Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series)

Simisola: Part One (1996)

George Baker: Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford

Quotes 

• [looking at a run-down block of flats] 

  Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford : Half of them are empty. The council's saving up to blow them up.

  Det. Insp. Mike Burden : If Mrs Khoori gets elected they're going to have an explosion sponsored by the Crescent supermarket.

  Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford : If the BNP get in they're going to leave the people in and then blow it up.

• Det. Insp. Mike Burden : Dr. Akand telephoned

  Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford : Akand-e

  Det. Insp. Mike Burden : I like doctors best when they're called Finlay and Cameron

  Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford : I think that may be racist

  Det. Insp. Mike Burden : What?

  Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford : Preferring your doctors Scottish to Nigerian

  Det. Insp. Mike Burden : I'm not racist. All Scotsmen look the same to me

• Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford : What did you think of our chairperson?

  DS Karen Malahyde : The more she tries to impress, the less I'm impressed.

• Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford : If I was having an affair, how long would it take you to guess?

  Sylvia Wexford : Ten minutes... fifteen if you were clever. Let's say ten.