My Family (TV Series)
My Fair Charlady (2004)
Zoë Wanamaker: Susan Harper
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Quotes
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Susan Harper : Good morning.
Ben Harper : You being sarcastic?
Susan Harper : Yep.
Ben Harper : Good. Good morning.
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Abi Harper : You're being very loquacious today.
Ben Harper : What?
Abi Harper : It means you're eating a lot.
Ben Harper : I know what it means!
Susan Harper : Abi's got a job interview at the college library.
Abi Harper : Yes. I'm learning the dictionary. Build up my vocabulary.
Ben Harper : Really? You're building it on quicksand!
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Susan Harper : Look at this mess. I've got a tour to give in an hour. I'll never get to do all these dishes.
Ben Harper : Don't worry! They'll be there when you get back!
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Ben Harper : I do my share of the cleaning!
Susan Harper : Oh? Oh? Like what?
Ben Harper : Last night, I told Michael to take out the rubbish!
Michael Harper : You did not!
Ben Harper : I shouldn't have to!
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Ben Harper : Anyone got the sport section?
Michael Harper : I've got it, dad.
Ben Harper : Anyone?
Michael Harper : I said it's here. I was just checking the football results.
Ben Harper : Football? You?
Michael Harper : Yes, me.
Ben Harper : Hahaha! Football?
Michael Harper : Look, I'm after this girl at school who's really into football. Thought I could impress her if I learnt a thing or two.
Ben Harper : Football?
Susan Harper : A girl?
Abi Harper : Impress?
Ben Harper : Did you hear that, Susan? My boy has finally taken an interest in football!
Susan Harper : Yes, I heard it. And I find it interesting that suddenly, Michael's become *your* boy!
Ben Harper : Yes, that's right! He's mine! Not yours, mine!
Michael Harper : Maybe we should just forget I said anything!
Ben Harper : Oh, I've waited for this moment! I prayed for it!
Michael Harper : I've got to go!
Ben Harper : Did you hear that, Susan? My boy has got to go!
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Abi Harper : [Still reading the dictionary] Ben is being very 'antediluvian'. I've gone back to A.
Susan Harper : If you want a word to describe Ben, look under C.
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Anne : Hello, erm... I'm here about the cleaning position.
Michael Harper : [Thinks] You're hired.
Susan Harper : Michael, I'll handle this.
Michael Harper : Mum! Mum, please hire her! My room's filthy!
Susan Harper : So's your mind!
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Susan Harper : You might have told me you were interviewing cleaners.
Ben Harper : I might have. But I knew you would have said no.
Susan Harper : If you knew I was going to say no, why did you go ahead and interview them?
Ben Harper : Because you didn't say no!
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Susan Harper : We didn't have kids in order to have cheap labour.
Ben Harper : They are not cheap!
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Abi Harper : I just got 'multifariousness'!
Roger Bailey : Oh, I feel just like Henry Higgins! And you are my Eliza Dolittle!
[to Martha]
Roger Bailey : And you are Eliza's... cook friend.
Susan Harper : And who am I?
Roger Bailey : Well, you're Susan.
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Ben Harper : Susan, don't you think you're overreacting? If anything, Martha's doing too good a job.
Susan Harper : Well, why didn't you marry her, then?
Ben Harper : Because I'm married already! Oh, I get it - you're jealous of the cleaner!
Susan Harper : Oh, don't be ridiculous! Jealous of her?
Ben Harper : Not just a little bit?
Susan Harper : Well, how would you feel if someone else took over the things you did for your family?
[pause]
Susan Harper : Bad example.
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Susan Harper : How did your interview go?
Abi Harper : Bad!
Susan Harper : I'm sorry. So you learned all those long words for nothing?
Abi Harper : Yeah. So from now on, I'll use words with just one...
Susan Harper : Syllable?
Abi Harper : Yeah! Ta, Sue!