Connie Beauchamp quotes from Holby City

Connie

You are very much on probation. I will be watching you.

Jac

I'll do whatever it takes.

Connie

Yes, that's what I'm afraid of.

Connie

You should have treated this conservatively with blood and antibiotics.

Michael

Well I beg to disagree.

Connie

Begging may be your only option - if he dies.

Michael

He's not going to, now, is he?

Connie

I'm sorry. Where does this arrogance come from?

Michael

My ability - just like your arrogance, Connie.

Connie

No! No! I'm not arrogant, Mr Spence. I am profoundly gifted.

Michael

And hugely modest!

Elliot

Have you ever thought of getting married again, Connie?

Connie

Me? Get married? Yes, of course - I'm just waiting for the right billionaire cum Nobel laureate.

Ric

You're not saying that Mr. Spence has found God?

Connie

No, Mr. Spence thinks he is God!

Linden

As you are probably aware, VNS is usually a treatment used for epileptics.

And by the sound of this, an expensive one.

Linden

Well we have to try *something*.

Connie

Yeah, but something *so* experimental...

Linden

VNS implants work by exerting control over intractable epileptics. Now in principle why shouldn't they control Mrs Taylor's seizures in the same fashion?

Connie

That's fine - I understand how it works, but you could impede blood flow to the brain.

Not to mention cash flow to the ITU.

Elliot

I've been thinking...

Connie

Oh don't do that. It might trigger a midlife crisis. And let's face it, you should have done that at 40.

I don't think I've congratulated you on your most inspired pitch to the Board.

Connie

Well I'm glad you could catch it.

Of course my strategy is based on showing individual Board members who I really am - the man behind the surgical mask. In fact my brother-in-law was a friend of the Vice Chairman. He plays golf and he's setting up a game for us.

Connie

Ah, so that's what they mean by your bunker mentality.

[laughs] Say what you like, Connie. At least I'm not prepared to tread on my colleagues to get to the top. And Mr Hope. Oh dear! Of all people. That's like smacking a puppy on the head with a croquet mallet.

Connie

Go to hell, Keith.

[gleefully] Oh yes. You are starting to feel the heat.

Connie

It's never going to happen, is it? Mark Williams as CEO. What was he thinking?

Elliot

Well I imagine he's...

Connie

As consultant nurse you can't fault him. But you know what he's done: he's gone looking for his libido and found his ego instead. I don't know why he doesn't do what most middle-aged men do.

Elliot

Oh, he's tried that. Bought a motorbike.

Connie

No, no. I meant, go with a younger woman.

Elliot

He's tried that too.

Connie

Do you get altitude sickness?

What?

Connie

From your moral high ground.