"[As James and I have reached the North Pole] We are now the most northern people in the world. Well, except for Michael Parkinson, obviously."
— Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear (UK) Polar Special
Rose Tyler: If you are an alien, how comes you sound like you're from the North?
Ninth Doctor: Lots of planets have a North!
— Doctor Who, "Rose"
"Oi!! Don't get chippy with me, Vera Duckworth! Put your clogs on and go and feed 't'Whippets!"
— Donna Noble (not Northern English), Doctor Who, "Turn Left"
"When Scott says they abhorred and avoided the crime of unnecessary homicide, one can only comment that they seem to have found homicide necessary with appalling frequency."
And with conditions here reaching a bitter minus 20 degrees centigrade, the British hopeful from Newcastle has put on a SECOND string vest!
— Chris Addison does "Things You Wouldn't Hear at the Winter Olympics", Mock the Week
Roobish!!
— Sir Geoffrey Boycott uttered frequently during Cricket commentary at any bad shot, bad ball or fielding that is ... well ... rubbish
"Aye, lad. A bad memory's like a pint of London bitter. It doesn't last for very long, thank God."
— 'Uncle Mort, in Peter Tinniswood's Brandon Family saga
