1. Ah, your play's got a mention
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4. It says "Stereotypical offensive
caricatures predominate
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6. One has to try very hard indeed to recall
a worse play on the London stage."
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7. Actually, Ed, please don't continue.
I don't think my guts could confront it.
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Oh, they can be nerve-racking.
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of a very poor production of Coriolanus.
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your career would be radically different.
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- Well, you wouldn't receive
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15. your royalty checks on those
old dramas they play on ITV3!
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18. I gotta get off.
I'm rehearsing a new play.
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Good luck.
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- Hm-hmm?
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28. - Ray!
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29. Oh, you're joking!
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30. Ray Purchase!
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31. Well, well, well!
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32. Look who it is!
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33. Steven "Hide Your Missus
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34. Get over it, Purchase.
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40. Kika.
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41. My name is Kika Bright.
I'll be playing the part of Stella.
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42. And last year I performed Shakespeare
in Central Park with Scarlett Johansson!
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43. Very, very... swish!
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44. - Ray.
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45. My name is Ray Purchase and I will be
playing the part of the magistrate.
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46. Something interesting about you?
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47. Well, Toast regularly fucks my wife!
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48. Oh, God!
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51. I've just returned from North Africa
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52. where I directed
a local-cast production of Hamlet.
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53. Now, that is swish.
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54. Were the sets made of sand?
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55. Such a prick.
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56. - Your turn.
- Steven Toast, and I'm playing Jeff.
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Steven.
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58. Oh, yeah, I can roll my eyes
into the back of my head.
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59. Useful for drama and comedy,
I should think.
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60. Now, before we open the text,
I'd like us to loosen up and focus
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61. using something called a shaka,
which is a warm-up I learnt in Africa.
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62. Great.
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63. Ooga shaka ooga ooga ooga shaka
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64. - Ooga ooga
Ooga shaka
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65. - Ooga ooga
Ooga shaka
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66. Ooga ooga ooga shaka
Ooga ooga ooga shaka
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67. - Sorry, you've got to be fucking kidding.
- OK!
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68. If you wanna shit on me, I'll shit on you!
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a fucking helmet!
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71. But the Special Olympics for arseholes.
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72. Yes. All right.
Bye, bye, bye, bye.
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73. And as I was saying, the last person
I wanted to see there was Ray Purchase!
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74. And that director's fucking crackers!
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75. Acker is very highly strung,
but he inspires fierce loyalty.
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76. Even when he killed one of his actors, the
rest of the cast remained devoted to him.
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77. - I'm not saying he lacks charisma.
- He's passionate.
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78. - Sorry, did you say he killed an actor?
Yes!
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79. On some Pinter play about ten years ago.
He killed an actor.
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80. Christ! Well, even Pinter
wouldn't do that!
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81. The actor, can't remember his name,
wasn't much cop from what I can remember.
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82. Anyway, he wouldn't do what Acker wanted,
so Acker stabbed him.
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83. Actor died, but Acker got away
with manslaughter.
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84. Good grief!
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85. The judge had seen his Trojan Women
at the National and was a huge fan,
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86. - so he got off!
- You know what?
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87. I'm not sure I should be working
with a director that murders actors.
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88. Well, it might undo the damage
of you being in that play.
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89. Everyone hates that play.
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90. - Feels worse than being a pedophile!
- Really, Toast! What a thing to say,
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91. in the current climate!
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92. Well, you put me
in that bloody play, Jane!
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93. - I didn't wanna do it!
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94. - Oh!
- Jane Plough.
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95. - Spelt P-L-O-U-G-H. Pronounced "Pluff."
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96. - He's very much a family man.
- Who?
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97. But the '70s was ages ago.
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98. - He probably doesn't remem...
- Who?
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99. Just one moment, please. Scotland Yard
are investigating another client.
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100. - Could you just slink off?
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101. Ah, hello.
Yes, I saw your advert on the computer,
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103. A... blonde, yes, yes.
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104. Blonde is my favorite color. Ha!
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105. So we could meet tomorrow at 4.00 p.m.
at the Baybury Hotel, South Kensington.
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106. I'm a traveling salesman.
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107. Look, how much will it cost?
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108. No, I'm not VAT registered.
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109. OK, my name is Royce Coolidge.
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110. And her name is Lorry?
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111. What, L-O-R-R-Y...
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112. No... L-O-R-I. I see.
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113. No, I don't have a loyalty card.
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114. Thanking you.
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115. Ooh.
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116. £400.
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117. Mmm!
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118. Pretty good!
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119. - Steven?
- Greta!
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120. - I didn't recognize you with that.
- I fell out of a tree. You're gorgeous.
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121. - I mean, you look gorgeous.
- How's Ellen?
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122. - Who?
- Your wife?
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123. My soon-to-be ex-wife, actually.
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124. I'm a gay divorcee!
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125. I'm not gay. Are you still acting?
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126. Nah, not as much.
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127. - That's a shame, you're quite good.
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128. How's fuckface, what's his name, Gary?
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129. Mmm, yeah, we're divorced too.
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130. I'm going to my club for a cocktail.
Do you fancy joining me?
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131. - Umm...
- Oh, come on!
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132. - Yeah, all right.
- Yes!
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134. What are you working on these days?
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135. A documentary.
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136. A six-part thing.
It's called London Lives.
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137. It's kind of about the dark underbelly
of the capital.
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138. Sounds good.
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139. Yeah, but it's just a job, you know?
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140. I prefer getting my kicks in other ways.
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141. I remember!
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142. I like trying new things.
I'm an excitement junkie.
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143. Me too.
Should we meet up again next week?
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144. Yeah. Why don't I just give you my card?
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145. - Shall we say Friday, provisionally?
- Yes!
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146. So why don't you ring me,
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147. - and we'll hook up?
- Yes!
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148. I think Steven should lead the shaka.
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149. Oh, fuck.
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150. Ooga shaka ooga ooga ooga shaka
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151. Ooga ooga ooga shaka
ooga ooga ooga shaka
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153. Excuse me, please!
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155. You know he murdered an actor. What?
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156. I'd keep your stupid mouth shut
about that, Toast!
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157. - But he was murdered!
- It was manslaughter.
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158. A second-rate actor
gets killed by the director.
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159. No big deal. Happens every day.
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160. - Does it?
- I really wouldn't mention it again Toast.
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162. Quick word.
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163. You're fucked.
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164. - You're trying to undermine me. Why?
- What?
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at all times.
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166. I feel for any project to work, I need to
have them just where I want them.
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167. By the balls!
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168. By the balls, eh?
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169. Quick question.
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170. - Have you ever had anybody by the balls?
- Literally?
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171. Yes, I mean literally to feel
another man's cojones
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172. lying in the palm of one's hand.
Ever had that experience, Steven?
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173. I can't say I have. You?
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174. Yes, I have. With Benedict Cumberbatch!
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175. - Who?
- I felt them literally rolling around
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176. both of us staring into each other's eyes.
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177. It seemed like an eternity,
but it was less than half an hour!
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178. He cracked in the end.
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179. - We did it my way.
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180. I'm not joking, Steven!
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181. This isn't Michael Mclntyre's
Comedy Roadshow!
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182. And when I say literally,
I do of course literally mean literally!
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183. Check this one out, mate!
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184. Over here, you great galah!
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185. - Jesus Christ!
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186. We need to talk to you, Toast!
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187. You are in serious danger of jeopardizing
this production because you hate Acker.
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188. - Do you hate Acker?
- I hardly know the man!
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189. He believes you're not
showing him the requisite loyalty.
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190. - He needs a lot of reassurance.
- Now, I have to ask you something else.
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191. - Confidentially.
- What?
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192. - You know about another murder?
- What other murder?
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about the other murder.
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195. I wasn't gonna ask him
about the other murder.
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196. I was gonna ask him
about the extra rehearsal on Saturday.
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197. - You don't know about that, do you?
- The extra rehearsal?
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198. - No, the other murder.
- Stop mentioning that, Ray!
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199. - Anyway, you don't know about it, do you?
- What?
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but shouldn't have.
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201. I don't know anything!
This is fucking ridiculous!
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202. That's good. Don't tell anyone about it.
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203. - Look, if someone's...
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204. Sorry, mate!
Can we have our Frisbee back?
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205. - What the...
- You wanna join in?
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206. Ah, good catch.
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like a dog's nut back there!
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that Acker's murdered someone else?
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211. I think Ray Purchase got cack-mouthed
and revealed it in error.
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212. Very odd.
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- Well, with murders,
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things can get complicated.
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I wouldn't contact the police.
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217. No. Much along the lines
of what you've just said.
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218. Once you get the police involved
with a murder, things can escalate.
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out of this Acker play.
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220. I mean, tell him anything.
Tell him I've got VD.
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221. Where would you get it?
You haven't been exactly active recently.
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222. - Yeah
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223. Now listen, Toast,
it's important you don't cross Acker.
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224. You just do what he says.
You don't want him as an enemy.
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225. Now bugger off, Toast.
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226. I've got Strawberry Rathbone
popping in in 15 minutes.
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228. A scene, you say.
That'll be a first for her in a while.
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229. Jesus Christ, Ed. What are you playing at?
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230. Sorry, Toast. Didn't know my own strength.
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231. Fire and fucking blast, not again!
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232. Language violation, Toast. You all right?
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233. Well, if it's the crown jewels
you're referring to, Ed, not good.
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234. OK. Ladies and gentlemen,
play is suspended. Thank you.
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235. - Something on your mind, Toast?
- Do you remember Greta Cargo from RADA?
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236. Oh, yeah. Very much into sex, if I recall.
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237. I bumped into her on the street.
Always thought she was great.
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238. In fact, that's an anagram of her name:
Great.
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- So it is.
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for myself. I've contacted an agency.
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242. - An estate agency?
- No, a different kind of agency.
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243. - Travel agency?
- What? No, an escort agency.
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244. Oh, I see.
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245. Well, lots of chaps use agencies.
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246. I've read about it.
I mean, you might have done it.
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247. - I haven't done it!
- Well, that's fine. I—
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248. - Yeah, but I haven't done it!
- OK, if you had—
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249. - I honestly haven't done it.
- All right!
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250. So, I'm meeting this escort in this posh
hotel in South Ken tomorrow. I can't wait.
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251. Does a great afternoon tea as well.
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252. So this is the dilemma, if I hook up
with the escort, the sex is guaranteed.
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253. If I meet Greta and nothing happens,
I'll shit out and be doubly disappointed.
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- Yeah.
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255. - Go where the sex is.
- That's exactly what I was thinking.
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257. - £400. How do you know?
- Guess.
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258. Well, you're spot on.
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259. It was a guess, Toast. Just a guess.
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260. Guess!
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261. Reception? Hello, yes
I'm the traveling salesman from room 560.
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262. I'm expecting a visitor.
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263. She's blonde, and her name is Lori.
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264. Just... I'll be here.
Just ring up, I'll come straight down.
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265. Toast.
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266. Toast, it's Acker Herron.
Meet me at the Olympian Club.
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268. - Yes, now!
- But I have to—
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unless it was important.
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270. - I can't, I've got a—
- I'll text you the address.
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271. What the fu...
Who the shit does he think he is?
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About his commitment, his loyalty,
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273. about how much of a man he is.
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274. Do we have to? I have
an afternoon tea appointment at four.
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275. God.
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276. You have a natural talent, Toast.
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277. I like to think I've mastered
the basic skills.
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278. - That hurt, did it?
- Shit!
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279. Your suit's fitted
with electronic sensors.
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280. A direct hit results
in a massive electric shock.
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281. Enough to kill a small dog.
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282. What the hell are you playing at?
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283. I'm testing you out, Toast!
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284. I want to make sure
you're the kind of man I can rely on!
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285. I think you proved yourself
out there.
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286. You passed part one of the test.
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287. Part one?
I dread to think what part two entails.
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288. Of course.
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289. Yes, it's me, Toast.
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290. Ray fucking Purchase,
your worst nightmare.
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291. How does that feel, Toast?
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293. Cumberbatch lasted less than half an hour.
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294. - Who?
- Fassbender barely 20 minutes.
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295. You think it's clever, do you?
Grabbing a man's balls in the shower.
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296. You're pathetic. Both of you.
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297. We're not letting go, Toast.
We're going to break your balls.
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298. - Metaphorically and literally.
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299. Forty-five minutes. I'm impressed.
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300. - What time's your appointment?
- Four o'clock.
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301. And it's crucial I don't arrive at this
particular appointment with crushed nuts.
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302. I think you've made your point.
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303. Do you swear total loyalty to me
and to the production?
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304. Yes!
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305. I just know we're going to achieve
great things with this play.
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306. This is a terrible time for theater.
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307. Have you heard about that shit
that's on at the Playhouse?
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308. It's everything I hate.
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309. All the actors in that should be
stripped naked, shot, and shat on.
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310. Hang on a second.
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311. Toast's in that play.
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312. You're in that play.
He's in that play, Acker.
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313. OK. Well, that's...
that's rather disappointing.
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I just need to think about strategy here.
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317. Look, if you're in some shit play,
Acker needs to know about it!
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318. You can't resist it, can you?
Poking that big nose of yours in.
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319. You're such a fucking prick!
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320. Ray, please leave. This could turn ugly.
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- Leave! I don't want any witnesses.
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322. - And lock all the doors behind you.
- OK.
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324. So, just you and me, Toast.
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326. - Actually, you're wearing mine with the—
- We're not doing fencing anymore, Toast.
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327. We're doing killing. This is what you get
for doing shit theater.
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about environmental issues. All right.
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so you can't escape.
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338. I'm guessing the rehearsal's canceled.
Ha!
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340. Hello, yes, I'm the traveling salesman
from room 560.
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341. Shit, I've forgotten my name.
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342. Look, look, if someone comes to the hotel
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343. who isn't a resident,
it'll probably be for me.
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344. Hello?
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I'll be straight down. Thanking you.
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- Steven.
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- Oh, yeah.
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349. I'm just here meeting an old male...
man school friend.
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350. I hear the afternoon tea's great.
What are you doing here?
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- Yes, I'm meeting someone.
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353. They're called a "John" in the trade.
I should explain.
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354. No, no, no, no, no, no.
This is amazing.
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with an escort agency?
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356. - Yes.
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357. Can't say I'm surprised.
You were always pretty adventurous.
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358. - Shall we?
- I'm not sure what you mean, Steven.
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I'm producing.
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360. - We're here with that woman over there.
Ooh.
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361. We're hoping to interview
the man she's meeting.
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362. In fact, he's on his way down as we speak
so if you could just...
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363. Hang on, how did you know
about the escort agency?
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364. Guys, you're wasting your time,
you're wasting the air in your lungs.
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that Steven Toast is dead.
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366. Don't ask me why, I just know he is.
I know he's dead.
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