Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series)

The New Man (1972)

Ian Ogilvy: Lawrence Kirbridge

Quotes 

• Lawrence Kirbridge : Not many valets become Prime minister.

  Thomas Watkins : Not many poets do either.

• Lawrence Kirbridge : I hate being responsible for other people. It's bad enough being responsible for yourself.

• Lawrence Kirbridge : [referring to a newspaper in which his name appears]  I think I'm going to buy dozens of copies of this and send it to all my friends. I mean, there's no point in being famous if nobody knows about it.

• Lawrence Kirbridge : [hearing Rose singing while doing housework]  I suppose she'll be going around with flowers in her hair next. What's the matter with her?

  Lawrence Kirbridge : [superciliously]  Could it be that the desires of Rose, the virginal nymph, are aroused by the dark masculinity of the Welsh bull.