New Tricks (TV Series)

The Chinese Job (2003)

Andrew Armour: Scots Ex-Detective

Quotes 

• [Sandra and Jack are interviewing retired detectives to join UCOS] 

  [first candidate comes into the inteview room] 

  Racist Ex-Detective : [leaning menacingly on the back of his chair]  Just before we start... This new unit... No blacks, obviously?

  [next candidate comes in] 

  Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman : Now you didn't officially retire, and yet I can't see any references to why you left the force. Why's that?

  Drunk Ex-Detective : [slurring]  Absolutely no bloody idea at all.

  [he gets up, lurches towards the window, then realises he is going the wrong way and makes for the door; next candidate comes in] 

  Vicious Ex-Detective : Police and Criminal Evidence Act? Mistake! I mean, being able to threaten, intimidate and cause pain to a suspect are the chief weapons in a copper's armoury. Right?

  [door opens, candidate sees Sandra and Jack, and he turns round to leave immediately] 

  Scots Ex-Detective : Aaaah. Shite!