Michael Bilton: Basil Makepeace

Quotes 

• Jane : Harvey would like to have a little word.

  Diana : 'Cause he can't manage a big word?

  Harvey Bains : Thank you, Diana, this is a serious matter, so if I could have your full attention, with no interruption.

  Basil : Is it about the, uh, contraceptive machine in the gent's lavvy?

  Harvey Bains : No, it is not! There is no such machine, Basil.

  Basil : Precisely! And it's a disgrace. It's a four mile walk to the nearest chemist. And by the time you've been there and back you can't remember what you went for. And the other party's probably dead, anyway.