- Well, if you're resigned to doing that anyway, you don't actually need him to lie there all the time, do you?
- Not as such, no. Not exactly 'need.'

8 seconds sound clip from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) - Episode 1 sitcom.

You can hear this line at 00:07:29.840 in the Blu-ray version of the TV Series.

Quote context

[...]

- Excuse me?

- Hello. Yes?

- Has Mr Dent come to his senses yet?

- Can we, for the moment, assume that he hasn't?

- Well?

- Can we also assume that he is going to be staying there all day?

- So?

- So all your men are going to be standing around here all day doing nothing.

- Could be, could be.

- Well, if you're resigned to doing that anyway, you don't actually need him to lie there all the time, do you?

- Not as such, no. Not exactly 'need.'

- Well, if you just like to take it as read that he's actually there, then he and I can slip off down the pub for half an hour. How does that sound?

- Sounds perfectly reasonable. I suppose.

- And if you'd like to pop off for a quick one yourself later on, we could always cover for you in return.

- Oh, thanks. Thanks very much. That's very kind.

[...]

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