Blackadder II (TV Series)

Bells (1986)

Edward Jewesbury: Kate's Father

Quotes 

• Kate's Father : I'm sad because, my darling, our poverty has reached such extremes that I can no longer afford to keep us and must look to my own dear tiny darling to sustain me in my frail dotage.

  Kate : But father surely...

  Kate's Father : Yes, Kate. I want you to become a prostitute.

  Kate : Never! Father.

  Kate's Father : Do you defy me?

  Kate : Indeed I do for tis better to die poor than to live in shame and ignominy.

  Kate's Father : No it isn't.

  Kate : I'm young and strong, clever, my nose is pretty. I shall find another way to earn a living.

  Kate's Father : Oh please go on the game. It's a steady job and you'd be working from home.

• Kate's Father : But, why walk all the way to London when you can make a fortune lying on your back?