The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Quotes

Patricia Cartwright: I've got the Olympic Heats tomorrow.
Michael Rimmer: I've got the Olympic Heats tonight.

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Priest: Have you been able to find time for the survey in regard to the declining attendance in England's churches?
Michael Rimmer: Yes, we have.
Priest: We've tried everything, you know... cutthroat bingo, hallucinogens in the wafers, neon lights for the graveyards, chapels on wheels, fifty-fifty drawings after communion...
Michael Rimmer: Really?
Priest: [grabbing hold of his vestments] And these clothes are a bit out-of-date for the 1960s.
Michael Rimmer: Yes, well, we've done a great deal of research on the results of our religious polls and I believe we have discovered the true root of the problem.
Priest: What would that be?
Michael Rimmer: God.
Priest: I had a nasty suspicion it was that.
Michael Rimmer: It's just that people have a hard time believing in Him. So, get rid of the God and you'll do just fine.
Priest: Interesting. Sort of an Our Father who *might be* in heaven...
Michael Rimmer: Yes, very good.

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Ranjit X: Don't let's go into bourgeois things like money! Talk to my agent!

Movie: The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Tom Hutchinson: Good God! The Continental Pig!

Movie: The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer