The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series)
The Solitary Cyclist (1984)
Jeremy Brett: Sherlock Holmes
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Quotes
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Dr Watson : Did I *really* do remarkably badly?
Sherlock Holmes : [ponders] Yes!
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[last lines]
Dr Watson : Is that the answer, Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes : Yes, that is the answer, Watson. Come on, let me explain.
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Sherlock Holmes : [Asking for a red-headed, mustached, man] I've never met the man.
Woodley : [Approaching the bar] Well, now's your chance.
Sherlock Holmes : Mr Woodley, I believe?
Woodley : None of your damned business!
Sherlock Holmes : Our landlord here keeps a respectable establishment and your language is not welcome.
Woodley : Who the hell do you think you are coming in here asking all these damn questions?
Sherlock Holmes : Quite right, Landlord. Evidently not a gentleman.
Woodley : I'm as much a gentleman as anyone!
[Backhands Holmes]
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[first lines]
Sherlock Holmes : Watson.
Dr Watson : Yes?
Sherlock Holmes : Watch.
[they move to his chemistry setup]
Sherlock Holmes : The chemical reaction you are about to witness will solve the mystery concerning the persecution of Mr John Vincent Harden.
Dr Watson : Oh. Excellent! The tobacco millionaire. Shall I take notes?
Sherlock Holmes : No, I will dictate in the fullness of time.
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Sherlock Holmes : What happened to spoil it?
Violet Smith : A visitor.
Sherlock Holmes : Mr. Woodley.
Violet Smith : However did you guess, Mr. Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes : Miss Smith, I never guess.
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Sherlock Holmes : And Carruthers, you made the mistake of falling in love with her.
Carruthers : The first time that ever I knew what love was, Mr. Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes : Why didn't you tell her of the danger she was in?
Carruthers : Because-because she would have left me, and I couldn't bear to face that.
Carruthers : Oh, what will happen to my daughter, Sarah?
Dr Watson : We'll see she's well taken care of.
Carruthers : You see, even if she couldn't love me, it meant a great deal to see her about the house and hear the sound of her voice.
Dr Watson : You may call it love, Mr. Carruthers, I should call it selfishness.
Carruthers : Maybe the two things go together.
Carruthers : But I tried to protect her,
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Woodley : [Holmes throws 3 straight punches at Woodley after Woodley had backhanded Holmes] Swine!
Sherlock Holmes : No, sir, a gentleman! Only a ruffian deals a blow with the back of the hand. A gentleman uses the straight, left!
[Holmes punches Woodley again]
Sherlock Holmes : And I, sir, am a gentleman!