A character in Primeval
Played by Douglas Henshall
Primeval · 145 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Primeval: in 46 of its 145 quotes
Most scenes with: Connor Temple (13), Stephen Hart (9), Helen Cutter (7)
Let me help. I want to do something.
NickOkay. I want you to go and bully a few traumatized bystanders, and then I want you to come up with some spin to just smooth all this away.
You don’t approve of me, do you?
NickNo, I used to think you were really something, but you’re not that person.
Am I supposed to understand that?
NickNo, I guess not.
(talking very fast) I'd like you to meet the Anomaly Detection Device, or A.D.D. for short... actually that's probably not the best acronym, is it?
NickConnor, breathe.
How long has the body been here?
NickI don't know. A week; a month.
If it's been that long, the anomaly could have formed before the detector came online, which would mean there's nothing wrong with it, guys.
NickYeah, there's one problem. The sabretooth may well have killed the guy, but it sure as hell didn't dig a trench ten feet deep and bury his body.
Give me some good news!
NickWe still haven't found the boy.
No, that's bad news. Good news makes people happy. Keep trying!
NickWe found the shark.
Now you’re getting the hang of it. So then… problem solved!
(regarding Jenny) She looks amazing.
NickMm. So does a Velociraptor.
[Connor pilots a robotic probe through an anomaly]
High CO2, low oxygen.
NickIt's pre-Carboniferous. Maybe Ordovician or Silurian. There's no dinosaurs, no mammals, and no birds... wait a minute, what's that?
It's a little girl.
What is she doing?
NickShe's looking for her dog.
She might be injured.
There's nothing really in the Silurian to injure her. We're talking a few basic plants and some bugs.
How big are the bugs?
Bug size, I think. As far as periods go, it's a pretty safe one to get lost in.
Would you rather die of thirst, or be eaten? I think I'd rather be eaten. At least it's quick. Two bites, done. You're like four or five bites, so it'd be worse for you.
NickCan you not try and be positive for five minutes? You know, hopeful?
We're probably the best food around. Imagine you're a giant sand beast, living on nothing but millipedes. Then you get to taste people for the first time, all gooey and warm. We'd be like a delicacy. Who do you think they'll eat first?
NickWhy don't you sing a song, or whistle, or... something, damn it, just don't talk?
My worst nightmare in one sentence.
[just coming off phone] Mammoth on the M25!
NickColumbian mammoth!
The flavour is immaterial!
Actually sir, the Columbian is a hairless species—
I don't care if it's shaved its legs and gotten a bikini wax, it's on a motorway in broad daylight!
I've shut down the motorway on the next two junctions, kept the camera crews out, shut down the mobile network, there's a no-fly zone in place, and the eyewitnesses have been debriefed.
NickAnd all that with your skirt tucked into your tights. Well done.
I'm not going to look.
[after Nick kills a future predator by pulling off its neural clamp] Clearly a design fault. We'll have to correct that in the others.
NickWhat others? [looks up to see over a dozen similarly-chipped predators in the rafters]
I wouldn't bother trying to escape; they'll rip you to pieces before you can blink! My very own Praetorian Guard...they'll make me untouchable!
Nick[on the Future Predators] You really think you can keep them locked up for long?
Well, properly chipped, they're no more dangerous than a car or an aeroplane. A machine designed for human use.
NickNo, that's not how it's gonna work, Oliver. Because one day they're going to escape, and then when they do, they're going to kill all of us. It's the end of the human race you're looking at.
[gasps in mock terror] I'd love to stand around and discuss your apocalyptic fantasies all day, but I've got work to do.
You've had your chance to surrender, Leek.
I still have twelve creatures out there. One command from me, and there'll be absolute chaos.
Oh, Cutter didn't tell you? That clever little virus of his sent us the contents of your hard disk. We've got names, locations, all sorts of useful stuff. We're just mopping up the last of your menagerie now. Oh, and Jenny just phoned. You have... oh, just a few minutes before we join you. Now if you don't mind, I think there's some snooker on the other channel. [Cutter and the ARC staff snigger]
[furious] Have you ever seen a man torn in half on live TV, Lester!? Call a halt to your men, or I shall order the creatures to dismantle Professor Cutter, joint by joint!
[coldly] The government does not negotiate with terrorists!
30 seconds, then they kill him! Your choice!
NickJames, don't do it, I'm not important!
Ten! Nine! Eight...
Unfortunately, I agree with Professor Cutter. No individual's life is worth greater than the safety of the public...
[boredly] Seven! Six! Five! Four! Three! Two-!
[At the last moment, NIck places the neural clamp into a circuit box. The electricity short-circuits all the devices, releasing the predators from Leek's control. As Cutter escapes, the predators descend en masse and tear Leek apart, watched by Lester and his staff]
[emotionlessly] Switch that off, will you?
[after learning Helen has lied to him] I so badly wanted to believe you. [to Nick] BUT THAT DOESN'T PUT YOU IN THE RIGHT!
NickStephen, there's a whole army of predators down here! If even one of them makes it above ground level, there's gonna be no one left! Now if you want to help people, we have to do this!
They're too powerful, Nick! Nothing you can do!
NickWell then, you're gonna have to think of something, or else we're all gonna die! Now you brought them here, you know them! [pause]
The siren...the creatures associate the sound with food. They'll come back to the cage room whenever they hear it.
NickAnd if we can lock them in with the predators, then they'll destroy each other! Come on then!
NickWAIT! I can't close the door! Well otherwise they're gonna get back out!
We can only do that from in there now. The control's on the other side, but whoever does it will be locked in. [as they speak, the creatures are racing towards the room].
NickThen one of us has got to go back in. [resigned] I'll do it.
You'll never make it out!
NickGet out of here. [whispers in Stephen's ear] Just remember Lester's not the enemy.
[pleadingly] Nick, please!
[Stephen shakes his head. As Nick turns back to face Helen, Stephen punches him in the face, knocking him to the floor. As he recovers, the sound of the door slamming is heard. Nick leaps back to his feet and looks through the door's viewport]
Nick[horrified] STEPHEN!
Sorry mate, I'm doing this one.
NickNo, open the door! OPEN IT!
[smiling sadly] Can't do it, Nick. Can't take the risk.
NickStephen, open the door!
Tell Abby and Connor...to stay out of trouble.
[As Nick watches, the creatures enter the room and surround Stephen. The pair share one last look before Stephen is ripped apart]
[Dr. Page is surrounded by ARC soldiers at the British Museum]
NickStay where you are. Who are you?
I'm Dr. Page.
NickI'm Nick Cutter.
...okay... I assume you're some kind of thief?
NickActually, I'm a professor.
I've never seen a professor with a gun before.
Nick...it's a pretty specialized field.
Bow.
NickWhat?
Bow down.
NickWhat are you talking about?
This creature is used to being treated like a god - they would have bowed as a sign of respect.
If it doesn't think we're a threat, it might not attack.
I'm not bowing.
Connor TempleAndrew-Lee Potts · 51 quotes
James LesterBen Miller · 39 quotes
Abby MaitlandHannah Spearritt · 27 quotes
Jenny LewisLucy Brown · 13 quotes
Stephen HartJames Murray · 13 quotes
Claudia BrownLucy Brown · 12 quotes
Helen CutterJuliet Aubrey · 11 quotes
Matt AndersonCiarán McMenamin · 11 quotes
Danny QuinnJason Flemyng · 9 quotes
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LLeek7 quotes
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