Oliver's Travels (TV Mini Series)
Land of My Fathers (1995)
Alan Bates: Oliver
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Quotes
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Oliver : [to Diane] All I can promise you is comfort and a few very old jokes.
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Oliver : So, you've approved my credentials. Are we going to be together for all eternity?
WPC Diane Priest : Till lunchtime.
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[Diane is questioning Oliver about himself, in the style of the TV programme "Mastermind"]
WPC Diane Priest : You have two minutes, starting from... now! Marital status?
Oliver : Initially confused, later divorced.
WPC Diane Priest : When?
Oliver : Ten years ago on a Thursday.
WPC Diane Priest : Children?
Oliver : [long pause] No.
WPC Diane Priest : Reasons for divorce?
Oliver : I didn't listen when she talked.
WPC Diane Priest : Was she right?
Oliver : Sorry, I wasn't listening.
WPC Diane Priest : [exasperated] Stop the clock!
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Oliver : This is The Information Age. "Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in... information?"
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Oliver : Is it all right if I talk to strange men?
Diane Priest : Only if they're VERY strange.