Edith and the Aliens

Duckpool is in the grip of an alien invasion and it takes Gramps’ model aeroplane, Arfur Worm’s courage and Pyla dog’s smell to solve the mystery

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Episode Transcript

Edith (00:27):
(singing) Gramps gets a bit bored when I'm at school
so I like him to have a hobby. Sometimes his
hobbies turn out to be really useful.

Gramps (00:49):
Oh, Edith, you won't believe this. Strange lights have been
seen on the hills.

Edith (00:55):
That would be street lights, Gramps.

Gramps (00:57):
No, it can't be. There's no street lights on Duckpool Fells.
The mayor of Duckpool, Counselor Trot, believes that they are
the lights from alien space ships.

Edith (01:08):
That's daft. There's no such thing as aliens.

Gramps (01:12):
I know, but alien spotters are flooding into Dockpool to
look for the lights.

Edith (01:18):
Where are they staying, Gramps?

Gramps (01:20):
On the fells. They're putting up tents all over the
place and blocking the trucks. The police can't get around
to find out what's happened to some missing sheep.

Arfur (01:30):
If you want my opinion, I think the sheep are being taken
by aliens.

Edith (01:35):
There's no such thing as aliens, Arthur. ( singing)

Gramps (01:55):
I'm off to my shed to finish my radio controlled
aeroplane. We can try it out later today if you want.

Edith (02:01):
It was then I had another of my brilliant ideas. I told my plan
to make best friend, Arfur Worm. Arfur, if the fell
roads are blocked, then the only way to get to the fells
is by air.

Arfur (02:18):
That sounds sensible, E dith.

Edith (02:20):
And Gramps is building an aeroplane.

Arfur (02:23):
So we fly his plane over the fells?

Edith (02:25):
Exactly, Arthur. And we take photos of what's going on.
We'll find out what those lights are, and I'm sure
they're not aliens. When Gramps came back in the kitchen,
I explained my brilliant plan.

Arfur (02:41):
Edith, how exactly are you going to take a photograph?

Edith (02:47):
With the camera.

Arfur (02:48):
Where will the camera be?

Gramps (02:50):
On the aeroplane.

Arfur (02:51):
That will be high in the air then?

Gramps (02:54):
Obviously.

Edith (02:54):
Obviously.

Arfur (02:56):
So Gramps, if the camera is on the aeroplane and the aeroplane is high in
the air, who is going to press the button on
the camera to take the photos?

Gramps (03:05):
Ah, yes, Arfur. Well, I haven't got to that bit.

Arfur (03:10):
Well, it's lucky you got me because I happen to be able to fly.

Pyla (03:17):
A worm who can fly? Can you lay eggs as well?

Arfur (03:25):
When I was in the worm scouts, one of me badges was flying
planes. I'll get me flying gear. ( singing)

Edith (03:38):
We set off for the fells at dark. Gramps carried the aeroplane
and (Pyla) carried the camera. On the edge of the fell, Arthur got dressed.

(04:00):
You look very smart, Arthur.

Arfur (04:04):
You have to wear the right clothes, Edith. It can be
cold in a plane.

Edith (04:07):
Are you sure you need flying helmet, sheepskin jacket and
a parachute?

Arfur (04:14):
Of course. Now, where is me goggles and silk scarf?

Edith (04:20):
Arthur climbed into the cockpit of the plane. It was
a tight squeeze. The camera was mounted on the front
of the plane.

Gramps (04:28):
Arthur, you look just like Biggles, the ace pilot.

Pyla (04:33):
More like Wiggles.

Gramps (04:35):
Are you ready, Arthur?

Arfur (04:36):
Ready.

Gramps (04:38):
Stand well back, everyone. This might be a bit noisy. Contact.
Chocks away.

Edith (04:58):
Gramps steered the plane over the heads of the alien spotters.
Arfur tells him which way to go.

Arfur (05:04):
Let's go down a bit. Over.

Gramps (05:04):
Okay, Arthur. Over.

Arfur (05:04):
And right end up a bit. Over.

Gramps (05:04):
Okay. Over.

Edith (05:05):
Arthur, remember to take the photos. Over.

Arfur (05:22):
Wilko! Over.

Edith (05:22):
He's very brave.

Arfur (05:22):
I have the answer. Bring me home. Over and out.

Edith (05:22):
Gramps guided Arfur and the plane back to us. He told us

(05:45):
what he'd seen and showed us the photos.

Arfur (05:47):
The lights aren't aliens. There are a load of men out there with torches.

Edith (05:56):
What are they doing, Arthur?

Arfur (05:57):
They are driving the sheep into a cave.

Gramps (06:02):
Hang on a minute. I remember something like that happening
when I was a lad. There were men taking sheep
off the fells.

Edith (06:12):
You mean they stole the sheep?

Gramps (06:14):
Yes. They took the sheep and sold them. I bet that's
what they're up to. They'll be hiding the sheep in
the cave until they can get a lorry in to
move them.

Edith (06:25):
But Gramps, they won't be able to move the sheep because the alien spotters
are blocking all the roads.

Arfur (06:30):
Well, there's only one thing we can do.

Edith (06:33):
What's that, Arfur?

Arfur (06:33):
Save the sheep.

Edith (06:33):
How?

Arfur (06:40):
What we need is a sheep dog to drive the sheep out of the cave
and back onto the side of the fell.

Edith (06:47):
Great idea, Arfur. But we haven't got a sheep dog.

Arfur (06:51):
We've got Pyla. He can round up the sheep.

Pyla (06:54):
Hang on. I'm not a sheep dog.

Edith (06:56):
Come on, Pyla. We're relying on you. You can have some biscuits and a sausage when
you rescue the sheep.

Pyla (07:05):
Oh well, that's all good then. ( singing).

Edith (07:25):
The next morning, Gramps was reading his newspaper.

Gramps (07:30):
The mystery of the lights in the sky and the
missing sheep has been solved. Last night, alien spotters watched
a large, ugly dog hurtle up the hill. They saw
it disappear into a cave. Minutes later, the missing sheep
came out and run back onto the fell. Police who

(07:53):
were disguised as alien spotters sneaked up to the cave.

Edith (07:58):
What a clever dog you are, Pyla.

Pyla (08:03):
That's more I like it. About time someone noticed my
talents. It's not just Wonder Worm that's amazing.

Gramps (08:13):
When the police got to the cave, the men who'd
taken the sheep run out.

Pyla (08:19):
Oh, that's right. I chased them.

Gramps (08:23):
The police asked the men why they run out. One
of them said, " It was the smell. It was awful.
I couldn't stand it any longer."

Pyla (08:36):
Yeah, sheep are very smelly.

Gramps (08:38):
" I could put up with the smell of the
sheep. It was the smelly dog I couldn't stand."

Pyla (08:44):
I didn't see a smelly dog.

Gramps (08:48):
Pyla is a bit smelly. Perhaps it's time for a bath.

Pyla (08:53):
What bath?

Gramps (08:56):
Get off, get off.

Pyla (08:57):
I'm off.

Edith (08:57):
Grab him, grab him.

Gramps (08:57):
Come here. Get off. They brought me soap and everything. A big scrubby brush. (singing)