Simon MacCorkindale: Harry Harper

Quotes 

• [Harry has leaked Ruth's diary to the press, revealing what led up to her suicide attempt. Charlie sees the story in the paper and rings him] 

  Charlie Fairhead : Harry. For what it's worth, well done.

  Harry Harper : Thank you.

  Charlie Fairhead : Marylin's never going to forgive you - you know that, don't you?

  Harry Harper : I expect her steel toe-capped stilletos are being polished even as we speak.

  Charlie Fairhead : Yeah, well they're probably aimed at something soft and dangly - and I don't mean your tie.

• [Marilyn has summoned Harry to fire him after he revealed the hospital trust's part in Ruth's suicide attempt] 

  Marilyn Fox : You know, of course, that your position is untenable?

  Harry Harper : Because I did the right thing?

  Marilyn Fox : [sighs]  Oh, you're not going to be tedious, are you, Harry?

  Harry Harper : Tedious? This is a young life we're talking about.

  Marilyn Fox : Don't do that, either - trying to occupy the moral high-ground.

  Harry Harper : I don't have to try. The bottom line is that I am not going to go quietly, Marilyn, like a nice chap. The more noise I make, the better.

  Marilyn Fox : Well you know what that means for your benefits and pension.

  Harry Harper : I'll take that risk. Because you've lost two doctors in a week. And that looks careless. But then, of course, you couldn't *care less*, could you?

  Marilyn Fox : Don't try and corner me.

  Harry Harper : Corner you? I think your back's already against the wall.