Dempsey and Makepeace (TV Series)
In the Dark (1985)
Glynis Barber: Makepeace
Quotes
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Tom Bishop : [dying words] Tell Spikings...
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Tell him what, Tom?
Tom Bishop : It's the man in the red coat...
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Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Winton Direct marketing services. Where I followed Lindsay's chum.
Lt. James Dempsey : [browsing files] Lindsay?
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Yes, Dempsey. Lindsay's chum, Prince Charming. Whom I went after while you were amusing yourself with Cinderella.
Lt. James Dempsey : Cinderella? Oh, the fox!
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Sharon : [about Lucky] Look, gone, he's taken all the bloomin' lot. All me tom.
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : [explaining the rhyming slang to Dempsey] Tomfoolery.
Lt. James Dempsey : Jewellery.
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Barman : [Dempsey and Makepeace are caught sneaking around in a pub's cellar] Hey, you two!
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Do you mean us?
Barman : Come on.
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Eh, sorry, we've seemed to have lost our way.
Lt. James Dempsey : It's my fault, I was looking for the little boy's room.
Barman : Yeah? And what about her?
Lt. James Dempsey : Oh, that's my mother. She takes me everywhere.
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Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : [Dempsey has found evidence on paper, gives it to Makepeace] Dempsey you're...
[catches herself]
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : ... quite clever.
[he snatches the paper back]
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Ok, a genius.
Lt. James Dempsey : I know.
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Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : [reading aloud from a piece of paper] As requested, we guarantee a 75% coverage of all the households in the United Kingdom. 75%? You should see my Christmas card list, it runs into thousands.
Lt. James Dempsey : Am I on it?
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : No, you're not.
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Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Hm, I've had enough of today. Let's go to bed.
[Dempsey turns and looks hopeful]
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Me in my bed and you in yours.
Lt. James Dempsey : Harry...
[unfortunately for him the phone rings]
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Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : Spikings is going to be very unhappy about this.
Lt. James Dempsey : Why, don't he like theater?
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Lt. James Dempsey : [conversing on walkie talkies] Harry, when this started, we was the good guys and they was the bad guys.
Det. Sgt. Harry Makepeace : [on other line] And now?
Lt. James Dempsey : Now it's a turkey shoot. And we're the turkeys.