Harold: Everything all right when I went away?
Jeff: Yeah. The Long Good Friday ***** 1980 starring Helen Mirren & Bob Hoskins & Pierce Brosnan & Dave King & Paul Freeman & Eddie Constantine & Bryan Marshall & Paul Barber et al, director John MacKenzie
It’s Good Friday. Have a bloody Mary? ibid.
The Yanks think we’re a cock-handed cornershop over here. ibid. Harold to Alderman
I want to propose a toast: Hands across the ocean. ibid. Harold to Charlie the American Mafia
I’m a businessman with a sense of history. ibid. Harold on boat
This is a diabolical liberty. Blown up. He’s dead. Eric is dead. Car bomb. ibid. Harold to Jeff & Razors
I’ll have his carcass dripping blood by midnight. ibid. Harold to Victoria
Colin never hurt a fly. Well only when it was necessary. ibid. Harold to Jeff & Razors
There’s a bomb in the casino. ibid. Casino owner to Harold
Who’s big enough to take you on? ibid. Razors to Harold
Put some deodorant on; I’m heavily into personal protection. ibid. Harold to Errol the Ponce
Who’s got it in for me? ibid. Harold
I want to lick every inch of you. ibid. Jeff to Victoria
It’s the same sort of device the IRA use. ibid. Parky to Harold
Quite frankly I’m a bit flabbergasted you forgot to mention this carry-on in Belfast while I was away. ibid. Harold to Jeff
You mean all this anarchy is for five poxy grand? ibid.
You slag. Fucking Judas ... I can smell your greed and ambition. And something disgusting like betrayal. ibid. Harold to Jeff
I’ll crush them like beetles. ibid.
It’s coming to something when the Mafia can’t handle a little problem innit? ibid. Harold to Charlie
The Mafia – I’ve shit em. ibid.
I’ve got a proposition for you, Terry. The Bank Job 2008 starring Jason Statham & Saffron Burrows & Richard Lintern & James Faulkner & Stephen Campbell Moore & Daniel Mays & Alki David & David Suchet & Georgia Taylor & Michael Jibson & Peter Bowles et al, director Roger Donaldson, her to him
It seems Michael X has managed to keep himself out of jail by threatening to release damning photographs of a certain royal personage. ibid. senior government official to Tim
I have it for you. A bank. I’ve been seeing this guy. Runs his own business. Security systems. ibid. her to him
Lloyds Bank Limited. 185 Baker Street. ibid.
I think drugs are responsible for the moral degeneration of the young. ibid. Lew to Michael
Terry: A pile of skeletons.
Dave: Let’s hope it’s not the last gang that tried to take this bank. ibid.
I am a ham radio operator and I think I may be overhearing a robbery in progress. ibid.
You’ve opened Pandora’s Box, you prick. ibid. MI6
Soon after the robbery Scotland Yard underwent a major purge of corrupt police officers. A number of senior members of the government resigned following revelations about the activities at Sonia Bern’s brothel. Michael X was hanged in 1975 in Trinidad for the murder of Gale Benson. His file in the British National Archive remains classified until 1st of January 2054. Porn King Vogel was jailed for eight years for crimes unrelated to the robbery. Hakim Jamal was murdered in Boston in 1973. The murders of Guy and Bambas were never solved. The loot taken from the Baker Street Bank was thought to be in excess of 4 million pounds, more than that of the Great Train Robbery. Over 100 safe deposit box holders refused to identify their losses from the robbery. ibid. caption
Night and the City. The night is tonight. The City is London. Night and the City 1950 starring Richard Widmark & Gene Tierney & Googie Withers & Hugh Marlowe & Francis L Sullivan & Herbert Lom & Stanislaus Zbyszko & Mike Mazurki et al, director Jules Dassin
This is different, Mary. This can’t lose. ibid. him to her
You got to get hold of yourself. You can’t go on for ever, always running, always in a sweat. ibid. her to him
I just want to be somebody. ibid. him to her
I’ll be back with two hundred and you match it. I’ll show you. ibid. Harry to Phil
I know you: born a hustler, you will die a hustler. ibid. Kristo to Harry
Your father shall learn Mr Fabian is not an honourable man. ibid. Phil to Kristo
A thousand pounds for the man who gets Fabian. ibid. Kristo
Tonight the whole underworld’s after ya. ibid. Fiddler to Harry
How much are you selling me for? ibid. Harry to Fiddler
Harry Fabian: stop running. ibid. Harry
Harry, you could have been anything. Anything. You had brains, ambition. You worked harder than any ten men. The wrong things. Always the wrong things. ibid. her to him
It seems like only yesterday you got sent down. Wild Bill 2011 starring Will Poulter & Iwan Rheon & Jason Flemyng & Liz White & Charlie Creed-Miles & Sammy Williams & Morgan Watkins & Leo Gregory et al, director Dexter Fletcher, barman
Eight years, two months and three days for carrying a concealed weapon, supplying Class As, three counts of Actual Bodily Harm, four Grievous and the attempted murder of a community support officer. ibid. probation officer
You owe us. ibid. son to dad
I didn’t run away from home; home ran away from me. ibid. son
Second year – that was the real killer … that’s when the hope starts to leave ya. ibid. dad
They’re my boys; I’m their dad. ibid. dad in rozzer car
It’s twins, Vi. The Krays 1990 starring Martin Kemp & Gary Kemp & Billie Whitelaw & Tom Bell & Steven Berkoff & Susan Fleetwood & Charlotte Cornwell & Kate Hardie & Avis Bunnage & Alfred Lynch & Gary Love & Jimmy Jewel et al, director Peter Medak, opening scene mother giving birth
Men are born children and they stay children. ibid. Rose
No-one’s gonna hurt you. Not with me around. They wouldn’t dare. ibid. Vi to boys
What have we got all of us? – nothing except each other. ibid.
Clothes are important. Make you what you are. ibid. Ronnie to boys
It was the women who had the war, the real war. The women were left at home in the shit, not sitting in some sparkling plane or gleaming tank. There’s no glamour for us. ibid. Rose in front room
I’m not afraid of the Krays. Pair of fucking freaks. ibid. Jack the Hat
You know what glamour is? It’s fear. I learned that a long time ago. If people are afraid of you, you can just do anything. ibid. Ronnie to gang
It’s crumbling, Reg. It’s all falling apart. ibid. Ronnie
There’s a whole army of bastards out there screaming for our blood. ibid.
When I was born the world was a far simpler case: it was all just cops and robbers. Layer Cake 2004 starring Daniel Craig & Colm Meaney & Kenneth Cranham & George Harris & Jamie Foreman & Sienna Miller & Michael Gambon & Marcel Iures & Tom Hardy & Tamer Hassan & Ben Whishaw & Burn Gorman et al, director Matthew Vaughn
Drugs changed everything. ibid.
Never be too greedy. ibid.
I’m not a gangster, I’m a businessman whose commodity happens to be cocaine. ibid.
England. Typical. Even drug dealers don’t work weekends. ibid. Eddie Temple
Welcome to the layer cake, son. ibid. Eddie Temple
Drug money is easy money. ibid.
I’m cheap. I can’t help it. God made me that way. Mona Lisa 1986 starring Bob Hoskins & Michael Caine & Robbie Coltrane & Cathy Tyson & Clarke Peters & Kate Hardie & Zoe Nathenson & Sammi Davis & Rod Bedall & Joe Brown & Pauline Melville et al, director Neil Jordan, him to her
You ain’t no night nurse. ibid. him to her
I don’t know. What’s wrong with me? ibid. him to her
You’ll never look like other people, George. ibid. Thomas
Am I too old for you? Am I too cheap? ibid. him to her
Like men and women do – they have fun. ibid. him to her
I’m just another fucking punter to you. ibid. him to her
This is Ill Manors where dark shit goes on at night. Ill Manors 2012 starring Riz Ahmed & Ed Skrein & Keith Coggins & Lee Allen & Nick Sagar & Ryan de la Cruz & Anouska Mond & Mem Ferda & Natalie Press et al, director Ben Drew, opening commentary
I can’t believe you sold a fucking baby. ibid. bird to bloke
Now he had become the still centre of that spinning wheel of misfortune. The world turned round him leaving him miraculously untouched. Croupier 1998 starring Clive Owen & Alex Kingston & Gina McKee & Kate Hardie & Nicholas Ball & Alexander Morton & Nick Reding & Paul Reynolds & Barnaby Kay, director Mike Hodges
Welcome back, Jack, to the house of addiction. ibid.
The world breaks everyone. ibid.
And superstition too: it’s like witchcraft. ibid.
Her: There’s no hope in it.
Him: It’s the truth. ibid.
You used to knock out pills, didn’t ya? Shifty 2008 starring Riz Ahmed & Daniel Mays & Jason Flemyng & Nitin Ganatra & Heronimo Sehmi & Francesca Annis & Jay Simpson & Danielle Brent & Kate Groombridge & Ben Drew, director Eran Creevy, dealer to Shifty's mate
Mate, I tell ya. This is no way to live. ibid. mate to Shifty
I left for one fucking reason. This shithole. This fucking cesspit that you love so much. ibid.
You useless fucking prick. ibid. her to him