The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1979)
Pauline Yates: Elizabeth Perrin
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Quotes
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Reginald Perrin : [On the phone] Uh-hmmm. Oh, dear. Oh, dear, oh, dear. Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh dear. Yes, right, certainly, officer, right. OK, goodbye.
[Hangs up]
Elizabeth Perrin : Reggie, what's the matter?
Reginald Perrin : Oh, McBlane broke an arm last night. I have to go and bail him out.
Elizabeth Perrin : Bail? I didn't know breaking an arm was an offense.
Reginald Perrin : Oh, yes, if it's someone else's arm, darling.
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C.J. : But I wonder if you all would like to hear an extract from my novel on - ants!
Elizabeth Perrin : Novel!
Reginald Perrin : Ants!
C.J. : I know what you're going to say...
Perrin's Staff Members : [all speaking together] You didn't get where you are today by writing a novel about ants!
C.J. : Exactly, but it's never too late for a leopard to change horses in mid-stream.
Reginald Perrin : What is your novel called, C.J.?
C.J. : I haven't decided between Watership Anthill, Plague Ants, Lord of the Ants, Ants of the Flies, Charley's Ant or No Sex Please, We're Ants.
Reginald Perrin : Yes, I can see the difficulty, C.J. Tricky choice, tricky choice! It would be too much bother for you to go and get the book.
C.J. : [Pulls manuscript from his pocket] I just happen to have an extract here with me.
Reginald Perrin : Oh, dear.
C.J. : [reading] "The owl led Thrugwash Blunt through the forest and then suddenly without any warning-"
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Elizabeth Perrin : Everest!