Black Mirror (TV Series)
The National Anthem (2011)
Lindsay Duncan: Alex Cairns
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Quotes
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Alex Cairns : Everyone will see it. The world will see it. The mood will border on insurrection, and you will be destroyed, I guarantee you. Utterly destroyed.
Tom Bilce : The polling bears that out.
Alex Cairns : You won't just be a disgraced politician. You'll be a despised individual. The public, the palace, and the party insist on complying.
Michael Callow : Fuck the party!
Alex Cairns : Refuse, and I've been advised that we cannot guarantee your physical safety, or that of your family.
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Michael Callow : Unless I'm mistaken our mystery man specified no visual trickery in his original demand didn't he?
Alex Cairns : I considered it necessary... ..
Michael Callow : Considered it necessary!
Alex Cairns : To devise... ..
Michael Callow : Fucking hell!
Alex Cairns : Mike... .
Michael Callow : Don't.
Alex Cairns : It's not... ..
Michael Callow : One word and I swear I will fucking! What did you do Alex?
Alex Cairns : I had a back up plan. A man prepared to do it and an FX company that'd paint your head onto his shoulders.
Michael Callow : And you actually thought that would work?
Alex Cairns : I believed it would considering... .
Michael Callow : Then you're a stupid bitch.
Alex Cairns : With your interests at heart.
Michael Callow : Who knew about this?
Alex Cairns : The select few it seems some idiot at the studios recognised our designated performer tweeted a photo and the online hive mind did the maths.
Tom Bilce : It's not playing well.
Michael Callow : With who?
Tom Bilce : With anyone.
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Alex Cairns : [en route to film studio] We've ratified the law. After midnight, it will be a criminal offense to store any recording or still images of the event.