Prisoner (TV Series)
Episode #7.14 (1985)
Nigel Bradshaw: Dennis Cruickshank
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Quotes
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Judy Bryant : Makes my gut curdle every time I hear a gun go off.
Dennis Cruickshank : Aye, so does anyone's with half a brain, Judy.
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Dennis Cruickshank : [on the soon to be vacant position of Governor] Looks like you're a certainty for it then.
Meg Morris : Oh no, don't wish that on me. I mean I wouldn't accept it even if the Department handed it to me.
Dennis Cruickshank : Oh, come on Meg!
Meg Morris : No, no, no, I couldn't. I'm just not well enough. I mean with the run I've had lately I couldn't handle the extra workload or the responsibility.
Dennis Cruickshank : I understand how you would feel but Joan would be a dead cert for it then. It's bad enough for us officers... but I mean what about the poor women?
Meg Morris : I know. I wonder if there's a way we could get Ann to change her mind?
Dennis Cruickshank : You think that's possible? I mean she's convinced herself it's best for everyone if she moves on.
Meg Morris : Oh, I don't know, Den. There must be a way.
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Dennis Cruickshank : [discussing Brady] The fact is she'd never seen a bed properly made before.
Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : [smugly] Oh and you made it for her, huh?
Dennis Cruickshank : Well, somebody had to show the girl. How else would she learn?
Joyce Barry : I think it's shocking the way people are forced to live nowadays!
Dennis Cruickshank : Aye!
[no sooner has Dennis sat down with Joyce and Joan, Meg strides in with a big smile on her face]
Meg Morris : Morning Everyone!
Joyce Barry : [overjoyed] Oh, Meg! It is nice to see you back!
Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : [making a genuine attempt at being cordial] You... uh... feeling better?
Meg Morris : Yes, I am, thank you. And how is everything here?
Dennis Cruickshank : We were just talking about on of the new inmates...
[he get's up to make Meg a coffee]
Meg Morris : Which one? I saw the list of new arrivals at reception.
Joyce Barry : Her name's Sheila Brady.
Meg Morris : She's on remand for possession, isn't she?
Joyce Barry : Hmm. That's her. Oh, she's a sad case.
Dennis Cruickshank : The trouble is she's got such a low opinion of herself. And let's just say that her and soap are complete strangers.
Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : Let's face it, she's an all round no hoper. Typical junkie.
Dennis Cruickshank : How you can make that sort of statement, Joan, just from someone's appearance is really beyond me.
Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : Because, Mr Cruickshank, I believe that presentation reflects the person. A disciplined mind knows the value of organisation and cleanliness.
Joyce Barry : [obviously peeved] Unfortunately, not everyone has had the opportunity to be taught that, Miss Ferguson.
Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson : As far as I'm concerned, Mrs Barry, this is a prison not a finishing school for young ladies, so don't expect me to teach her.
[Joan exits]
Meg Morris : Consistency! Oh, that's what I love about this place.