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In an urban society, everything connects.

Each person's needs are fed by the skills of many others.

Our lives are woven together in a fabric,

but the connections that make society strong

also make it vulnerable.

Peaceful up here, isn't it?

Oh, I'd love to live out in the country.

Wouldn't you, Jimmy?

Would I, heck!

Why not?

It's dead.

Nowt to do.

Just imagine living down there.

Take you an hour to get to the nearest boozer.

Oh, I know, but the air's lovely.

Do you know, I love it this time of year

with spring coming on.

Look, see the leaves just coming out

on that bush over there?

What are you looking at?

I'm trying to make out where our house is.

Wish I had a pair of binoculars.

You can see the floodlights at United, look.

With the news...

Oh, what time is it?

There's been further fighting in Iran...

The half-time scores will be on in a minute.

This is the Civil War...

Oh, honestly!

We come out here for a drive,

we're surrounded by all this countryside

and all you can think about is football?

It's not all I can think about.

Oh, stop it.

Honestly, you've got no consideration at all, sometimes.

You think you can do what you like.

Where are you going?

West Brom one, Manchester United nil.

West Ham United, two,

Queen's Park Rangers, nil.

Division, two, Barnsley, one, Derby County, nil...

There you are, it's a peace offering.

Not much smell to it, though.

It's lovely.

Heather's supposed to bring good luck, innit?

It's what they say.

Wonder if it'll bring me any.

This film, shot secretly

by a West German television crew on Tuesday,

shows one of the Soviet convoys

on the move in northern Iran.

The convoys were first spotted

by United States satellites on Monday

moving across three of the mountain

passes leading from the Soviet Union.

The Soviet foreign minister

has defended the incursions

and has accused the United States

of deliberately prompting

last week's coup in Iran.

Speaking on his arrival in Vienna,

Mr. Gromyko claims the Soviet vehicles

were responding to an appeal, from an official...

Are you serious?

Of course I'm being serious.

I've never been more serious in my life.

Covert activities in Iran.

What are we going to do, Jimmy.

Jimmy.

Are you sure?

Well not definitely.

I'm normally as regular as clockwork.

Anyway, what if I am?

It's not the end of the world, is it?

And now a look at programs

later this evening on BBC1.

And don't forget number 24 today.

- What? - I said don't forget

number 24 today.

You're gonna ruin your hearing

with them things on all the time, you know.

Honestly, Jimmy,

you want your bloody head seeing to.

I think he wants something else seeing to as well.

Don't blame me, it's not my fault.

Whose fault is it, you daft bugger?

Don't go blaming it all on Ruth, Jimmy.

That's not fair.

It's irrelevant who's to blame now.

There you are. - Ta.

The point is, what are you going to do about it?

We're gonna get married.

What for?

Because we want to, what do you think?

You don't have to, you know, Jimmy.

I wouldn't want you thinking we were pushing you into it.

Nobody's pushing us into owt.

It's what we want, we've decided.

I suppose you've talked about an abortion?

Course we have, but neither of us want that.

Wanna get married and have the baby.

Mom, what's that mean?

Abortion. - Michael!

Never mind what it means, you get on with your game.

It's nothing to do with you.

We were thinking of getting engaged anyway.

So it don't make much difference, really,

it's just brought it forward a bit, that's all.

I hope you know what you're doing, Jimmy.

It's a hell of a time to be starting a family,

in the middle of a recession.

What are you doing with that?

I'm not hurting it.

Our Jimmy's getting married.

Are you?

I might be, why?

Well, it's a bit sudden, innit?

You're not even engaged.

How do you know?

Anyways, it's nowt to do with you, so keep your nose out.

Are you getting married in a church

or in a registry office?

Alison, what's an abortion?

Michael, I've told you once...

Oh, so that's it.

I'll give you a good hiding, lad,

if you don't learn to keep your mouth shut.

What for?

I haven't done anything yet.

Are you gonna shut up about it?

I hope you two are both satisfied now.

What are you blaming me for?

I haven't done anything wrong.

Come on.

The time now 7:30.

Douglas Barton with tonight's headlines.

The United States has hinted

it may send troops to the Middle East

if the Russians don't move their forces out of Iran.

Come on.

The Prime Minister has joined

the course of - Come on.

Western leaders calling

for immediate withdrawal and has spoken of...

Hang about.

Four people were killed today

on the M6 motorway - Come on.

In Staffordshire, when their car

was in collision with a tanker.

The accident happened at the junction...

Do you think we'll get on all right?

I can't see why not, they're ever so nice.

I just wish we were meeting

in different circumstances, that's all.

You're making it sound like a funeral.

Well, it's just a bit embarrassing, isn't it?

It ought to have been a happy occasion.

It is a happy occasion.

Well, I'm happy, anyway.

I must say, it's brought out

a very determined streak in you, has this.

Mother.

United States war ship

in the waters off the coast of Iran.

No further details are given in the story,

attributed to the paper's defense correspondent.

However, one rumor being heard increasingly

in the Capitol this morning

says the vessel - Looks like they're here.

Is a U. S. Submarine that has disappeared

whilst on routine patrol in the area.

Didn't you hear what I said, Gordon?

Mr. and Mrs. Kemp are here.

Come on, turn the television off.

You can't watch while they're here.

A Pentagon spokesman

has refused to be drawn one way or the other on the crisis

carrying all reporters' questions...

- Oh. - Hello.

Do come in, do come in.

Mum, Mrs. Kemp, Mr. Kemp.

Pleased to meet you.

How do you do?

How do you do?

Jimmy, my dad, Mr. and Mrs. Kemp.

- Oh, hello. - Hello.

How do you do?

How do you do, Mrs. Kemp?

- Oh, do go through. - Thank you very much.

Thank you.

BBC news at 8:00.

The Soviet Union has protested strongly

to the United States about what it calls

dangerous provocations by American war ships

in the Gulf of Oman yesterday.

This follows an incident in which serious damage

was caused to the Soviet cruiser Kirov

when she was in collision with the U. S. Destroyer Callaghan.

It's in a bit of a state,

but it's got possibilities.