Midsomer Murders (TV Series)
Bad Tidings (2004)
John Nettles: DCI Tom Barnaby
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Quotes
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Sergeant Dan Scott : What do they call this beer?
DCI Tom Barnaby : Real.
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[Barnaby and Sergeant Scott are looking at a brutally slain murder victim]
DCI Tom Barnaby : By the way, welcome to Midsomer!
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DCI Tom Barnaby : [to Scott] You know, you could charm a toad out of a tree, you.
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[last lines]
Cully Barnaby : I've invited you all here because I didn't want to cancel, and I didn't want to come here alone. So...
Joyce Barnaby : That's understandable.
Cully Barnaby : Will you join me in a toast? To absent friends.
[they clink glasses]
DCI Tom Barnaby : To absent friends,
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Cassie Woods : I remember when we last met, Mr. Barnaby.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Where was that?
Cassie Woods : It was during one of our school plays. I was doing front of the house. You arrived late.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Did I enjoy the play?
Cassie Woods : I shouldn't think so. No one else did.
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DCI Tom Barnaby : Joyce, this is my new colleague, Daniel Scott. Daniel Scott, Joyce Barnaby.
Joyce Barnaby : Hello.
Sergeant Dan Scott : Nice to meet you, Mrs. Barnaby. And you surprise me. You don't look anything like a policeman's wife.
Joyce Barnaby : Oh? Why not?
Sergeant Dan Scott : You don't have any worry lines.
Joyce Barnaby : What a nice thing to say.
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DCI Tom Barnaby : Uh, he's got nowhere to stay for the time being, so I'm going to check out a few B&Bs.
[to Scott]
DCI Tom Barnaby : If you had caught the right train this morning, that would have helped.
Joyce Barnaby : Forget about a B&B. He looks exhausted. It's just for one night, Tom. And the spare room's free.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Look, Joyce, this is my home. It's also my own free time, and I have very little of that. Apart from which I don't even know the man.
Joyce Barnaby : Then get to know him.
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Dr. Bullard : So what was she doing dressed up like a Christmas tree?
DCI Tom Barnaby : She'd been out to a Spanish evening, George.
Dr. Bullard : Oh well, that probably explains the red rose. Nice touch.
DCI Tom Barnaby : What do you mean, a nice touch?
Dr. Bullard : Well, she'd hardly be walking out with it in her mouth,would she? Someone with an odd sense of humor, maybe.
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Sergeant Dan Scott : All right. I'll be honest with you, sir. Maybe I don't like the countryside. Maybe I can't tell one herd of chickens from another. I am prepared to put up with it for the time being.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Oh, you're prepared to put up with it.
Sergeant Dan Scott : Yeah, because I'm willing to learn. You see, with all due respect, sir, I've been involved with two murders from the moment I arrived here. I haven't had time to suss out the launderette or where the local post office is. And I'm tired. And it's Sunday.
DCI Tom Barnaby : And your tie is crooked.
Sergeant Dan Scott : Thank you, sir.
DCI Tom Barnaby : And you don't get Sundays off when you work with me.
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Sergeant Dan Scott : Did I say something wrong, sir?
DCI Tom Barnaby : It's not what you said, it's how you said it.
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Sergeant Dan Scott : Is ah... is this it sir?
DCI Tom Barnaby : [looks around at his surroundings] I... I'm afraid it is.
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Cully Barnaby : What's the rush?
DCI Tom Barnaby : Troy's replacement arrives today, fresh from London. I thought I'd make a good impression, you know, by being there to greet him.
Cully Barnaby : What's he like?
DCI Tom Barnaby : I don't know. Never met the man.