Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Series 1

Hans:
[To Police Officer] Ein Kollege von dem Neville Hope wartet draussen auf mich. (A colleague of Neville Hope is waiting for me outside.) [He goes into the waiting room] Ah, hello. Hans Bauer.

Dennis:
Dennis Patterson. [They shake hands.] You're the chap I spoke to on the phone. You're Neville's...

Hans:
I'm his defence. If it goes that far.

Dennis:
Thank God you speak good English.

Hans:
[Laughs] The Dusseldorf judiciary knows that only too well. They give me many Engländer... oh, I'm sorry, I mean Englishmen. Oh, and Scots too. Football hooligans - my butter and bread.

Dennis:
I've brought a German friend just in case.

Helmut:
Helmut Fischer.

Hans:
Bauer. Angenehm. (My pleasure.) [They shake hands.]

Helmut:
Ganz meinerseits. (The pleasure's all mine. )

Hans:
Dann nehmen wir doch mal einen Augenblick hier Platz. (Let's take a seat for a moment.) [They sit down]

Dennis:
What did you mean, "If it goes that far"?

Hans:
I think there is not a case. I've now seen copies of the girl's statement and also the report from the police log. I'll give you translations, of course. You'll see, there are many holes. However, I must now do some homework of my own, just in case. See witnesses, verify facts, et cetera, et cetera.

Dennis:
Well, I can bring the lads in whenever you like.

Hans:
Oh, good. Yes, please.

Helmut:
Aber sollten wir nicht über all das weiter reden, wenn Neville entlassen ist? (Shouldn't we keep talking about all this after Neville is released?)

Hans:
Damit haben Sie natürlich vollkommen recht. Sicher. (Of course, you're absolutely right. Certainly.) [To Dennis] Oh, he says maybe we should discuss all this after we get Neville out.

Dennis:
I got that, yeah. That's a good idea.

Hans:
Er, did you bring the... the surety?

Dennis:
Yeah, it's all here. [Helmut produces a bag full of money and gives it to Dennis.] It'll just need a lot of counting. [He gives the bag to Hans.]

Hans:
Oh! Did you win all this in a poker school?

Dennis:
No, no. We had a whip-round.

Hans:
...I'm sorry?

Helmut:
Die Jungs haben zusammengelegt. (The guys at work chipped in.)

Hans:
Oh, ausgezeichnet! Das bedeutet doch wohl, daß... (Oh, excellent! That means that...) Neville has many good friends, nicht wahr? (Hasn't he?)