The Beiderbecke Affair Bot

'We are at the dawn of a new era, if only...'

Lines from the classic 1980s TV show.

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3. "We call it the white economy"

BIG AL: Good, I like to amaze people. [Trevor opens his wallet.] You don't have to pay now.
TREVOR: I don't like being in debt.

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1. "What I don't understand is this..."

TREVOR: Ah, I'll listen to some jazz I think.
JILL: When in doubt, hide inside your music.

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5. "That was a very funny evening"

HELEN: Dad likes to be cryptic, especially when he's entertaining guests.
MR MCALLISTER: I also like people to say thank you.

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#BeiderbeckeAffair - 1. "What I don't understand is this..."

TREVOR: Bix is B-I-X.
JILL: He's some sort of jazz musician?

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5. "That was a very funny evening"

JILL: Yes that's new, we've not had stolen property before. Still, that's neither here nor there really, is it?
[Back at Trevor's flat. Trevor is holding a clipboard holding a bundle of invoices.]

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4. "Um... I know what you're thinking"

HELEN: This really is a difficult decision for you.
TREVOR: No it's a very easy decision, I'm just going to have butter.

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1. "What I don't understand is this..."

TREVOR: Well, this makes a change, doesn't it?
JANEY: No, not really.

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#BeiderbeckeAffair - 4. "Um... I know what you're thinking"

BIG AL: Yes, a cup of tea. The way these organisations operate, two-handed. One of us is gentle, kind, courteous, solicitous and the other one's [Looks across at Trevor] the hard man.
HARRY: Is that right?

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6. "We are on the brink of a new era, if only..."

DS HOBSON BA(Hons): Yes please I would like that very much.
BIG AL: Right you are, sunshine. Hey, I feel like the Lone Ranger. Hi Ho, Silver...

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2. "Can anybody join in?"

BIG AL: St Matthew's?
TREVOR: Well I'm not sure if she mentioned them by name.

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2. "Can anybody join in?"

TREVOR: Hello, Trevor Chaplin. I forgot to ask, you still want a lift to school in the morning?
JILL: Yes please.

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6. "We are on the brink of a new era, if only..."

TREVOR: Looking for files, I suppose.
JILL: Christ, is there any good news?

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#BeiderbeckeAffair - 2. "Can anybody join in?"

TREVOR: Your gangster friend?
JILL: He is not a gangster and he's not my friend.

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3. "We call it the white economy"

CH SUPT FOREST: Like who? You got any names?
DS HOBSON BA(Hons): Not yet Sir, only theories. And I know you don't like theories, but I'd like to proceed one step at a time with full consultation at all stages.

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6. "We are on the brink of a new era, if only..."

JILL: Business.
BIG AL: We'd better go in the office. What is it you're wanting?

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5. "That was a very funny evening"

TREVOR: Who?
BIG AL: You.

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3. "We call it the white economy"

TREVOR: Me too.
JILL: See Mrs Swinburne in her classroom after school.

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4. "Um... I know what you're thinking"

HELEN: No, we used to have a highland terrier...
JILL: [Absent-minded.] Jason.

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6. "We are on the brink of a new era, if only..."

MR CARTER: I'm afraid so.
MR WHEELER: But this renders my timetable into tattered shreds of waste paper.

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5. "That was a very funny evening"

CH SUPT FOREST: I wish you wouldn't do that Hobson.
DS HOBSON BA(Hons): I'm afraid it's all part of my approach to police work, Sir.

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