Without a Clue (1988)

Peter Cook: Norman Greenhough

Quotes 

• [Watson reveals the ongoing deception to his publisher] 

  Greenhough : We'll start at the beginning, shall we?

  Dr. Watson : It was about nine years ago. One of my patients was a Scotland Yard inspector investigating the Paxton murder case. I give him the name of the murderer, but gave credit to a, heh, nonexistent detective. At the time, I was hoping for an appointment to the staff of a rather conservative medical college; I... knew that they'd frown on my little, uh...

  Greenhough : Hobby...

  Dr. Watson : Exactly. Well, I didn't get the appointment. Instead, what I got was a quite unanticipated public demand to meet this "Sherlock Holmes."

  Greenhough : So you hired this Reginald Kincaid.

  Dr. Watson : He was an actor. Unfortunately, he was also a gambler, a womanizer, and a drunkard.

  Greenhough : John, you have jeopardized the integrity of English literature! Still, I should have known. He was always borrowing large sums of money off me and, uh, never paying me back.

  Dr. Watson : The cad!

  Greenhough : Oh, don't worry, we deducted it from your royalties.

• Dr. Watson : But it's time now for the public to learn the truth!

  Greenhough : The - truth?

  Dr. Watson : Certainly. No one will want to read of that twit again. His popularity will plummet. They'll be desperate for my new creation.

  Greenhough : What new creation?

  Dr. Watson : John Watson, the Crime Doctor! I can have it ready for your very next issue.