- Zoe Carter: Captain Holt, you once commanded a Polaris nuclear missile submarine.
- Capt. Edward Holt: I had that privilege.
- Zoe Carter: So, what do atmospheric tests mean to you?
- Capt. Edward Holt: An overpowering desire to be going in the opposite direction.
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: I know what you're going to say, sir, but he needled me.
- Capt. Edward Holt: Sit down. James, let's put our cards on the table right away. From what I've heard of you I'm delighted to have you as second-in-command of Hero.
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: Thank you, sir.
- Capt. Edward Holt: Now, you've a reputation for being... unconventional, if not outrageous, and I don't mind. Do your job and do it well, and I won't interfere.
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: Understood, sir.
- Capt. Edward Holt: But practice your strange beliefs to the detriment of the ship, and I'll be down on you like several tons of bricks.
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: Strange beliefs?
- Capt. Edward Holt: You were described to me by a senior officer ashore as a rebel looking for a cause.
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: And you were described to me as a Don Quixote looking for a windmill.
- Capt. Edward Holt: Heh. You're a liar, Napier.
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: [Smiles] That's true, sir.
- Capt. Edward Holt: All right, go and make yourself at home. I suppose you do have a uniform?
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: Yes, sir. I wear it on the Queen's birthday.
- Capt. Edward Holt: [laughs]
- Lt. Wakelin: Well, what'll you have, sir? Gin and tonic?
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: Is the bar open?
- Lt. Wakelin: In HMS Hero, the bar never closes.
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: [Looks at watch] Well close it now. You can open it at six o'clock in accordance with Captain's standing orders.
- Lt. Wakelin: But... it's ten to six.
- Lt. Cmdr. Napier: Then you haven't long to wait.
- Lt. Wakelin: Was that him?
- Lt. Peek: Who?
- Lt. Wakelin: Our new number one. Adonis in blue jeans.
- Lt. Peek: He's been on an aeroplane for the best part of twenty-four hours. What did you expect him to travel in, silk pajamas and a top hat?
- Lt. Cmdr. Kiley: He does hold the George Medal you know, Monty.
- Lt. Peek: Yes, for bomb disposal.
- Lt. Wakelin: Then why dress for garbage disposal?
- Lt. Wakelin: Who the hell does he think he is?
- Lt. Cmdr. Kiley: He's the first lieutenant... and he's got an appointment to prove it.