The Water Babies (1978)

James Mason: Mr. Grimes, Voice of Killer Shark

Quotes 

• Tom : [walks over to Mr. Grimes who is drunk on the donkey]  Where's this then Mr. Grimes?

  Mr. Grimes : [slurred]  "Where's this then?" China! Where does tha think? Yorkshire! Can't tha see it's Yorkshire?

  Tom : I know it's Yorkshire, Mr. Grimes!

  Mr. Grimes : Well then.

  [donkey brays] 

  Tom : I never seen it clean before.

  Mr. Grimes : We're in the country!

  Tom : Oh, is that what they call it? Lovely, innit Mr.Grimes?

  [looks around] 

• Mrs. Tripp : [Upon answering the door, Mrs. Tripp looks at Tom, before turning her gaze to Mr. Grimes] 

  [to Mr. Grimes] 

  Mrs. Tripp : What a disgusting, filthy disgrace to humanity you are!

  Mr. Grimes : [looking puzzled and slurring]  I'm Crimes.

  Mrs. Tripp : You're drunk, sir.

  Mr. Grimes : Nevertheless, I'm Crimes

  [cannot say Grimes as he is still drunk] 

  Masterman : [giggles] 

  Mr. Grimes : [looking at Masterman, then to Mrs. Tripp]  Well, does tha want the chimneys swept or does tha not want the chimneys swept?

  Mrs. Tripp : Mmm...

  [nods head towards door] 

  Mrs. Tripp : Come in.

  [Towards Tom, who had begun to pick up Toby] 

  Mrs. Tripp : And you can leave that thing outside for a start.

  Masterman : [grabbing Tobys lead]  Come here. Mr Grimes...

  [passing Mr. Grimes his sweeps] 

  Masterman : There's your bags.

  Mrs. Tripp : Now then. Listen to me, all of you. I've dust sheeted all the rooms where there's chimneys to be swept. You've brought plenty of soot bags, I see?

  Mr. Grimes : Yeah.

  Mrs. Tripp : Well use them! Because I warn you, one speck of soot in any of those rooms... and not a penny piece will you get from me.

  Masterman : [salutes to Mrs. Tripp]  Yes, Ma'am.

  Mrs. Tripp : Well come on, get on with it then!

• Killer Shark : Right into our trap.

  Eel : Right into it.

  Killer Shark : Rather tragic when you think about it.

  Eel : Very.

  Killer Shark : [laughs] 

  Eel : Why are you laughing?

  Killer Shark : I'm thinking about it.

• Mr. Grimes : [Tom recalls Grimes' accusation before jumping into the river]  The boy's a thief!