if i'd been scriptwriter for who dares wins

Scene: Outside the embassy which has been seized by terrorists. Chief Inspector Baines is on a phone connection to the Home Secretary, keeping him updated. Reggie Hadley, ops chief of the SAS is beside him.

Inspector Baines: "Home Secretary my assessment is that if you don't give a green light for us to storm the building. there will be a slaughter here and at the mews. Yes. I'll wait. (To Reggie) He's talking to the Prime Minister... Makes you think doesn't it. If you go in there and kill all the terrorists, the media will smear you and you're damned. If you go in and don't kill the terrorists, and the hostages get killed, you're damned."

Reggie Hadley: "Nature of the beast."

Inspector Baines: "Yes sir, I'm still here. Thank you sir. (To Reggie again.) Over to you."

Reggie Hadley: (Using complicated 1982 era mobile phone apparatus of his own.) "Hereford 4452... Mother? I'm going to be late. Yes we're going in against the terrorists."

Little Old Lady's Voice: "Oh goody."

Reggie Hadley: "Okay Mother. Yes. Pork chops will be fine. I'll heat them up when I get home. See you later Mother... Hereford 4453... All battle copters, Operation Destroy is go."

Cut to helicopters taking off, coolo music, etc etc.


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Producer's note: Helicopters have never been referred to as battle copters in any movie except James Healy movies where they're never referred to as anything else.