The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (TV Mini Series)
That Damned Dorland Woman (1973)
Ian Carmichael: Lord Peter Wimsey
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Quotes
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Lord Peter Wimsey : [to Dr. Penberthy, who is worried about bad publicity] Newspapers are only something to wrap fish and chips.
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Mr. Murbles : Fraud is a penal offence, you could go to prison, man, and you should.
Robert Fentiman : Don't be silly, Murbles. You're my solicitor. It's your job to keep me out.
Lord Peter Wimsey : Anyway, there are more serious penal offenses than fraud.
Robert Fentiman : What?
Det. Insp. Parker : Such as murder, for instance.
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Lord Peter Wimsey : [Speaking of Ann Dorland] In love?
Marjorie Phelps : Well, she's been in love once - sort of in love. It turned out rather badly.
Lord Peter Wimsey : Mmm-hmm. Being in love usually does.
Marjorie Phelps : Does it?
Lord Peter Wimsey : Consequently I am rather careful to avoid it.
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Lord Peter Wimsey : [to D.I. Parker] Aristotle says we should always prefer the probable impossible to the improbable possible.