- Judge Trotter: Is that my new wig?
- Clerk of Court: Yes m'lord.
- Judge Trotter: Well get the old one. Good enough for this load of nincompoops.
- Clerk of Court: They say the whole world of sport and fashion will be in your court today, m'lord.
- Judge Trotter: I said nincompoops and I mean nincompoops. And by nincompoops, I include all the peers of the realm, thier sons, brothers and distant connections, the Army, the Navy, the Royal Air Force and the entire female population of the British isles, and you.
- Mary: These French boys are alright as an hors d'oeuvre, but it's the cut-off-the-joint what counts...
- Ann Daviot: If you don't believe in his innocence you can't establish it, and his life is ruined.
- Sir Quinton Jessops: In these chambers ruined lives are as common as blackberries.
- Ann Daviot: Which doesn't say much for your skill as an advocate.