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Tell It to the Bees

Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world.

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Annabel Jankel

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2 wins & 6 nominations total

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- Mum?
-Yes, love? - Tell It to the Bees

- Mum? -Yes, love?

"It was one o'clock when we left
No.3, Lauriston Gardens." - Tell It to the Bees

"It was one o'clock when we left No.3, Lauriston G...

Oh, dear. What's happened here? - Tell It to the Bees

Oh, dear. What's happened here?

- Charlie.
-When did you hurt it? - Tell It to the Bees

- Charlie. -When did you hurt it?

That's a
honeycomb. Do you like bees? - Tell It to the Bees

That's a honeycomb. Do you like bees?

A man made that one
with a chisel and a mallet. - Tell It to the Bees

A man made that one with a chisel and a mallet.

-Where is he now?
-He's gone. - Tell It to the Bees

-Where is he now? -He's gone.

All right. Come by
on Sunday and I'll show you. - Tell It to the Bees

All right. Come by on Sunday and I'll show you.

-Where have you been?
-I took him to the sweet shop, - Tell It to the Bees

-Where have you been? -I took him to the sweet shop,

Got to be careful
this time of year. Make sure they don't swarm. - Tell It to the Bees

Got to be careful this time of year. Make sure they don'...

If the colony gets too big, - Tell It to the Bees

If the colony gets too big,

-I found them in the
chimney once. - Look at this. - Tell It to the Bees

-I found them in the chimney once. - Look at this.

- She likes you.
-She's a girl? - Tell It to the Bees

- She likes you. -She's a girl?

You know my father used to say you should tell the bees your secrets - Tell It to the Bees

You know my father used to say you should tell the bees your...

-Did it work?
-Well, they're still here. - Tell It to the Bees

-Did it work? -Well, they're still here.

-I went away to
boarding school. -Then why did you come back? - Tell It to the Bees

-I went away to boarding school. -Then why did you come back...

I wanted to come home again,
and the bees were going to die without me. - Tell It to the Bees

I wanted to come home again, and the bees were going to die ...

You can understand people even when they don't speak - Tell It to the Bees

You can understand people even when they don't speak

Changes in the weather, where
the flowers are growing best, - Tell It to the Bees

Changes in the weather, where the flowers are growing best,

-Is that what you do?
-Well, doctors have to. - Tell It to the Bees

-Is that what you do? -Well, doctors have to.

If you listen carefully enough, - Tell It to the Bees

If you listen carefully enough,

Mrs Weekes? The rent's overdue, - Tell It to the Bees

Mrs Weekes? The rent's overdue,

Can I help you - Tell It to the Bees

-Heidi?
-Yes, with Heidi. - Tell It to the Bees

-Heidi? -Yes, with Heidi.

-Oh... I didn't think...
-You said you liked Heidi,Mum. - Tell It to the Bees

-Oh... I didn't think... -You said you liked Heidi,Mum.

-Oh, my shoes don't match.
-No, they don't. - Tell It to the Bees

-Oh, my shoes don't match. -No, they don't.

Hide from your neighbors as much as you please - Tell It to the Bees

Hide from your neighbors as much as you please

Oh, there's plenty of those. - Tell It to the Bees

Oh, there's plenty of those.

My father auctioned almost
everything before he died. - Tell It to the Bees

My father auctioned almost everything before he died.

Probably would be
the sensible thing to do. - Tell It to the Bees

Probably would be the sensible thing to do.

He'd be proud though, no, if
you'd taken over his practice? - Tell It to the Bees

He'd be proud though, no, if you'd taken over his ...

Dunloth might take a while
getting used to a lady doctor. - Tell It to the Bees

Dunloth might take a while getting used to a lady doctor.

This town has always seemed...
outside of time to me. - Tell It to the Bees

This town has always seemed... outside of time to me.

Like Tam o' Shanter might sit on
the bus stop alongside the millworkers. - Tell It to the Bees

Like Tam o' Shanter might sit on the bus stop alongside...

-You're not from Dunloth.
-No, I'm from near Manchester. - Tell It to the Bees

-You're not from Dunloth. -No, I'm from near Manch...

My father and Rob, that's
Charlie's dad, didn't... see eye to eye. - Tell It to the Bees

My father and Rob, that's Charlie's dad, didn'...

So, when I found out
I was having Charlie, - Tell It to the Bees

So, when I found out I was having Charlie,

He left me here,
with my different voice - Tell It to the Bees

He left me here, with my different voice

When he came, back he'd changed, - Tell It to the Bees

When he came, back he'd changed,

No one spoke to me except
Charlie. Sorry. - Tell It to the Bees

No one spoke to me except Charlie. Sorry.

If you promise to always
tell the truth, - Tell It to the Bees

If you promise to always tell the truth,

What was my brother thinking of
bringing back a wild one like you? - Tell It to the Bees

What was my brother thinking of bringing back a wild one lik...

Break's over.
Back to work now. - Tell It to the Bees

Break's over. Back to work now.

Not too high.
I've seen measles much worse. - Tell It to the Bees

Not too high. I've seen measles much worse.

-Do you?
-Yes. From school. - Tell It to the Bees

-Do you? -Yes. From school.

You could try the pub.
Or the dogs. - Tell It to the Bees

You could try the pub. Or the dogs.

Yeah. Men round here
see Rob ten paces behind me - Tell It to the Bees

Yeah. Men round here see Rob ten paces behind me

-Yeah.
-Should you really be meeting him here? - Tell It to the Bees

-Yeah. -Should you really be meeting him here?

-Come on.
-Go on. Be careful. - Tell It to the Bees

-Come on. -Go on. Be careful.

-From the mill?
-Oh, I went the long way round. - Tell It to the Bees

-From the mill? -Oh, I went the long way round.

My pay won't even cover the
rent, and... - Tell It to the Bees

My pay won't even cover the rent, and...

..I keep thinking I should just
take Charlie and pack a bag and leave, but... - Tell It to the Bees

..I keep thinking I should just take Charlie and pack a bag ...

..train fare past Stirling's
beyond me currently. - Tell It to the Bees

..train fare past Stirling's beyond me currently.

-Do you need money?
-No, no, that's not... I, umm... - Tell It to the Bees

-Do you need money? -No, no, that's not... I, umm...

Sorry. Perhaps I've caught you
at a bad time. - Tell It to the Bees

Sorry. Perhaps I've caught you at a bad time.

-Robbie, we're your family. - Tell It to the Bees

-Robbie, we're your family.

The promise we made was
medicine for all - Tell It to the Bees

The promise we made was medicine for all

Jean, I'm a solicitor. - Tell It to the Bees

Jean, I'm a solicitor.

I charge people
just to sit in my office. - Tell It to the Bees

I charge people just to sit in my office.

So, she carried on going into
work, the girl with the throat infection? - Tell It to the Bees

So, she carried on going into work, the girl with the throat...

They work and they keep quiet - Tell It to the Bees

They work and they keep quiet

No. I think it'd be odd
to have a stranger in the house. - Tell It to the Bees

No. I think it'd be odd to have a stranger in the house...

-Worried they'll learn your
secrets? - Tell It to the Bees

-Worried they'll learn your secrets?

After Mum, my father never
bought the soap she used ever again. - Tell It to the Bees

After Mum, my father never bought the soap she used ever aga...

-We... We don't have
to be alone. -Jim. - Tell It to the Bees

-We... We don't have to be alone. -Jim.

We could sit together and... - Tell It to the Bees

We could sit together and...

..complain about the state of
British politics until one of us dies. - Tell It to the Bees

..complain about the state of British politics until one of ...

Charlie, I'm going.
Your sandwich is on the side. - Tell It to the Bees

Charlie, I'm going. Your sandwich is on the side.

Lydia, you know how he gets
in the afternoons. - Tell It to the Bees

Lydia, you know how he gets in the afternoons.

-I hate them.
-I know, but... - Tell It to the Bees

-I hate them. -I know, but...

I tried to keep her away.
We've only got one room. - Tell It to the Bees

I tried to keep her away. We've only got one room.

♪ When he went away - Tell It to the Bees

♪ When he went away

♪ Can't go on - Tell It to the Bees

♪ Can't go on

♪ Ain't together - Tell It to the Bees

♪ Ain't together

♪ Stormy weather - Tell It to the Bees

♪ Stormy weather

If I'd visited earlier, - Tell It to the Bees

If I'd visited earlier,

This used to be my bed. It
probably won't survive being jumped on. - Tell It to the Bees

This used to be my bed. It probably won't survive being...

Unlike the rest of the bees, - Tell It to the Bees

Unlike the rest of the bees,

Everything's decided
in harmony, - Tell It to the Bees

Everything's decided in harmony,

If you pay attention, they're
talking to us all the time. - Tell It to the Bees

If you pay attention, they're talking to us all the tim...

Dr. Markham says if a
beekeeper's worried the hive wants to swarm, - Tell It to the Bees

Dr. Markham says if a beekeeper's worried the hive want...

Without bees, there would be
no flowers and no fruit, - Tell It to the Bees

Without bees, there would be no flowers and no fruit,

Dr. Markham says when all the
honey bees die, the world will end. - Tell It to the Bees

Dr. Markham says when all the honey bees die, the world will...

-Dr. Markham, dance with us.
-No, no. No. - Tell It to the Bees

-Dr. Markham, dance with us. -No, no. No.

I used to go out every
Saturday, even after Charlie. - Tell It to the Bees

I used to go out every Saturday, even after Charlie.

I'd dance until my shoes wore
out. - Tell It to the Bees

I'd dance until my shoes wore out.

How do you manage to be so - Tell It to the Bees

How do you manage to be so

Charlie. Charlie, we'll just
have to leave it. - Tell It to the Bees

Charlie. Charlie, we'll just have to leave it.

Jean, be careful. - Tell It to the Bees

Jean, be careful.

Careful to stay respectable, - Tell It to the Bees

Careful to stay respectable,

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Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world.

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Director: Annabel Jankel

Writer: Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth, Fiona Shaw

Production: N/A

Genre: Drama, Romance

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 50/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 03 May 2019

Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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