The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series)

The Handsome Stranger (2006)

Richard Armitage: Harry Kennedy

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• Harry Kennedy : Fine. Excellent, if Christmas sounds good to you?

  Geraldine Granger : Yeah, yeah well let's check the book.

  [confused, Harry walks further into the room as Geraldine takes out the book] 

  Geraldine Granger : This is the Church Diary. Let's have a look.

  [Geraldine picks up a pen and opens the book] 

  Geraldine Granger : Yep. There's a gap on the 22nd if that suits.

  Harry Kennedy : Excellent.

  Geraldine Granger : [makes a note]  Good. Well look, while we're here we might as well get some of the other admin done mightn't we?

  [Harry looks confused as Geraldine takes out another notebook] 

  Geraldine Granger : Let's try this one. Uh right, so your full name is Harry...

  Harry Kennedy : Jasper Kennedy.

  Geraldine Granger : [makes a note]  Oh right. Well I hope that doesn't get a giggle.

  Harry Kennedy : [laughing]  Fingers crossed.

  Geraldine Granger : Yep. And what's the full name of the *lucky lady* in question?

  Harry Kennedy : Um, well... I don't know her middle name.

  Geraldine Granger : Oh well, we can fill that in later, can't we? And just pray that that isn't embarrassing as well otherwise it's going to be like a sitcom out there.

• Geraldine Granger : [writing in a notebook]  Right, so just her first and last name then.

  Harry Kennedy : Well...

  Geraldine Granger : Come on Harry. You shouldn't be marrying someone if you don't even know their name.

  Harry Kennedy : [slowly]  Well... obviously it's... Geraldine...

  Geraldine Granger : [writing]  Geraldine...

  Harry Kennedy : Granger.

  Geraldine Granger : [writing]  Grange...

  [Geraldine turns around] 

  Geraldine Granger : [shocked]  Pardon?

  Harry Kennedy : Geraldine Granger... I'm asking you to marry me, Geraldine Granger.

• Harry Kennedy : [answers the door and meets Geraldine and Alice]  Oh, hello.

  Geraldine Granger , Alice Horton : Hello.

  Harry Kennedy : Come in?

  Geraldine Granger : Yes lovely.

  [they enter the house] 

  Harry Kennedy : [moves a large box]  Sorry it's a bit of a mess. I just moved out of a student big flat in London it's gonna be a bit of a squeeze squeezing it all in so uh, well if you see anything you like the look of just steal it I'll never know.

  Alice Horton : Really?

  Geraldine Granger : [to Alice]  No, not really.

  Harry Kennedy : Oh, I'm Harry by the way. Sorry. All over the shop today.

  Geraldine Granger : [shaking Harry's hand]  Oh, right and I'm Geraldine. I just live down the lane.

  Harry Kennedy : Excellent.

  Geraldine Granger : Yeah.

  Alice Horton : And I'm Alice.

  Harry Kennedy : [shakes her hand]  Splendid! Well, what a suprise so I actually recieve a visit from a neighbour. I lived on the same street in London for 15 whole years and the bell never rang once.

  Alice Horton : Oh, we had a bell like that.

• Harry Kennedy : I've thought about it a lot and talked about it a lot, and thought whether or not... you would consider... marrying me.

  [pause] 

  Geraldine Granger : [thinking that Harry means Rosie]  Well... yes of course. I'd be delighted to.

  [Geraldine walks into the lounge, annoyed] 

  Harry Kennedy : [pleased]  That's wonderful news!

  Geraldine Granger : Have you thought about any dates?

  Harry Kennedy : Um, well I-I I thought we might be able to discuss that a little.

  Geraldine Granger : Well I might put a little punt in for Christmas. It's always a very romantic time of year.

  Harry Kennedy : Fine. Excellent, if Christmas sounds good to you?

• [Geraldine watches from a bush as a taxi pulls up in front of Harry's house. Harry comes outside as the taxi's right back door opens] 

  Rosie Kennedy : [excited]  Hey!

  Harry Kennedy : [kindly taking a large red bag]  What time do you call this?

  [Harry puts the red bag in his house and comes outside again] 

  Rosie Kennedy : Aww, come here.

  [Harry and Rosie hug each other] 

  Rosie Kennedy : I just love you.

  Harry Kennedy : Right. I'm taking you for a walk. It's so romantic round here when you get the juices flowing.

  Rosie Kennedy : That's gorgeous isn't it?

• Harry Kennedy : Any handsome strangers ever sweep you of your feet?

  Geraldine Granger : No... no. Not yet.