Primeval (TV Series)

Mealworms, Indeed (2008)

Douglas Henshall: Nick Cutter

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• Jenny Lewis : Let me help. I want to do something.

  Nick Cutter : Okay. 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.

  Jenny Lewis : You don't approve of me, do you?

  Nick Cutter : No, I used to think you were really something, but you're not that person.

  Jenny Lewis : Am I supposed to understand that?

  Nick Cutter : No, I guess not.

• Nick Cutter : Every time an anomaly opens it gives off a burst of radio interference. Now, we didn't spot it before because we weren't looking for it.

  James Lester : And you can build a machine that detects this interference?

  Nick Cutter : Yes. It's the same as tracking down a pirate radio station, and then we can also develop a hand-held detector to work within short distances.

  Oliver Leek : And we'll be able to spot the anomalies as soon as they open?

  Nick Cutter : Well, yes, that's the idea.

  James Lester : Would it be expensive?

  Nick Cutter : Only if we do it properly.

• Jenny Lewis : Can you stop doing that, please

  Nick Cutter : Doing what?

  Jenny Lewis : Staring at me.

  Nick Cutter : I'm not allowed to look at you?

  Jenny Lewis : Not like that.

  Nick Cutter : Like what?

  Jenny Lewis : Like you know me.

  Nick Cutter : See, I feel like I do know you.

  Jenny Lewis : You don't, because if you did I'd be aware of it, wouldn't I?

  Nick Cutter : Not necessarily.

  Jenny Lewis : Lester told me you were odd.

• Nick Cutter : You two just took your time.

  Connor Temple : Ever been to a garden centre on Friday afternoon?

  Abby Maitland : It's a mad house.

• Jenny Lewis : I'm impressed. After everything's Steven's done you're still willing to risk your life for him.

  Nick Cutter : Meaning what?

  Jenny Lewis : Lester asked me to assess everything that might interfere with the team's efficiency. I thought Steven's affair with Helen would've come into that category.

  Nick Cutter : So, he's sent you here to spy on us?

  Jenny Lewis : I prefer to call it "management appraisal".

  Nick Cutter : You think I should leave him up there to die because of what happened with him and Helen?

  Jenny Lewis : Some people would.

  Nick Cutter : I'm not one of them.

• Jenny Lewis : The most sensible thing would be to let Steven fend for himself.

  Nick Cutter : Yeah. Yeah. You're right. Now, are you coming? Are you gonna stay down here, and be sensible?

• Nick Cutter : Claudia, are you all right?

  Jenny Lewis : *Don't* call me Claudia!... And I'm fine.

• Stephen Hart : Do you ever wonder if what we're doing is right? Maybe the anomalies have a purpose. Maybe we should stop fighting, and face them.

  Nick Cutter : What, just stand back and do nothing?

  Stephen Hart : People should know what's happening. Cos we're gonna need to prepare for whatever comes next.

  Nick Cutter : Yeah, but how do you prepare for a world where evolution is going mad? We have to fight to try and maintain some kind of natural order.

  Stephen Hart : Does anybody really know what the natural order is anymore?

• Nick Cutter : [after Jenny is attacked by a giant worm]  Next time I say take the stairs, take the stairs!