The Professionals (TV Series)

Not a Very Civil Civil Servant (1978)

Martin Shaw: Doyle

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Quotes 

• [Cowley just won a fencing match with Bodie] 

  George Cowley : That'll do for today. Like dancing the tango with my granny.

  Bodie : I'm a disco man myself sir.

  Doyle : It's his army training. He's quite good with a bayonet.

  George Cowley : [Cowley to Doyle who is also in fencing gear]  And you weren't much better.

• [Cowley, Bodie and Doyle preparing for another fencing bout] 

  George Cowley : Well I hear you've been spending a lot of time talking with this Fraud Squad man Riordan, is it?

  Bodie : Yea, he's good. Says the deadly crossfire is between two balance sheets and the fingers on the pens are crooked.

  Doyle : And the most efficient blunt instrument is a cheque book. Provided you've got money in the bank behind it.

  George Cowley : You two are really branching out, but don't try to put any of the drinks on your expenses.

  Doyle : Why? It's work.

  George Cowley : Sounds more like education. And education's never free.

• [Doyle handcuffs a defeated Drake to a high wall ring bolt] 

  Doyle : Hang about.