Broadchurch (TV Series)

Episode #3.7 (2017)

David Tennant: D.I. Alec Hardy

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Quotes 

• Alec Hardy : Who of you shared the photos of my daughter round the school?

  Charlie : Don't know what you mean.

  Alec Hardy : Oh, I think you do. You boys. You wee babies that think you're men. You hurt my girl. So from now on I am going to be watching everything you do. I'm going to be watching everything your parents do. Everything your family does. And if any one of you even so much as belch when you shouldn't, I will be there.

  Charlie : You threatening us?

  Alec Hardy : No, son, I'm instructing you. Do you know what I do my job, do you? I deal with murderers, and brutal thugs, and sex offenders, and I win. I get the better of them, so don't for a second imagine I will break a sweat getting you in line. Any if you come near - in fact, you even talk to - no, no, you even talk about my daughter ever again, let alone do anything to make her unhappy, I will find you and I will cut your tiny little cocks off.

  Daniel : You can't say that to us! You're the police.

  Alec Hardy : I'm a father, and I will do whatever is necessary to protect my daughter. Right, piss off!

• Alec Hardy : [a car honks its horn at him]  Police! Shut up!

• Alec Hardy : My old boss used to say an investigation's like a vice. You put all these people in the middle of a vice, you keep turning, you keep applying the pressure, sooner or later they crack. Just a matter of time.

  Ellie Miller : Right. Thanks for that, Confucius.

• Alec Hardy : You know what I realized, Miller? I'm too nice to people.