Midsomer Murders (TV Series)
Dark Secrets (2011)
Neil Dudgeon: DCI John Barnaby
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Quotes
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Dr Bullard : I can't go down there myself.
DCI John Barnaby : What?
Dr Bullard : The dust. It gets on my lungs.
[hands Barnaby a mask]
Dr Bullard : I suggest you use one of these.
DCI John Barnaby : Can't you use one?
Dr Bullard : No, they're pretty useless.
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DCI John Barnaby : Is there any young woman round here you haven't dated?
DS Ben Jones : Just looking for the right one. How did you know Mrs Barnaby was right for you?
DCI John Barnaby : She told me.
[He walks away]
DS Ben Jones : [Aloud to himself] Ah, yeah.
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DCI John Barnaby : I'm looking for case files from thirty-five years ago.
DS Ben Jones : Anything over ten years old gets sent to the central files warehouse.
DCI John Barnaby : Which is where?
DS Ben Jones : Which is burnt down ten years ago.
DCI John Barnaby : I love this place.
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DCI John Barnaby : So, what have you got to do today?
Sarah Barnaby : Meet my department heads, who will *hate* me because I'm an outsider.
DCI John Barnaby : You could retire. We could live off my earnings.
Sarah Barnaby : It's a brilliant idea. Poverty and boredom at one stroke.
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[last lines]
DCI John Barnaby : How's things with your deputy?
Sarah Barnaby : She's retiring.
DCI John Barnaby : Really? Any particular reason?
Sarah Barnaby : Not that she told me.
DCI John Barnaby : Ah well. Probably for the best.
Sarah Barnaby : She said she bumped into you the other day.
DCI John Barnaby : Oh... yes.
Sarah Barnaby : Do you have anything to tell me?
DCI John Barnaby : [pause] No.
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DCI John Barnaby : Childhood, Jones. Hang onto the poetry.
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DCI John Barnaby : Open mind, Jones. Murder is not the consequence of rational behavior.
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DCI John Barnaby : Jones...
DS Ben Jones : Yes, sir?
DCI John Barnaby : This circus... this death in the afternoon... what is it not about? It's not about me. Ergo, therefore in parallel... hmmm?
DS Ben Jones : [Starting to understand his point] It's not about me either.
DCI John Barnaby : It's about mechanics, logistics, evidence, and what sort of salad we make of those wonderful ingredients.
DCI John Barnaby : [Barnaby walks away as the lesson sinks in] Fine, fine... make me feel better then.