12 Earl of Croy Marquess of Needham and Dolby Baronet of Brycey

Roger Rees as Lord John Marbury in The West Wing episode 315 Dead Irish Writers.

MARBURY
Gerald, old sock.

JOSH
I got to go. [walks off]

LEO
Yeah.

MARBURY
Brendan McGann cannot come to the White House.

LEO
How are you, John?

MARBURY
I'm well, thank you very much, but Brendan McGann cannot come to the White House.

LEO
Hang on. [calls] Toby!

Ahead of them, Toby stands and turns.

LEO
[to Marbury] You know Toby Ziegler?

MARBURY
Yeah. We've met on occasion.

LEO
Toby, come here. [He does.] Lord John Marbury.

MARBURY
Yes.

TOBY
[clears throat] Good evening, Your, uh, Lordship.

MARBURY
Uh, well, good evening, yes.

LEO
[to Marbury] Talk to him about McGann. [walks off]

TOBY
You have objections to him coming to the White House?

MARBURY
My objections are irrelevant. I convey the objections of Her Majesty's Government.

TOBY
Which are?

MARBURY
He's a terrorist.

TOBY
Well, let's hang on a second. Sinn Fein is a political party. In fact, the oldest in
Ireland.

MARBURY
And the political wing of the IRA...

TOBY
Sir...

MARBURY
A terrorist cell.

TOBY
I wouldn't...

MARBURY
You are honoring a man at your St. Patrick's Day dinner allied with car bombers and
murderers of British soldiers. This not to mention Irish men, women and children.

TOBY
Yes, sir.

MARBURY
And you're doing it to appease Democrats from New York City and Boston.

TOBY
He's not being honored. He's just been given an invitation.

MARBURY
He shouldn't be given a visa.

TOBY
And I think we have to be careful how we use the word "terrorist." [pause] Can I call
you John?

MARBURY
I am John, Lord Marbury, Earl of Croy, Marquess of Needham and Dolby, Baronet of Brycey,
England's Ambassador to the United States, and a terrorist is a terrorist even if he
wears a green necktie and sings "Danny Boy." Yes, you can call me John.

TOBY
[smiles a little] You feel like a drink?

MARBURY
Yeah, I was looking for some Lagavulin. It's a 16 year old islay single malt.

TOBY
I know Lagavulin.

MARBURY
They usually have it here.

TOBY
Let's go down the street. The guy keeps a bottle there.

MARBURY
Oh. Lead on.

Toby and Lord Marbury step off.

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[PTGamble21]

Gerald old sock!

[Agneshka]

So... people who use car bombs to kill British soldiers are "not exactly" terrorists? Heck, I love Ireland, but man!

[ruranga]

I enjoy this scene, as the frame draws toward him, is altered/altering when he is giving his titles. I'm a bit curious why the director/DP/cinematographer made this choice and what they were trying to say.

[McFrosty2014]

@youtubularbell2 He wouldn't refer to himself as the UK's Ambassador either, it'd be Her Majesty's Ambassador.

[jesusthroughmary]

@McFrosty2014 A Marquessate is a higher peerage than an Earldom, so he would be addressed as Marquess, not Earl (still "Lord X" informally), although there is only one Marquess in the UK who is not also a Duke.

[McFrosty2014]

Technically, he's the The Earl of Croy, Marquess of Needham and Dolby, then the Lord Marbury. He's addressed as the Lord Marbury throughout the series when infact he should be addressed or referred to as the Earl or Lord Croy.

[kohstamojahn]

love how Lord John owns every one of his scenes...Roger Rees is fantastic

[kohstamojahn]

Brendan McGann CANNOT come to the White House! Dammit!

[jeretang]

Isn't Islay pronounced eye-la

[jesusthroughmary]

@EdFreshwater False. They also messed up the order of precedence of his peerages. A marquessate outranks an earldom and would be mentioned first.