High Places and watercolours

Today's episode of Old Harry's Game was particularly enjoyable. Annoyed at the presence of a baby and a dog in Hell — apparently due to a problem with the afterlife assignment software — Satan went to the High Places to discuss the problem with Gabriel. But in place of the archangel, he found God Almighty, played by Timothy West, enjoying his sabbatical and painting water colours of the Himalayas.

The Lord's response, when confronted with the news about the dog, was particularly good:

God:	A dog? In Hell? What's his name?
Satan:	Scamp
God:	[ reflectively ] Scamp... You know, I used to call Jesus Scamp... Back before the Pharisee and the...
Satan:	[ hastily interrupting ] Don't think about that. You'll only upset yourself. Take some deep breaths...