Scum (1979)

Philip Jackson: Greaves

Photos 

Quotes 

• Mr. Greaves : Cut that out, Davis, or I'll give you something to cry about, you mardy ass little toe-rag. You touch that bell again for no fucking reason, I'll have you down the block before your feet touch the ground. Now get your subnormal head down!

• [the inmates are marching outside in unison to the canteen. Banks, Richards and Eckersley at the very front of the line. Mr Greaves, who is supervising the group, walks ahead of them to speak to Banks] 

  Mr. Greaves : Banks.

  [Banks looks to his right to face Mr Greaves] 

  Mr. Greaves : Look to your front, Banks.

  [Banks looks straight ahead] 

  Mr. Greaves : Carlin's been allocated to your wing.

  Richards : [to Eckersley]  Did you hear that?

  Mr. Greaves : [to Richards]  Shut it, Richards!

  [Faces Banks again] 

  Mr. Greaves : Three of them together. So you'll have a bit more company. won't you?

  Banks : Yes, Sir.

  Mr. Greaves : ...and one of them's a jungle bunny.

  Banks : Yes, Sir.

  [Richards laughs and makes monkey noises] 

  Mr. Greaves : [to Richards]  I said quiet, Richards! Another sound from you and you're report!

  Richards : Yes, Sir.

• [Angel, Davis and Carlin are all lined up against a wall] 

  Mr Sands : Right. I'm Mr. Sands, this is Mr Greaves. I'm the senior officer and I run 'A' wing. I run it. Right, Carlin?

  Carlin : Yes, Sir!

  Mr Sands : I come down very heavy on anyone who doesn't grasp that fact. Right? Right?

  Carlin : Yes, Sir!

  [Mr Sands walks up to Angel] 

  Mr Sands : Angel, you're in a single room. Some of the lads are what you might call... "prejudiced". You're well advised to keep yourself to yourself. It's your first borstal, innit lad?

  Angel : Yes, sir, apart from the Scrubs...

  Mr Sands : [interrupts Angel]  Forget the Scrubs! The holiday's over.

  Mr. Greaves : Move!

  [Angel moves] 

  Mr Sands : Davis, you were foolish enough to run away from an open borstal and you'll soon be wishing you were back there. You're in a single room. Now move!

  [Davis moves] 

  Mr. Greaves : [at Davis]  Move it!

  Mr Sands : [at Carlin]  Carlin, you're in a dormitory. Now, move!

  [Carlin moves] 

  Mr Sands : That's it! In there, on the left.

  [Carlin goes to the dormitory on the left and stops. Mr Sands walks in] 

  Mr Sands : [points at an empty bed]  That's yours, Carlin.

  [Carlin moves to the empty bed] 

  Mr Sands : You know the ropes and you know why you're here. I'll jump on you from a great height if you so much as breathe. Got that?

  Carlin : Yes, sir!

  Mr Sands : There's a lad, a big lad called Pongo in that bed. He heard you were coming. Now, grab that bumper and get to work on that floor. I wanna shave in it!

  [Carlin grabs the broom and scrubs the floor. As he scrubs the floor, Mr Sands deliberately drops Carlin's gear] 

  Mr Sands : Carlin?

  [Carlin stops momentarily] 

  Mr Sands : We don't leave our bed space in that condition in here. Make up your bed and your gear away. On the double!

  [Carlin puts the broom away and unpacks his gear] 

  Mr Sands : Next time, you're on report.