The Buccaneers (TV Series)
Dan Tempest's War with Spain (1956)
Neil Hallett: Petty Officer Sam Bassett
Quotes
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Capt. Dan Tempest : Take me to the governor! I demand to see Governor Rogers!
Lt. Edward Beamish : [to the council] Excuse me.
[Stepping outside]
Lt. Edward Beamish : Well, Tempest!
Capt. Dan Tempest : Beamish, I want to see the governor.
Lt. Edward Beamish : [Briskly] A seedy looking crew if ever I saw one.
[to Bassett]
Lt. Edward Beamish : The complaint?
Petty Officer Sam Bassett : Drunk and disorderly.
Lt. Edward Beamish : Lock 'em up. We shall hear the case in the morning, Mr. Bassett.
Capt. Dan Tempest : Outta my way, sonny, I want to see the governor.
Lt. Edward Beamish : [Rocking back on his heels somewhat self-consciously] I AM the governor.
Capt. Dan Tempest : [Horrified, looking Beamish up and down] YOU?
[His friends laugh, Beamish looks nonplussed]
Lt. Edward Beamish : The, ah, acting governor...
[Beamish swiftly departs as he speaks]
Capt. Dan Tempest : He's joking. Not that he's got any sense of humor, but he's joking, isn't he?
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Petty Officer Sam Bassett : All 'ands man the guns, battle stations! Right, heave!
Lt. Edward Beamish : Mr. Bassett!
Petty Officer Sam Bassett : Sir!
[Coming to attention, his pants fall down, having lost his belt earlier]
Lt. Edward Beamish : And, ah - aren't you a little out of uniform, Mr. Bassett?
Petty Officer Sam Bassett : Spanish ship, sir, firing on the fort!
[Struggling with his pants]
Lt. Edward Beamish : Observe, Mr. Bassett, there is no shot falling.
Petty Officer Sam Bassett : They're firing range, sir!
Lt. Edward Beamish : The Spanish captain is quite properly firing a friendly salute to the representatives of His Majesty King George.
Petty Officer Sam Bassett : [Incredulously] Friendly?
Lt. Edward Beamish : We are at peace with Spain, Mr. Bassett, don't forget that. And, ah, when they come ashore, we shall receive them with the respect due to the representatives of a friendly power. Ah, if your britches would uphold the dignity of England, Mr. Bassett? Ha, ha! Ah, ahem.