Primeval (TV Series)

The End of the Future: Part 1 (2011)

Ben Miller: James Lester

Quotes 

• James Lester : So I leave you for a matter of days and in that time, you

  [to Conner] 

  James Lester : Nearly destroyed the ARC, and you

  [to Matt] 

  James Lester : Turn out to be either a visitor from the future or, in fact, and I think this is the more likely option, clinically mad.

  Matt Anderson : The former, but then I would say that if I was clinically mad right?

  James Lester : Don't you have security checks for this sort of thing?

  Captain Becker : Sorry, sir, the machine that checks whether people are from the future was out of order.

  James Lester : I'll do the sarcasm, if you don't mind.

• James Lester : So, Philip was in league with Helen and the machine he's building is the trigger to the end of the world?

  Matt Anderson : In a nutshell.

  James Lester : I'll talk to the Minister, see if I can get a DA25, get him shut down.

  Connor Temple : Well, as daring, last-minute attempts to save the world go, that's really... bureaucratic.

• James Lester : I've just come from the Minister's office.

  Matt Anderson : How did it go?

  James Lester : His exact words, "The world's in chaos, we've got dinosaurs rampaging the streets and you're worried about Philip's research, have you gone completely insane?"

  Matt Anderson : That well, huh?

  James Lester : The official line is our only priority is managing the anomalies and the creature incursions.

  Matt Anderson : Unofficially?

  James Lester : Stop him. Do whatever you have to.

• Jess Parker : There are too many I can't control it. We need more medics, more locking devices more people. I just...

  James Lester : Jess, Look at me. Jess, you are the hub of this operation, you may not get the credit you deserve but you do a brilliant job and if anyone can pull us through this, you can.

  Jess Parker : That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.

  James Lester : I think it's actually the nicest thing I've said to anyone, including my wife

  Jess Parker : Do you mean it?

  James Lester : Every word, now get back to work before we both start crying and hugging.

• James Lester : If it's personnel you need, I appear to be kicking my heels. What have you got for me in the field? Preferably something cuddly and vegetarian, because this is my best shirt.

• Jess Parker : I don't believe it, there's another one. It's outside, the carpark.

  James Lester : Oh my god, My new Jag's in the carpark. This time its personal.

  [Runs down and shots a creature with an EMD] 

  James Lester : Oi! Have you any idea how much that thing cost?