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Below we have the dialogue/script for Dinner for One, one of my favorite little pieces - a short television comedy shown every New Year's Eve in Germany.
James : | Good evening, Miss Sophie, good evening. |
Miss Sophie : | Good evening, James. |
James : | You are looking very well this evening, Miss Sophie. |
Miss Sophie : | Well, I am feeling very much better, thank you, James. |
James : | Good, good... |
Miss Sophie : | Well, I must say that everything looks nice. |
James : | Thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you. |
Miss Sophie : | Is everybody here? |
James : | Indeed, they are, yeah. |
Miss Sophie : | All five places are laid out? |
James : | All laid out as usual. |
Miss Sophie : | Sir Toby? |
James : | Sir Toby, yes, he's sitting here this year, Miss Sophie. |
Miss Sophie : | Admiral von Schneider? |
James : | Admiral von Schneider is sitting here, Miss Sophie. |
Miss Sophie : | Mr. Pommeroy? |
James : | Mr. Pommeroy I put round here for you. |
Miss Sophie : | And my very dear friend, Mr. Winterbottom? |
James : | On your right, as you requested, Miss Sophie! |
Miss Sophie : | Thank you, James. You may now serve the soup. |
James : | The soup, thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you. |
Miss Sophie : | I am particularly fond of mulligatawny soup, James. |
James : | Yes, I know you are. |
Miss Sophie : | I think we'll have sherry with the soup. |
James : | Sherry with the soup, yes... |
Miss Sophie : | Same procedure as every year, James. |
James : | Same procedure as every year, James... |
Miss Sophie : | Is that a dry sherry, James? |
James : | Yes, a very dry sherry, Miss Sophie... |
Miss Sophie : | Sir Toby! |
James : | Cheerio, Miss Sophie! |
Miss Sophie : | Admiral von Schneider! |
James : | Ad... |
Miss Sophie : | Just to please me, James. |
James : | Just to please you. |
Miss Sophie : | Mr. Pommeroy! |
James : | Happy New Year, Sophie! |
Miss Sophie : | And dear Mr. Winterbottom! |
James : | Well, here we are again, old lovely... |
Miss Sophie : | You may now serve the fish. |
James : | Fish. |
Miss Sophie : | Delicious, James. |
James : | Thank you, Miss Sophie, glad you enjoyed it. |
Miss Sophie : | I think we'll have white wine with the fish. |
James : | White wine with the fish? |
Miss Sophie : | The same procedure as every year, James! |
James : | Yeah... |
Miss Sophie : | Sir Toby! |
James : | Cheerio, Miss Sophie, me gal... |
Miss Sophie : | Admiral von Schneider! |
James : | Oh, must I, Miss Sophie? |
Miss Sophie : | James, please, |
James : | Skol! |
Miss Sophie : | Mr. Pommeroy! |
James : | Happy New Year, Sophie gal! |
Miss Sophie : | Mr. Winterbottom! |
James : | You look younger than ever, love! |
Miss Sophie : | Please serve the chicken! |
James : | Ya ... |
Miss Sophie : | That looks a very fine bird! |
James : | That's a lovely chu ... chuk ... chicken, |
Miss Sophie : | I think we'll have champagne with the bird! |
James : | Champagne, ya... |
Miss Sophie : | The same procedure as every year, James! |
James : | Sophie, me gal ... |
Miss Sophie : | Admiral von Schneider! |
James : | Must I, Miss Sophie? |
Miss Sophie : | James! |
James : | Schkolll! |
Miss Sophie : | Mr. Pommeroy! |
James : | Happy New Year, Sophie, gal... |
Miss Sophie : | Mr. Winterbottom! |
James : | It's one of the nicest little woman... |
Miss Sophie : | I think we'll have port with the fruit! |
James : | Oh, ... no! |
Miss Sophie : | Yes, the same procedure as last year, James! |
James : | ..............................!!! |
Miss Sophie : | Sir Toby! |
James : | Sugar in the morning, sugar... |
Miss Sophie : | Admiral von Schneider! |
James : | Schkolll! |
Miss Sophie : | Mr. Pommoroy! |
James : | I'm sorry, Madam, sorry. |
Miss Sophie : | Mr. Winterbottom! |
James : | Huuuhhh, I'll kill that cat! |
Miss Sophie : | Well, James, it's been a wonderful party! |
James : | Well, it's been most enjoyable. |
Miss Sophie : | I think I'll retire. |
James : | You're going to bed? |
Miss Sophie : | Yes. |
James : | Sit down, I'll give you a hand up, Madam. |
Miss Sophie : | As I was saying, I'll retire... |
James : | Ya... ya. |
Miss Sophie : | The same procedure as every year James! |
James : | Well, I'll do my very best! |