The Avengers (TV Series)
A Surfeit of H2O (1965)
Patrick Macnee: John Steed
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Quotes
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John Steed : You've had warning of the flood?
Jonah Barnard : Oh, indeed I have.
John Steed : [taps an old barometer] Something more positive than this, I hope?
Jonah Barnard : Butterflies.
John Steed : In the stomach?
Jonah Barnard : In the district!
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Joyce Jason : Can I help you?
John Steed : [brightens up at the sight of her] Any time! Eh, Steed, John Steed of Steed, Steed, Steed, Steed, Steed and Jacques Limited, wine merchants extraordinary.
[hands over his card]
Joyce Jason : How did Jacques get in?
John Steed : He didn't, he doesn't exist. But in the wine trade, you must have that French touch, so I invented Jacques, heh.
Joyce Jason : Do your relatives approve?
John Steed : Eh?
Joyce Jason : Steed, Steed, Steed...
John Steed : Oh, as a matter of fact, I invented them too, looks better on the card, heh.
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Emma Peel : [Mrs. Peel is trapped in a wine press. Steed and Jonah arrive through a secret entrance in the floor] Gentlemen should knock before entering.
John Steed : [quickly walks up to Emma] What are you, a sparkle in a seaweed soda?
Emma Peel : No, I'm the kick in the nettle noggin.
John Steed : Never mind, I'll have you out of here in two shakes of a swizzle stick.
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John Steed : Good evening.
Jonah Barnard : Good evening, Mr. Steed.
John Steed : You haven't by any chance seen a young lady?
Jonah Barnard : Mrs. Peel?
John Steed : Yes, I told her to meet me here.
Jonah Barnard : Well, she was in. Some time ago. Tell me... is she a very sinful woman?
John Steed : I beg your pardon?
Jonah Barnard : This Mrs. Peel... She looks so charming. But then you can never tell by appearances.
John Steed : Are you sure we're talking about the same person?
Jonah Barnard : Yes, Mrs. Peel. Tall, slim, very attractive. It's a pity, a great pity, because she doesn't seem a sinful woman.
John Steed : Then why should you think she is?
Jonah Barnard : It's what she said! She came in, left a message for you, but you're not to worry. She was going into the pit of iniquity.