Keeping Up Appearances (TV Series)
Violet's Country Cottage (1992)
Patricia Routledge: Hyacinth
Quotes
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[first lines]
[Richard grunts as he loads a crate into the car boot]
Hyacinth : Do be careful of my crystal glassware, Richard.
Richard : I don't know why we're taking all this stuff; the place is fully equipped.
Hyacinth : You know I can't entertain without my crystal glassware.
Richard : They've probably got crystal glassware.
Hyacinth : At *Bruce's* cottage? You know Bruce thinks the height of taste is glassware engraved with naked ladies.
Richard : I'd sooner be struggling with a naked lady than this crate.
Hyacinth : [Hyacinth is checking her list] Oh.
[she goes into the house]
Richard : She rarely listens to anything I say. I've learned to appreciate *that* over the years.
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Hyacinth : I thought Mr. Ridley looked rather shabby.
Richard : He was just gardening.
Hyacinth : I expect he's lost heart, poor man. His wife can't be an easy person to be married to. I've never heard her speak to him unless to give an order.
Richard : Sounds familiar.
Hyacinth : Take the next right, dear. We all know the secret of marriage is give and take; kindness, understanding, tolerance.
[Richard is staring at her, and drives straight through the intersection]
Hyacinth : Richard, you should have turned right there, dear!
