The Young Ones (TV Series)
Oil (1982)
Patrick Newell: Man on Raft
Quotes
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[Two dishevelled, unshaved men are lying on a raft in the middle of the ocean]
Man on Raft : What was that?
2nd Man on Raft : What?
Man on Raft : ...Nothing. My mind's beginning to play tricks on me. I thought we were lying on a raft just now.
2nd Man on Raft : You should take it easy, you know. You must be working too hard.
[They're actually lying on a mattress in a dingy cellar lit by a bare bulb]
2nd Man on Raft : Bloody hot, isn't it?
Man on Raft : It is.
2nd Man on Raft : I should get a lower wattage bulb.
Man on Raft : Help! We're sinking! We're sinking!
2nd Man on Raft : Relax. We're not sinking, we're not sinking. I'll get some fresh air in here.
[He opens the door, revealing endless ocean, and breathes deeply]
2nd Man on Raft : Ah, that's better.
[He closes the door, then pauses]
2nd Man on Raft : Uh...
Man on Raft : What's the matter?
2nd Man on Raft : Nothing! Nothing. Can you swim at all?
Man on Raft : What?
2nd Man on Raft : I was just wondering.
Man on Raft : Wondering?
2nd Man on Raft : Yes, I was wondering if you might swim to the chemist and get me something for my hallucinations.
Man on Raft : Have you had one too?
2nd Man on Raft : Either that, or the whole town is flooded.
Man on Raft : You're right. We've been working too hard. I haven't had a holiday for over a year now.
2nd Man on Raft : What about this?
Man on Raft : What? This? A holiday? Two weeks in a cellar under a light bulb?
2nd Man on Raft : It was all I could get.