby. Shes pregnant. Shes having a baby. Yes. Assumpta heres providing the drink, and ive been storing it for her. Right, assumpta . Yeah, youd be more than welcome to join us. Wed like to. But weve got Something Else on tonight. [ mobile phone rings ] yeah. Right. Excuse us. We might see you later. Im going to be a grandfather. Its official . Yes, dad. [ father clifford ] congratulations, niamh. Im putting you down for the christening, father. Ill be honoured. And dont worry, assumpta, ill pick up the tab. Thanks, brian, thats a relief. Welcome, siobhan. And mr. Kearney. My escort. I hope you dont mind. How could i mind . Youre very welcome, sir. Thank you. Before i introduce you to everyone, ive got a present for you, siobhan. Thanks. What is it . Its a back scratcher. A back scratcher . Now you know whats expected. Take a drink and shut up. Garda bureau of fraud investigation, mr. Dooley. Siobhan wed like a few words please. I thought this was supposed to be a party. Well, the shadow of the revenue men still falls. I know. I wish everyone would hurry up and drink the evidence. Why dont you put them out of their misery . I didnt put them into their misery. Its all so gloomy. I wanted a celebration; instead, i find myself in the alamo. Ive a good mind to come with you to dublin, assumpta. Whats this. Its an opportunity thats arisen. Partnership in a wine bar. Im tempted. I dont blame you. Whats dublin got that ballykay hasnt . Better prospects of promotion. Theatre, cinema, clubs, excitement. Youre right. I wouldnt mind a bit of that meself. Well, if you do decide give me the word. I might take the pub off your hands. If youre still in business. Great news everybody. You can all relax. The revenue men aint revenue men, theyre the fraud squad. And this minute they are asking sean dooley very, very searching questions in regards to bribery, corruption, and tax evasion. You name it, sean dooleys done it. So thats what those men were doing here . Waiting for some raid to pay off. Thats all they were doing here . Thats what the garda told me. Did they bother you, quigley . Why in the name of god should they bother me . You get yours in heaven, father. You knew who they were all the time, didnt you . All i know is that im going to be a father and i love my wife. Will you dance mrs. Egan . Youre lucky im in a good mood. Come on. Is that what youre looking for, assumpta . No. No, no, i dont know what im looking for. Anyway, im not likely to find it here, am i . You can find it anywhere. Do you believe everything you hear . Why not . Im a man of faith, arent i . [ music playing ] captions by midwest captioning des moines, iowa during the 1930s, when this seaside resort was at its peak, half the countrys population came to sample the air. That was a whopping 19 million visitors a year. No prizes for guessing todays destination. Blackpool. Lets take a birdseye view of our venue today. And what a vantage point. Blackpool has always thought big. Within 40 years, from 1890 to 1930, it built this, the countrys tallest tower, the worlds biggest ferris wheel three piers, the Winter Gardens and the blackpool illuminations were fired up. At 518 feet, its the best place to see everything blackpool has to offer. And its an imposing symbol for the home of the british summer holiday. When it was built in 1894, blackpool tower became the ultimate upmarket victorian theme park with its ballroom, aquarium, circus and museum. There was a zoo, too. But the tower circus is famously entertaining and theyre just getting ready for the new season here behind me. But did you know, the show has never closed. Not even for war. And thats because threequarters of a million Service Personnel did their basic training close by during the 1940s. And this is the jewel in the towers crown the ballroom, where were just setting up for today. And its flamboyance is down to a design dreamt up by top theater architect Frank Matcham, who let his imagination run wild. The ballrooms no stranger to hosting glamorous events. For years, it was home to tvs come dancing. But time now for us to cue the specialists as they take the floor. Now to quote a very famous poem about blackpool, it is noted for fresh air and fun. Is that right . Thats correct. I have to say that these two ladies theyre definitely theyre having fun, arent they . I would hope so, yes. I would hope so. The big question is, is how long have they been having fun in blackpool and where have they been having fun . Well, for many, many years they were in a basement below this very room below the tower ballroom along with a few other bronze trophies. I think about ten years ago, they were rediscovered put into a local auction house and because were interested in all things blackpool, had to have one. Right. Okay. Well, before we get onto that side of life lets have a look at the girls themselves. Because this is a dancing trophy. It is a dancing trophy. Its very appropriate that were in this amazing temple of baroque extravagance. This is Frank Matcham at his best. The great theater designer, isnt he . And this is, if i can use the word out of context, the epicenter of ballroom dancing in the northwest of england. Absolutely. It doesnt get bigger. They dont look like ballroom dancers, do they . No, they dont. No. I think the inference here is all in the fact that well, the inferences can be found on the corners, because youve got bunches of grapes. These are bacchanalian revelers. And were going back to classical greece, really. In other words theyre intoxicated. Right. But the lady responsible for this is a lady sculptor is a lady called Claire Jeanne roberte colinet. There is a signature at the back. Colinet. But ive learned enough french to say colinay not colinet. This is quite typical of colinets work, because theres an exuberance in her work, and her girls are quite lithe. Theyre not quite as skinny as some art deco girls. She gives them slightly more ample proportions. But these girls, theyre obviously theyre dating from the 1920s maybe the 19early30s. But youve got the movement there. Youve got this fantastic base. Its so graceful. Dare i ask when it came to that auction here . Your heart must have been in your mouth because auctions are wonderful places to get the adrenaline pumping, arent they . They really are. So when the hammer came down. The hammer came down at what price . And my husband and i were thinking about this and i think it was 2,000. £2,000. And how long ago was that . It might have been ten years. Ten years ago. My memory isnt what it was. Well, um. If you were to go out and try and replace this is a very rare group. Youre not gonna find these girls for less that £6,000. Good heavens. So, um. Wow. Well, they wont be going anywhere. Theyre staying in blackpool at home. Which, lets remind everybody, is noted for fresh air and fun. Im used to delft vases in the traditional coloring of blue and white, but this one is extraordinary. Yellow on blue. A most unusual color. Is this a family piece . No, it isnt. No. I bought it at a charity shop about two years ago. A charity shop . Yes. This one . Yes. What did you have to pay . About 50p. 50p. Yes. What did you think you bought . I thought it was chinese at first because of the shape. But im not sure now really. Understandable, because the whole design looks chinese but that was the intention. This was made in holland as a copy of a chinese vase. Youve got a figure of a boy there. I think hes meant to be a chinese boy. Whats he holding there . It looks like a guitar. Is it a Musical Instrument . A knapsack . I think thats meant to be a fan. One of those very elaborate almost butterflylike fans. And hes standing in a landscape. Here weve got a little pavilion in the background. Rocks in front. Theres a pine tree. Here, further rocks. These are very typical chinese rocks with the strata divided in a very chinese manner. But adapted by someone i dont think had really looked closely at real chinese art, and was trying to imagine what it would be like, this strange world at the other side of the world at the time, cause this was made in holland at a time when the dutch were keenly collecting old chinese porcelain. And theyve made an imitation of a classic chinese shape, but done in very strange colors. They tried out different colors in holland, and it was still experimenting, because this is the end of the 17th century. It looks to be about 1680, 1690. So that really is quite early. Not bad condition, either, is it . And rare. So your 50p has become about £2,000. That could do very nicely. That will do very nicely. This is such an intriguing item. I just conducted a small crowd survey cause i was interested to see if anyone in the queue behind had any idea what it is. Ive had a few suggestions. Weve had medieval torture instrument. Weve had bent door. Maori shield, although i think it would be