A character in The History Boys (2006)

"Felix" The Headmaster quotes from The History Boys (2006)

Clive Merrison
Played by Clive Merrison The History Boys (2006) · 17 quotes

Most-quoted character in The History Boys (2006): in 6 of its 17 quotes

A line from "Felix" The Headmaster

They're good... but they're crass. They need polish... edge.

More lines from "Felix" The Headmaster

5 quotes
"Felix" The Headmaster

I want to be up there with Manchester Grammar, Haberdasher Askes, Leighton Park... or is that an open prison? No matter.

"Felix" The Headmaster

One oddity: Rudge. And Christ Church of all places! Might get into Loughborough... on a bad year... otherwise all brights!

"Felix" The Headmaster

I said it from the start: you can't polish a turd! (About Rudge)

"Felix" The Headmaster

On enquiry I find his pupils know all the words of "When I'm Cleaning Windows". And Gracie Fields, Dorothy, Gracie Fields.

"Felix" The Headmaster

I was a geographer. I went to Hull.

Other characters in The History Boys