The Avengers (TV Series)
Brief for Murder (1963)
Patrick Macnee: John Steed
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Quotes
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Jasper Lakin : Now Mr. Steed, you can tell us the real reason.
John Steed : Your pen.
[hands Jasper back his pen]
Jasper Lakin : Oh! Thank you.
John Steed : I want to commit a murder.
Miles Lakin : One lump or two Mr. Steed?
John Steed : Two, please.
Miles Lakin : Allow me.
[pours a cup of tea and hands it to Steed]
John Steed : Thank you!
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Miles Lakin : Do sit down Mr. Steed, you'll ah, take some tea of course.
John Steed : That's very kind of you.
Miles Lakin : I hope the little business of the search didn't inconvenience you too much, tape recorders you know, they make them devilishly small now these days, heh, heh, make everything smaller!
John Steed : Except lawyers fees, maybe?
Miles Lakin : Oh! Ho ho. Very good.
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John Steed : [There has just been an attempt to shoot Cathy] Must be something in your psychic makeup, the way you antagonize complete strangers.
Miss Elizabeth Prinn : Well, why are you standing there, why don't you go after him?
John Steed : It's my basic cowardice. Anyway, I thought he had very good intentions. But not very good aim, eh?
Miss Elizabeth Prinn : Oh no, not any self respect...
Catherine Gale : Respect of any description doesn't come into Mr. Steed's dictionary.