Widows' Peak (1994)

Joan Plowright: Mrs. Doyle-Counihan

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Quotes 

• Mrs. Doyle-Counihan : We have had 700 years of English tyranny. And now, let this meeting demand the rope be on the other neck for a change.

• Mrs. Doyle-Counihan : That's the Lucy girl.

  Miss Katherine O'Hare : The poor creature.

  Mrs. Doyle-Counihan : What poor? Now we gave her every chance, so we did. "Get it adopted," we said to her. But no. No, she'd sooner make a show of herself *and* of us.

  Miss Katherine O'Hare : Where will she go?

  Mrs. Doyle-Counihan : Where do you think she'll go? Why else did God, in his goodness, invent England?

• Mrs. Edwina Broome : Nigel had often spoken so affectionately of Ireland. He loved this country so. He told me how he used to come here for the shooting.

  Miss Katherine O'Hare : Really? What did he shoot? Irishmen?

  Mrs. Doyle-Counihan : Miss O'Hare! Honest to God.

  Miss Katherine O'Hare : Why not? It isn't as if we're ever out of season.

• Mrs. Doyle-Counihan : [the film showing of "The King Of Kings" is about to begin]  Here comes God!

• Mrs. Doyle-Counihan : [in mock sympathy, to Edwina]  You creature, you!