Don't you bloody union ME, mate!– 35.30 Mick Roche fires back at a Union Rep (Tim Lee)
This is what life is for a truckie — a shit sandwich — but the more bread you have, the less shit you've gotta eat. That's my philosophy.– A fellow truckie (Peter Dennett) yarns to Mick Roche (John Bach)
You don't know what it's like working with a bloke like Mick . .. . He runs a tight ship: 'Double N, OTJ'— No Nookie On The Job.– Tony Roche (Andy Anderson) describes working with brother Mick
Sorry, I can't seem to find my birth certificate.– Mick Roche (John Bach) get cheeky with a pedantic traffic officer (John Banas)
...easy now, Speedy. It's an official picket line, mate.– The union rep (Tim Lee) challenges Mick (John Bach)
What the hell was that, Pat? I don't have a ladder, mate.– Tony Roche (Andy Anderson) complains about a pass at rugby training
...I know it's highway robbery but listen, you don't want to head all the way back to Wellington with nothing on your trailer but a paint job, do you?– The Auckland manager (Tama Poata) persuades Mick to take on a quick job
Don't talk to me with your mouth full You're insulting my family. When you insult Fa'a, you are insulting my family.– Sione (David Sa'ene) challenges his wayward brother-in-law Tony (Andy Anderson)
I was great at playing dickheads.– Actor Andy Anderson on his TV career in the 1980s, Stuff, 4 January 2019
There are not usually enought parts for women, and when they are written it is not usually in the three dimensional way this character is. Kate is definitely a woman in her own right. She is assertive, she's got initiative and is not scared to step forward. She's definitely not an off-shoot of men. She doesn't just react to what men do, she acts.– Denise O'Connell on playing Kate Nolan in 1985 drama Roche, 'Ourselves in Primetime' A History of NZ Television Drama, page 166,
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