A character in Life on Mars
Played by Philip Glenister
Life on Mars · 186 quotes
Tied for 1st most-quoted character in Life on Mars: in 117 of its 186 quotes
Most scenes with: Sam Tyler (67), Chris Skelton (12), DS Ray Carling (9)
Gene HuntChief culprit is Ted Bannister. I want him in custody by teatime.
What, because he spoke first?
Gene Hunt'Cos he's guilty as sin, and he's a Commie bastard.
Sorry, that's bollocks. Total rubbish.
Gene HuntYou're just itching to get your blood-spillage book out, aren't ya!
You're making him prime suspect based on what, a hunch?
Gene HuntIs my name 'Coco'?
What?
Gene HuntWhy 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.
This isn't about Litton. And don't blame me for this. You dumped it on me!
Gene HuntI thought you said you could multi... story... task... Whatever!
Gene HuntSay goodnight, Gracie, and sit down. I said sit down!
Look. You've gotta open the mill. We can't afford to lose this order.
Gene HuntThe mill stays shut until our inquiry is over.
[shouting] For god's sakes!
Gene Hunt[shouting] SIT DOWN, OR I'LL SIT YOU DOWN! NOW!
Gene Hunt[about Ted Bannister] Tenner says he did it.
This is-
Gene HuntTenner and a tin of Party Seven.
If you think that I'm going to reduce a murder investigation to the level of a playground bet--
Gene Hunt[to the accompaniment of chicken noises from Ray] Cowardy cowardy custard. Can't cut the mustard.
Gene HuntWhat's your problem,Tyler?
My problem!?! My problem...would rock...your...world!
You make it sound like a war.
Yeah, well, maybe it is
Worth fighting for.
Worth dying for.
Gene HuntWorth killing for? How did you kill him, by the way?
Look, I told you, I went home.
Gene HuntLiar. Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, liar!
LIAR!
I want to see some sort of lawyer.
A liar?
A lawyer!
[Bursting in on Stephen Warren, who is performing an act of oral sex on another man]
Gene HuntI'm not a Catholic me'self Mr Warren, but isn't there something in the Bible about "Thou shalt not suck off rent boys"?
How dare you come in here!
Gene HuntYou could have said that to the boy.
[Sam Tyler is hand cuffed to his bed, naked]
Gene HuntMorning
Piss off
Gene HuntWell it's not all badminton and golf in Hyde, then eh?
Gene HuntYou think you know everything, don't you?
I know the stench of rotten apples.
Gene HuntYeah? And I know your slag is lying through her teeth and do you wanna know why?
Yeah, why?
Gene HuntSteven Warren is a bum bandit. Do you understand? A poof! A fairy! A queer! A queen! Fudge packer! Uphill Gardener! Fruit picking sodomite!
He's gay?
Gene HuntAs a bloody Christmas Tree! Mind you, he is a little touchy on the subject, being a twisted Catholic with an elderly mother and all, so I wouldn't go mentioning it to him... You challenged his authority so he stitched you up like a kipper. Pretty girl appealed to your vanity as the only decent sheriff in Dodge City. Slipped you a Mickey, tied you up and bounced on your ding-a-ling.
Why?
Gene HuntI suspect the answer will lie in the post. Photos, you idiot.
[ Sweet is playing loudly in a club]
Gene HuntDo you like this music?
Yeah, I do, don't you?
Gene HuntIt's just a lot a noise, really. Me and the wife like, eh, Roger Whittaker. Well, lot more her than me. D'ya know him?
Not intimately.
Gene HuntKeep it to yourself. We all have our dirty little secrets
Indeed we do.
[Gene and Sam need to get a pub landlord out of the way so that they can go undercover]
Gene HuntRay! Go and arrest the landlord of the Trafford Arms.
What for?
Gene HuntThink of something on the way.
[Later]
Gene HuntIn a bizarre twist of fate, the landlord was arrested this afternoon... on suspicion of cattle rustling.
[Ray takes a bow and receives a round of applause]
We havent got any plates.
Gene HuntImprovise!
[a little while later]
If it was to do with football, he'd have serious injuries.
Gene HuntHe's dead! That's quite serious.
I think it was a heart attack.
Gene HuntThen it must've exploded out of his arse, there's blood all down his back.
Gene HuntTime to liven things up a bit. Hard to keep your stories straight when you're pissed. You ask my missus.
I'm not sure that's ethical.
Gene HuntIt's not. It's vodka.
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