Dad's Army (1971)
John Le Mesurier: Sgt. Wilson
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Quotes
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Cpt. George Mainwaring : Wilson, find something for Jones to do will you.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Yes, alright sir, just leave it to me. Jones, would you mind please just going outside and lining the men up and just doing things with them.
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[Mainwaring and Wilson have just left Godfrey watching the Channel]
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : It's a beautiful sunset, sir.
Cpt. George Mainwaring : It's a beautiful land, Wilson. They're not going to get it, you know. We shall fight them until we have just one round each, and we'll use that on ourselves!
[pause]
Cpt. George Mainwaring : By the way, how much ammunition have we got?
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : [trying not to laugh] One round each, sir!
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[three Luftwaffe airmen are holding several people hostage in the Church Hall, when the platoon enter disguised as a choir, singing "All Things Bright and Beautiful"]
Cpt. George Mainwaring : Frazer, get behind him.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : And I will get his gun.
L. Cpl. Jack Jones : And I will take my bayonet, and stick it up his...
Nazi pilot : Halt!
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : [leaning close to Mainwaring] I think they've rumbled us.
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Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Did you know that German's gun was empty, sir?
Cpt. George Mainwaring : As a matter of fact, Wilson, so was mine!
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Maj. Gen. Fullard : Damn bank clerk.
Cpt. George Mainwaring : I happen to be the manager!
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Well of course you are sir.
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Cpt. George Mainwaring : I could have sworn that they would never break through the Maginot line.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Quite right sir, they didn't.
Cpt. George Mainwaring : I thought now. I'm a pretty good judge of these matters you know Wilson.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : They went round the side.
Cpt. George Mainwaring : I see... they what!
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : They went round the side.
Cpt. George Mainwaring : That's a typical shabby Nazi trick, you see the sort of people we're up against Wilson.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Most unreliable sir.
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Cpt. George Mainwaring : He's got a gun.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Yes I know, I can see that sir, yes.
Cpt. George Mainwaring : Well, I'm the officer.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Well of course you are sir, yes.
Cpt. George Mainwaring : I should have that.
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Cpt. George Mainwaring : Why does he call you uncle?
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Well you see, I've known his mother for a number of years, she's a widow and she has my ration book and I go round to her house sometimes for meals... and that sort of thing.
Cpt. George Mainwaring : What sort of thing?
Sgt. Arthur Wilson : Well... um... sort of... other...