Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series)

Simisola: Part One (1996)

Christopher Ravenscroft: Det. Insp. Mike Burden

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