Midsomer Murders (TV Series)
Bantling Boy (2005)
John Nettles: DCI Tom Barnaby
Photos
Quotes
-
DCI Tom Barnaby : I have to ask these questions, Lady Hartley. And sometimes the most unlikely people do the most extraordinary things, don't they?
-
DCI Tom Barnaby : Sergeant, this is Midsomer, not the Met. Did they not teach you about the holy trinity up at Hendon? Three things required before you move from suspicion to conviction: motive, opportunity, and evidence. And the greatest of these three, my son, is evidence... .
-
Cully Barnaby : I have an audition.
Joyce Barnaby : Ah, that's great, Cully. What is it?
Cully Barnaby : Oh, to play Hero.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Shouldn't that be 'heroine'?
Cully Barnaby : No, Dad. Hero's a woman. Shakespeare. "Much Ado about Nothing."
DCI Tom Barnaby : Let's hope this time it isn't.
-
[last lines]
[the radio announces Bantling Boy's win]
DCI Tom Barnaby : Yes!
Sergeant Dan Scott : Have you had a bet on, Sir?
DCI Tom Barnaby : I have, Scott. I've made myself a nice little killing.
-
Angela Hartley : I shall have to sell Bantling Hall to settle my husband's debts. It's been in the family 500 years. Devastating loss!
DCI Tom Barnaby : More devastating than the loss of your son?
Angela Hartley : Frankly, Inspector, yes.
-
DCI Tom Barnaby : When did you last see Bruce Hartley?
Dr Osgood : At Causton Races... French-kissing a bottle of champagne, a bit chateaued I'm afraid.
-
Cully Barnaby : Dad... oh, hi, Major. Um, can I borrow your wallet for a second?
DCI Tom Barnaby : Why?
Cully Barnaby : We're gonna put a bet on.
Joyce Barnaby : Hi, Major.
Major Dickson : Smile like a sunburst. That girl of yours hasn't changed since her pony club days.
-
DCI Tom Barnaby : Why do doctors always write in Sanskrit?
-
Sergeant Dan Scott : Makes you feel a bit queasy, sir.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Go on.
Sergeant Dan Scott : Well, a little kid like that using his computer to turn murder into a game.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Oh Scott, when killing becomes entertainment we all lose touch with reality.
-
Sergeant Dan Scott : [looking at the weapons mounted on the wall] Put a nasty dent in your skull.
DCI Tom Barnaby : WMD, Scott. Weapons of medieval destruction.
-
Sergeant Dan Scott : You know, my uncle was a bookmaker.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Was he?
Sergeant Dan Scott : Yeah.
DCI Tom Barnaby : In the blood then, is it?
Sergeant Dan Scott : Yeah. I used to carry a satchel for him at Kempton Park. Do the old tick-rock, 130, Burlington Bertie, all that stuff.
DCI Tom Barnaby : What a sheltered life I've led.
Sergeant Dan Scott : I'm sure you had your moments, sir.
DCI Tom Barnaby : Not at Kempton Park, I haven't.
-
DCI Tom Barnaby : You can start with Trevor Machin, then.
Sergeant Dan Scott : Where?
DCI Tom Barnaby : Where exactly did you meet him?
Sergeant Dan Scott : At the Hammer and Pennant.
DCI Tom Barnaby : The Hammer and Pennant, Scott? I thought you were supposed to be investigating car thefts.
Sergeant Dan Scott : Well, I noticed that most of the car thefts took place in pub car parks, so I did a sort of tour.
DCI Tom Barnaby : A forensic pub crawl, was it?
Sergeant Dan Scott : Public house to house inquiries, sir?
-
DCI Tom Barnaby : 30 pound bet, three to one. That's 90 pounds profit. And that means dinner at the Bon Chance restaurant; bottle of beau, steak au poivre...
Joyce Barnaby : No. This money's going to charity; to Fallowfields.
DCI Tom Barnaby : What? You mean you're gonna spend our winnings saving some nag from the glue pot?
Joyce Barnaby : Yes.
DCI Tom Barnaby : What a waste.
Cully Barnaby : Fish and chips?