The Thick of It (TV Series)

The Rise of the Nutters (2007)

James Smith: Glenn Cullen

Quotes 

• Glenn Cullen : [on the phone to Hugh, after the PM's resignation]  You know, as far as the click thing goes, you really click with Tom's wife and Fatty's, you know, not wife, whatever, so that particular glass ceiling is smashed!

• Glenn Cullen : [to Ollie, about Ben's performance on Newsnight]  It was the worst thing I've ever seen. And I was in 'Nam.

• Glenn Cullen : Listen, Ollie, you may be babysitting a Nutter, he may look like a Wamble, but he's got Nutter eyes and Nutter ears, so keep an eye on.

  Oliver Reeder : Alright, the minute any chicken blood turns up on the paperwork I'll be straight onto you, don't worry.

• Malcolm Tucker : [on the phone, talking about the "Silly Tucker" article]  The story isn't me, Glenn, ok? Nobody is interested in me and I'll be pleased if you would remember that, ok?

  Glenn Cullen : You sure you don't want me and Hugh to come back, we could give you some cover?

  Malcolm Tucker : Hugh is not coming back, it will look like we're panicking and we're not panicking, but I need you back here fucking ASAP to let them know that we're not panicking!

  Glenn Cullen : So you want me to interrupt my holiday in a panic so Hugh doesn't have to interrupt his holiday and look like he's panicking?

  Malcolm Tucker : You get back here! I wanna see you popping a bollock for me!

  [hangs up. Jamie comes into the office with the article] 

  Jamie : You seen this?

  Malcolm Tucker : No, I haven't seen that. I'm the senior press guy for the government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No, I don't look at the newspapers, that's fucking news to me!

  Jamie : Allright, allright, what are we doing?

  Malcolm Tucker : What are we doing? Fuck all, we're not doing nothing, because I am not the story here!

  Jamie : You kind of are the story, Malcolm. They spelled your name right and everything.

  Malcolm Tucker : Look, I'm not doing nothing. Not drawing attention to it!

  Jamie : I'm not drawing attention to it.

  Malcolm Tucker : You're drawing MY attention to it!

  [Jamie looks at the article] 

  Malcolm Tucker : Stop looking at it!

  Jamie : Allright, allright, we'll stay frozen to the fucking phone, we'll send the media to Coventry, that will help.

  Malcolm Tucker : That WILL help, that is the way I wanna play it, ok? I'm going for a walk.

  Jamie : A walk?

  Malcolm Tucker : Yeah, what, I don't need your fucking permission to go for a walk!

  Jamie : No,no.

  Malcolm Tucker : I can go for a walk?

  Jamie : Yeah, I just never seen you going for a walk before.

  Malcolm Tucker : How do you think I get in here in the morning? How do I get from the front door to here, I fucking walk, don't I?

  Jamie : Yeah, but you don't go FOR a walk.

  Malcolm Tucker : I'm away for a walk!