A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Queen Elizabeth II: It's age. Happens to us all.

Harold Wilson: Uh, no, ma'am. It's not just age. No. It's been diagnosed. It has a name. Alzheimer's. I first noticed symptoms two years ago. I always speak without notes. I've something of a photographic memory. But then one day, I dried. And in the months that followed, I noticed more forgetfulness. Agitation. Delusion. Paranoia.

Queen Elizabeth II: I shouldn't worry too much. Several of your predecessors had far more serious afflictions, and they continued to govern without the public being any the wiser.

Harold Wilson: Uh, no, ma'am, it's a ... It's a mental health issue now. I shall put myself in the hands of the doctors.

Queen Elizabeth II: Oh, Prime Minister, I am sorry. This will come as a terrible shock.

Harold Wilson: Well, maybe, but, uh, no shock lasts longer than forty-eight hours. There's too much appetite for the next shock.

Queen Elizabeth II: I'll miss our sessions terribly. I don't mind admitting I let out an unconstitutional cheer when you beat Mr. Heath this time.

Harold Wilson: I always said deep down, you're a leftie at heart.

Queen Elizabeth II: Nothing to do with the politics. You're just a better companion. Although, I wouldn't have said that the first time we met.

Harold Wilson: No! You thought I was going to rough you lot up. And look what a sentimental old royalist I turned out to be. [rises to his feet and bows] Your Majesty.

Queen Elizabeth II: Prime Minister? If you saw fit to invite your Queen to supper at Downing Street before you left, she would be honored.

Harold Wilson: But that's an honor previously only given to Churchill.

Queen Elizabeth II: The Duke of Edinburgh and I would like that very much.

Harold Wilson: So would Mrs. Wilson and I.