1 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:12,950 There, that's good. 2 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:20,111 Luckily we've got ace photographer Angus Snapforth to do our credits. 3 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,312 He works longitudinally... 4 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,798 developing his negatives in Turkish-bath cabinet. 5 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,310 So this should be just the job for him. 6 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,991 And he has promised to make it snappy. 7 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:54,593 37 miles to the north, a bit east, and then up a bit lies Pinchcliff. 8 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,509 A village perched under the blue welkin... 9 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,280 with it's own steam-driven cheese 10 00:02:01,281 --> 00:02:03,840 factory, a camping site, a local paper... 11 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:07,077 and it's own TV station. 12 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:14,035 Open to all the winds that blow, where the sun rises above Lonetree Hill... 13 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,550 lives our cycle-repairer, Theodore Rimspoke. 14 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:22,709 Must be awkward for a wretched cyclist with a blow-out... 15 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:29,314 to have to wheel his mount all this way to get our expert to fix it. 16 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:34,594 Doesn't look as if business is very thriving, does it? 17 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:40,511 It's only our postman, old foot-slogging Dan Hoofer, who makes his way there... 18 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:45,714 with the local rag and outstanding bills. His greatcoat has diamond tread. 19 00:02:45,920 --> 00:02:49,310 He's colour blind and has been run over a couple of times... 20 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:56,119 walks with a list to port and plays the big bass on festive occasions. 21 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,995 Not much more to sa y about Hoofer. 22 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,949 Cycle-repairer Rimspoke is an independent sort of bloke. 23 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,675 More of an inventor than a businessman. 24 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,395 Famous for his ingenious designs... 25 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:22,720 such as pedal-activated combined shaving and raspberry-picking machine. 26 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:29,553 He uses a copying pencil, instant coffee and his own patent telescopic ruler. 27 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:34,632 Sonny Duckworth is the early bird personified. 28 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,355 Hatched out in a weeping willow. A born optimist... 29 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:43,509 - with muffler, felt slippers and indifferent morals. As Sonny puts it: 30 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,917 The early worm gets the bird. 31 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:52,638 Difficulties he treats as trifles, the impossible as a challenge. 32 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:57,960 He's Rimspoke's right-hand man, counsellor, and friend. 33 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:05,915 Lambert is a night-owl with ha y-fever, a pillar of the rustic establishment. 34 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:11,399 Run over by a reaper and got a crew-cut, short back, bushy by the ears. 35 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:16,515 Found under the roots of a knotted oak and included as a Rimspoke resident. 36 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:21,840 Lambert is a personal pessimist, and only really at home in Darkest Devon. 37 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,874 And this is their home, standing in its own pleasant grounds... 38 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:30,835 enjoying all the benefits of Rimspoke's ingenious gadgets. 39 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:15,111 Well, string me up and stuff me in a hen-coop! 40 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,920 Hi, Theodore! Look at this. 41 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,634 This morning's post. 42 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:46,834 Nothing but bills. Put them on the window sill with the others. 43 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,033 Take a look at that super car! 44 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:59,830 Look at that there Rudolph Gore-Slimey! 45 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:05,271 - Do you know that fellow? - Know him? 46 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:09,871 - Yes, I'll say I know him. - Do you know him personal? 47 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:16,474 That there Rudolph, he was a kind of apprentice to me in my workshop. 48 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,878 Then he suddenly packed it in and went to town. 49 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:26,915 And now he's in big business, and a racing driver, I see. 50 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:31,713 You don't sa y...? Big business, too? 51 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,718 Beats me how that there Gore-Slimey... 52 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,469 got into the racing circuit? 53 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,832 Competing with the best in the world, it says. 54 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,749 Look! Smashing picture on the back too. 55 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,191 Well, I never...! 56 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,233 I might have guessed as much. 57 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,830 Guessed? Guessed what? 58 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:02,397 I wonder what he's got under his bonnet? 59 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:08,550 So that's why Gore-Slimey was in such a hurry to go to town, huh? 60 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,116 There's some skulduggery going on here. 61 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:17,719 - More trouble brewing, I'll wager... - No, no, Lambert. 62 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,833 Say, Theodore, what's skulduggery? 63 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,918 Yeh, what's skulduggery? 64 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:29,830 Well, we better get down to some honest work. 65 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,395 Out with you, and set to work! 66 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:38,391 When the call to work goes out, Brother, please include me out! 67 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:42,559 Put your hat and coat on, Lambert! 68 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:18,951 Come on! 69 00:08:55,680 --> 00:08:59,434 I see, doing your daily dozen, Lambert? 70 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:08,071 I say, what's skulduggery, Sonny? 71 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:12,193 Skulduggery? 72 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,392 That is skulduggery! 73 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,556 Oh. 74 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:28,232 The north wind's blowing from every quarter today, Sonny? 75 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,273 Lovely weather for working. 76 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,639 I'm scared, I am. 77 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,992 I don't like it when it's blowing from every quarter. 78 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:46,196 - Let's get this contraption working! - All, right, just leave it to me. 79 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:52,198 Computerised production of flagpoles for the Swiss Navy! 80 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,994 That'll be 10, 75. 81 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:36,756 Theodore is self-supporting, has his own electric power, water laid on... 82 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:43,957 and turns an honest penny on the side. Lambert remains a true romantic. 83 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:50,395 Despite his chronic hay fever Lambert is conspicuously on parade... 84 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:54,798 whenever the sun shines down at Pinchcliffe. 85 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:01,473 You'd hardly say life at Rimspoke's is one mad rush, but now and again... 86 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:04,956 a buckled wheel or a bent handlebar needs attention. 87 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:11,190 The profits are hardly likely to cause repercussions on the money market... 88 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:15,757 still the three of them up the hill are content enough. 89 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:35,273 Don't be frightened, Lambert. I'll switch the TV on, Theodore. 90 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:39,792 - I don't like TV. - There's no bogeyman in the box. 91 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,470 You never can tell, can you. 92 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:52,109 And now for the news, read by pig farmer Archibald Skrimshank. 93 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,754 This is usually pretty exciting. 94 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:01,549 The situation is still very tense in the Middle East. 95 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:03,751 Here... 96 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,997 - Dang me sideways! - I'm scared, I am, Theodore. 97 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:12,149 And now after the news, the World of Sport. 98 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,236 We deserve a little extra treat tonight. 99 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:22,479 I expect you'd like some dewrinkled raisins, Sonny? 100 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:25,638 Help yourself, there's plenty for everyone. 101 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:29,879 The current Motor Racing sensation, Rudolph Gore-Slimey. 102 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:36,394 After winning his third successive Grand Prix. A few words, please. 103 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:44,029 I came of humble stock from the little village of Pinchcliffe. 104 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:49,553 Worked for a while in a cycle repair shop run by an eccentric rustic. 105 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,639 Forget his name... Theodore... 106 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:57,071 Theodore Rimspoke, I think it was. 107 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:01,034 - Just hark at him... I mean to sa y... - Quiet now, Sonny! 108 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,276 Humble beginnings, eh? 109 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:08,270 Funny to think how easy it can be to get stuck in a rut like that place. 110 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,119 But there was no stopping you? 111 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:16,758 No, and I think my latest invention will revolutionise motor racing! 112 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:21,397 - What invention? - This super retometric distributor. 113 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:27,072 It raises the jet-injection factor to 1000 and the corradial effect by 112%. 114 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:33,150 So that's your game! So that's your invention, is it, Rudolph? 115 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,750 Funny, because here's the working drawing! 116 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:43,513 What did you sa y? Has Gore-Slimey gone and swiped your invention? 117 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:48,475 Yes, he must have collared it when he was working here as my assistant. 118 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:55,074 Well, string me up and stuff me in a hen-coop. I never heard the like! 119 00:14:55,280 --> 00:15:02,280 I sa y, please, could you pass me another liquorice allsorts? 120 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:07,715 Hush! We must listen to what Gore-Slimey has to sa y. 121 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:14,917 Let me repeat, I'm prepared anytime, anywhere, to meet any challenge. 122 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,634 Thank you for talking to us. 123 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:23,073 We hope we shall soon see someone putting up a challenge. 124 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:34,873 Now the Chairman, District Veterinary Surgeon Roger Uddersfield... 125 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:38,197 will present today's commercials. 126 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:44,794 For guaranteed social success, use Brough, the swift-action hair tonic. 127 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:49,710 - Switch off that commercial nonsense! - Remember the name, Brough! 128 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,753 Recommended by egg-heads! 129 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:59,399 - Don't let them fool you, Theodore! - Well, what's a bloke to do now? 130 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,717 You're going to challenge! 131 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,629 No, no, that'd be dangerous. 132 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,673 - You pipe down, Lambert! - Challenge him? 133 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:16,880 I do have a little secret tucked away in the coach-house. Might be fun... 134 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:22,509 Have a go! Could you get this completed, Gore-Slimey wouldn't need... 135 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,793 any driving-mirror! Just imagine II Tempo Gigante! 136 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,197 Rimspoke's reply to the Italian Ferrari! 137 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:39,759 - Out of the way, macadamised snail! - Save your felt-slippers, Sonny. 138 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:49,189 Well, shall we take a peep inside the coach-house and see what we've got? 139 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,676 - Yes, let's! - Oh, no. 140 00:16:57,000 --> 00:17:01,551 There isn't much I can do with this thing here. 141 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:05,230 It's in a sorrier state than I suspected. 142 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:12,440 - You could soon fix this up. - Can't build a car without a penny. 143 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,468 I haven't even got the nuts and bolts. 144 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:20,434 We'll have to make a real killing! 145 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:24,155 You could raise the wind, could you? 146 00:17:24,360 --> 00:17:27,352 A divinity shapes our ends. 147 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,028 Stick'em up! 148 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,869 - Hand it over! - Do you suppose I've got any money? 149 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:38,596 This bloke's a poor as a church mouse! 150 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:43,476 - This won't solve our problems. - Well, blow me. I'll be... 151 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,397 Well, blow me. I'll be... 152 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:56,388 That really hurt. Never felt such a pain before. 153 00:17:56,600 --> 00:18:00,149 Wouldn't never ever have thought it possible. 154 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:09,758 - Move over! - Can't I have the inside berth tonight? 155 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:16,960 - Don't we all have our places? - I never get the inside berth. 156 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:23,198 - There's such a draft off the floor. - That's why I take the inside berth. 157 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,914 Come on, pipe down! 158 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:39,038 Well, good night to you, Sonny. Sleep well. 159 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:40,878 Nighty! 160 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,509 Sonny! 161 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,756 Sonny! 162 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:28,351 I sa y, Theodore? Has he gone out? 163 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,596 I wonder why? 164 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:38,878 Theodore's feeling a bit down in the dumps. 165 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:44,677 I wonder if it is because he hasn't got enough money to build the car, Sonny? 166 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:49,670 Think you'll be able to help him out, eh, Sonny? 167 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,838 Lambert, it's only a matter of time... 168 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:58,556 before Sonny Duckworth of Sludgemere strikes again! 169 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:12,872 I think I'll just stretch my carcase a bit more. 170 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,152 Oi! String me up and stuff me in a hen-coop! 171 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:09,752 Rolls-Royce 1905 model! Solid gold. 172 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,758 Acetylene lamps. 173 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:17,909 Gosh, transverse interleaved suspension. Silicon finish... 174 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:25,359 What sort of a spooky get-up is that? 175 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,916 He must be oozing with dough! 176 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:35,478 Gosh! He's using dollar bills as fly-whisks! 177 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:44,113 "Aladdin Oil"! 178 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,479 He must be one of those oil sheiks! 179 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,794 Perhaps we could funnel a little in Theodore's direction... 180 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:53,636 Snickety snoo! How too, too snickety snoo. 181 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:59,629 If this isn't tempting providence, I'd like to know what is. 182 00:24:55,560 --> 00:25:01,078 An ape, honestly. A genuine cross between a chimp and a gorilla. 183 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,840 This is no joking matter! 184 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:51,354 There should be plenty of money here for Theodore's new design. 185 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,792 Well, string me up and stuff me in a hen-coop! 186 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,470 Talk about an Oriental chick! 187 00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:07,510 And that fierce-looking money-grubber! 188 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,917 Desperados! What eez the bizniz going on here? 189 00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:41,317 And the papyrus here? 190 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:48,875 Theez eez no hieroglyphics. Theeze eez drawing of fast motor-car. 191 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:55,709 Sensation! Theez car work of great genius. 192 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,718 Where is the deesigner? 193 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:03,596 Ali, ali, Emanuel Desperados, you fetch me theez genius! 194 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:13,115 Thrown out? Not possibull! 195 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:18,519 Throw out of the tent of Sheikh Abdul Ben Bonanza? 196 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:25,353 Idiot! You stupid gorilla dam blockhead. 197 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:37,231 Sonny's not the type to give up easily! At a pinch he gets his fertile brain... 198 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:41,672 work overtime and changes his line of attack. 199 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:46,271 Once his mind's made up, there's no stopping Sonny. 200 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:52,432 Ah, yes, the Pinchcliffe Gazette. 201 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,717 That's an idea all right. 202 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:04,759 An ad inserted here will have world wide coverage! 203 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:31,880 My Spanish gambit eez successful! And it's Desperados to move. 204 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:49,236 Your check easy to overcome. I just go through weez my castle. 205 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:54,033 That shake you, eh? 206 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:10,271 You theenk you vairy smart, no? I just move my keeng... 207 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,472 And you get nowhere. 208 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:29,871 Jallah. Sheikh Bonanza checkmated? 209 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,150 You...! 210 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:39,992 I no time to play theez silly game with stoopid ape. I prefer study drawing. 211 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:47,232 Emanuel Desperados. Zees car ingenious! 212 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:56,357 You! Throw designer out of my tent. Idiot! 213 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,313 You beeg blockhead! Stoopid gorilla... 214 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,711 So you're up early for once, Lambert? 215 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:35,910 Yeh, gotta spend a penny. 216 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:41,478 - Perhaps you could fetch the paper? - Yeh, I'll do that for you. 217 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:55,435 Ladies and gentlemen, we have a sensational announcement... 218 00:31:55,640 --> 00:32:01,590 of the new racing car now under construction by Theodore Rimspoke. 219 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:06,639 Pinchcliffe radio and Television roving reporter... 220 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:12,039 pig farmer Archibald Skrimshank, has all the details. 221 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:16,791 Your on the air, Archie! It's all yours! 222 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:21,039 - You're on the air. - Thank you. 223 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:29,029 My, you people are inquisitive! We have it on the best of authority... 224 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:32,915 that cycle-repairer Theodore Rimspoke... 225 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:39,559 resident of Pinchcliffe, plans to complete his II Tempo Gigante. 226 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:45,349 Aha! There's the sooper-dooper car. 227 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:49,678 What an advertisement for Aladdin Oil! 228 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:55,193 Me finance Rimspoke and we win race! 229 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:58,597 Emanuel Desperados, you drive me! 230 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,997 We go visit genius! 231 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:30,513 Emanuel, geev me completed contract! 232 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:35,669 And you, my little turtle dove, you come visit Big Chief Rimspoke. 233 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:41,034 Desperados, speed, queek, hurry! 234 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:46,230 Hurry, hurry! 235 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:51,753 You have trouble weez my Rolls-Royce? My car guaranteed! 236 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,758 Hurry! Turn starting-handle! 237 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:59,588 Bravo! Close zee door and get cracking! 238 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:03,190 Hurry! We late! 239 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,748 Now change gear! 240 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:12,954 Caramba! Put her in reverse... there you idiot. 241 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,878 Snitchery snoo! 242 00:34:31,240 --> 00:34:36,030 This is tempting providence putting all this in print. 243 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:44,831 Theodore, it says in the paper. But where the dickens is it? 244 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:07,514 - Theodore, the paper! - What does it say in the paper? 245 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:12,318 It's all about your car. 246 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:15,717 What? Let's have a look! 247 00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:19,913 Well, what do you know! 248 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:24,830 II Tempo Gigante? It's our car! 249 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:28,077 How did that old picture get into print? 250 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:24,916 Speed it up! 251 00:36:25,120 --> 00:36:28,669 Dangerous suspension bridge. Hurry! 252 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:33,876 Speed it up! 253 00:36:56,120 --> 00:37:00,750 "Rimspoke has accepted Gore-Slimey's challenge." 254 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:07,437 "Prospects for the Race of the Century." 255 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:11,428 I wonder who's gone and...? 256 00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:17,317 So, that's it. Sonny has been at work. 257 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:21,229 Yeh, Sonny has been at work. 258 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:24,591 - Who, me? - Yes, you! 259 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:31,114 - What've you been up to now, Sonny? - What've you been up to now, Sonny? 260 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:39,069 - Just a few casual acquaintances. - Sonny's casual acquaintances, eh? 261 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:44,834 They're apt to be a bit suspect. 262 00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:56,516 - I believe we've got something outside. - Sounds like it. 263 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:04,838 Ze silence here is as profound as in ze desert. All people inside ze house. 264 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:09,238 Emanuel, go knock up ze door! 265 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:19,395 Would you open the door, Lambert? Someone's lost his way and landed here. 266 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:27,029 Hurry along, Lambert, you like receiving visitors, I know. 267 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:36,354 Lambert, man, don't be scared just because the door creaks a bit. 268 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:40,951 Look at Sonny! Cool as a prize cucumber. 269 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:49,791 - Give them a nice welcome, Lambert. - Yes, I certainly will. 270 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:53,470 - Oh, gosh! - Salaam, salaam! 271 00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:56,990 May Allah protect thee and thy house. 272 00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:02,593 I have journeyed from afar to have a good squint at Rimspoke. 273 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:10,155 Have no fear, friend! My chauffeur not dangerous, just a bit inquisitive. 274 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:12,954 Very, very inquisitive! 275 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:20,112 What sort of a jungle denizen might this be? 276 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:25,440 Must have been smuggled in in a crate of bananas. 277 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,677 You ze great bicycle-repairer Rimspoke? 278 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:37,314 Yes, that's supposed to be me. 279 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:42,992 Just step right inside. Brew up a pot of coffee, Lambert. 280 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:49,958 Ah, you verry kind. We come to have pow-wow and you must listen to me. 281 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:54,199 You Rimspoke brilliant designer. 282 00:39:55,240 --> 00:40:01,315 I Abdul Ben Bonanza have seen TV. 283 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:05,752 I will finance your Tempo Gigante. 284 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:09,669 I plenty moneys. You plenty broke. 285 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:15,477 Well, maybe, but what do you want me to do? 286 00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:21,198 You use my oil and petrol. Z e best in ze whole world. 287 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:26,394 She'll run on my own patent mixture. It would be fun to give it a try. 288 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:30,991 Then pleez you sign theez contract. 289 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:33,794 No, no, that's dangerous. 290 00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:38,949 - Do you think so, Lambert? - Of course you'll sign, Theodore. 291 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:42,311 The offer of a century, from friends in distant lands! 292 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:46,638 - Yes, pleez sign! - You're on dangerous ground. 293 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:50,276 Don't listen to that Jeremiah. It's the chance of a lifetime. 294 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,711 Well, it might well be. 295 00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:57,549 Bravo! So now pleez sign contract. 296 00:40:57,760 --> 00:41:02,595 We're heading straight for disaster. I know it. 297 00:41:17,880 --> 00:41:21,156 It's amazing what you can do with money! 298 00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:24,750 And a string of oil wells to back you up. 299 00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:28,509 Damn me if Theodore, the bird... 300 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:33,510 and our ungainly furry friend with the rucksack haven't really go cracking! 301 00:41:33,720 --> 00:41:37,349 Nuts and bolts, sprockets and spindles. 302 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:41,030 Skilled hands engaged in precision lathe-work... 303 00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:44,198 on rotary hydrogenic valves. 304 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:48,791 With one vigilant eye cocked on the doings of willing helpers... 305 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:54,074 who run unnecessary risks without the protection of safety footwear. 306 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:14,389 Work proceeds da y and night. 307 00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:19,196 Mysterious fluids seethe and bubble in carboys, copper tubes and on hotplates. 308 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:23,279 Theodore is experimenting with all kinds of fuel... 309 00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:27,359 and hand-made thinly rolled body panels. 310 00:42:27,560 --> 00:42:32,350 Behind dark goggles Theodore is concocting a motorised carriage... 311 00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:37,156 that is going to prove a sensation in the motor-racing world... 312 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:43,799 with technical finesses which entail radical innovations in the carburetion! 313 00:42:58,120 --> 00:43:02,432 Straight down the lightning conductor! Theodore has taken proper precautions... 314 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:06,633 against natural catastrophes and unforeseen punctures. 315 00:43:06,840 --> 00:43:11,231 Il Tempo Gigante features special tyres, with steel reinforcement. 316 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:18,312 And seven layers of chicken netting welded into West Indian rubber alloys. 317 00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:46,318 When Theodore builds an engine, he doesn't settle for a mere two-stroke. 318 00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:51,275 He has drilled 12 cylinders and fitted them with concave linings... 319 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:55,359 rammed in a whole heap of high-tension ignition plugs... 320 00:43:55,560 --> 00:44:00,076 linked to three-inch hyper-polished exhaust manuals. 321 00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:03,716 The finished product weighing 2.8 tons... 322 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:09,358 is impressive enough to shake any major motor factory to its foundation. 323 00:44:36,960 --> 00:44:41,909 It takes a full year to knock out a vehicle like II Tempo Gigante. 324 00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:47,995 The day Theodore completed the prototype... 325 00:44:48,200 --> 00:44:52,830 the Bristol seismograph registered 7,8 on the Richter scale. 326 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:57,272 Not a bad start for a do-it-yourself village enthusiast. 327 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:01,068 Here's the late news. 328 00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:06,798 It has been confirmed that II Tempo Gigante is ready for its supreme test. 329 00:45:07,000 --> 00:45:10,788 People in Pinchcliffe are confident that Rimspoke... 330 00:45:11,000 --> 00:45:14,197 can show Gore-Slimey a clean pair of heels. 331 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:18,632 We shall see when the chips are down. 332 00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:20,751 Time will show! 333 00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:28,994 Hi, you'll frighten them out of their wits! 334 00:46:44,080 --> 00:46:46,992 Sonny! Sonny! 335 00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:55,311 Who is it? Where is he? 336 00:46:55,520 --> 00:46:58,830 I can hear something real horrible. 337 00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:03,079 There must be someone outside snooping around. 338 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:07,956 Theodore, there's someone snooping around at the dead of night. 339 00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:14,030 I bet it's someone after your car. I think we should hide in the cellar. 340 00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:17,152 What? In the cellar? 341 00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:20,796 - Night-time intruders? - Yes, I think there are people about. 342 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:26,313 Our burglar alarm should deal with car thieves, and it's all set up. 343 00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:11,958 You go to the right, Sonny, on the other side of the coach-house... 344 00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:14,958 and I'll go this side. 345 00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:22,029 - And you keep an eye on the door. - I'm scared, I am, Theodore. 346 00:48:22,240 --> 00:48:28,236 I never been so scared. Never thought I would ever be so scared. 347 00:49:26,640 --> 00:49:29,598 Hush, someone's coming! 348 00:49:41,040 --> 00:49:45,192 That's Mister Gore-Slimey in the bag all right. 349 00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:53,873 Well, string me up and stuff me in a hen-coop! 350 00:49:54,080 --> 00:49:56,355 Gracious... 351 00:49:56,560 --> 00:50:01,111 So it's you strung up and dangling there, Lambert? 352 00:50:01,320 --> 00:50:04,232 I walked slap into it! 353 00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:18,995 That rope was intended for Rudolph, so you'll have to forgive me, Lambert. 354 00:50:19,200 --> 00:50:22,715 That put the skids on old Gore-Slimey. 355 00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:20,072 Sir Sheikh Abdul Ben Bonanza, Ladies and Gentlemen. 356 00:51:20,280 --> 00:51:26,310 We are gathered together to unveil Rimspoke's technical masterpiece... 357 00:51:26,520 --> 00:51:31,833 which in tomorrows Grand Prix will challenge the world's racing drivers... 358 00:51:32,040 --> 00:51:37,239 including Rudolph Gore-Slimey in his 12-cylinder Boomerang Rapido. 359 00:51:43,360 --> 00:51:46,238 We're gratified to have TV coverage today... 360 00:51:46,440 --> 00:51:48,954 in black and white and in choice colours. 361 00:51:49,160 --> 00:51:54,712 This event is being transmitted via the Pinchcliffe TV control panel... 362 00:51:54,920 --> 00:52:01,155 designed by Theodore Rimspoke and broadcast nationwide... full stop. 363 00:52:01,360 --> 00:52:08,311 To mark this auspicious occasion we have invited one of our greatest brads. 364 00:52:08,520 --> 00:52:14,038 Despite an attack of the sniffles and the handicap of a mane of unruly air... 365 00:52:14,240 --> 00:52:19,030 composed a laudatory epic: Hanbury Dapplenag! 366 00:52:27,200 --> 00:52:32,194 Greetings, mighty son of the desert waste 367 00:52:32,400 --> 00:52:36,313 On whose oil-wells your stupendous wealth is based 368 00:52:36,520 --> 00:52:40,559 By whose presence this ceremony is graced 369 00:52:40,760 --> 00:52:43,911 Our great inventor, thanks to your banking account 370 00:52:44,120 --> 00:52:47,669 Was able to sting you for a sizable amount 371 00:52:47,880 --> 00:52:51,634 And so in this week-end's great race we folk 372 00:52:51,840 --> 00:52:55,037 Can cheer on our hero Theodore Rimspoke 373 00:52:55,240 --> 00:53:02,157 Driving a very speedy vehicle which Bears the name of my modest shanty: 374 00:53:03,360 --> 00:53:08,388 The racing car II Tempo Gigante! 375 00:53:14,240 --> 00:53:20,349 Thank you, Dapplenag, and may the Government grant your application... 376 00:53:20,560 --> 00:53:23,552 for a three-year Bardic Travelling Scholarship. 377 00:53:25,440 --> 00:53:31,117 And now I shall ask Sheikh Abdul Ben Bonanza to rise and be upstanding. 378 00:53:33,160 --> 00:53:40,160 As funds from North Sea is not yet available for projects such as these... 379 00:53:40,800 --> 00:53:46,875 an overseas sheikh has generously stepped into the breach. 380 00:53:47,080 --> 00:53:50,629 This entitles him to the honour of unveiling this super car. 381 00:53:50,840 --> 00:53:54,230 Sheikh Abdul Ben Bonanza, she's all yours! 382 00:54:11,400 --> 00:54:16,349 I must ask the audience to retain your seats and your composure. 383 00:54:21,960 --> 00:54:27,114 We have TV coverage, and Theodore will now answer a few snaky questions. 384 00:54:27,320 --> 00:54:31,996 Today's news features Rimspoke's sensational II Tempo Gigante... 385 00:54:32,200 --> 00:54:38,150 capable of challenging Gore-Slimey's GT Super Boomerang Rapido. 386 00:54:38,360 --> 00:54:45,118 Congratulations on the car! I must say, equipped with radar and all? 387 00:54:45,320 --> 00:54:48,756 That's right. In the event of fog and landslides. 388 00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:54,398 And to anticipate any concealed entrances. 389 00:54:54,600 --> 00:54:57,353 Could we have a rundown? 390 00:54:57,560 --> 00:55:02,714 Let's start with the cranking handle, which starts the engine up forward... 391 00:55:02,920 --> 00:55:05,957 which in turn starts the carburettor... 392 00:55:06,160 --> 00:55:09,789 which finally activates the rocket engine at the rear. 393 00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:13,834 - And then she really moves, eh? - You could say that, yes. 394 00:55:14,040 --> 00:55:16,031 And your top speed? 395 00:55:17,560 --> 00:55:22,156 With twelve cylinders and pure alcohol fuel... 396 00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:25,033 and a gaggle of rockets raring to go... 397 00:55:25,240 --> 00:55:29,916 the old bus could hardly be described as a slowcoach. 398 00:55:31,560 --> 00:55:37,112 This job is designed with front-and rear-wheel drive... 399 00:55:37,320 --> 00:55:42,394 as well as direct fuel injection slap in the jet... 400 00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:46,593 using the cantilever method. 401 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:50,839 And I've installed two speedometers... 402 00:55:51,040 --> 00:55:57,593 serially linked so that one takes over when the other registers maximum. 403 00:55:57,800 --> 00:56:04,194 - And then this rotary wind-gauge... - And what about this brake-block? 404 00:56:04,400 --> 00:56:07,915 Same system as on a bike, but reinforced. 405 00:56:08,120 --> 00:56:13,433 - And what's this device? - That's blood type Rhesus B Plus. 406 00:56:13,640 --> 00:56:19,875 And Rhesus Minus, and a dash of blue blood if we should bump into a baron. 407 00:56:20,080 --> 00:56:23,709 - Or some other aristocrats. - Very smart. 408 00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:26,354 How about a look at the cockpit? 409 00:56:26,560 --> 00:56:29,916 No. That wouldn't interest the public. 410 00:56:30,120 --> 00:56:32,918 - Top secret, maybe? - Um... 411 00:56:33,120 --> 00:56:37,716 Well, it only remains for me to wish Rimspoke every success in the race. 412 00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:42,152 And now back to our comp�re, Dairy Manager Oliver Clapthwaite. 413 00:56:42,360 --> 00:56:44,954 Thanking you. 414 00:56:47,560 --> 00:56:51,030 And now our local band will conclude this ceremony... 415 00:56:51,240 --> 00:56:54,789 with a specially composed march, Cantata Opus Two... 416 00:56:55,000 --> 00:56:58,515 by pig farmer Archibald Skrimshank. 417 00:56:58,720 --> 00:57:03,714 But first a special welcome to another prominent visitor, Emanuel Desperados. 418 00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:09,631 Private chauffeur, born right round the last bend of the Limpopo River. 419 00:57:09,840 --> 00:57:15,472 He has kindly consented to assist in the role of guest drummer. 420 01:00:21,360 --> 01:00:26,798 And now you can see Sheikh Abdul Ben Bonanza arriving in his Rolls-Royce... 421 01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:29,833 driven by Emanuel Desperados. 422 01:00:30,040 --> 01:00:34,591 This great magnate is the owner of Aladdin Oil. 423 01:00:34,800 --> 01:00:36,717 There's an air of excitement here as we 424 01:00:36,718 --> 01:00:38,634 await the start of this epic encounter... 425 01:00:38,840 --> 01:00:41,559 between the world's leading drivers. 426 01:00:41,760 --> 01:00:46,515 Now here's No. 3 coming up to start. The Italian Ruffino Gassolini... 427 01:00:46,720 --> 01:00:51,350 known as the Turin Daredevil, in his Bertone Carabo. 428 01:00:52,880 --> 01:00:57,670 No. 12 is the German Heinrich von Schnellfahrt, in his red Abarth 2000... 429 01:00:57,880 --> 01:01:02,670 the celebrated speed-merchant with glass-eye and monocle. 430 01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:13,636 Here's No. 5, the Swede Ronny Turnip Anderson... 431 01:01:13,840 --> 01:01:18,595 the Gothenburg Gogetter, followed by No. 8, the Argentine Carlos Fandango. 432 01:01:18,800 --> 01:01:23,635 The pampas playboy who ran slap into a wall and escaped without a scratch. 433 01:01:23,840 --> 01:01:27,549 An impressive array of horsepower. 434 01:01:27,760 --> 01:01:33,676 There's one question of special interest to fans: Has Aladdin Oil acted wisely... 435 01:01:33,880 --> 01:01:37,953 in staking money and prestige on a mere cycle-repairer? 436 01:01:38,160 --> 01:01:41,038 I imagine the people in Pinchcliffe... 437 01:01:41,240 --> 01:01:45,950 will follow today's event with special attention to their hero. 438 01:01:46,160 --> 01:01:49,869 Let's have a closer look at Aladdin Oil. 439 01:01:50,080 --> 01:01:53,550 Rimspoke is just leaving the pits. 440 01:01:53,760 --> 01:02:00,393 What competition can his home-made design, II Tempo Gigante, offer? 441 01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:06,311 It seems hardly likely that an prototype built by a cycle-repairer... 442 01:02:06,520 --> 01:02:11,913 will go the full 25 laps of today's gruelling Grand Prix. 443 01:02:12,120 --> 01:02:18,195 But during yesterdays acceleration test II Tempo Gigante showed a speed... 444 01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:23,315 that ensured it a surprisingly good starting position. 445 01:02:27,200 --> 01:02:34,038 In the Snake Oil pit the director of the Dry Rot and Fungus Control Authority... 446 01:02:34,240 --> 01:02:40,998 and ace driver Gore-Slimey is behind the wheel of his Boomerang Rapido. 447 01:03:02,920 --> 01:03:07,038 Rudolph Gore-Slimey has a string of victories in his car... 448 01:03:07,240 --> 01:03:10,994 with a great many hush-hush features. 449 01:03:11,200 --> 01:03:16,228 Only a handful of intimates know what's concealed beneath the black bonnet. 450 01:03:16,440 --> 01:03:20,797 His co-driver, in a cockpit designed on Spitfire lines, is Eleaser Cassandra... 451 01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:26,074 whose gift of second sight has proved invaluable in a tight corner. 452 01:03:26,280 --> 01:03:31,513 Less is known of Theodore Rimspoke's co-driver, Sonny Duckworth. 453 01:03:31,720 --> 01:03:36,316 Two novices to the track that should be watched with interest. 454 01:03:36,520 --> 01:03:41,514 In 30 seconds from now this impressive pack of speed-hungry roadsters... 455 01:03:41,720 --> 01:03:46,953 will be streaking across the line in the Grand Prix of the Century. 456 01:04:00,040 --> 01:04:04,716 Five, four, three, two, one! 457 01:04:06,440 --> 01:04:12,515 They're off! The home-made contraption already seems to be in trouble. 458 01:04:12,720 --> 01:04:17,555 This is bound to be a severe disappointment to Aladdin Oil. 459 01:04:32,840 --> 01:04:37,595 The German Heinrich von Schnellfahrt in his Abarth 2000 has taken the lead... 460 01:04:37,800 --> 01:04:42,316 closely pursued by the Italian Ruffino Gassolini and Gore-Slimey. 461 01:04:42,520 --> 01:04:47,435 But now it looks like they've managed to crank II Tempo Gigante into action. 462 01:04:47,640 --> 01:04:52,998 She seems to be firing on all twelve cylinders. 463 01:04:53,200 --> 01:04:58,149 She's off, and good luck to her. She's got a lot of leeway to make up. 464 01:04:58,360 --> 01:05:04,993 Not a very encouraging start for the good people of Pinchcliffe. 465 01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:24,917 It does really look as if Rimspoke is putting his best foot forward. 466 01:05:25,120 --> 01:05:32,120 Gore-Slimey in the lead followed by McQuick, the Swede and Gassolini. 467 01:05:56,160 --> 01:05:59,311 In a moment they'll be completing the first lap. 468 01:05:59,520 --> 01:06:03,274 Gore-Slimey has been passed by the Irishman McQuick. 469 01:06:03,480 --> 01:06:08,759 Here they come. Gore-Slimey flashing past still in the lead. 470 01:06:08,960 --> 01:06:13,397 With nine laps to go, Rimspoke is lagging 30 seconds behind the leaders. 471 01:06:13,600 --> 01:06:16,717 He has a lot of ground to make up. 472 01:06:16,920 --> 01:06:20,754 And now the Argentine ace Carlos Fandango goes into the lead. 473 01:06:28,080 --> 01:06:34,189 And now it looks as if Rimspoke really has got his horsepower harnessed. 474 01:06:34,400 --> 01:06:40,157 By my stopwatch he's pulled in as much as 15 seconds on his first lap... 475 01:06:40,360 --> 01:06:45,639 which is sensational. We should not write off Aladdin Oil's chances yet. 476 01:06:51,240 --> 01:06:57,031 Gore-Slimey once again in the lead with Nos. 4, 12, 3, 8 and 5 in hot pursuit. 477 01:06:57,240 --> 01:07:02,268 Followed by Rimspoke. He must have put in a tremendous burst! 478 01:07:02,480 --> 01:07:07,076 Rimspoke's backers are clearly elated. 479 01:07:07,280 --> 01:07:12,673 The wee chappie now facing the camera is one of Rimspoke's rusty assistants. 480 01:07:12,880 --> 01:07:15,997 No doubt his first visit on a race-track. 481 01:07:16,200 --> 01:07:20,239 A popular feature in this tough competition. 482 01:07:20,440 --> 01:07:24,558 A message: Would the owner of the car registered PP 14U2... 483 01:07:24,760 --> 01:07:29,629 parked on a manhole outside Entrance C kindly remove his vehicle... 484 01:07:29,840 --> 01:07:34,470 as a Drainage and Water Board inspector is anxious to return home. 485 01:07:35,880 --> 01:07:41,193 We are just coming up for another lap. And Gore-Slimey is still in the lead. 486 01:07:47,720 --> 01:07:51,429 Amazing what Rimspoke is getting out of his car. 487 01:07:51,640 --> 01:07:54,552 Can he really keep going? 488 01:08:16,720 --> 01:08:23,432 Rimspoke has now rejoined the bunch, and Schnellfahrt answers with a spurt. 489 01:08:23,640 --> 01:08:28,953 Rimspoke's giving all his got, but seems to be having trouble with his engine. 490 01:08:29,160 --> 01:08:33,472 He's falling back. But he's picking up again... 491 01:08:33,680 --> 01:08:38,515 and is hot on the heels of McQuick, Gassolini and Anderson. 492 01:08:58,440 --> 01:09:01,159 Going into the hairpin bend we get a ding-dong struggle... 493 01:09:01,360 --> 01:09:04,352 between Schnellfahrt and Rimspoke. 494 01:09:04,560 --> 01:09:09,270 Out of the bend we have Gore-Slimey and Rimspoke. 495 01:09:09,480 --> 01:09:14,998 Rimspoke must have gone into a bit of a skid. His car seems a bit stern-heavy. 496 01:09:33,880 --> 01:09:39,273 There's a dramatic tussle going on, with Gore-Slimey still in the lead. 497 01:09:58,960 --> 01:10:03,670 And there goes Rimspoke, shooting into the lead. Aladdin Oil... 498 01:10:03,880 --> 01:10:06,678 is leading in the Grand Prix! 499 01:10:28,640 --> 01:10:33,430 II Tempo Gigante passing the stands with a clear lead. 500 01:10:33,640 --> 01:10:36,598 But it sounds like she is misfiring? 501 01:10:36,800 --> 01:10:42,318 The subsequent order is Gore-Slimey, Fandango, Schnellfahrt, Gassolini... 502 01:10:42,520 --> 01:10:46,035 and the Swede Turnip Anderson. 503 01:11:39,040 --> 01:11:43,591 Rimspoke is clearly in trouble. His engine is definitely labouring. 504 01:11:43,800 --> 01:11:47,952 Gore-Slimey is coming up hand over first. 505 01:11:50,640 --> 01:11:54,235 Now he's passed him and is in the lead again! 506 01:11:57,800 --> 01:12:01,554 Things seem to be going disastrously wrong for Rimspoke and Aladdin Oil. 507 01:12:01,760 --> 01:12:06,311 Rimspoke is being overhauled by the rest of the field. My, what a pity. 508 01:12:06,520 --> 01:12:10,877 After such a splendid performance by this unusual vehicle! 509 01:12:11,080 --> 01:12:16,473 But that's the way things go! Snake Oil first with the German second. 510 01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:27,393 Just behind these two comes Fandango. The field's spreading out now. 511 01:12:27,600 --> 01:12:31,673 And here's the Swede leaving the pits after a spot of trouble. 512 01:12:31,880 --> 01:12:36,908 But II Tempo Gigante is obviously in still greater trouble. 513 01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:42,069 She is being taken hand of by her team of mechanics. 514 01:12:45,240 --> 01:12:51,952 Now the German seems to be making a bid. Fandango breathing down his neck. 515 01:12:52,160 --> 01:12:56,915 The field seems to be massing for a thrilling attack on the leaders. 516 01:13:21,360 --> 01:13:23,954 Rimspoke is really back in the race! 517 01:13:24,160 --> 01:13:28,676 Talk about a quick start! Nothing like it since the Apollo went into orbit. 518 01:13:28,880 --> 01:13:33,749 Driver and co-driver must have been subject to something like 3 G! 519 01:14:02,040 --> 01:14:06,431 Once again Rimspoke challenges the cream of the world's racing drivers. 520 01:14:06,640 --> 01:14:10,189 This can develop into something truly spectacular! 521 01:14:10,400 --> 01:14:16,191 Looks as if Aladdin Oil have called on their second driver. What a gamble! 522 01:14:16,400 --> 01:14:22,555 Gassolini holding on to a slim lead, closely followed by the others. 523 01:14:22,760 --> 01:14:26,753 What about Rimspoke and his new second driver? 524 01:14:55,640 --> 01:14:59,679 It's obvious that II Tempo Gigante is now performing superbly. 525 01:14:59,880 --> 01:15:03,793 Rimspoke is closing in on the field. 526 01:15:04,000 --> 01:15:08,676 But Gore-Slimey has pulled ahead and has a clear lead. 527 01:15:41,080 --> 01:15:43,913 Gore-Slimey has a commanding lead, and passes... there. 528 01:15:45,640 --> 01:15:50,873 The rest of the field is nicely bunched, with the German in front. 529 01:15:51,080 --> 01:15:54,755 But Rimspoke is now only seven seconds behind the German. 530 01:15:56,120 --> 01:16:01,274 Rimspoke, clearly full of go is only 15 seconds behind Gore-Slimey. 531 01:16:01,480 --> 01:16:05,871 It's going to be hard to predict the winner. 532 01:16:06,080 --> 01:16:11,632 Things are really hotting up. The German is back in the lead... 533 01:16:11,840 --> 01:16:15,150 with the others breathing down his neck. 534 01:16:15,360 --> 01:16:21,629 Il Tempo Gigante is putting on a terrific spurt and catching up! 535 01:17:01,560 --> 01:17:06,156 It's a neck-and-neck struggle between Gore-Slimey and Theodore Rimspoke. 536 01:17:27,880 --> 01:17:30,678 Gore-Slimey is just hanging on to his lead... 537 01:17:30,880 --> 01:17:34,236 but the others are hard on his heels. 538 01:17:42,160 --> 01:17:47,598 Gore-Slimey and Rimspoke are leaving the rest of the field inexorably behind. 539 01:18:21,640 --> 01:18:26,395 Now what's happening? Gore-Slimey pulls away. 540 01:18:26,600 --> 01:18:31,151 Rimspoke is in trouble, with II Tempo Gigante threatening to disintegrate. 541 01:18:31,480 --> 01:18:35,837 Gore-Slimey is starting on the last lap. But where is Rimspoke? 542 01:18:36,040 --> 01:18:42,115 There! He seems to have got his engine going full blast once again! 543 01:18:42,320 --> 01:18:48,270 Gore-Slimey can't be sure of victory. Both cars being squeezed to the limit. 544 01:18:48,480 --> 01:18:54,828 This is the last and decisive lap, and a final maximum effort is called for. 545 01:18:55,040 --> 01:18:59,875 This speed must be a terrific strain on chassis, engine, tyres,... 546 01:19:00,080 --> 01:19:02,469 and the drivers themselves. 547 01:20:08,280 --> 01:20:13,559 Here things are really getting dramatic. Il Tempo Gigante is enveloped in smoke. 548 01:20:13,760 --> 01:20:16,957 Is she on fire? A highly dramatic finish! 549 01:21:03,720 --> 01:21:08,316 Rimspoke comes out of the bend with Gore-Slimey scraping his exhaust. 550 01:21:08,520 --> 01:21:13,674 He flashes across the line there! Winner of the Grand Prix of the century! 551 01:21:13,880 --> 01:21:18,271 In third place the German, followed by the Argentinean, Irishman and Italian. 552 01:21:18,760 --> 01:21:21,320 What a race, what a finish, and what a 553 01:21:21,321 --> 01:21:23,880 triumph for our village cycle-repairer... 554 01:21:24,080 --> 01:21:29,029 and a sheikh who staked his reputation and money on his intuition. 555 01:21:37,840 --> 01:21:42,277 We congratulate Pinchcliffe, the native village of the three worthies... 556 01:21:42,480 --> 01:21:47,679 who ensured II Tempo Gigante such a sensational triumph. 557 01:22:30,440 --> 01:22:34,115 The cup and the laurels were just one more incident... 558 01:22:34,320 --> 01:22:37,073 in the lives of Theodore, Sonny, and Lambert. 559 01:22:37,280 --> 01:22:40,989 They'll be back at their daily chores tomorrow, with petty quarrels... 560 01:22:41,200 --> 01:22:46,479 inventions and the manufacture of flagpoles for the Swiss Navy. 561 01:22:46,680 --> 01:22:52,550 - Tonight you have the inside berth! - Can I? 562 01:22:54,240 --> 01:22:58,597 - Is that really possible? - Take the inside when I tell you to! 563 01:23:03,520 --> 01:23:07,115 Goodness me! 564 01:23:09,480 --> 01:23:12,552 Snitchery pooh. 565 01:23:12,760 --> 01:23:15,433 - Nighty! - Nighty! 566 01:23:44,600 --> 01:23:47,114 English subtitles: Trine Borg