The surfaces scene

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It probably comes from growing up the artistic youngest child of two neat freaks. This scene from the New Best Friend episode of AbFab is one of my favourites, recorded for posterity.

Edina: I just want surfaces, darling. Where have my surfaces gone, hmm? I just want clean lines and surfaces. I don't want this, darling. Look, I don't want this. I don't want things on places like that. Things on places. I don't want that. Is this yours?

Saffy: Yes.

Edina: Could it not be left around? Does it not have a home to go to?

Mrs. Monsoon: (entering) Oh, that could have been you talking then, Saffy.

Edina: Oh God! What do you want?

Mrs. Monsoon: Hmm?

Edina: God, I've got enough trouble with surface furniture without occasional old people scattered about the place.

And later....

Patsy: Neat? She was so anally retentive she couldn't sit down for fear of sucking up the furniture.