„Dinner for One“ beginnt mit einer deutschen Einleitung von Heinz Dunkhase. Dabei zitiert er in der Originalfassung Butler James mit: „Same procedure than last year“ und Miss Sophies Antwort „Same procedure than every year“.
Da dieser grammatikalische Fehler zu einer Empörungswelle führte, wurde dieser Ausschnitt aus einer Tonspur einer früheren Auszeichnung ersetzt. Seit 1988 heißt es daher auch in der Einleitung grammatikalisch korrekt: “The same procedure as last year” und “The same procedure as every year”.
Der englische Text von „Dinner for One“
Butler James: Good evening, Miss Sophie, good evening.
Miss Sophie: Good evening, James.
Butler James: You are looking very well this evening, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Well, I am feeling very much better, thank you, James.
Butler James: Good, good...
Miss Sophie: Well, I must say that everything looks very nice.
Butler James: Thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you.
Miss Sophie: Is everybody here?
Butler James: Indeed, they are, yeah, yes. They all are here for your anniversary, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: All five places are laid out?
Butler James: All laid out as usual.
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby?
Butler James: Sir Toby, yes, he's sitting here this year, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider?
Butler James: Admiral von Schneider is sitting here, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy?
Butler James: Mr. Pommeroy, I put round here for you.
Miss Sophie: And my very dear friend, Mr. Winterbottom?
Butler James: On your right, as you requested, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Thank you, James. You may now serve the soup.
Butler James: The soup, thank you very much, Miss Sophie, thank you. They are all waiting for you.
Butler James: Little drop of Mulligatawny soup, Miss Sophie...
Miss Sophie: I am particulary fond of Mulligatawny soup, James.
Butler James: Yes, I know you are.
Miss Sophie: I think we'll have sherry now, with the soup.
Butler James: Sherry with the soup, yes... Oh, by the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: Same procedure as every year, James.
Butler James: Same procedure as every year, James.
Miss Sophie: Is that a dry sherry, James?
Butler James: Yes, a very dry sherry, Miss Sophie. A very dry. Straight out of the cellar, this morning, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby!
Butler James: Cheerio, Miss Sophie!
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
Butler James: Ad... Must I say it this year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: Just to please me, James.
Butler James: Just to please you, very good, yes, yes... Skoll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
Butler James: Happy new year, Sophie!
Miss Sophie: And dear Mr. Wintterbottom!
Butler James: Well, here we are again, old lovely.
Miss Sophie: You may now serve the fish.
Butler James: Fish. Very good, Miss Sophie. Did you enjoy the soup?
Miss Sophie: Delicious, James.
Butler James: Thank you, Miss Sophie, glad you enjoy it. Little bit of North Sea haddock, Miss Sophie.
Miss Sophie: I think we'll have white wine with the fish.
Butler James: White wine with the fish. The same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James.
Butler James: Yeah...
Miss Sophie: Sir Toby!
Butler James: Cheerio, Sophie, me gal...
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
Butler James: Oh, must I, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: James, please, please...
Butler James: Skoll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
Butler James: Happy new year, Sophie gal!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
Butler James: ...you look younger than ever, love! Younger than ever! Hähähähähä!
Miss Sophie: Please, serve the chicken!
Butler James: Ya...
Miss Sophie: That looks a very fine bird!
Butler James: That's a lovely chuk... chuk... chicken, that I'll tell you, a lovely...
Miss Sophie: I think, we'll have champagne with the bird!
Butler James: Champagne, ya... ssssame, same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: Same procedure as every year, James! Sir Toby!
Butler James: Sophie me gal...
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
Butler James: ... must I, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: James!
Butler James: Ssschkoll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
Butler James: Happy new year, Sophie gal...
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
Butler James: It's one of the nicest little woman...hicks...one of the nicest little woman, that's ever breathed, ever breathed... I now declare this bazar opened! Pülps! Would you like some fruit?
Miss Sophie: I think we'll have port with the fruit!
Butler James: Oh, noo! S...s....ame procedure as last...
Miss Sophie: Yes, same procedure as every year, James. Sir Toby!
Butler James: Sugar in the morning, sugar...
Miss Sophie: Admiral von Schneider!
Butler James: Ssskolll!
Miss Sophie: Mr. Pommeroy!
Butler James: I'm sorry, madam, sorry.
Miss Sophie: Mr. Winterbottom!
Butler James: ...huuuh, I'll kill that cat!
Miss Sophie: Well, James, it's been really a wonderful party!
Butler James: Well, it's been most enjoyable.
Miss Sophie: I think, I'll retire.
Butler James: You're going to bed?
Miss Sophie: Yes.
Butler James: Sit down, I'll give you a hand up, Madam.
Miss Sophie: As I was saying, I think, I'll retire...
Butler James: Ya... Ya. - By the way, the same procedure as last year, Miss Sophie?
Miss Sophie: The same procedure as every year, James!
Butler James: Well - I'll do my very best!
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