Poirot (TV Series)
The Lost Mine (1990)
Hugh Fraser: Captain Hastings
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Quotes
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[first lines]
Captain Hastings : Community Chest. You've won second prize in a beauty contest. Collect ten pounds.
Hercule Poirot : Thank you very much, Hastings. It would appear that skill plays but a little part in this game, hein?
Captain Hastings : It's all about skill. What to buy and when. Where to put your property.
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Hercule Poirot : The Americans always put the month before the day, Hastings.
Captain Hastings : Ah!
Hercule Poirot : Yes, they're very backward people.
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Hercule Poirot : [Playing Monopoly] I will build a hotel on Fenchurch Street.
Captain Hastings : You can't build a hotel on a railway station.
Hercule Poirot : Don't be absurd, Hastings. There are plenty of hotels at railway stations.
Captain Hastings : But, that's not in the rules.
Hercule Poirot : Well, then, Hastings, the rules are wrong.