A character in Fireman Sam
Dilys Price
Fireman Sam · 146 quotes
3rd most-quoted character in Fireman Sam: in 30 of its 146 quotes
Most scenes with: Norman Price (21), Sam Jones (11), Station Officer Steele (6)
[Dilys sees MOP ransacking all her fruit products outside her shop.]
Help! There's an unidentified creature from outer space, helping himself to my lovely fruit and veg. [Dilys hurries out of the house]
[to MOP as it steals from the fruit stand] Hey! You owe me for those tomatoes! Bring them here this minute. You hear me?!
[to Sarah and James, who are standing outside her shop with Dusty scratching] Do you mind scratching like that? Customers will say I'm inspecting the fleas.
Norman! Where do you think you're going? You're grounded! Go to your room!
[The camera cuts to a general store named N.W. Price]
Dilys Price wants to get mummy's little Norman from under her feet.
[Norman Price, the son of Dilys Price, exits the shop with his yellow skateboard]
I want to watch the telly.
That's all you ever do. You'll have square eyes, my sweet.
Oh, mum.
Now then, off you go to have a lovely play in the park. [Norman picks up an apple] Norman! [Norman hastily puts the apple back and smiles innocently] Scram!
[Norman walks away from the shop and decides to ride on his skateboard. Then, he goes skateboarding into the park]
Wheeeeee!
[In the park, twins Sarah and James Jones, who are also the niece and nephew of Fireman Sam, are having a lesson on flying their kite with Trevor as their lecturer]
Now then, you hold the kite like so. Keep the string tight arm's length. [Pulls the kite and the string snaps] Oh. Oh, it's snapped. Don't worry, it'll be up in no time. [The kite goes flying off] Oh! Oh, no hang on a minute! [Sarah and James watch their kite fly away] Oh, no! No, come back here! No, come! Come to Trevor!
[Norman is riding his skateboard in the park while Trevor chases after the kite]
Oh ho!
It's brill!
Oh!
Mr Evans! Look out!
[Norman dodges the runaway kite and Trevor falls over]
Oh!
Sorry, Mr Evans!
It's quite alright, Norman.
[Part of Dilys' deckchair is giving away. Norman laughs while James and Sarah look on with amusement]
Now, now! What's going on?
Nothing....yet! [Sniggers]
[The episode opens with snow falling around Pontypandy, but it fades to the morning]
There's a surprise for the people of Pontypandy as they open their curtains this morning.
[Dilys Price goes to look at the snow that's fallen outside N.W. Price's general store]
Bloomin' nuisance, this snow. Makes the place untidy. [The camera pans right to Bella's cafe] Norman! Norm, help me clear the path!
[off camera] I want to go sledging, mum.
[Bella is looking at the snow from her cafe]
Ah, the snow. It glisten like the diamond in the sunlight.
[Some snow falls off the awning of Bella's cafe, revealing the name. Meanwhile, a robin lands on the fountain which is now frozen and pecks on the ice, but then it flies away. Then, the camera fades to outside Sam's house]
It's going to be a white Christmas as predicted. Four inches of snow fell overnight in parts of Wales, with drifting in places....
[Inside his house, Sam is having breakfast]
And with these colder fronts moving in from Scandinavia and Russia, there's more on the way.
[Sam turns his radio off]
Hmmmm. Well, I hope the snowploughs have done their job. [Reads the Christmas card that he has just opened] I wonder if Sarah and James are up yet. They're going to have some fun today.
[At Bella's Café, Bella is showing her ring to Dilys]
Is a family heirloom, it's a beautiful, no, Mrs. Price?
They can work wonders in class these days, can't they?
[Trevor enters the café]
Good morning, ladies! Oh, a double dose of beauty to behold. Lucky me.
Oh! Oh, you are a card.
I'll have a cup of tea, please, Bella, my lovely. [Sees the ring on Bella's finger] Goodness me! You got a diamond the size of a sugar lump. [Bella goes over to the sink and puts a cup of tea in the sink] You haven't gone and got yourself engaged, have you?
Don't be daft, man, she inhabited that ring.
[Then, Norman comes into the café]
Mum, there's a man in the shop.
Tell him I'm closed for lunch!
From the VAT! [Leaves the café]
Oh! Excuse me! [Gets out of her seat and walks out of the café] Norman, come back here this minute! What exactly did you tell him?
[Meanwhile, Bella gives Trevor his cup of tea]
Now, come on, my lovely, let's have another dekko at that rock of yours. [Bella shows him her left hand, but her ring is gone] Oh. Um, Bella? Where is it?
[checks her left hand] Oh, mamma mia! She disappear into slim air.
Well, no no you had it on when you washed those cups up.
Come here. [Walks back to the sink] It - it must be in the sink. [Looks in the sink and finds that her ring has gone completely] Oh, no no, it's not.
Well, no it's just gone down the plughole, see? I'll bet you anything it has. [Puts his screwdriver inside Bella's sink] We'll just, uh, take the grill off the pole. No, it's too small for my hand. Now, see, I'll try and get it from uh, from underneath. [Starts inspecting underneath the sink]
I no no. Ah, maybe my hand defeat.
Now, which one is the worst. [Touches one of the two small pipes] Um, is this? No no, no no, it must be this one. [Pulls the other small pipe and water comes rushing out, some of which squirts Trevor in the face] Oh! Blooming heck!
Trevor, what have you done?
Oh, come. Come over here, Bella, quick!
I can't! My hand is a stuck in the plughole!
[Final lines in the original series. In her café, Bella gives Norman a plate with a burger and some chips]
Hamburger and chips, Norman, your favourite.
Oh, thanks. [Picks up his burger and takes a bite] Mmmmm. Hey, Penny, can I have a lick with my burger now? Ha hey! Ha hey! [Licks the ketchup on his wrist]
[to Penny] See, I've tried to bring him up proper, Penny, I don't know where he gets it from. [Puts her finger on some mustard bottle and tastes it]
[Meanwhile, Station Officer Steele is congratulating everyone as he joins Sam and Elvis at their table]
Well done, everyone, lunch is on the fire service. Um....
Lunch here? But what about my curry?
Yes, uh, well I think it's probably, uh, dried to a frazzle now, Cridlington. Still, can't be helped.
I-I suppose so, sir. [Smiles] Hey, as Bella's so busy, I could give her hand with the cooking. [Leaves the table]
Oh, dear.
Aye, well good try, anyway, sir.
Thank you Sam, thank you, me and my poor Norman could've lost everything.
Well at least this little fella's safe.
Snuggle Bun!
[Norman takes his Snuggle Bun hot water bottle from Sam, but quickly hides it behind his back from Bella]
It was your electric blanket that caused the fire Dilys.
That's strange?, I've had it 40 years and it's never been a problem before.
You have to be careful with old ones, if you don't store them right they can be dangerous.
So where are you going to sleep now Norman?
I'm too tired to care, anywhere will do, Mam, can Woolly stay with me?
All right then, just this once.
Thanks mam.
[Scene changes to Dilys' shop, where we see Dilys place sandwiches in Norman's bag]
Don't forget your sandwiches Norman, they're your favourite.
Thanks Mom, I'll bring you back some gold if I find any.
[Dilys just taps Norman's hard hat, but then the mood changes when we see Dusty sniffing around Norman's bag]
Go on! Shoo! Those turkey sandwiches are for my little explorer! Oh that Dusty can smell meat a mile off!
Station Officer Steele likes his roast dinners too. He could do with watching his waste line!
[Dilys chuckles at the thought, the scene quickly changes with Dusty hiding behind a post box, as Norman crosses the road, Dusty suddenly bites into his bag but quickly runs away]
Oi! Clear off greedy guts!
You're not shutting already Dilys.
I'm not just shutting, I'm gonna barricade myself in.
I just want to buy some tea Dilys, we've run out up at the fire station.
I'm sorry Elvis, it's those extra territorials, they scared the wits out of Bella and I won't let them do that to me.
Oh right then, I'll tell Sam he can't have his tea 'cuz aliens have invaded Pontypandy.
And if you see my Norman sent him straight home, now then, how am I gonna get back in there?
Oh, there it is Bella, the alien spaceship what took my precious Norman.
Is a getting closer [through binoculars, a bright light can be seen] is a coming straight for us.
Stands to reason if they are looking for intelligent life forms.
[Silhouettes of Sam and Norman then appear]
Oh, is a hideous, is a terrifying, it's a Ohh!
Norman!
There you go ladies, one green life form safe and sound.
Mam!
Norman my little precious. [kisses Norman]
Oh Mam!
Eugh, You taste like Pea soup, Norman, is that my cooking foil?
Ah.
I'm honoured that you have chosen me to be the leader of Pontypandy's First Neighbourhood Watch committee.
That's strange, I don't remember choosing a leader, maybe that was the day we were abducted by aliens.
Or maybe we all bumped our heads and lost our memories.
[Clears Throat] My vision is to make Pontypandy the safest neighbourhood in Wales, we shall all make Pontypandy free from crime and look after each other.
If you ask me it's about time, sweets go missing from the shop everyday [Dilys doesn't notice a hand reaching into a biscuit jar] just last week my liquorice all sorts vanished without a trace.
[It is revealed that is was Norman who was laughing quietly behind the counter, [hinting that he was behind it] as he eats the biscuit he pinched]
My firefighters have agreed to join the Neighbourhood Watch scheme, I now call on everyone to do the same.
Great, let's start our very own Neighbourhood Watch scheme.
We'll help people in trouble.
Yes, just like the Pontypandy firefighters, let's tell Uncle Sam, come on.
Well-
Uncle Sam.
We're gonna start our very own Neighbourhood Watch.
Good idea.
Yes indeed, I knew my speech would inspire the young people.
So you don't mind if we use the garden shed at the fire station as our headquarters.
Hmm, very well.
Goodness me, what's all this commotion?
No need to panic Dilys, everything's under control.
We caught this criminal stealing your fruit.
[Dilys takes the tablecloth of the stranger who is revealed to be Trevor]
Trevor Evans, what on Earth?
I wasn't stealing the fruit, I was taking it to deliver to Dilys' customers.
Are you all right?
Well I have felt better.
Come inside and I'll put some ice on that nasty bump.
You really ought to check your facts before jumping to conclusion Mandy.
You think people will be pleased that we're trying to help.
What a climb, I am absolutely exported [exhausted is what she meant to say].
I think you'll find it worth the walk Dilys, isn't it great up here? you know I've seen 25 different types of birds this year already.
Hmmm, is this it then?
I think you might see more if you had the binoculars the other way 'round Dilys, there's a pair of partages over to the left and a pheasant under that bush on the right [suddenly, a whistle can be heard] Aha! what do you think that is? I'll give you a clue, it's very rare in these parts.
Uh a budgie?
No, that's the cry of a lesser spotted wobbler.
A greater blooming nuisance more like [After seeing Norman whistling and Mandy giggling] What are you up to now Norman Price?
You're frightening off the birds!
Sorry Trevor, sorry mom, c'mon, let's find Woolly.
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