Joan Sims credited as playing...
Mrs. Blanche White
- ["Blackmail"]
- Professor Peter Plum: [trying to persuade Mrs. White to help him] All I want you to do, is see if you can find the bank drafts, or the cheques he's going to be handing over on Monday.
- Mrs. Blanche White: And if I find them ? I gave him cash, but you don't care what happens to my money, do you ? Well all I can say is that you deserve everything that's coming to you, for the way you've handled your godson's affairs! So you can do your own DAMN dirty work!
- Professor Peter Plum: [as she leaves] Mrs White - I could go to prison for this!
- Mrs. Blanche White: [comes back, giving him a wrench] There you are, then. That'll open Boddy's desk for you!
- [from the "Blackmail" case]
- Mr. Jonathan Green: Look, there isn't time to explain this to you. You've got to get that money back from Boddy. He signs for the shares on Monday. Then it'll be too late.
- Mrs. Blanche White: But you told us to go in for this! You said Mr Boddy practically guaranteed us a big return on the shares!
- Mr. Jonathan Green: Yes, I know! But Mrs White - that Brewery's almost bankrupt.
- [Mrs. White is horrified]
- Mr. Jonathan Green: Boddy's not even investing in it himself. All he's doing is collecting a fat commission on the money he brings in - he can't lose!
- Mrs. Blanche White: Did you know that the Brewery was in trouble when you told us?
- Mr. Jonathan Green: Yes, I did. I shouldn't be telling you this, but... I'm sorry.
- ["Deadly Patent"]
- Mrs. Blanche White: You see, I helped the Professor write that letter to Mr. Boddy. I typed it for him - the letter with the formula in it. I kept a carbon copy of that letter.
- Mr. Jonathan Green: Where is it? Can I see it?
- Mrs. Blanche White: No you may not see it... but it's safe. I shall choose the time... when it's right to use it.
- ["The Road to Damascus"]
- Mrs. Blanche White: Come to think of it, blaming you might be the right solution for all of us.
- Professor Peter Plum: No - there has to be another way!
- Mrs. Blanche White: Then KILL Mr. Green!
- [giving him a wrench]
- Mrs. Blanche White: He's too dangerous to live...
- ["The Road to Damascus"]
- Mrs. Blanche White: SOMEONE'S going to notice that half the antiques in this place are missing - you've seen to that! And they're gonna blame you... because I'm just a "little old lady, who's been led astray by a wicked comrade." So... you'd better think of something.
- Mr. Jonathan Green: You're not getting out of this!
- Mrs. Blanche White: Oh, shut up, will you! By the time I've finished, nobody is going to believe a word you've said, and I'm not going to prison. Not for you, Mr. Boddy, or ANYone else, and that is a promise.
- Mr. Jonathan Green: What on earth am I supposed to do?
- Mrs. Blanche White: [placing candlesticks in front of him] Well, you can take these to the dining room... for a start. And then if you want to sleep easy in your bed at night... you'd better think of something... hadn't you?
- ["Deadly Patent"]
- Mrs. Blanche White: Oh come on, Professor! What are you, a man or a mouse?
- Professor Peter Plum: Well what am I gonna do?
- Mrs. Blanche White: I don't care what you do!
- [gives him a candlestick]
- Mrs. Blanche White: Brain him if he won't listen! And if you don't...
- [takes a candlestick herself]
- Mrs. Blanche White: I probably will.
- ["Blackmail"]
- Professor Peter Plum: [trying to persuade Mrs. White to help him] All I want you to do, is see if you can find the bank drafts, or the cheques he's going to be handing over on Monday.
- Mrs. Blanche White: And if I can't find them? I gave him cash, but you don't care what happens to my money, do you? Well all I can say is that you deserve everything that's coming to you, for the way you've handled your godson's affairs! So you can do your own DAMN dirty work!
- Professor Peter Plum: [as she leaves] Mrs White - I could go to prison for this!
- Mrs. Blanche White: [comes back, giving him a wrench] There you are, then. That'll open Boddy's desk for you!
