"Law & Order: UK" Confession (TV Episode 2010) - Bill Paterson as CPS Director George Castle

George Castle : [after Father Browne leaves the CPS offices] Well, I'm Church of Scotland, so I'm okay.
James Steel : I made a few gentle inquiries, George. If the Cardinal misunderstood my tone, that's not my problem.

George Castle : Gentle inquiries? His exact words were 'bully boy techniques, veiled threats and libelous accusations'.

James Steel : That doesn't sound like me.

George Castle : That's about par for the course to me

[Alesha is snickering in the background]
George Castle : We lost the last hand, and they hold all the cards.

James Steel : So let's call their bluff. We'll threaten to hit them where it hurts-in their pockets. We'll say Harry Lucas is going to bring a civil suit against them just like in Ireland and if that happens, it'll cost them millions.

George Castle : And if they don't fold?

[James looks at him with a poker face]

James Steel : Remind me NEVER to play you in poker.
George Castle : Do you know what I am doing tomorrow James? I am accounting to the Chief Exec of the CPS for every penny spent on failed convictions. It's Saturday tomorrow, James. I like Saturdays - my wife insists on them.

James Steel : So you want us to come back at the start of the next financial year?

George Castle : Don't be a smart ass.

Bill Paterson: CPS Director George Castle