[Spoilers] Sir Harry Pearce

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Yeah, I definitely agree that he was a peripheral character in the first two eps -- swoops in every once in awhile to make a pithy or cutting remark and then goes away. Also, that the character is set up from the very beginning as being anti-politician . . . actually anti anything that might get in the way of getting the job done -- ruthless, as it were.

PF did manage to establish his acting credentials in the small role, though. Several times in the eps, he used a couple of facial expressions that are to become well known -- the little sly smile when he tells Tom about not letting his wife know he was a spy until after they had signed the registry (ep 1) and the amused look after he basically tells Tessa and Tom to play nice re Zoe (ep 2).