Life on Mars, Series 1

[Gene and Sam need to get a pub landlord out of the way so that they can go undercover]

Gene Hunt:
Ray! Go and arrest the landlord of the Trafford Arms.

Ray Carling:
What for?

Gene Hunt:
Think of something on the way.

[Later]

Gene Hunt:
In a bizarre twist of fate, the landlord was arrested this afternoon... on suspicion of cattle rustling.

[Ray takes a bow and receives a round of applause]