Andrew Scott credited as playing...
Lieutenant Leslie
- Lance Corporal Blake: Sir, the General is sure the enemy have withdrawn. There are aerials of the new line...
- Lieutenant Leslie: Shut up. We've fought and died over every inch of this fucking place, now they suddenly give us miles? It's a trap.
- [Leans in to Schofield]
- Lieutenant Leslie: But, chin up. There's a medal in it for sure. Nothing like a scrap of ribbon to cheer up a widow.
- Lieutenant Leslie: Settle a bet. What day is it?
- Lance Corporal Schofield: Friday.
- Lieutenant Leslie: Friday, well, well, well. None of us were right. This idiot thought it was Tuesday.
- Lieutenant Leslie: Straight ahead to the left, past the dead horses, there's a gap directly behind them. Useful, because if its dark you follow the stench. When you get to the second wire, look out for the bowing chap. There's a small break beside him. The German line is 150 odd yards after that. Watch out for the craters. They're deeper than they look. If you fall in, there's no getting out.
- Lance Corporal Schofield: Any cover sir? Any where to jump off from?
- Lieutenant Leslie: No. The sub-trench was blown to hell weeks ago. Its full of bodies anyway. Your best bet is to pop over here. If you do get shot, try to make it back to the wire. We won't come after you until its dark. If by some fucking miracle you do make it, send up a flare.
- Lieutenant Leslie: Are they out of their fucking minds? One slow night, the Bosch and the Hun have just gone home?
- Lance Corporal Schofield: Do you think they're wrong sir?
- Lieutenant Leslie: We lost an officer and three men, two nights ago. They were shot to bits patching up wire. We dragged two of them back here.
- Lieutenant Leslie: Are you our relief?
- Lance Corporal Blake: No, sir.
- Lieutenant Leslie: Well, when the fucking hell are they due?
- Lieutenant Leslie: [handing Blake a flare gun] I do hate losing these to the Hun, so when they start shooting at you, could you be so kind as to throw it back when you get shot.