One Foot in the Grave (TV Series)

Alive and Buried (1990)

Valerie Minifie: Mrs Jellis

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  Mrs Inglis : Twenty-six years sitting behind a reception desk, what must that do to a man's brain?

  Mrs Jellis : I shouldn't think it does a lot of good, myself.

  Mrs Inglis : Mmm. I suppose it's a bit like one of those polar bears that just suddenly snap and ends up lumbering round its cage bellowing at everyone in a rather irrational manner.

  Mrs Jellis : Huh. Either way it'll be a merciful release. God, early retirement at sixty; you'd jump at the chance.

  Mrs Inglis : Anyone would.

  Mrs Jellis : How did he take it when you told him?

  Mrs Inglis : Oh, great, great. No problem. Well...

  Mrs Jellis : You have told him?