Prisoner (TV Series)

Episode #6.19 (1984)

Caroline Gillmer: Helen Smart

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Quotes 

• Helen Smart : Now what's the matter, Doreen? If you're feeling sentimental about this dump things can't be too good on the outside.

  Doreen Burns : Yeah... well... I have got a bit of a problem.

  Helen Smart : Can I help?

  Doreen Burns : I don't think anyone can. You see... I'm gonna get married.

  Helen Smart : That's good news, isn't it?

• Helen Smart : What are you doing in here? This is Stevens' cell.

  Myra Desmond : Yeah, I know; I'm moving in with her.

  Helen Smart : Oh don't let 'em do that to you.

  Myra Desmond : I agreed to it, Helen, so I can keep an eye on her.

  Helen Smart : Are you kidding? You know what she's like!

  Myra Desmond : I know she's pulled some pretty heavy stuff, but... she says Ferguson's out to get her.

  Helen Smart : Well they deserve each other.

  Myra Desmond : Oh, come on Helen! The only way to survive in this place is to stick together. It's them and us, and Sonia is one of us, whether we like it or not.

• [Doreen is filling Helen in on her new choice of career - as a prostitute] 

  Doreen Burns : I know what I'm doing, Helen. Just five or six weeks in this place and he'll be gone.

  Helen Smart : Look, he cannot be as bad as getting back in the nick! Why don't you just marry him? Love's more comfortable the second time round!

  [they both laugh - though only Helen's laughter seems genuine] 

  Doreen Burns : Oh, Helen... No come on, just give me a few hints just to get me back in here for a few weeks...

  Helen Smart : You're on your own, Doreen. I'm not contributing to the delinquency of a raving nut.