Bless Me, Father (TV Series)

The Doomsday Chair (1978)

Daniel Abineri: Father Neil Boyd

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• Fred Bowlby : [describing the most unusual feature of his honeymoon in Rome]  And in St. Peter's Basilicate there's this great big horrible statue of St. Peter with his foot worn smooth from kisses.

  Father Neil Boyd : Well, the Italians ARE very passionate.

  Fred Bowlby : And Ilene said to me "For my sake, Fred, give it a kiss."

• Fred Bowlby : [telling the tale of the chair's third victim]  Charlie Skinner, a regular, yeah. Folks used to say if they ever do a post mortem on him they'd be lucky to find any blood in his alcohol. Anyway, there he is, soakin' his back teeth for a couple of hours - you know, one double scotch chasin' another down the old tunnel - and he must have sat down there without realizing. Well, then none of his mates would give him a hand, so he gets up, staggers out, gets into his car and drives straight into the river. Only three foot deep and Charlie six foot two. Drowned.

  Father Neil Boyd : Ironic.

  Fred Bowlby : Very. Normally he never took water with his whiskey.

• Father Charles Clement Duddleswell : [having put an end to the doomsday chair]  Your turn now, Father Neil.

  Father Neil Boyd : I've no stomach for beer, Father.

  Father Charles Clement Duddleswell : Oh, you don't have to drink anything, lad, just put your bum on that chair like a good Christian.