Life on Mars (TV Series)

Episode #1.3 (2006)

Philip Glenister: DCI Gene Hunt

Quotes 

• Gene : Drop your weapons! You are surrounded by armed bastards!

• Gene Hunt : What is your problem, Sam?

  Sam Tyler : My problem would rock your world.

• Gene Hunt : [to another police officer examining blood on the floor]  Oi! Hairy Mary, shift yourself, you're in the way.

  Sam Tyler : Let him do his job.

• Gene Hunt : Chief culprit is Ted Bannister. I want him in custody by teatime.

  Sam Tyler : What, because he spoke first?

  Gene Hunt : 'Cos he's guilty as sin, and he's a commie bastard.

  Sam Tyler : Sorry, that's bollocks. Total rubbish.

  Gene Hunt : You're just itching to get your blood-spillage book out, aren't ya!

  Sam Tyler : You're making him prime suspect based on what, a hunch?

• Gene Hunt : Is my name 'Coco'?

  Sam Tyler : What?

  Gene Hunt : Why are you trying to make me look like a clown? Litton's gonna have a field day when he finds out you left four untraceable shooters out there.

  Sam Tyler : This isn't about Litton. And don't blame me for this. You dumped it on me!

  Gene Hunt : I thought you said you could multi... storey... task... Whatever!

• Gene Hunt : [to Ted Bannister]  Say goodnight, Gracie, and sit down. I said sit down!

  Ted Bannister : Look. You've gotta open the mill. We can't afford to lose this order.

  Gene Hunt : The mill stays shut until our inquiry is over.

  Ted Bannister : [shouting]  For god's sakes!

  Gene Hunt : [shouting]  SIT DOWN, OR I'LL SIT YOU DOWN! NOW!

• Gene Hunt : [to Sam about the tin of Party Seven]  Oi, Romeo. Are we gonna open this bog water or what?

• Gene Hunt : No one can touch the Gene Genie.

• [talking about Gene's wager as to whether Ted Bannister is the real killer] 

  Sam Tyler : If you think I'm going to reduce a murder investigation to the level of a... a playground bet...

  Gene : Cowardy cowardy custard. Can't cut the mustard.

• DCI Litton : You knew those shooters were the real deal.

  Gene : Bloody hell. You really *are* a detective.

• Gene : Is that Blue Stratos?

  DCI Litton : Paco Rabanne.