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Quintessentially British

It's a veryuseful way of making sure that you can meet someoneand entertain them in the...

It's a very
useful way of making sure that you can meet someone
and entertain them in the middle of London, but I would say it's more
a functional thing for me than part
of my being and identity

Full Transcript

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It's a very useful way of making sure
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that you can meet someone and entertain them
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in the middle of London,
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but I would say it's more a functional thing for me
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than part of my being and identity.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:51:43
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A feature documentary celebrating everything great and British
The only real advantage of a club - Quintessentially British 00:09
The only real advantage of a club
But who might come up to you - Quintessentially British 00:07
But who might come up to you
Actors have a number of clubs - Quintessentially British 00:06
Actors have a number of clubs
The Garrick, but women aren't allowed to be members - Quintessentially British 00:06
The Garrick, but women aren't allowed to be members
Why would I want to go to a club - Quintessentially British 00:06
Why would I want to go to a club
The men's clubs, they can go there, - Quintessentially British 00:10
The men's clubs, they can go there,
You shouldn't regard them as exclusive, - Quintessentially British 00:12
You shouldn't regard them as exclusive,
John Wilson Croker, - Quintessentially British 00:12
John Wilson Croker,
But what was needed perhaps was a club for writers - Quintessentially British 00:14
But what was needed perhaps was a club for writers
The club built this Grecian temple - Quintessentially British 00:20
The club built this Grecian temple
A place at the Athenaeum was like gold. - Quintessentially British 00:06
A place at the Athenaeum was like gold.
This is a very British institution, - Quintessentially British 00:07
This is a very British institution,
It reflects aspects of Britain - Quintessentially British 00:07
It reflects aspects of Britain
You know, inclusiveness, liberalism and conservatism. - Quintessentially British 00:06
You know, inclusiveness, liberalism and conservatism.
And one of the things you have to be very careful about here, - Quintessentially British 00:15
And one of the things you have to be very careful about here...
So you tend to find people around here are quite cautious - Quintessentially British 00:10
So you tend to find people around here are quite cautious
In terms of the membership of this club, - Quintessentially British 00:15
In terms of the membership of this club,
You know Shaw said, "When an Englishman opens his mouth..." - Quintessentially British 00:11
You know Shaw said, "When an Englishman opens his mouth...
But the British have been very class-conscious - Quintessentially British 00:06
But the British have been very class-conscious
Has the class system changed so sufficiently - Quintessentially British 00:08
Has the class system changed so sufficiently