So Haunt Me (1992–1994)

George Costigan: Pete Rokeby, Peter Rokeby

Quotes 

• Peter Rokeby : [posing in front of the mirror]  Before writing the Great Mancunian Novel, Peter Rokeby was an advertising copywriter, he is married with children and lives in a house... somewhere off the North circular.

  [alters pose] 

  Peter Rokeby : Before writing the Great Mancunian Novel Peter Rokeby was a lumberjack, an Olympic raftsman and a Freedom fighter in Angola...

  [realises Sally has walked in] 

  Peter Rokeby : I'm just practicing the book jacket.

  Sally Rokeby : Perhaps you should try writing the book.

• Peter Rokeby : Guess who's coming Saturday? Grandma Vi.

  David Rokeby : Bloody hell, that's all I need!

  Yetta Feldman : David! You love Grandma Vi!

  David Rokeby : Can she wrestle? Give me strength.

  Tammy Rokeby : Oh, isn't it nice when someone else round here goes through a stage!

• Peter Rokeby : Well, there's Sally my wife, Tammy, David, Daisy and Mrs. Feldman.

  Elsbeth : Mrs. Feldman?

  Peter Rokeby : She's our pet.

  Elsbeth : Ah.

  Peter Rokeby : Parrot. Call me kind-hearted but we've adopted a Jewish parrot - born talking-trick is to get it to stop.