The Thick of It (TV Series)

Episode #1.1 (2005)

James Smith: Glenn Cullen

Quotes 

• Glenn Cullen : [trying to come up with a policy idea]  What we need is something that the public want, is incredibly popular and is free.

  Olly Reeder : Return of capital punishment.

• Hugh Abbot : I want a new driver. Get me a new driver. I don't wanna see this guy ever again.

  Glenn Cullen : On what grounds?

  Hugh Abbot : Smiling! Innapropriate smiling! And smirking! Smiling and smirking! I don't wanna see that smile or smirk ever again, ok?

• Glenn Cullen : And Olly's offered Angela a private life piece about you.

  Hugh Abbot : Oh, great.

  Glenn Cullen : A Sunday walk with the family, that sort of thing.

  Hugh Abbot : She's gonna be checking through my books, and snooping in my bathroom cabinet, and making snide remarks about how I don't know who Gail Porter is.

  Glenn Cullen : We did dick her about a bit today, Hugh.

  Hugh Abbot : Yeah.

  Glenn Cullen : And, we're getting a proper roasting at the moment for what has been dubbed, but I wouldn't call, Flip-Flop Friday.

• Hugh Abbot : 'Should', does it mean 'yes'?

  Glenn Cullen : Yes, "we should do this".

  Hugh Abbot : When Tucker was talking to me 'should' didn't mean 'yes'. I mean it really didn't. I felt like a fool.

• Hugh Abbott : I want a new driver. Get me a new driver. I don't wanna see this guy ever again.

  Glenn Cullen : On what grounds?

  Hugh Abbott : Smiling! Inappropriate smiling! And smirking! Smiling and smirking! I don't wanna see that smile or smirk ever again, ok?