[Spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce

[Silktie]

I love when Harry gets all crotchety about the budget, lol. It's a reminder that they are, after all, civil servants. Particularly this bit in season 2 when Danny goes undercover as a trader in a bank cracks me up:

HARRY: “He wants WHAT?”
TOM: “A flat. Danny’s convinced this woman is honey trapping him and she wants to go round to his flat this evening - his expensive banker’s flat, which he doesn’t have...”
HARRY: “I’ll need more than feely feely instincts to launch the budget on this operation into orbit!”

Later:
TOM: “So? Can we set up a trap for the girl?”
HARRY: “Oh, alright. But the budget won’t run to the Docklands shag-pad of Danny’s dreams. His flat will have to do. Send a team over to clean out Danny’s identity and tart it up.”
TOM: “We’ll have to make it convincing. High flying banker’s stuff.”
HARRY: “Within the budget.”
TOM: “Zoe will have to go to a hotel.”
HARRY: “Can’t she sleep on your floor or something?”

Poor Zoe!