Inspector Morse (TV Series)

The Wolvercote Tongue (1987)

Kevin Whately: Detective Sergeant Lewis

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Quotes 

• Chief Inspector Morse : They say sex can be very good for the over sixty-fives.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : Oh, do they?

  Chief Inspector Morse : Especially if you didn't get much before sixty-five.

• Chief Inspector Morse : Never, never interrupt me when I'm booking my seat for the opera, Lewis.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : I'm sorry, sir.

  Chief Inspector Morse : I might get Madame Butterfly instead of Berlioz. Might get Handel, for God's sake. Now, what's the problem?

• Hotel Manager : Dr. Swain has been our doctor for some time. We've never had any complaints about him before.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : Well, that's the Chief Inspector for you.

• Chief Inspector Morse : Where are you off to? High table somewhere?

  Max : Area Health Authority Annual Dinner. Dr. Swain will be there I'll give him your compliments, shall I? Good night , Lewis.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : Good night, sir.

  Max : Try not to let Morse drink so much, won't you? It's rotting his powers of reason.

• Max : Why the hell Morse has to drag me out to confirm a perfectly ordinary heart attack.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : I think he thought it wasn't perfectly ordinary, sir.

  Max : He thought wrong, as usual.

• Chief Inspector Morse : Where does Mrs. Williams live? Did you find out?

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : Cutteslowe 11 Markham Avenue.

  Chief Inspector Morse : That's upstream of here. She did have a motive, didn't she?

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : You think a woman could have done that to him?

  Chief Inspector Morse : Hell hath no fury, Lewis.

• Detective Sergeant Lewis : I think I'all just pop down and see Aunt Cissy.

  [Morse laughs] 

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : Well, you don't want us to do me back in again, do you?

  Chief Inspector Morse : You do what you like, Lewis. I'm going to stay and look at the water for a while.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : You? Water?

  Chief Inspector Morse : If anyone wants me they'll find me looking at fish... through the bottom of a beer glass.

  Detective Sergeant Lewis : I'll see you, then.

  Chief Inspector Morse : See you.