The Good Life (TV Series)

The Wind-Break War (1976)

Penelope Keith: Margo Leadbetter

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Quotes 

• [Margo and Tom are drunk on homemade wine] 

  Margo : [sobbing]  I'm not a complete woman!

  Tom : Aren't you?

  Margo : I haven't got a sense of humour!

  Tom : Don't worry, Margo, I'll go and get you one!

• Margo : Did you, or did you not see a pale blue envelope cellotaped to the handle of your pick-axe this morning?

  Arthur Bailey : Yes, I did.

  Margo : And what was written on that envelope?

  Arthur Bailey : N.B.

  Margo : Well?

  Arthur Bailey : Well, I'm not N. Bailey. I'm Arthur Bailey. A.B.

  Margo : You stupid man!

  Arthur Bailey : You can't talk to me like that.

  Margo : I can, because I pay your wages, and get off my carpet. For your information Mr. Bailey, N.B. means Nota Bene.

  Arthur Bailey : Who?

  Margo : It's Latin.

  Arthur Bailey : Oh. Well, I come from Balham.

  Margo : Very well. The fact that you come from Balham probably does excuse your ignorance of even elementary Latin. It does not excuse ignoring a written instruction which is sellotaped to the handle of your pick-axe.

  Arthur Bailey : Written instructions are for white collar workers. I'm manual.

  Margo : I see. So unless a sign reads: "Keep off the grass, Mr. Bailey, and all other manual workers", you ignore it, do you?

  Arthur Bailey : I didn't mean that.

  Margo : Well, what do you mean Mr. Bailey?

  Arthur Bailey : I mean it's up now. It's a fait accompli.

  Margo : Oh, so we know French in Balham, but no Latin?

• Margo : Oh, Tom. You're very manful at times.

  Tom : And you are very womanful.

  Margo : No, I'm not. You can't be womanful if you're starchy.

  Tom : You are not starchy, Margo. You are a very attractive woman.

  Margo : No, I'm not.

  Tom : Yes, you are. And I'll tell you something else. You've got a very sexy neck.

  Margo : Don't be silly. You've never seen my neck.

  Tom : I'm looking at it right now, Margo.

  Margo : Are you?

  Tom : Yes. And it's very, very sexy.

• Margo : Do you know what they called me at school?

  Tom : Margo Ledbetter?

  Margo : No, I wasn't married then.

• Margo : They called me "starchy Sturgess".

• Arthur Bailey : I won't be a minute!

  Margo : That is correct. You will be ten seconds!

• Margo : The members of my society will be able to come and rehearse in an atmosphere of Sylvan, perhaps almost Elysian charm.

  Barbara : What? With all the neighbours looking over the fence as they hang their washing out?

• Tom : We may have jumped to conclusions here.

  Jerry : Obviously.

  Margo : Well, that's that sorted out.

• [last lines] 

  Margo : Please...

  Jerry : Wait, Tom.