Inspector Morse (TV Series)
Greeks Bearing Gifts (1991)
John Thaw: Chief Inspector Morse
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Quotes
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Chief Inspector Morse : Watch the mouth. It gives away what the eyes try to hide.
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Digby Tuckerman : This is the time of the high flyer, Inspector. Only the brain dead stay on the ground.
Chief Inspector Morse : Ever hear of Icarus?
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Chief Inspector Morse : [Last lines] Almost operatic... a Greek tragedy. You should try the myths, Lewis. Sex is never simple. There's pleasure... then there's payment... retribution.
Detective Sergeant Lewis : Me mother used to say, 'Laughing always comes to crying.'
Chief Inspector Morse : Virgil said to fear the Greeks... even when they come bearing gifts.
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Chief Inspector Morse : That's what I hate most about this job - breaking the bad news.
Detective Sergeant Lewis : I know. That's why you always make me do it.
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Chief Inspector Morse : Never seen a Greek tragedy, Lewis?
Detective Sergeant Lewis : I saw "Zorba" and "Never on a Sunday."
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Detective Sergeant Lewis : I knew there was something niggling me. My wife saw that programme. I remember her saying it must have been a terrific help to other people in the same situation.
Chief Inspector Morse : In what way , exactly? Sounds nauseating! What is this modern compulsion to entertain unknown millions with your closest secrets?
Chief Superintendent Strange : You come from a pre-telly generation.
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Chief Inspector Morse : New Zealand? Huh. Funny old world It's turning into. When I was at school it was all Maoris and Kiwis.
Jocasta Georgiadis : I bet it was pink as well.