The Critic

Oh, but I'm taking him home. He lives in this <i>environ.</i> 444 00:30:11,445 --> 00:30:13,714 You're a cheeky old queer, ain't ya? 445 00:30:13,847 --> 00:30:18,185 May I return the compliment and say how splendid you look 446 00:30:18,252 --> 00:30:22,523 with your badges and crests and crisp black shirt? 447 00:30:22,589 --> 00:30:24,157 Did you iron it yourself? 448 00:30:24,892 --> 00:30:29,162 -Getcha! Go on! -[laughter] 449 00:30:29,997 --> 00:30:33,700 Stop it! [laughs] 450 00:30:33,767 --> 00:30:36,069 I'm... I'm going to die. [laughs] 451 00:30:36,136 --> 00:30:40,107 -You could have got us killed. -Oh, don't be silly. 452 00:30:40,174 --> 00:30:41,708 They could have killed us. 453 00:30:41,842 --> 00:30:46,713 Nobody gets murdered in Bloomsbury. [laughs] 454 00:30:46,847 --> 00:30:48,949 You're a maniac with a death wish. 455 00:30:49,016 --> 00:30:50,617 It's true! 456 00:30:52,853 --> 00:30:54,588 Stop that now. 457 00:30:54,655 --> 00:30:59,092 He who lives in fear dies of shame. 458 00:30:59,693 --> 00:31:03,564 -Who said that? -Me. Just now. 459 00:31:03,630 --> 00:31:06,600 Just scribble it down for the memoirs. 460 00:31:06,667 --> 00:31:11,672 I will never let anything bad happen to you. 461 00:31:14,441 --> 00:31:16,109 -[man] Oi! -There's police on the way. 462 00:31:16,243 --> 00:31:18,912 -Oh, sod the law! -Quiet! 463 00:31:18,979 --> 00:31:21,348 Home's this way! Oh. Oh! 464 00:31:21,415 --> 00:31:26,386 -[police whistles] -[laughs] 465 00:31:26,453 --> 00:31:28,722 Please get up. We have to move. 466 00:31:28,789 --> 00:31:31,058 -Give me a kiss and I will. -Oh, get up! 467 00:31:31,124 --> 00:31:34,127 Kiss me, you gorgeous bastard. 468 00:31:34,194 --> 00:31:36,597 -And then you'll get up? -Yes. 469 00:31:37,831 --> 00:31:39,533 [police whistles blow, shouting] 470 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:40,934 Here! 471 00:31:41,001 --> 00:31:42,469 Filthy queers! 472 00:31:44,371 --> 00:31:46,373 Get up, you dirty old sod. 473 00:31:47,808 --> 00:31:49,109 [groans] 474 00:31:49,176 --> 00:31:50,344 [officer] Round. 475 00:31:50,410 --> 00:31:52,279 [officer 2] I'll check him for lipstick. 476 00:32:08,729 --> 00:32:10,797 Are you a homosexual? 477 00:32:12,633 --> 00:32:14,001 No. 478 00:32:16,336 --> 00:32:19,673 Have you ever engaged in unnatural practices? 479 00:32:19,740 --> 00:32:20,741 No. 480 00:32:23,243 --> 00:32:26,680 Your young friend, Thomas Turner, 481 00:32:26,747 --> 00:32:29,049 claims he's your secretary. 482 00:32:29,116 --> 00:32:31,285 What are his duties? 483 00:32:33,654 --> 00:32:37,057 Typing, filing, research. 484 00:32:38,125 --> 00:32:40,561 -And does he do shorthand? -[laughs] 485 00:32:43,430 --> 00:32:45,499 Is he a proficient secretary? 486 00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:48,969 -He's first rate. -First rate. 487 00:32:53,740 --> 00:32:57,144 You seem surprised by his competence. 488 00:32:58,779 --> 00:33:01,448 Is it due to the colour of his skin? 489 00:33:02,616 --> 00:33:05,519 Is it correct that you co-habit with your secretary? 490 00:33:07,788 --> 00:33:09,256 He's my lodger. 491 00:33:11,358 --> 00:33:14,194 -Do you share a bedroom? -No. 492 00:33:15,696 --> 00:33:18,131 He sleeps on the sofa. 493 00:33:18,198 --> 00:33:20,868 For how long has he been sleeping on your sofa? 494 00:33:21,902 --> 00:33:23,170 Six years. 495 00:33:24,304 --> 00:33:26,306 -How's his back bearing up? -[sniggers] 496 00:33:27,508 --> 00:33:30,110 Where'd you find him, Mr Erskine? 497 00:33:31,078 --> 00:33:32,813 -Was he trade? -No. 498 00:33:34,715 --> 00:33:38,018 I understand you enjoy the theatre. 499 00:33:38,085 --> 00:33:40,587 I do not enjoy the theatre. 500 00:33:40,654 --> 00:33:43,457 I am the chief drama critic of <i>The Daily Chronicle.</i> 501 00:33:43,524 --> 00:33:45,158 [door opens] 502 00:33:46,059 --> 00:33:47,528 His lawyer's here, sir. 503 00:33:51,098 --> 00:33:52,099 [door closes] 504 00:33:53,100 --> 00:33:56,236 Lambert. Thank you. 505 00:33:57,237 --> 00:33:59,540 Police are in the mood to charge you. 506 00:34:00,474 --> 00:34:02,342 I had to tell Brooke. 507 00:34:02,409 --> 00:34:04,478 I needed him to pull strings. 508 00:34:04,545 --> 00:34:06,180 [groans] Oh. 509 00:34:07,347 --> 00:34:09,983 -I had to, Jim. -Yeah. 510 00:34:10,083 --> 00:34:12,486 Can't have you two going to prison. 511 00:34:12,553 --> 00:34:15,088 [phones ring, typewriters click] 512 00:34:17,291 --> 00:34:19,259 Dorothy. 513 00:34:20,427 --> 00:34:23,764 Terms. And one month's notice. 514 00:34:32,606 --> 00:34:34,074 What did you expect? 515 00:34:36,410 --> 00:34:40,380 You were found committing an indecent act in a public place. 516 00:34:40,447 --> 00:34:43,550 You resisted arrest and assaulted a police officer. 517 00:34