Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series)
One of Us (1986)
Michael Aldridge: Geoffrey - Director General MI5
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Quotes
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Geoffrey - Director General MI5 : You could hold an inquiry into Sir Humphrey.
James Hacker : Could I?
Geoffrey - Director General MI5 : But I wouldn't recommend it. Not at this stage. Things might get out. We don't want any more irresponsible ill-informed press speculation.
James Hacker : Even if it's accurate.
Geoffrey - Director General MI5 : Oh, *especially* if it's accurate. There's nothing worse than *accurate* irresponsible ill-informed press speculation.
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Geoffrey - Director General MI5 : Personally, I find it hard enough to believe that one of us was one of them. But if two of us were one of them, or two of them, all of us could be, um, could be...
James Hacker : All of them.
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James Hacker : [on newly-revealed Soviet spy Sir John Halstead] How much did he tell them?
Geoffrey - Director General MI5 : Well, that hardly matters! I mean, what with Burgess and Maclean and Philby and Blake and Fuchs and the Krogers... one more didn't really make much more difference.