A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (TV Series)

Strong Poison: Episode One (1987)

Timothy Bateson: Pond

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• Lord Peter Wimsey : [Referring to the Vane Murder Trial]  What did you think of the verdict?

  Pond : Ooo, very surprised... surprised indeed! Seemed a clear enough case, but then juries are so unreliable - especially nowadays, my lord with women on them.

  Lord Peter Wimsey : [Seemingly agreeing or understanding]  Mmm.

  Pond : We see a good deal of the fair sex in the profession, and very few of them are remarkable for possessing the... uh... legal mind.

  Lord Peter Wimsey : However true that is, still without them, there'd be much less litigation, so it's all good for business.

  Pond : [Chuckles]  Very good, my lord. Very good. I am an old-fashioned man. The ladies - when they adorned and inspired - did not take any active part in affairs.