- John Bacchus: [after having to teach a secondary school class] Will you remind me why I had to do that.
- George Gently: To get o know the community you serve... the England of tomorrow.
- John Bacchus: [sarcastically] Well, if that's the England of tomorrow, we're stuffed.
- Chief Constable Lilley: [Speaking about exposing child abuse] Be careful with this stuff, George. You don't know where it will lead. This stuff is so corrosive... children are so vulnerable.
- John Bacchus: [to Gently at the burial] Is there anybody in this town who isn't related to everybody else? Probably all got webbed feet.