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** Richard Hammond in the Children in Need special, after he told a story years later that during his car crash induced coma, [[spoiler:he'd dreamed that he was walking up a hill and around a tree, and felt that if he just kept going further up the hill past the tree, he'd have moved on to the other side.]]
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--> '''Gene''': I remember when we were evicted from ''Paradise'', and sent down to this southern shithole...
--> '''Gene''': I remember when we were evicted from ''Paradise'', and sent down to this southern shithole...
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* AcceptableEthnicTargets: Fun drinking game - count the number of offensive Italian jokes directed at Luigi. If you're still conscious past the first three episodes, you're doing it wrong.
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** In episode 3.04, "Gene <3 Sam".
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* FoeYay: Gene and Keats. Gene and Supermac (sauna scene anyone?). Also Alex and Keats.
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** Series 3 has brought us the BodyHorror that is PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face. Crows cawing will never sound the same again.
** PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face? He's a 19 year-old Gene Hunt who was killed not long after he became a policeman. In an attempt to stop a robbery on Coronation Day 1953, he was shot in the head with a shotgun and buried in a shallow grave, where he remained until his body was discovered by police in the present day.
** What about Viv's death scene, when Jim Keats just holds him and watches him die in pain and terror. Terrifying enough before you find out the latter's true identity and purpose! Keats is either Satan or one of his minions come for the souls of the failed coppers.
** From series 1, that clown. That bloody clown. "I'm happy, hope you're happy too..."
** Series 3 has brought us the BodyHorror that is PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face. Crows cawing will never sound the same again.
** PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face? He's a 19 year-old Gene Hunt who was killed not long after he became a policeman. In an attempt to stop a robbery on Coronation Day 1953, he was shot in the head with a shotgun and buried in a shallow grave, where he remained until his body was discovered by police in the present day.
** What about Viv's death scene, when Jim Keats just holds him and watches him die in pain and terror. Terrifying enough before you find out the latter's true identity and purpose! Keats is either Satan or one of his minions come for the souls of the failed coppers.
** From series 1, that clown. That bloody clown. "I'm happy, hope you're happy too..."
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** Adrien Dunbar as the bent copper Martin Summers 3 years before becoming Superintendent Ted Hastings in ''Series/LineOfDuty''.
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** Thanks to some advertising in the run-up to the 2010 general election, the misaimed fandom apparently includes the UK's two largest political parties. On the morning of 3rd April 2010, the Labour party put out an [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601781.stm advertisement]] claiming that then-opposition leader UsefulNotes/DavidCameron would 'take Britain back to the 1980s', showing him Photoshopped on the front of an Audi Quattro ''a la'' Gene Hunt. Within the day, [[InsultBackfire the Conservatives responded]] with a re-Shopped [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/conservatives/4486832262/ version]] announcing: "Fire up the Quattro. It's time for change". It later turned out that neither party had sought permission from the BBC or the production company for the adverts, and they were both asked to stop using them. It's not clear why Labour (generally perceived as being weak on crime) thought that likening the other guy to everyone's favourite CowboyCop was a smart plan.
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** Thanks to some advertising in the run-up to the 2010 general election, the misaimed fandom apparently includes the UK's two largest political parties. On the morning of 3rd April 2010, the Labour party put out an [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601781.stm advertisement]] claiming that then-opposition leader UsefulNotes/DavidCameron would 'take "take Britain back to the 1980s', 1980s", showing him Photoshopped on the front of an Audi Quattro ''a la'' Gene Hunt. Within the Later that same day, [[InsultBackfire the Conservatives responded]] with a re-Shopped [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/conservatives/4486832262/ version]] announcing: "Fire up the Quattro. It's time for change". It later turned out that neither party had sought permission from the BBC or the production company for the adverts, and they were both asked to stop using them. It's not clear why Labour (generally perceived as being weak on crime) thought that likening the other guy to everyone's favourite CowboyCop was a smart plan.
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** PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face? He's a 20-something year old Gene Hunt who was killed after a week in the police force. In an attempt to stop a robbery on coronation day 1953, he was shot in the head with a shotgun and buried in a shallow grave, where he remained until his body was discovered by police in the present day.
** What about Viv's death scene, when Jim Keates just holds him and watches him die in pain and terror. Terrifying enough before you find out the latter's true identity and purpose! Keats is either Satan or one of his minions come for the souls of the failed coppers.
** What about Viv's death scene, when Jim Keates just holds him and watches him die in pain and terror. Terrifying enough before you find out the latter's true identity and purpose! Keats is either Satan or one of his minions come for the souls of the failed coppers.
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** PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face? He's a 20-something year old 19 year-old Gene Hunt who was killed not long after he became a week in the police force. policeman. In an attempt to stop a robbery on coronation day Coronation Day 1953, he was shot in the head with a shotgun and buried in a shallow grave, where he remained until his body was discovered by police in the present day.
** What about Viv's death scene, when JimKeates Keats just holds him and watches him die in pain and terror. Terrifying enough before you find out the latter's true identity and purpose! Keats is either Satan or one of his minions come for the souls of the failed coppers.
** What about Viv's death scene, when Jim
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** The misaimed fandom now apparently includes the UK's two largest political parties. The Labour party was reported on the morning of 3 April 2010 to have put out an [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601781.stm advertisement]] claiming that opposition leader David Cameron would 'take Britain back to the 1980s', and showing him Photoshopped on the front of an Audi Quattro a la Hunt. Within the day, [[InsultBackfire the Conservatives responded]] with a re-Shopped [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/conservatives/4486832262/ version]] announcing 'Fire up the Quattro. It's time for change.' (It later turned out that neither party had sought permission from the BBC or the production company for the adverts and were asked to stop using them.) It's not clear why Labour (who were perceived as weak on crime) thought that likening the other guy to everyone's favourite CowboyCop was a smart plan.
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** The Thanks to some advertising in the run-up to the 2010 general election, the misaimed fandom now apparently includes the UK's two largest political parties. The Labour party was reported on On the morning of 3 3rd April 2010 to have 2010, the Labour party put out an [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601781.stm advertisement]] claiming that opposition then-opposition leader David Cameron UsefulNotes/DavidCameron would 'take Britain back to the 1980s', and showing him Photoshopped on the front of an Audi Quattro a la ''a la'' Gene Hunt. Within the day, [[InsultBackfire the Conservatives responded]] with a re-Shopped [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/conservatives/4486832262/ version]] announcing 'Fire announcing: "Fire up the Quattro. It's time for change.' (It change". It later turned out that neither party had sought permission from the BBC or the production company for the adverts adverts, and they were both asked to stop using them.) them. It's not clear why Labour (who were (generally perceived as being weak on crime) thought that likening the other guy to everyone's favourite CowboyCop was a smart plan.
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** Series 3 has brought us the BodyHorror that is PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face. Crows cawing will never sound the same again.
** PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face? He's a 20-something year old Gene Hunt who was killed after a week in the police force. In an attempt to stop a robbery on coronation day 1953, he was shot in the head with a shotgun and buried in a shallow grave, where he remained until his body was discovered by police in the present day.
** What about Viv's death scene, when Jim Keates just holds him and watches him die in pain and terror. Terrifying enough before you find out the latter's true identity and purpose! Keats is either Satan or one of his minions come for the souls of the failed coppers.
** From series 1, that clown. That bloody clown. "I'm happy, hope you're happy too..."
** Series 3 has brought us the BodyHorror that is PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face. Crows cawing will never sound the same again.
** PC Where's-the-rest-of-his-face? He's a 20-something year old Gene Hunt who was killed after a week in the police force. In an attempt to stop a robbery on coronation day 1953, he was shot in the head with a shotgun and buried in a shallow grave, where he remained until his body was discovered by police in the present day.
** What about Viv's death scene, when Jim Keates just holds him and watches him die in pain and terror. Terrifying enough before you find out the latter's true identity and purpose! Keats is either Satan or one of his minions come for the souls of the failed coppers.
** From series 1, that clown. That bloody clown. "I'm happy, hope you're happy too..."
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** [[Series/{{Sherlock}} DI Lestrade]] Creator/RupertGraves as a Thatcherite Wanker in 1x02.
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** Or is it? Who's the star of this show, anyway? Seems like Drake and Hunt are actively dueling for that right; the narration, all the private introspection scenes are Drake's, but the Gene Genie acts like he's in charge (justified, perhaps, because he ''is,'') so often and so strongly that he often winds up as the dominant character. This wouldn't be confusing if it was ''Series/LawAndOrder'', but Gene's strength of acting is strange considering Alex is supposed to be locked in her own mind. (Although the fact that even in the first season there are scenes where Alex isn't present suggest it might not be as simple as that. [[spoiler:It isn't.]])[[labelnote: Note:]] Justified perhaps in that the changes in character focus through the series parallel Alex's opinion of the "dreamland." Contrast how Sam is in every scene in ''Series/LifeOnMars2006'', while in season 3 of ''Ashes to Ashes'' all the main cast - including Shaz, Chris and Ray - receive independent focus without Alex in the scene.[[/labelnote]]
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** Or is it? Who's the star of this show, anyway? Seems like Drake and Hunt are actively dueling for that right; the narration, all the private introspection scenes are Drake's, but the Gene Genie acts like he's in charge (justified, perhaps, because he ''is,'') ''is''), so often and so strongly that he often winds up as the dominant character. This wouldn't be confusing if it was ''Series/LawAndOrder'', but Gene's strength of acting is strange considering Alex is supposed to be locked in her own mind. (Although the fact that even in the first season there are scenes where Alex isn't present suggest it might not be as simple as that. [[spoiler:It isn't.]])[[labelnote: Note:]] Justified perhaps in that the changes in character focus through the series parallel Alex's opinion of the "dreamland." Contrast how Sam is in every scene in ''Series/LifeOnMars2006'', while in season 3 of ''Ashes to Ashes'' all the main cast - -- including Shaz, Chris and Ray - -- receive independent focus without Alex in the scene.[[/labelnote]]
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** The misaimed fandom now apparently includes the UK's two largest political parties. The Labour party was reported on the morning of 3 April 2010 to have put out an [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601781.stm advertisement]] claiming that opposition leader David Cameron would 'take Britain back to the 1980s', and showing him Photoshopped on the front of an Audi Quattro a la Hunt. Within the day, [[InsultBackfire the Conservatives responded]] with a re-Shopped [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/conservatives/4486832262/ version]] announcing 'Fire up the Quattro. It's time for change.' (It later turned out that neither party had sought permission from the BBC or the production company for the adverts and were asked to stop using them.) It's not clear why Labour (who are perceived as weak on crime) thought that likening the other guy to everyone's favourite CowboyCop was a smart plan.
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** The misaimed fandom now apparently includes the UK's two largest political parties. The Labour party was reported on the morning of 3 April 2010 to have put out an [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601781.stm advertisement]] claiming that opposition leader David Cameron would 'take Britain back to the 1980s', and showing him Photoshopped on the front of an Audi Quattro a la Hunt. Within the day, [[InsultBackfire the Conservatives responded]] with a re-Shopped [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/conservatives/4486832262/ version]] announcing 'Fire up the Quattro. It's time for change.' (It later turned out that neither party had sought permission from the BBC or the production company for the adverts and were asked to stop using them.) It's not clear why Labour (who are were perceived as weak on crime) thought that likening the other guy to everyone's favourite CowboyCop was a smart plan.
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*** Particularly given his, er, [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence brief relationship]] with Maria, the maid played by Montserrat Lombard, a.k.a. Shaz. (If it helps, they're friends in RealLife and have made a few short films together so far).
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*** Particularly given his, er, [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence brief relationship]] with Maria, the maid played by Montserrat Lombard, a.k.a. Shaz. (If it helps, they're friends in RealLife and have also made a few short films together so far).together).
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** Or is it? Who's the star of this show, anyway? Seems like Drake and Hunt are actively dueling for that right; the narration, all the private introspection scenes are Drake's, but the Gene Genie acts like he's in charge (justified, perhaps, because he ''is,'') so often and so strongly that he often winds up as the dominant character. This wouldn't be confusing if it was ''Series/LawAndOrder'', but Gene's strength of acting is strange considering Alex is supposed to be locked in her own mind. (Although the fact that even in the first season there are scenes where Alex isn't present suggest it might not be as simple as that. [[spoiler:It isn't.]])[[labelnote: Note:]] Justified perhaps in that the changes in character focus through the series parallel Alex's opinion of the "dreamland." Contrast how Sam is in every scene in ''Series/LifeOnMars2006'', while in season 3 of ''Ashes to Ashes'' all the main cast - including Shaz, Chris and Ray - receive independent focus without Alex in the scene.[[/labelnote]]
** Arguably the easiest way to put it is that [[SupportingProtagonist while Alex is the main character]], Gene is the ''central'' character.
** The misaimed fandom now apparently includes the UK's two largest political parties. The Labour party was reported on the morning of 3 April 2010 to have put out an [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601781.stm advertisement]] claiming that opposition leader David Cameron would 'take Britain back to the 1980s', and showing him Photoshopped on the front of an Audi Quattro a la Hunt. Within the day, [[InsultBackfire the Conservatives responded]] with a re-Shopped [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/conservatives/4486832262/ version]] announcing 'Fire up the Quattro. It's time for change.' (It later turned out that neither party had sought permission from the BBC or the production company for the adverts and were asked to stop using them.) It's not clear why Labour (who are perceived as weak on crime) thought that likening the other guy to everyone's favourite CowboyCop was a smart plan.
** Or is it? Who's the star of this show, anyway? Seems like Drake and Hunt are actively dueling for that right; the narration, all the private introspection scenes are Drake's, but the Gene Genie acts like he's in charge (justified, perhaps, because he ''is,'') so often and so strongly that he often winds up as the dominant character. This wouldn't be confusing if it was ''Series/LawAndOrder'', but Gene's strength of acting is strange considering Alex is supposed to be locked in her own mind. (Although the fact that even in the first season there are scenes where Alex isn't present suggest it might not be as simple as that. [[spoiler:It isn't.]])[[labelnote: Note:]] Justified perhaps in that the changes in character focus through the series parallel Alex's opinion of the "dreamland." Contrast how Sam is in every scene in ''Series/LifeOnMars2006'', while in season 3 of ''Ashes to Ashes'' all the main cast - including Shaz, Chris and Ray - receive independent focus without Alex in the scene.[[/labelnote]]
** Arguably the easiest way to put it is that [[SupportingProtagonist while Alex is the main character]], Gene is the ''central'' character.
** The misaimed fandom now apparently includes the UK's two largest political parties. The Labour party was reported on the morning of 3 April 2010 to have put out an [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8601781.stm advertisement]] claiming that opposition leader David Cameron would 'take Britain back to the 1980s', and showing him Photoshopped on the front of an Audi Quattro a la Hunt. Within the day, [[InsultBackfire the Conservatives responded]] with a re-Shopped [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/conservatives/4486832262/ version]] announcing 'Fire up the Quattro. It's time for change.' (It later turned out that neither party had sought permission from the BBC or the production company for the adverts and were asked to stop using them.) It's not clear why Labour (who are perceived as weak on crime) thought that likening the other guy to everyone's favourite CowboyCop was a smart plan.
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* AcceptableTargets: Fun drinking game - count the number of offensive Italian jokes directed at Luigi. If you're still conscious past the first three episodes, you're doing it wrong.
* AwesomeEgo: Gene Hunt.
* DracoInLeatherPants: Gene Hunt.
* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: [[spoiler: Literally. When Gene starts to remember who he is, he describes the world the series is set in as "Somewhere we go to sort ourselves... Coppers." Nelson (from ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}'') is the gatekeeper, and Gene guides lost souls to him.]]
* FoeYay: Gene and Keats. Gene and Supermac (sauna scene anyone?). Also Alex and Keats.
* GrowingTheBeard: With some exceptions, series 1 in general has a much more frivolous feel to it, particularly in the behaviour of Alex's character. The drama gets much better when she becomes more the serious police officer from series 2 onwards.
* HarsherInHindsight: In the very first episode. Remember how confident Alex was about [[spoiler:getting home to see her daughter and "I am ''not'' going to die."?]] Yeah...
** Also,[[spoiler: during episode 3.06, Ray tells Viv to go to Hell. It's later implied that thanks to Keats, that's exactly where he went.]]
* HoYay:
** Chris and Ray, nigh constantly.
** In episode 3.04, "Gene <3 Sam".
* LesYay: Shaz and Alex, considering Shaz's appreciation of Alex's hooker dress and insistence that she'd ''pay'' for a night with Alex.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** [[Series/{{Sherlock}} DI Lestrade]] as Thatcherite Wanker in 1x02.
** Jim Keats popped up on ''Series/{{Outcasts}}'' as an AntiHero security officer and on ''Series/DoctorWho'' as Alex, the dad in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E9NightTerrors Night Terrors]]".
** Caroline Price is now Sgt. Murray on ''Scott and Bailey''.
** Watching ''Series/TheBorgias'' can get very uncomfortable if you're used to seeing Sean Harris (Micheletto) as Arthur Leyton.
*** Particularly given his, er, [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence brief relationship]] with Maria, the maid played by Montserrat Lombard, a.k.a. Shaz. (If it helps, they're friends in RealLife and have made a few short films together so far.)
* AwesomeEgo: Gene Hunt.
* DracoInLeatherPants: Gene Hunt.
* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: [[spoiler: Literally. When Gene starts to remember who he is, he describes the world the series is set in as "Somewhere we go to sort ourselves... Coppers." Nelson (from ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}'') is the gatekeeper, and Gene guides lost souls to him.]]
* FoeYay: Gene and Keats. Gene and Supermac (sauna scene anyone?). Also Alex and Keats.
* GrowingTheBeard: With some exceptions, series 1 in general has a much more frivolous feel to it, particularly in the behaviour of Alex's character. The drama gets much better when she becomes more the serious police officer from series 2 onwards.
* HarsherInHindsight: In the very first episode. Remember how confident Alex was about [[spoiler:getting home to see her daughter and "I am ''not'' going to die."?]] Yeah...
** Also,[[spoiler: during episode 3.06, Ray tells Viv to go to Hell. It's later implied that thanks to Keats, that's exactly where he went.]]
* HoYay:
** Chris and Ray, nigh constantly.
** In episode 3.04, "Gene <3 Sam".
* LesYay: Shaz and Alex, considering Shaz's appreciation of Alex's hooker dress and insistence that she'd ''pay'' for a night with Alex.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** [[Series/{{Sherlock}} DI Lestrade]] as Thatcherite Wanker in 1x02.
** Jim Keats popped up on ''Series/{{Outcasts}}'' as an AntiHero security officer and on ''Series/DoctorWho'' as Alex, the dad in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E9NightTerrors Night Terrors]]".
** Caroline Price is now Sgt. Murray on ''Scott and Bailey''.
** Watching ''Series/TheBorgias'' can get very uncomfortable if you're used to seeing Sean Harris (Micheletto) as Arthur Leyton.
*** Particularly given his, er, [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence brief relationship]] with Maria, the maid played by Montserrat Lombard, a.k.a. Shaz. (If it helps, they're friends in RealLife and have made a few short films together so far.)
