Mark Darcy: I realize that when I met you at the turkey curry buffet, I was unforgivably rude, and wearing a reindeer jumper.

She smokes like a chimney, drinks like a fish and dresses like her mother!

Bridget: Daniel, what you just did is actually illegal in several countries. Daniel Cleaver: That is one of the reasons that I’m so happy to be living in Britain today.

Bridget: My mum, a strange creature from the time when pickles on toothpicks were still the height of sophistication.

Mark: “You haven’t got any beetroot cubes, have you? Any mini-gherkins, stuffed olives?”Bridget: “No, Pam, and besides, I’m busy. The gravy needs sieving.”Mark: “Surely not, just stir it, Una.”

Tom: Well done Bridge, 4 hours of careful cooking and a feast of blue soup, omelette and marmalade.