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Ballard Berkeley in Fawlty Towers (1975)

Brian Hall: Terry

Basil the Rat

Fawlty Towers

Brian Hall credited as playing...

Terry

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  • [Terry is examining a piece of possibly-poisoned veal the cat had been chewing on]
  • Terry: Right! Now, how's the cat?
  • Basil Fawlty: [Incredulously] How's the c...? How's the cat? We're about to take the life of a public health inspector and you want to know "how's the cat"? IT'S GONE TO LONDON TO SEE THE QUEEN! What're we going to do?
  • Polly: [bringing in the cat] He's fine!
  • Terry: Great!
  • Basil Fawlty: [leaping about hysterically] HOORAY! HOORAY! THE CAT LIVES! THE CAT LIVES! LONG LIVE THE CAT! What are we going to DO?
  • Terry: Mr. Fawlty - if the cat is all right, that means that slice is all right.
  • Terry: I HAVEN'T MADE ANY BLEEDIN' RATATOUILLE!
  • Terry: What the eye don't see, the chef gets away with.
  • Mr. Carnegie: I couldn't help noticing you had some veal over here...
  • Basil Fawlty: Veal?
  • Sybil Fawlty: Yes, it's Dutch.
  • Basil Fawlty: Well, it's not Dutch, actually. It's, uh, Norwegian.
  • Sybil Fawlty: Norwegian?
  • Basil Fawlty: Yes. Not the absolute apex, quite honestly.
  • Sybil Fawlty: Terry, the veal is Dutch, isn't it?
  • Terry: Norwegian, Mrs. Fawlty.
  • Mr. Carnegie: I've been in this business 20 years, I've never heard of Norwegian veal.
  • Basil Fawlty: Well, they've only just branched into it. You know, I don't think it's a winner, frankly, more of a veal substitute. It's got a lot of air pockets in it, that sort of thing.
  • Polly: He must have escaped, Mr Fawlty, and come back.
  • Basil Fawlty: Come back?
  • Polly: They home.
  • Basil Fawlty: Oh, I see. He's a homing rat, is he?
  • Terry: Oh, yeah. Rats are amazing creatures, Mr. Fawlty. I read about one once. His owner had gone down to Penzance...
  • Basil Fawlty: Yes, yes. I read about that. When the chef got filleted with his own carving knife?
  • Basil Fawlty: Terry, this kitchen is filthy!
  • Terry: Filthy Towers, eh?
  • Basil Fawlty: Now, look...
  • Terry: All kitchens are filthy, Mr. Fawlty. In fact, the better the kitchen, the filthier it is. Have you ever read George Orwell's experiences at Maxim's in Paris?
  • Basil Fawlty: No, do you have a copy? I'll read it out in court.

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