John Carson credited as playing...
Sir George Carrington
- Sir George Carrington: Froggy thinks she didn't do it.
- Hercule Poirot: [entering] Froggy *knows* she didn't do it.
- Tommy Mayfield: Why do politicians treat everyone else like idiots?
- Sir George Carrington: [as a MP] Probably because they voted for us in the first place.
- Tommy Mayfield: [observing a test flight] Like a solid wall of lead, two feet square, coming straight at you.
- Sir George Carrington: The main spar must be tremendously strong to withstand the g-force at the turning circle.
- Tommy Mayfield: And the recoil from the gun. It's built up in layers, so the whole thing acts like a giant leaf spring, and we are still improving on it too, but I can't go on pouring my own money into the Kestrel forever.
- Sir George Carrington: You seem not to understand the position the Defence Committee is in, Mayfied. They like you. Most of them are hundred-percent behind you, but that Japanese business nearly brought the government down. One more scandal like that and...
- Tommy Mayfield: There are no more scandals like that. You are saying they don't trust me.
- Sir George Carrington: It's not a question of trust.
- Tommy Mayfield: Yes, it is! Very well then. If they want me to prove to them that they can trust me, that's what I'll do.
- Sir George Carrington: How do you mean? How you'll do that?
- Tommy Mayfield: I have invited Mrs. Vanderlyn down for the weekend.
- Sir George Carrington: Mrs. Vanderlyn? You are mad? You have invited her down here?
- Tommy Mayfield: And before the weekend is out, I promise you, I have hooked Mrs. Vanderlyn, reeled her in and gaffed her.
- Sir George Carrington: How?
- Tommy Mayfield: By using the plans of the Kestrel as a bait.
- Sir George Carrington: You idiot! You can't go using top secret papers like that! This is madness!
- Sir George Carrington: [observing a test flight] How does it compare with the Messerschmitt 109?
- Tommy Mayfield: More manoeuvrable, with a turning circle of 800 feet visibility is better too.
- Sir George Carrington: Fuel injection?
- Tommy Mayfield: No.
- Sir George Carrington: Pity, PM is very keen on fuel injection.
- Tommy Mayfield: Yes, he is right, but we just haven't got a reliable system yet!
- Sir George Carrington: Let's imagine you're a woman, Poirot.
- Hercule Poirot: By all means, Sir George, if it would help you.
- [first lines]
- Sir George Carrington: Mayfield.
- Tommy Mayfield: Sir George.
- Sir George Carrington: Show me.