Diana Hoddinott credited as playing...
Annie Hacker
- Annie Hacker: [Bernard is waiting at the Hackers' flat for the Minister to come home] He's obviously been held up. You can stamp some of these cards for me while you're waiting if you like.
- Bernard Woolley: Oh, but aren't they to constituents?
- Annie Hacker: Yes.
- Bernard Woolley: Well, that's not government business, Mrs Hacker, that's political activity. I'm not allowed to help with the Minister's political activities.
- Annie Hacker: Suppose they were all to journalists?
- Bernard Woolley: Oh, that would be alright.
- Annie Hacker: They're all to journalists.
- Bernard Woolley: Fine. I suppose licking is an essential part of relationships with the press.
- Bernard Woolley: [Discussing possible reasons for the Prime Minister's early retirement] Minister, I've heard something quite different.
- James Hacker: What?
- Bernard Woolley: That there is £1 million worth of diamonds from South Africa in a Downing Street safe, but of course it's only a rumour.
- James Hacker: Is that true?
- Bernard Woolley: Oh, yes.
- James Hacker: So, there ARE all those diamonds in Downing Street!
- Bernard Woolley: Are there?
- James Hacker: You just said there were.
- Bernard Woolley: No, I didn't.
- James Hacker: Yes, you did! You said you'd heard this rumour, I said is it true, you said yes!
- Bernard Woolley: I said yes, it was true that it was a rumour.
- James Hacker: You said you heard it was true!
- Bernard Woolley: No, I said it was true that I heard it!
- Annie Hacker: I'm sorry to cut into this important discussion, but do you believe it?
- James Hacker: I believe I heard it. Oh, about the diamonds. No.
- Annie Hacker: Is it impossible?
- James Hacker: No, but it's never been officially denied. First rule in politics: never believe anything until it's officially denied.
- Bernard Woolley, James Hacker, Annie Hacker: Have you heard the news?
- Bernard Woolley, James Hacker, Annie Hacker: Yes!
- Bernard Woolley: So the resignation is to give time for the new leader to be run in before the next election?
- Annie Hacker: Now the Home Secretary's been run in already!
- [They both laugh]