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Oh, Doctor Parpalaid was a most worthy man. We couldn't have got on better, but...

5 seconds sound clip from the Dr Knock (Theatre Royal 1954) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:12:19.756 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Still, such a high standard of service as you provide, of course, brings its own reward as well.

- You can't make less than a million francs a year.

- A profit? My dear Doctor, I wish I made half that.

- But that's absolute nonsense. You've no competitors?

- Oh, no, not one for ten miles or more.

- It's almost unbelievable. Was my predecessor not quite up to his work, between ourselves?

- Oh, Doctor Parpalaid was a most worthy man. We couldn't have got on better, but...

- But if you bound up his prescriptions at the year's end, they wouldn't have made a very big book, I suppose.

- You've hit it.

- And yet, as you know yourself, every single soul in St Maurice is ipso facto a potential patient.

- Of course, they have to fall ill first.

- Fall ill? That is a phrase that modern science has rendered meaningless.

- Health is a mere word. I only see around me people suffering more or less acutely from diseases more or less serious, which more or less rapidly get the better of them.

- Of course, if you go on telling them that they're quite well, they're glad enough to believe you.

[...]

Dr Knock (1954) Sound Clip

Dr KnockEnjoy Robert Morley's performance in the 1954 Theatre Royal radio play of Jules Romain's 'Dr Knock', and explore standout quotes on our website.

Actors: Robert Morley (Dr Knock), Sir Ralph Richardson (Host)

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