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* TwoferTokenMinority: Romani and gay.
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* MementoMacguffin: has a Horse Moon necklace similar to Cal's [[spoiler:to remember their mum by]].
* NobleSavage: lives on the outskirts of society by the code of the Romani.
* NobleSavage: lives on the outskirts of society by the code of the Romani.
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* ItGetsEasier: says that each murder was easier than the previous one.
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!!'''Chris Pollard'''
-->'''Played by''': Dean Chapman
Cal's friend from foster care - an equally traumatized boy in his early teens.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:much like Cal, he was blowing men for money]].
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler:well, he ''is'' basically a rentboy]].
'''Marah'''
-->'''Played by''': Hana Luheshi
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:she waited 4-5 years before getting revenge for her sister]].
* {{Blackmail}}: [[spoiler:she's the one sending the videos to Rob]].
-->'''Played by''': Dean Chapman
Cal's friend from foster care - an equally traumatized boy in his early teens.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:much like Cal, he was blowing men for money]].
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler:well, he ''is'' basically a rentboy]].
'''Marah'''
-->'''Played by''': Hana Luheshi
* BestServedCold: [[spoiler:she waited 4-5 years before getting revenge for her sister]].
* {{Blackmail}}: [[spoiler:she's the one sending the videos to Rob]].
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* ManlyTears: at a rate of once per episode, occasionally crossing into Inelegant Blubbering. To be fair, he has his reasons.
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* ManlyTears: at a rate of once per episode, occasionally crossing into Inelegant Blubbering.InelegantBlubbering. To be fair, he has his reasons.
* MementoMacguffin: [[spoiler:he and Cal had matching Moon Horse necklaces; James throws his out after Cal's death but later recovers it]].
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* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:he and Cal had matching Moon Horse necklaces; James throws his out after Cal's death but later recovers it]].
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* TragicKeepsake: MementoMacguffin: [[spoiler:he and Cal had matching Moon Horse necklaces; James throws his out after Cal's death but later recovers it]].
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* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler:thankfully averted, but very narrowly]].
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Janine (24 y.o.) is a local vet; she loves animals and is a professional at her job, but by night she parties like anybody else.
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** AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:he begs his captor to spare him before trying to escape, at which point the scenario repeats itself]].
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** AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:he begs pleads for his captor to spare him life before trying to escape, at which point the scenario repeats itself]].
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: she's a very good vet despite her partying ways [[spoiler:and being unqualified for the job]].
* DrFeelgood: [[spoiler:fabricates horse records in order to procure surplus ketamine, which she then sells through Cal]].
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* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:he was on the verge of leaving the country with James before he was killed by Eli]].
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* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler:he [[spoiler:before being killed, he was on the verge of leaving the country - and his criminal lifestyle - to have a fresh start with James before he was killed by Eli]].James]].
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: the character in a nutshell. He's a 14-year-old doing [[spoiler:and dealing]] drugs with his older friends, [[spoiler:planning on running away to Argentina with his older boyfriend, prostituting himself]] and continuously getting in trouble with the law (albeit for minor crimes). Some of this is due to him having a messy home life and a very harsh upbringing.
* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:though, unlike in the Bible, the murder was not premeditated]].
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* StraightEdgeEvil: doesn't do drugs and wants his brother off them, too.
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* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:he and Cal had matching Moon Horse necklaces; James throws his out after Cal's death but later recovers it]].
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"It's my day. I'm going to shine out. Be who I know I can be, do the thing I do.''"]]
* CareerVersusMan: [[spoiler:throws the race that could make her career in order to help her then-boyfriend Rob]].
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* WrongGuyFirst: [[spoiler:despite dating Rob, she's in love with Eli - and ends up with him at the end, despite him being the killer]].
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* WrongGuyFirst: [[spoiler:despite dating Rob, she's in love with Eli - and ends up with him at the end, despite him being even though he's revealed as the killer]].
* YouGoGirl: she's an excellent jockey and her ambition is to be the first female to win the Derby.
* YouGoGirl: she's an excellent jockey and her ambition is to be the first female to win the Derby.
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* OnlySaneMan: despite being a wee bit kooky, she usually shows more sound judgment than other characters [[spoiler:such as when she suggest opening a gate rather than just driving through it]].
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* OnlySaneMan: despite being a wee bit kooky, she usually actually shows more sound judgment than other characters [[spoiler:such as when she suggest opening a gate rather than just driving through it]].
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Dominic (23 y.o.) is an Assistant Trainer at the stables. While well-liked, he's not friends with the rest of the characters - presumably due to his higher status.
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Dominic (23 y.o.) is an Assistant Trainer at the stables. While well-liked, he's not friends with the rest of the characters - presumably due to his higher status.
status. [[spoiler:He's also involved in a local cigarette smuggling operation]].
* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler:he wants to have enough money for a land purchase, hence the smuggling]].
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"And the huntsman did come and together they danced and that's how the violin was made."'']]
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* BreakTheCutie: foster care really did a number of Cal - he was abused [[spoiler:physically and sexually, and later prostitued himself for money]]. And, of fourse, he winds up killed [[spoiler:by his own brother, no less]].
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* BreakTheCutie: foster care really did a number of Cal - he was abused [[spoiler:physically and sexually, and later prostitued prostituted himself for money]]. And, of fourse, he winds up killed [[spoiler:by his own brother, no less]].
* ShirtlessScene: found dead sans shirt and T-shirt. In a lighter and straighter example, [[spoiler:he takes his shirt off when James hallucinates him]].
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Ian (28 y.o.) is Ruth's supervising officer on the police force.
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Ian (28 y.o.) is Ruth's supervising officer on the police force.
force, with an interest in her that seems to go beyond what's expected professionally.
* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:his sexuality is ambiguous - he's known to have abused boys, but he also shows obvious romantic interest in Ruth]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: he's a good boss to Ruth. [[spoiler:Too bad he's also a pedophile.]]
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Ruth pegs him as Cal and Janine's killer. He isn't]].
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Ruth pegs him as Cal and Janine's killer. He isn't]].
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* WalkingSpoiler
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* AffectionateNickname: "Tintin".
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Rob (18 y.o.) is boyfriend to Tina and best friend to James. He's fun and extraverted, but also careless and self-involved.
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Rob (18 y.o.) is Tina's wayward boyfriend to Tina and James's best friend to James.friend. He's fun and extraverted, but also careless and self-involved.
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James (18 y.o.) is Rob's best friend and complete opposite - shy, quiet, reliable. He spends his days helping his mum at the farm and finding complications in the smallest of things. He's also the one who finds Cal's body in episode one, which leaves him traumatized for the rest of the series.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: he coldly kills a calf at the end of episode 1 and [[spoiler:delivers a CurbStompBattle to Rob after getting fed up with the latter's behavior]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: he coldly kills a calf at the end of episode 1 and [[spoiler:delivers a CurbStompBattle to Rob after getting fed up with the latter's behavior]].
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James (18 y.o.) is Rob's best friend and complete opposite - shy, quiet, reliable. He spends his days helping his mum at the farm and finding complications in the smallest of things. He's also the one who finds Cal's body in episode one, which leaves him traumatized for the rest of the series.
series[[spoiler:, not least because Cal was his boyfriend]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: he coldly kills a calf at the end of episode 1 and [[spoiler:delivers a CurbStompBattle to Rob after getting fed up with the latter'sbehavior]].treatment of him]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: he coldly kills a calf at the end of episode 1 and [[spoiler:delivers a CurbStompBattle to Rob after getting fed up with the latter's
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14-year-old Caleb is the murder victim - a stable boy, younger brother to Eli Bray, [[spoiler:boyfriend to James]]. All his friends were older than him, but he fit right in - doubtlessly helped by the fact that he's [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]].
* BreakTHeCutie: foster care really did a number of Cal - he was abused [[spoiler:physically and sexually, and later prostitued himself for money]]. And, of fourse, he winds up killed [[spoiler:by his own brother, no less]].
* BreakTHeCutie: foster care really did a number of Cal - he was abused [[spoiler:physically and sexually, and later prostitued himself for money]]. And, of fourse, he winds up killed [[spoiler:by his own brother, no less]].
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14-year-old Caleb is the murder victim - a stable boy, younger brother to Eli Bray, Eli, [[spoiler:boyfriend to James]]. All his friends were older than him, but he fit right in - doubtlessly helped by the fact that he's [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]].
*BreakTHeCutie: BadassBoast: before jumping into the grain silo:
-->'''Tina''': Everyone looks down.
-->'''Cal''': I don't.
* BreakTheCutie: foster care really did a number of Cal - he was abused [[spoiler:physically and sexually, and later prostitued himself for money]]. And, of fourse, he winds up killed [[spoiler:by his own brother, no less]].
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-->'''Tina''': Everyone looks down.
-->'''Cal''': I don't.
* BreakTheCutie: foster care really did a number of Cal - he was abused [[spoiler:physically and sexually, and later prostitued himself for money]]. And, of fourse, he winds up killed [[spoiler:by his own brother, no less]].
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: the foolish one to Eli's responsible - doing drugs and breaking the law. [[spoiler:Turned on its head since Cal was thibking of the future while Eli was stuck in the past.]]
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: see BadassBoast, above.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: the foolish one to Eli's responsible - doing drugs and breaking the law. [[spoiler:Turned on its head since Cal wasthibking thinking of the future while Eli was stuck in the past.]]
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* TheUnfavorite: according to Eli, [[spoiler:their mother severely disliked Caleb due to him heavily resembling his father in terms of looks]].
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* TheUnfavorite: according to Eli, [[spoiler:their mother severely disliked Caleb due to him heavily resembling his father in terms of looks]].
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* CallingTheOldManOut: he visits his dad in jail [[spoiler:to tell him that he's signed their half of Blackout over to Tina and that his dad now has nothing]].
!!'''Sgt Ian Salter'''
-->'''Played by''': Griffin Stevens
Ian (28 y.o.) is Ruth's supervising officer on the police force.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler:when his dirty deeds finally catch up with him]].
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:sexually abused local minors, including Caleb and Chris]].
* {{Geek}}: his house is filled with [=DVDs=] and comics.
* {{Shotacon}}: [[spoiler:liked little boys. In a bad way.]]
-->'''Played by''': Griffin Stevens
Ian (28 y.o.) is Ruth's supervising officer on the police force.
* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler:when his dirty deeds finally catch up with him]].
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:sexually abused local minors, including Caleb and Chris]].
* {{Geek}}: his house is filled with [=DVDs=] and comics.
* {{Shotacon}}: [[spoiler:liked little boys. In a bad way.]]
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: [[spoiler:the reason for Cal's and Janine's death is Eli misjudging just how strong he is]].
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:when confronted by Tina, Rob and Ruth, he finally admits to himself that he's responsible for the tragic way his brother's life ended - and promptly beats himself with a cattle gun]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:after murdering Cal]].
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* RuleOfSymbolism: thankfully for James, [[spoiler:Eli can't just up and murder him in the woods - the deed has to be done at a place that holds emotional meaning for Eli, i.e. the White Horse where his mum's ashes were scattered]].
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* RuleOfSymbolism: thankfully fortunately for James, [[spoiler:Eli can't just up and murder him in the woods - the deed has to be done at a place that holds emotional meaning for Eli, i.e. the White Horse where his mum's ashes were scattered]].
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* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:put in a coma in episode 3, later dies]].
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14-year-old Caleb is the murder victim - a stable boy, younger brother to Eli Bray, [[spoiler:boyfriend to James]]. All his friends were older than him, but he fit right in - doubtlessly helped by the fact that he's [[WiseNeyondTheirYears [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]].
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!!'''[[spoiler:Eli Bray]]'''
-->'''Played by''': [[spoiler:Callum Turner]]
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:killed Cal and Janine in fits of rage; Ian's murder, meanwhile, was premeditated and done in cold blood]].
* AxCrazy: grows more deranged as the bodies pile up, culminating in [[spoiler:him kidnapping and trying to murder James with a cattle gun]].
* ConfessToALesserCrime: when Ruth deduces he's Ian's killer, he willingly confesses [[spoiler:to this particular murder but not to the other two]].
* CuteAndPsycho
* DisproportionateRetribution: let's see. He murdered Cal [[spoiler:for insulting their mum, murdered Janine for calling the social services on Cal and was going to kill James for his plan to leave the country with Cal]].
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:what pushes him over the edge is Cal calling their mum a cunt]].
* GreenEyedMonster: he's enraged that [[spoiler:Cal wanted to leave the country with James rather than stay in England with Eli]].
* HotBlooded: kills ''two'' people in uncontrolled fits of rage.
* MotiveRant: James is treated to one. Turns out [[spoiler:Eli was harming people who he felt "damaged" Cal and were trying to take him away from him]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: Ruth allows him to leave the country [[spoiler:but of course Eli has to stay to get his revenge on James. Cue Eli getting caught]].
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: the motive for the murders.
* RuleOfSymbolism: thankfully for James, [[spoiler:Eli can't just up and murder him in the woods - the deed has to be done at a place that holds emotional meaning for Eli, i.e. the White Horse where his mum's ashes were scattered]].
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!!'''[[spoiler:Eli Bray]]'''
-->'''Played by''': [[spoiler:Callum Turner]]
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:killed Cal and Janine in fits of rage; Ian's murder, meanwhile, was premeditated and done in cold blood]].
* AxCrazy: grows more deranged as the bodies pile up, culminating in [[spoiler:him kidnapping and trying to murder James with a cattle gun]].
* ConfessToALesserCrime: when Ruth deduces he's Ian's killer, he willingly confesses [[spoiler:to this particular murder but not to the other two]].
* CuteAndPsycho
* DisproportionateRetribution: let's see. He murdered Cal [[spoiler:for insulting their mum, murdered Janine for calling the social services on Cal and was going to kill James for his plan to leave the country with Cal]].
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:what pushes him over the edge is Cal calling their mum a cunt]].
* GreenEyedMonster: he's enraged that [[spoiler:Cal wanted to leave the country with James rather than stay in England with Eli]].
* HotBlooded: kills ''two'' people in uncontrolled fits of rage.
* MotiveRant: James is treated to one. Turns out [[spoiler:Eli was harming people who he felt "damaged" Cal and were trying to take him away from him]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: Ruth allows him to leave the country [[spoiler:but of course Eli has to stay to get his revenge on James. Cue Eli getting caught]].
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: the motive for the murders.
* RuleOfSymbolism: thankfully for James, [[spoiler:Eli can't just up and murder him in the woods - the deed has to be done at a place that holds emotional meaning for Eli, i.e. the White Horse where his mum's ashes were scattered]].
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!!'''Janine Riley [[spoiler:/ Elizabeth Marshall]]'''
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-->'''Played by''': Faye Marsay
Janine (24 y.o.) is a local vet; she loves animals and is a professional at her job, but by night she parties like anybody else.
* ConvenientComa: ends up in one after her attack, unable to tell the police who the culprit was.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:she actually failed vet school and took on the identity of her dead, and more successful, classmate]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:dies in episode 7]].
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-->'''Played by''': Faye Marsay
Janine (24 y.o.) is a local vet; she loves animals and is a professional at her job, but by night she parties like anybody else.
* ConvenientComa: ends up in one after her attack, unable to tell the police who the culprit was.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:she actually failed vet school and took on the identity of her dead, and more successful, classmate]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:dies in episode 7]].
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Eli (23 y.o.) is murder victim Cal's older brother. With their dad in jail and mother dead, Eli cared for Cal until his brother was carted off to care. Their relationship was scrappy, but Eli loved Caleb very much and spends the series trying to find out the truth about his brother.
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14-year-old Caleb is the murder victim - a stable boy, younger brother to Eli Bray, [[spoiler:boyfriend to James]]. All his friends were older than him, but he fit right in - doubtlessly helped by the fact that he's [[WiseNeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]].
* BreakTHeCutie: foster care really did a number of Cal - he was abused [[spoiler:physically and sexually, and later prostitued himself for money]]. And, of fourse, he winds up killed [[spoiler:by his own brother, no less]].
* BuryYourGays
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: the foolish one to Eli's responsible - doing drugs and breaking the law. [[spoiler:Turned on its head since Cal was thibking of the future while Eli was stuck in the past.]]
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:he was blowing men for money, yet it doesn't take anything away from his genuinely good nature.]]
* KilledOffForReal / KillTheCutie / PlotTriggeringDeath: his brutal death jumpstarts the plot.
* Retirony: [[spoiler:he was on the verge of leaving the country with James before he was killed by Eli]].
* SpiritAdvisor: appears to James, Eli and Ruth at various points in the narrative, although he acts as an advisor only to [[spoiler:James]].
* StraightGay
* TheUnfavorite: according to Eli, [[spoiler:their mother severely disliked Caleb due to him heavily resembling his father in terms of looks]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: according to Eli, he came back from foster care "different".
* BreakTHeCutie: foster care really did a number of Cal - he was abused [[spoiler:physically and sexually, and later prostitued himself for money]]. And, of fourse, he winds up killed [[spoiler:by his own brother, no less]].
* BuryYourGays
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: the foolish one to Eli's responsible - doing drugs and breaking the law. [[spoiler:Turned on its head since Cal was thibking of the future while Eli was stuck in the past.]]
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:he was blowing men for money, yet it doesn't take anything away from his genuinely good nature.]]
* KilledOffForReal / KillTheCutie / PlotTriggeringDeath: his brutal death jumpstarts the plot.
* Retirony: [[spoiler:he was on the verge of leaving the country with James before he was killed by Eli]].
* SpiritAdvisor: appears to James, Eli and Ruth at various points in the narrative, although he acts as an advisor only to [[spoiler:James]].
* StraightGay
* TheUnfavorite: according to Eli, [[spoiler:their mother severely disliked Caleb due to him heavily resembling his father in terms of looks]].
* UsedToBeASweetKid: according to Eli, he came back from foster care "different".
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Ruth used to be friends with the rest of the main cast, but was ostracized for reasons revealed later in the series. See SilentScapegoat, above.
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!!'''Caleb "Cal" Bray'''
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-->'''Played by''': Tommy Lawrence Knight
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-->'''Played by''': Tommy Lawrence Knight
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* TheUnfettered: her dedication to policework knows (almost) no bounds.
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* FamilyVersusCareer: she tries to juggle thw two parts of her life, with [[ParentalNeglect varying success]].
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* AmateurSleuth: starts his own investigation into Cal's past.
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* AmateurSleuth: starts his own investigation into Cal's past.what happened to Cal.
* ByronicHero: he's brooding, dark and mysterious; lives on the outskirts of society; adheres to Romani laws rather than British ones; and is shown being in tune with nature. [[spoiler:And he's basically the villain of the series]].
* ByronicHero: he's brooding, dark and mysterious; lives on the outskirts of society; adheres to Romani laws rather than British ones; and is shown being in tune with nature. [[spoiler:And he's basically the villain of the series]].
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Tina accuses Ruth of desiring power and of being on Cal's case only due to the prospect of promotion.
* CategoryTraitor: the local Romani population considers her this, because she's in the police now.
* CategoryTraitor: the local Romani population considers her this, because she's in the police now.
* Silent Scapegoat: [[spoiler:Ruth never told anyone that her daughter's father is Tina's dad, and the reasons for her ostracization were never understood by anyone but Tina.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:a couple of years prior to the show, Ruth slept with Tina's dad. Tina cut both of them out of her life; her dad soon died, and Ruth was ostracized by Tin'a group of friends, with none of them knowing the real reason]].
* WildCard: she's more unpredictable than Rob, which is saying something. One instance is when she [[spoiler:steals a car, abandons the steering wheel and later crashes it into a fence. To be fair, she was high at the time]].
* ButtMonkey: a lot of Rob's jokes are at James's expense; his mum, too, is dismissive of him.
* MyNewGiftIsLame: his mum gives him a set of keys for his birthday, which he happily assumes are for a car. Cue disappointment when it turns ou they're for a ''tractor''.
* TheHeart: she's easily the nicest person in her group of friends.
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* SatelliteCharacter: [[spoiler:she's the only member of the main cast to have no bearing on the plot]].
** TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: a common compaint about the show is Annie's lack of a character arc.
** TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: a common compaint about the show is Annie's lack of a character arc.
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Eli (23 y.o.) is murder victim Cal's older brother. With their dad in jail and mother dead, Eli cared for Cal until his brother was carted off to care. Their relationship was scrappy, but Eli loved Caleb very much and spends the series trying to find out the truth about his brother.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: [[spoiler:averted; he loses his virginity to Tina in episode 5]].
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* AmateurSleuth: starts his own investigation into Cal's past.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: the responsible to Cal's foolish - where the latter was doing drugs and getting into trouble, Eli was procuring a future for the two of them. [[spoiler:Later turned on its head.]]
* LonersAreFreaks: he's a brooding loner - although he does have a friend in Tina.
* PromotionToParent: after his mum dies and his dad goes to prison.
* TheQuietOne: a man of few words, befitting his "brooding loner" nature.
* TroubledButCute: as Tina jokes, "dark and mysterious will only get you this far".
* AManIsNotAVirgin: [[spoiler:averted; he loses his virginity to Tina in episode 5]].
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* AmateurSleuth: starts his own investigation into Cal's past.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: the responsible to Cal's foolish - where the latter was doing drugs and getting into trouble, Eli was procuring a future for the two of them. [[spoiler:Later turned on its head.]]
* LonersAreFreaks: he's a brooding loner - although he does have a friend in Tina.
* PromotionToParent: after his mum dies and his dad goes to prison.
* TheQuietOne: a man of few words, befitting his "brooding loner" nature.
* TroubledButCute: as Tina jokes, "dark and mysterious will only get you this far".
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* FieryRedheadFieryRedhead: has quite a temper to go with that hair.
* ShesGotLegs: a fact she doesn't hesitate to flaunt.
* UndyingLoyalty: her defininig characetristic is that she'll do anything for those she loves. The two biggest examples are [[spoiler: her throwing the race that coud make her career to save Rob and Dominic from their smuggling debts; and her talking Eli down from harming James and himself]].
* UndyingLoyalty: her defininig characetristic is that she'll do anything for those she loves. The two biggest examples are [[spoiler: her throwing the race that coud make her career to save Rob and Dominic from their smuggling debts; and her talking Eli down from harming James and himself]].
** AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:he begs his captor to spare him before trying to escape, at which point the scenario repeats itself]].
* ThousandYardStare: [[spoiler:he's unresponsive after his time in jail]] - although he snaps out of it fairly quickly.
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* LonelyRichKid: a variation - he's not friends with the rest of the characters, probably because of his higher status.
* LoveableRogue: [[spoiler:he's a smuggler - but a good guy at heart]].
* LoveInterest: to Ruth.
* SmugSnake: tends to treat people in a cooler-than-thou manner; especially evident during his police interrogation. [[spoiler:A rare heroic variant of the trope.]]
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* LoveableRogue: [[spoiler:he's a smuggler - but a good guy at heart]].
* LoveInterest: to Ruth.
* SmugSnake: tends to treat people in a cooler-than-thou manner; especially evident during his police interrogation. [[spoiler:A rare heroic variant of the trope.]]
!!'''Eli Bray'''
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Tina (19 y.o.) is ROb's girlfriend - a local girl training to be a jockey. Her hobby is horses and her ambition is to be the first girl to win the Derby. She's unconventional, dangerous and has been in some trouble with the law.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: at the start of the series she's dating [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rob]], who isn't exactly a paragon of virtue. Then [[spoiler:she ends up with ELi, who she's loved for a long time and who is frankly ''worse'' than Rob, being a murderer and all]].
Tina (19 y.o.) is ROb's girlfriend - a local girl training to be a jockey. Her hobby is horses and her ambition is to be the first girl to win the Derby. She's unconventional, dangerous and has been in some trouble with the law.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: at the start of the series she's dating [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rob]], who isn't exactly a paragon of virtue. Then [[spoiler:she ends up with ELi, who she's loved for a long time and who is frankly ''worse'' than Rob, being a murderer and all]].
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: at the start of the series she's dating [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rob]], who isn't exactly a paragon of virtue. Then [[spoiler:she ends up with
* HeterosexualLifePartners: with Annie - the two even live together.
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* AnythingThatMoves: he has slept with Tina [[spoiler:and Janine]], fantasized about basically every other female character (including James' mum) and suggest the idea of mutual handjobs to James. (James is not impressed).
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* AnythingThatMoves: he has slept with Tina [[spoiler:and Janine]], fantasized about basically every other female character (including James' mum) the mothers) and suggest the idea of mutual handjobs to James. (James is not impressed).
* RedOniBlueOni: the red (extraverted, wild) to James' blue (rational, introverted).
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* TraumaCongaLine: first his friend [[spoiler:boyfriend]] [[spoiler:boy]]friend is brutally murdered and he stumbles upon he's the dead one to find the body; then he's [[spoiler:drugged against his will, will - by his best friend, no less]]; ''then'' he's arrested for the murder and released on police bail; and finally, [[spoiler:he's kidnapped by his boyfriend's murderer, beaten and almost killed]]. What a good couple of weeks for time to be James.
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!!'''Annie Maddocks'''
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-->'''Played by''': Jessie Cave
Annie (20 y.o.) is Tina's best friend. She's someone who no-one quite notices - always fun, always part of the action, but never on its front lines.
* CoolShades: part of her outfit.
* TheDitz: she's quite...peculiar where mannerisms and clothes are concerned.
* TheFashionista: her outfits are somewhat unconventional, but she definitely puts a lot of thought into them, which is more that can be said for other characters.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: with Tina; they even live together.
* NiceHat: dons a straw hat on special occasions (see the character image).
* OnlySaneMan: despite being a wee bit kooky, she usually shows more sound judgment than other characters [[spoiler:such as when she suggest opening a gate rather than just driving through it]].
* PluckyComicRelief: along with Rob, she provides much of the show's humor.
!!'''Dominic Richards'''
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* DemotedToExtra: fades into the background after [[ADayInTheLimelight the episode focusing on him]].
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-->'''Played by''': Jessie Cave
Annie (20 y.o.) is Tina's best friend. She's someone who no-one quite notices - always fun, always part of the action, but never on its front lines.
* CoolShades: part of her outfit.
* TheDitz: she's quite...peculiar where mannerisms and clothes are concerned.
* TheFashionista: her outfits are somewhat unconventional, but she definitely puts a lot of thought into them, which is more that can be said for other characters.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: with Tina; they even live together.
* NiceHat: dons a straw hat on special occasions (see the character image).
* OnlySaneMan: despite being a wee bit kooky, she usually shows more sound judgment than other characters [[spoiler:such as when she suggest opening a gate rather than just driving through it]].
* PluckyComicRelief: along with Rob, she provides much of the show's humor.
!!'''Dominic Richards'''
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Dominic (23 y.o.) is an Assistant Trainer at the stables.
* DemotedToExtra: fades into the background after [[ADayInTheLimelight the episode focusing on him]].
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Tina (19 y.o.) is ROb's girlfriend - a local girl and an apprentice training to be a jockey. Her hobby is horses and her ambition is to be the first girl to win the Derby. She's unconventional, dangerous and has been in some trouble with the law.
law.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: at the start of the series she's dating [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rob]], who isn't exactly a paragon of virtue. Then [[spoiler:she ends up with ELi, who she's loved for a long time and who is frankly ''worse'' than Rob, being a murderer and all]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: if we're talking reckless behavior, then she and Rob are a match for each other.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: at the start of the series she's dating [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rob]], who isn't exactly a paragon of virtue. Then [[spoiler:she ends up with ELi, who she's loved for a long time and who is frankly ''worse'' than Rob, being a murderer and all]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: if we're talking reckless behavior, then she and Rob are a match for each other.
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* WrongGuyFirst: [[spoiler:despite dating Rob, she's in love with Eli - and ends up with him at the end, despite him being the killer]].
* CharacterDevelopment: after James calls him on his carelessness and self-involvement, Rob has a HeelRealization which results in him trying ot amend him ways. Two examples are [[spoiler:him letting Tina go and trying to apply to colleges]].
* TheHedonist: the quality at the core of his personality.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: he's cocksure and careless, and among other things [[spoiler:cheated on his girlfriend and drugged his best friend]], but he also shows a more considerate side such as when [[spoiler:he works hard to get James out of jail]] and when he tries to cheer his friends up in various (somewhat awkward) ways.
* TheHedonist: the quality at the core of his personality.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: he's cocksure and careless, and among other things [[spoiler:cheated on his girlfriend and drugged his best friend]], but he also shows a more considerate side such as when [[spoiler:he works hard to get James out of jail]] and when he tries to cheer his friends up in various (somewhat awkward) ways.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: his father, too, has a rather suspect record of being faithful to his partners.
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* PluckyComicRelief: one of the few sources of humor on the show.
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* PluckyComicRelief: one of the few sources of humor on the show.
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* TheStoner: most characters qualify, but Rob best of all. [[spoiler:Even his final appearance in the series is him rolling a joint]].
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James (18 y.o.) is Rob's best friend and complete opposite - shy, quiet, reliable. He spends his days helping his mum at the farm and finding complications in the smallest of things. He's also the one who finds Cal's body in episode one, which leaves himsomewhat traumatized for the rest of the series.
James (18 y.o.) is Rob's best friend and complete opposite - shy, quiet, reliable. He spends his days helping his mum at the farm and finding complications in the smallest of things. He's also the one who finds Cal's body in episode one, which leaves him
* HelpfulHallucination: [[spoiler:while tripping on acid he hallucinates Cal, who tells him where to find the contract for Blackout]].
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* {{Kuudere}}: he appears aloof and emotionally cold, but he's shown as being very affectionate in interactions with best friend Rob [[spoiler:and boyfriend Cal. Not to mention he's basically a gentle soul all around.]]
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* RedOniBlueOni: the blue (rational, introverted) to Rob's red (extraverted, wild).
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things. He's also the one who finds Cal's body in episode one, which leaves him somewhat traumatized for the rest of the series.
* DistressedDude: [[spoiler:in the finale]].
* TheQuietOne: doesn't say much and usually tries to fade into the background.
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* TraumaCongaLine: first his friend [[spoiler:boyfriend]] is brutally murdered and he stumbles upon the dead body; then he's [[spoiler:drugged against his will, by his best friend, no less]]; ''then'' he's arrested for the murder and released on police bail; and finally, [[spoiler:he's kidnapped by his boyfriend's murderer, beaten and almost killed]]. What a good couple of weeks for James.
* UptightLovesWild: [[spoiler:goody-two-shoes James fellwas in a relationship with for TroubledButCute Cal]].
Cal]].
* TraumaCongaLine: first his friend [[spoiler:boyfriend]] is brutally murdered and he stumbles upon the dead body; then he's [[spoiler:drugged against his will, by his best friend, no less]]; ''then'' he's arrested for the murder and released on police bail; and finally, [[spoiler:he's kidnapped by his boyfriend's murderer, beaten and almost killed]]. What a good couple of weeks for James.
* UptightLovesWild: [[spoiler:goody-two-shoes James fell
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* The Dutiful Son: James dreams of leaving the farm, but stays in order to support his mom. [[spoiler:It's revealed that he was actually planning to leave along with Cal and after the latter's murder simply sees no point in doing that.]]
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* The Dutiful Son: TheDutifulSon: James dreams of leaving the farm, but stays in order to support his mom. [[spoiler:It's revealed that he was actually planning to leave along with Cal and after the latter's murder simply sees no point in doing that.]]
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Rob calls him "Jim-jams".
* HeterosexualLifePartners: with Rob.
* {{Kuudere}}: he appears aloof and emotionally cold, but he's shown as being very affectionate in interactions with best friend Rob [[spoiler:and boyfriend Cal. Not to mention he's basically a gentle soul all around.]]
* ManlyTears: at a rate of once per episode, occasionally crossing into Inelegant Blubbering. To be fair, he has his reasons.
** BerserkerTears: [[spoiler:when he learns that Eli is Cal's killer]].
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Ruth (20 y.o.) is a mixed-race provisional Police Constable. She is estranged both from the Romani community and her former group of friends, but that doesn’t stop her. In fact, not much does - not being a young single mum, nor being one of the lowest-ranked police officers in the local force. She's set on finding Cal's killer, and she will see this goal through.
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Ruth (20 y.o.) is a mixed-race provisional Police Constable. Constable who has to juggle work with being a single young mum. She is estranged from both from the Romani community and her former group of friends, but that doesn’t stop her. In fact, not much does - not being a young single mum, nor being one of the lowest-ranked police officers in the local force. She's she's set on finding Cal's killer, and she will see this goal through.
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!!'''Tina Fallon'''
-->'''Played by''': Charlotte Spencer
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Tina (19 y.o.) is a local girl and an apprentice jockey. Her hobby is horses and her ambition is to be the first girl to win the Derby. She's unconventional, dangerous and has been in some trouble with the law.
* FieryRedhead
!!'''Rob Kendle'''
-->'''Played by''': Jordan Stephens
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Rob (18 y.o.) is boyfriend to Tina and best friend to James. He's fun and extraverted, but also careless and self-involved.
* AnythingThatMoves: he has slept with Tina [[spoiler:and Janine]], fantasized about basically every other female character (including James' mum) and suggest the idea of mutual handjobs to James. (James is not impressed).
* LifeOfTheParty: as seen when he organizes a huge woodland rave.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: where James is a sensitive guy, Rob is what passes for a manly man at that age.
!!'''James Warwick'''
-->'''Played by''': Billy Howle
James (18 y.o.) is Rob's best friend and complete opposite - shy, quiet, reliable. He spends his days helping his mum at the farm and finding complications in the smallest of things.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: where James is a sensitive guy, Rob is what passes for a manly man at that age.
* [[spoiler:StraightGay]]
-->'''Played by''': Charlotte Spencer
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Tina (19 y.o.) is a local girl and an apprentice jockey. Her hobby is horses and her ambition is to be the first girl to win the Derby. She's unconventional, dangerous and has been in some trouble with the law.
* FieryRedhead
!!'''Rob Kendle'''
-->'''Played by''': Jordan Stephens
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Rob (18 y.o.) is boyfriend to Tina and best friend to James. He's fun and extraverted, but also careless and self-involved.
* AnythingThatMoves: he has slept with Tina [[spoiler:and Janine]], fantasized about basically every other female character (including James' mum) and suggest the idea of mutual handjobs to James. (James is not impressed).
* LifeOfTheParty: as seen when he organizes a huge woodland rave.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: where James is a sensitive guy, Rob is what passes for a manly man at that age.
!!'''James Warwick'''
-->'''Played by''': Billy Howle
James (18 y.o.) is Rob's best friend and complete opposite - shy, quiet, reliable. He spends his days helping his mum at the farm and finding complications in the smallest of things.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: where James is a sensitive guy, Rob is what passes for a manly man at that age.
* [[spoiler:StraightGay]]
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!!'''Ruth Rosen'''
-->'''Played by''': Yasmin Paige
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Ruth (20 y.o.) is a mixed-race provisional Police Constable. She is estranged both from the Romani community and her former group of friends, but that doesn’t stop her. In fact, not much does - not being a young single mum, nor being one of the lowest-ranked police officers in the local force. She's set on finding Cal's killer, and she will see this goal through.
* AlliterativeName: '''R'''uth '''R'''osen.
* {{Determinator}} / PluckyGirl: she's very dedicated to policework...and much less dedicated to her daughter.
* ParentalNeglect: she loves her daughter but doesn't pay much attention to her, which results in poor little Cassie almost dying. ''Twice''.
* SpitefulSpit: [[spoiler:to the Inspector when she realizes just how corrupt he is]].
* TeenPregnancy: by result of which she's a single mum to a toddler.
* TurnInYourBadge: [[spoiler:after finding out how deep the corruption runs on the police force]].
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