James Lester quotes from Primeval

Lester

Abby, you've got to stop this now. Please don't make me call security. There's no chance whatsoever of you getting those creatures out of here.

Abby

How did you know?

Lester

Don't blame Jess. She was frightened of you getting hurt.

Abby

This is wrong. No human being in history has seen these creatures alive before us... we've been given the most amazing gift. And how do we repay that? That privilege? By killing them because they're... inconvenient. What does that say about humans? About us? Lester, after all we've done here, is this how we're going to be remembered?

Abby

You know what, underneath it all, you're actually quite nice.

Lester

Repeat that disgusting slander again and you'll be hearing from my lawyers. [pause] You know that overfed mammoth of yours saved my life once. Be rude of me not to return the favour.

Lester

(stuck in traffic) A route Jess, any route, just find a way to get me out of here.

Jess

You might want to invest in a sat-nav.

Lester

Why bother when I've got you?

Jess

(sighs) You've had two calls from the cabinet office.

Lester

Oh, Yes? what do they want?

Jess

Something about a knighthood. They want to set up a meeting with you, something about a vetting process.

Lester

Well? What are you waiting for? Get my PA to set it up as soon as possible and find me that route out here fast. Sorry, you did say a knighthood?

Jess

Yes. Anything else you need that's not in my job description?

Lester

(hangs up and to himself thoughtfully) Sir James Lester... Hmm

Lester

[picks up phone] Lester.

Becker

Lester, its Becker. I'm afraid the EMD's won't cut it; we're going to need conventional fire power, and that means guns.

Lester

How many guns?

Becker

Well, as many as you can spare.

Lester

Oh, yeah, fine. Perhaps you'd like a tank as well.

Becker

What, a tank...

Lester

No, no. I was obviously joking.

Becker

No, really, a tank?

Lester

You can't have a tank! [Pause] Just so I know, who is it exactly that Matt intends to shoot?

Lester

What the hell is going on?

Jess

The creature took Connor!

Lester

Yes, I heard that the first time. What are you doing about it? Look, at the risk of sounding a tad self involved this better not screw up my knighthood. Matt will find him, don't worry. If you were an insect, would you want to eat Connor?

Lester

I hope you got everything you need; Ms Reece.

Very much so. Frankly you've been most impressive.

Lester

With something like this, one does as much as one can to help.

He must be a dear colleague.

Lester

Sorry? Who must be? Sorry, you said a dear colleague. Who'd you mean?

Well Phillip Burton of course.I'm sure he'll be flattered to know the lengths you've gone for him today.

Lester

The knighthood's for him?

Of course who else?

Lester

He's going to be Sir Phillip Burton?

It has a ring to it dosen't it. If there were any doubts about his suitability, you have certainly put my mind at rest.

Lester

Good, good. It's all good, it's all good.[walking back to his office.] Good, good old Phillip, or should I say Sir Phillip! Sir Phillip! Good, good, good. Yep. [ He enters and closes the door]

Lester

So I leave you for a matter of days and in that time you [Connor], nearly destroyed the ARC and you [Matt] ,turn out to be either a visitor from the future or, in fact, and I think this is the more likely option, clinically mad.

Matt

The former, but then I would say that if I was clinically mad right?

Jess

Alpha team, what’s your status? Please respond. Alpha team respond. Okay we have another anomaly, coordinates 44 75 have we got any units available?

Negative on response time, gridlock…

Jess

Unit 8 can you hear me? Are you able to move into position?

Lester

What are we doing?

Jess

There are too many I can’t control it. We need more medics, more locking devices more people. I just...

Lester

Jess, Look at me. Jess, you are the hub of this operation, you may not get the credit you deserve but you do a brilliant job and if anyone can pull us through this, you can.

Jess

That’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me.

Lester

I think it’s actually the nicest thing I’ve said to anyone, including my wife

Jess

Do you mean it?

Lester

Every word, now get back to work before we both start crying and hugging.

Jess

I don't believe it, there's another one. Its outside, the car park.

Lester

Oh my god, My new Jag's in the car park. This time it's personal.