Waiting for God (TV Series)

The Partition (1991)

Chico Andrade: Antonio

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Diana : Oh, look at this, Antonio. Your bulbs are upside down, you fool. Votre fleurs sont... What is the French for 'upside down'? Quel est le français pour 'upside down'?

  Jane : He's Portuguese, Diana.

  Diana : I do not speak Portuguese, Jane. Will you please not confuse the issue. Bad enough trying to communicate with this sardine-sucking incompetent without you flapping around like a bat on heat. Look, upside down-o. What are you trying to do, make them pop up in Sydney?

  [she throws the bulb at Antonio] 

  Antonio : Doh.

  [he stalks off] 

  Diana : Dear God, how did Vasco da Gama ever make it home?

  Jane : Mr Bains did ask you not to throw things at the staff. It's very bad for morale if the people they're trying to care for keep attacking them.