Keeping Up Appearances (TV Series)

Singing for Emmet (1991)

Clive Swift: Richard

Quotes 

• Hyacinth : [holding up two dresses]  Which shall I wear, dear?

  Richard : Oh, I wish you wouldn't give me that kind of responsibility.

  Hyacinth : You know I value your opinion, Richard.

  Richard : Since when?

  Hyacinth : I'll wear this one.

  Richard : Glad I sorted than out for you.

• Hyacinth : Richard, how do I look, dear?

  Richard : I keep seeing you as a kind of recurring motif running through my early retirement.

  Hyacinth : That's nice, dear. And the hat? How's the hat?

  Richard : Yes, that too.

• Rose : [Drunkenly, as Hyacinth tries to restrain her]  I want to be a nun! Put me down; I want to be a nun!

  Hyacinth : Richard, give me a hand!

  Richard : Funny how you mishear things. I could have sworn she said she wanted to be a nun!

  Rose : I do! I DO!

• Hyacinth : [She and Richard are struggling, and failing, to keep a staggering Rose upright]  Try to stay on your feet!

  Rose : [Drunkenly]  Knees! If I'm going to be a nun, I should be on me knees!

  Richard : It's ME who'll be on my knees!

  Rose : Oh! Richard wants to be a nun, too!

• Richard : [Speaking of Rose]  How many pills did she TAKE?

  Rose : [Drunkenly, laughing]  I'll tell you something... this being a nun makes you feel really good! I feel uplifted!