MI-5 (TV Series)

Who Guards the Guards? (2004)

Nicola Walker: Ruth Evershed

Quotes 

• Adam Carter : Ruth, I uh, I need some research done on one of the people involved.

  Ruth Evershed : Zuli?

  Adam Carter : Uh, no, he's being covered, and Zoe and Danny will be on the hit man. No, I want you to, uh, check out our friend, the bookseller, Harakat. I sometimes think it's useful to look at an operation from a less obvious viewpoint. You know, cover all the bases. Harry tells me you're the soul of discretion.

  Ruth Evershed : Did he? Well, yeah, I try.

  Adam Carter : Good, thought so.

  [He starts walking away] 

  Ruth Evershed : Oh, and Tom!

  [Adam stops and returns to Ruth's station. Ruth realizes she's misspoken] 

  Ruth Evershed : Sorry. Um. God, so sorry, Adam, uh, I assume that means that you don't want me to distribute my research to the rest of the office as normal?

  Adam Carter : That's right, Ruth. I'd also prefer it if it came to me, Adam, rather than Tom.

  Ruth Evershed : Yes, yes, of course, Adam, Adam.

• Ruth Evershed : Go on then, Malcolm. Try your joke out. See if that brings us any luck.

  Malcolm Wynn-Jones : Okay, right, um. Man walks into a doctor's surgery. Doctor, doctor, I've got a cricket ball stuck up my bum! Doctor says, how's that? Bloke says, don't you start.

  Ruth Evershed : [laughing]  In some ways, Malcolm, I don't think I'm the best person for you on this.

  Malcolm Wynn-Jones : Right, there's a good one about two ants and an elephant.