Gene Hunt quotes from Life on Mars

Gene Hunt

She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.

Gene Hunt

Yeah, OK, no need to go all Dorothy. It was a long time ago.

Gene Hunt

Listen, you're not the one who's going to have to knit himself a new arse after 25 years of aggressive male affection in prison showers, I'm coming with you!.

Gene Hunt

They reckon you've got concussion - I couldn't give a tart's furry cup if half your brains are falling out. Don't ever waltz into my kingdom acting king of the jungle.

Sam Tyler

Who the hell are you?

Gene Hunt

Gene Hunt. Your DCI. And it's 1973. Nearly dinner time. I'm 'aving 'oops.

Sam Tyler

Ow! Shit!

Annie Cartwright

I'm sorry, sir!

Gene Hunt

Hey hey, good girl, prostate probe and no jelly!

Gene Hunt

Right, we pulled a bird in, Dora Keanes. She was the last person to see the victim alive.

Sam Tyler

Is she a suspect?

Gene Hunt

Nope, just a pain in the arse.

Sam Tyler

Okay, alright, brief me in full. What do I need to know?

Gene Hunt

[confused] She's a pain in the arse!

Sam Tyler

What, so you've handed her into lost property?

Chris Skelton

Well, we could use the canteen, but she's a right mouthy bird, this one.

Sam Tyler

Hang on, you're going to do the interview in there?

Gene Hunt

Thick walls.

Gene Hunt

I'm done with this game. Let's play another. Let's play, eh, hopscotch or pin the tail on a donkey. You pick, Dora.

I want a lawyer.

Gene Hunt

I wanna hump Britt Eklund, what are we gonna do?

Sam Tyler

I need a drink.

Gene Hunt

That's the first sensible thing you've said since you got here.

Nelson

What're your poisons?

Gene Hunt

Tan and bitter. Sam?

Sam Tyler

Diet Coke.

Sam Tyler

I'm just joking. Pint of bitter.

E... dunno.

Gene Hunt

Sorry, was that you saying the letter E and then you don't know the rest, or was that you saying "Ee, I dunno!"?

Sam Tyler

This place is like Guantanamo Bay.

Gene Hunt

Give over, it's nothing like Spain.

Sam Tyler

Which one are you?

Gene Hunt

All three.

Sam Tyler

Annie's going to sit with him tonight.

Gene Hunt

Hey, Leonard! Fanny in the flat! Nice work!

Sam Tyler

Look, I was thinking, guv. I know having me here is difficult for you. What if I went back?

Gene Hunt

To Hyde?

Sam Tyler

Is that possible?

Gene Hunt

I'll get on the blower.

Sam Tyler

You can do that? You can just send me back to where I came from?

Gene Hunt

[on phone] Hello, is that the Wizard of Oz? [to Sam] The Wizard'll sort it out. It's because of the wonderful things he does.

Gene Hunt

Oi! Hairy Mary, shift yourself. You're in the way.

Sam Tyler

Let him do his job.