Nicholas Lyndhurst: Danny Griffin

Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  DCI Sasha Miller : Are those Alison's famous cupcakes?

  Ted Case : They certainly are.

  DCI Sasha Miller : Has anyone told her that we found Jason?

  Danny Griffin : I told her if he ever makes contact she calls us straight away.

  DCI Sasha Miller : They look gorgeous.

  [she reaches for a cupcake] 

  Ted Case : Unh no no.

  [brushes her hand back] 

  Ted Case : nuh, nuh, nuh, mmm mmm .mmm I've eaten one so, uh, that means I've got to finish the lot.

  Steve McAndrew : Oh, don't tell me; it's another one of your superstitions.

  Danny Griffin : Ted, you can't eat all those; you'll have a heart attack.

  Ted Case : No. I won't. The tests are back; I'm in the clear. So thank you.

  DCI Sasha Miller : What, seriously?

  Ted Case : Yeah, big load off my mind.

  [Danny reaches for a cupcake] 

  Ted Case : Ah, no no no, you've told me to be happy, so that's what I'm doing. This is me, squeezing the lemon.

  [pops a whole cupcake in his mouth] 

  Danny Griffin : Pat, what a lovely surprise!

  [Ted turns to look, and each of the others grabs a cupcake] 

• [first lines] 

  Steve McAndrew : Oh.

  Danny Griffin : Bit jumpy, are we?

  Steve McAndrew : Been freebasing espressos for the last two hours.Took ages to upload these photos. Your home's supposed to be your castle. Mine's turned out to be a financial bloody life-raft.

  Danny Griffin : Your doing the right thing.

  Steve McAndrew : Letting a load of grubby strangers in my flat.

  Danny Griffin : Eyes on the prize. Think about the money.

  Steve McAndrew : Hey! I've got all the money I need. As long as I die by teatime.

  Danny Griffin : [reading the ad]  "I'm delighted to welcome travellers to my little part of London."

  Steve McAndrew : People love that bullshit.

  Danny Griffin : "Retired senior public service professional, now turned gentleman of leisure"

  [Steve chuckles] 

  Danny Griffin : Why don't you just say you were a copper?

  Steve McAndrew : Because I don't want my customers to think the drug squad's going to kick down the door every time they light an incense stick. Right. Let's get this party started. Going live. Three. Two. One. Whew. So, what happens now? How long before I get my first booking?

  Danny Griffin : About thirteen minutes twenty-seven seconds.

  Steve McAndrew : Really?

  Danny Griffin : I don't know. Be patient.

  Steve McAndrew : I really need this to work.

• Danny Griffin : Single stab wound. Knife?

  DCI Sasha Miller : Three inch blade. Standard issue in any kitchen or folding pocket set.

  Danny Griffin : Which puts the chances of us tracing it somewhere between zero and bugger-all.

• Danny Griffin : People are getting ruder, you know. I blame diesel fumes.

• Danny Griffin : I know denial when it walks my way. I used to be an expert practitioner. Had it been an Olympic sport, I'd have been a triple medal winner and a national hero.