My Family (TV Series)

My Fair Charlady (2004)

Crispin Harris: Librarian

Quotes 

• Librarian : So, your name is Abi Harper?

  Abi Harper : Indubitably.

  Librarian : And you are applying for a job at the university library?

  Abi Harper : Incontestably.

  Librarian : Well, er... I've been reading your job application. Most of last night, actually. And I did find it a tiny bit...

  Abi Harper : Explicatory? Superplenary? Diachronous?

  Librarian : Long.

  Abi Harper : Well, er... that's because of the multiplicity of polysyllables.

  Librarian : And, er... when we say you may use another sheet, one is usually sufficient.

  Abi Harper : Well, I like to be, erm... what's another word for hyper-punctilious?

  Librarian : I don't know. But it's bound to be in here somewhere! Miss Harper, when you applied for this position, did you bother to read the rubric at the top of the form?

  Abi Harper : What? Oh! Incontrovertibly!

  Librarian : Then you will know that you are overqualified for this position.

  Abi Harper : Really? Isn't that good for a librarian?

  Librarian : It can be. Sadly, the vacancy is for tea bar assistant.

  Abi Harper : Oh... excrement!