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Judi Dench, Natascha McElhone, Maggie Smith, and Daniel Brühl in Ladies in Lavender (2004)

Maggie Smith: Janet

Ladies in Lavender

Maggie Smith credited as playing...

Janet

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  • [Dorcas stuffs a chicken while Janet listens to the radio in the next room and Andrea practices upstairs. Janet turns off the radio and comes into the kitchen]
  • Janet Widdington: Doesn't sound good. I can't listen anymore.
  • Dorcas: Don't know how you can stand it. Sounds like a strangled cat.
  • Janet Widdington: I meant the news!
  • Dorcas: Oh, right.
  • Janet Widdington: Do we have any parsnips?
  • Dorcas: Bit early for parsnips. Plenty of spuds, though.
  • Janet Widdington: Well, we shall have to have extra spuds. Potatoes.
  • Ursula Widdington: We're learning English.
  • Janet Widdington: He may be, Ursula. You are making holes in the furniture.
  • Ursula Widdington: [to Andrea] Are you feeling better? Are you hungry?
  • [she gestures to show eating]
  • Janet Widdington: Oh, stop it, Ursula, you look like a cannibal.
  • Ursula Widdington: [Referring to the whole fish that Janet has cooked] Don't you think they look a bit sad?
  • Janet Widdington: Not at all
  • [Ursula looks out the window, waiting for Andrea to return]
  • Janet Widdington: He won't be here any sooner.
  • Ursula Widdington: No, I know, I just... I told him we were having chicken.
  • Janet Widdington: I think we should eat.
  • Ursula Widdington: No, let's wait. He's sure to be here soon.
  • [they have finished dinner, still waiting for Andrea to return]
  • Janet Widdington: I'm going to phone Pendered.
  • Ursula Widdington: All right.
  • Janet Widdington: [Janet goes to the phone] Trevannic 412, please, Mrs. Pengelley... Hello? Mr. Pendered?... Yeah, it's - it's Janet Widdington... Yeah, well - hello... Yes, we're rather worried about Andrea. We were expecting him for supper. And we...
  • [her face falls as she listens]
  • Janet Widdington: Oh, I - oh, I see... No, no - we didn't know... Yes... Well, thank you.
  • [she hangs up]
  • Ursula Widdington: Janet, what's happened?
  • Janet Widdington: They've gone.
  • Ursula Widdington: What do you mean?
  • Janet Widdington: I mean, Andrea's gone. With that woman.
  • Ursula Widdington: I don't understand.
  • Janet Widdington: Andrea and the Danilof woman were seen getting on the train to London.
  • Ursula Widdington: [Ursula begins to cry] Oh, Jan- Oh, Janet! No. Oh, Janet. No, oh no!
  • Janet Widdington: Don't, Ursula.
  • Ursula Widdington: Oh no...
  • Janet Widdington: Ursula.
  • Ursula Widdington: [Ursula sobs harder, her face in her hands] Janet!
  • Janet Widdington: Oh don't!
  • [she hugs Ursula, who clings to her and cries harder]
  • Ursula Widdington: Janet, Janet!
  • Janet Widdington: Don't. You mustn't, Ursula. No, you mustn't. Please!

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