Dick Turpin (TV Series)
The Turncoat (1979)
Richard O'Sullivan: Dick Turpin
Quotes
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Major Gerhardt : You should have been an actor, dearest sir. I adore the theater, you know. Have you seen 'Alfred'?
Dick Turpin : Alfred who?
Major Gerhardt : 'Alfred' is an opera, by Herr Arne. Delightful.
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Julia Hawthorne : What's to become of us?
Dick Turpin : Well, we're not hanged yet.
Swiftnick : Beheaded.
Dick Turpin : Oh yeah, we're traitors now, aren't we? Not villains.
Swiftnick : Yeah, coming up in the world.
Julia Hawthorne : Not traitors, loyalists. Loyal to Prince Charles.
Dick Turpin : Oh, so you still believe in the young pretender, do you? He's a lucky man.
Julia Hawthorne : Don't you believe in him?
Dick Turpin : I don't believe in any man who goes around in a fancy hat acting like God no matter what he calls himself. Whether he's a king, prince or an emperor.
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Major Gerhardt : [in the middle of a duel] I think it only fair to tell you that I am the champion of Hanover.
Dick Turpin : To hell with Hanover!
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Major Gerhardt : Turpin, Turpin... the name seems familiar. Were you ever in the army?
Dick Turpin : Yes, but I didn't like it very much.
Major Gerhardt : Not enough action, eh?
Dick Turpin : Too many officers.