“The Idiot's Lantern” quotes from Doctor Who

Where're we off to?

Ed Sullivan TV studios. Elvis did "Hound Dog" on one of the shows, there were loads of complaints. Bit of luck, we'll just catch it.

And that would be TV studios in... what, New York?

That's the one.

Ha ha! Dig that New York vibe.

Well, this could still be New York. I mean, this looks very New York to me. Sort of a London-y New York, mind you, but...

Hold on a minute. You've got hands, Mr. Connolly. Two big hands. So why's that your wife's job?

Well it's housework, isn't it?

And that's a woman's job?

Of course, it is!

Mr. Connolly, what gender is the Queen?

She's a female.

And are you suggesting that the Queen does the housework?

[eyes widening] No! No, not at all!

Then, get busy!

Now you listen here, Doctor. You may have fancy qualifications, but what goes on under my roof is my business!

A lot of people are being bundled into--

[fiercely] I am TALKING!

[stands up and matches Eddie] AND I'M NOT LISTENING!

Now you, Mr. Connolly — you are staring into a deep, dark pit of trouble if you don't let me help! So I'm ordering you, SIR; tell me what's going on!

We just found another one. [brings in the latest victim: Rose, her face covered by a blanket]

[furious] What?! They left her where?

The street.

They took her face and just chucked her out in the street. As a consequence, that makes this simple... very, very simple. Because now, Detective Inspector Bishop, there is no power on this earth that can stop me!

Listen, you little twerp! You're hardly out of the blooming' cradle, so I don't expect you to understand, but I've got a position to maintain! People round here respect me! It matters what people think!

Is that why you did it, Dad?

What do you mean? Did what?

You ratted on Gran! How else would the police know where to look, unless some coward told them?!

HOW DARE YOU! Do you think I fought a war just so a mouthy little SCUM LIKE YOU COULD CALL ME A COWARD?!

You don't get it, do you? You fought against fascism, remember?! People telling you how to live, who you could be friends with, who you could fall in love with, who could live and who had to die. Don't you get it? You were fighting so that little twerps like me could do what we want, say what we want! Now you've become just like them. You've been informing on everyone, haven't you? Even Gran. All to protect your precious reputation!

Eddie, is that true?

I did it for us, Rita! SHE WAS FILTHY! A FILTHY, DISGUSTING THING!

[appalled] She's my mother. All the others you informed on, all the people in our street, our friends...

I had to! I... I did the right thing!

The right thing for us, or for you, Eddie? You go, Tommy. Go with the Doctor and do some good. Get away from this house and its poison. [to Eddie, angrily] We've had a ruddy monster under this roof, all right, but it weren't my mother! [slams the door on him]