The Beiderbecke Affair (TV Mini Series)
We Are on the Brink of a New Era, If Only... (1985)
Colin Blakely: Chief Supt. Forrest
Quotes
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Det. Sgt. Hobson : [Nervously as Chief Supt. Forrest enters the office] Good morning, sir!
Chief Supt. Forrest : Morning, Hobson. Do you know where 'sir' is going?
Det. Sgt. Hobson : No, sir.
Chief Supt. Forrest : 'Sir' has been summoned to an interview with the Chief Constable.
Det. Sgt. Hobson : I see.
Chief Supt. Forrest : Do you have the remotest idea of why 'sir' has been summoned in this way?
Det. Sgt. Hobson : I do have a remote idea, sir.
Chief Supt. Forrest : Thought you might. It's amazing: I told you to catch thieves - I never expected you to do it. First time you get anything right and *I'm* the one that's nicked!
Det. Sgt. Hobson : [Smug] Bang to rights, unless I'm very much mistaken, sir.
Chief Supt. Forrest : [Referring to Hobson's study of the role of technology within the police force] No doubt you'll get a Distinction for your PhD thesis into the bargain, eh? With a commendation from the Chief Constable. Graduate coppers!
Det. Sgt. Hobson : We are, I think, the shape of things to come, sir.
Chief Supt. Forrest : With your computers and your information and floppy disks and instant retrieval systems. Very well, Hobson. Speaking as the shape of things to come, what would you advise me to do in my present situation?
Det. Sgt. Hobson : I would hire the best criminal lawyer you know, sir.
Chief Supt. Forrest : With a computer in his office?
Det. Sgt. Hobson : The only way to deal with information is to get *more* information, sir.
Chief Supt. Forrest : The world will disappear under a vast mountain of information, Hobson!
Det. Sgt. Hobson : Well there are grounds for thinking that has already happened, sir!
Chief Supt. Forrest : [Shakes Sgt. Hobson's hand in farewell] Well done, Sergeant.
Det. Sgt. Hobson : Thank you, sir.
Chief Supt. Forrest : [Accepting his probable fate, yet admiring Hobson's achievement] Always like to see my lads doing well!