Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series)

The Invisible Worm (2004)

Anthony Andrews: Richard Oakley

Quotes 

• Richard Oakley : [introducing himself]  Oakley - classics.

  Laura Thyme : [Mocking his terseness]  Boxer.

  Laura Thyme : Thyme - plants.

• Laura Thyme : [Realising Richard has sneaked up on them]  Oh!

  Richard Oakley : Sorry - thirty years of sneaking up on maggots!

  Laura Thyme : You call the boys maggots?

  Richard Oakley : No, that's what they call themselves - you should hear what they call us!

• Rosemary Boxer : I do not believe you're a batterer of women, Richard.

  Richard Oakley : It's not an activity in which I routinely indulge.

• Richard Oakley : Look, for reasons I don't feel presently obliged to explain, I have fallen on my rusty sword, but I can still apologize like a gentleman.

• Richard Oakley : [Indicating a female teacher]  This vision is Miss Wells

  Miss Wells : Which no-one ever calls me - they all call me Welly!

  Richard Oakley : I don't - but then I'm a million years old!