Prime Quotes

James Hacker: Are you telling me the Foreign Office is keeping something from me?
Bernard Woolley: Yes.
James Hacker: Well, what?
Bernard Woolley: I don't know; they're keeping it from me too.
James Hacker: How do you know?
Bernard Woolley: I don't know.
James Hacker: You just said that the Foreign Office sas keeping something from me. How do you know if you don't know?
Bernard Woolley: I don't know specifically what, Prime Minister, but I do know the Foreign Office always keep everything from everybody. It's normal practice.

Movie: Prime
DCI Jane Tennison: [to members of her team] So if any names come up on this tape, they are going to stay here in this office amongst us. because we are opening one very big can of worms. We're going to need hard evidence to back it up. Excuse the pun.

Movie: Prime
[to a nosy neighbour, about her husband]
Moyra Henson: What are you staring at? He's gone out, now he's back, all right?... Nosy old *****. [Looks up and sees the police, who have been spying on her flat. She hesitates before unzipping her top and flashing her breasts]

Movie: Prime