History Characters / LifeOnMars2006

* BerserkButton:
** Do ''not'' turn football from something that's supposed to connect people into being an excuse for violence.
** Treating things like ethics, procedure and evidence as optional. Depending on the episode it can trigger anything from quiet disapproval to outright yelling.
** It's also not a good idea to blame Sam refusing to "play the game" for resulting in a person being murdered. Just ask Ray Carling.

* HeroicBSOD: Happens to Sam a lot, considering his mental state.

[[folder:WPC (and later WDC) Annie Cartwright]]

[[folder:DS Ray Carling]]

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%%* TestosteronePoisoning: the epitome of the trope.

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!!!Played by: Marshall Lancaster

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!!!Played by: Tony Marshall

!!!Played by: Noreen Kershaw

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-->Played by: Creator/JohnSimm

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-->'''Played by:''' Creator/PhilipGlenister

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-->Played by: Liz White

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-->Played by: Marshall Lancaster

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-->Played by: Dean Andrews

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-->Played by: Tony Marshall

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-->Played by: Noreen Kershaw

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!!DI Sam Tyler

!Manchester CID

!!!For tropes from ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'', see [[Characters/AshesToAshes2008 the respective character page]]

!!DCI Gene Hunt

!!WPC (and later WDC) Annie Cartwright

!!DC Chris Skelton

!!DS Ray Carling

!!Nelson

!!WPC Phyllis Dobbs

!!DCI Litton

!!The Test Card Girl

!!Vic Tyler

* WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon: Subverted; his accent's as "fake as a tranny's fanny."

* BuxomIsBetter: Discussed in-universe and believed by her male colleagues, though it often gets her ogled and harassed.

* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' turn football from something that's supposed to connect people into being an excuse for violence.

*** It's also not a good idea to blame Sam refusing to "play the game" for resulting in a person being murdered. Just ask Ray Carling.

* MismatchedEyes: Has one blue eye and one green one. It's not remarked upon, but it's noticeable; Marshall Lancaster has complete heterochromia.

* TheCassandra: his offhand comments about the future get routinely dissed by his peers.
%%* DeadpanSnarker

%%* {{Hallucinations}}
* HeroicBSOD: happens to Sam a lot, considering his mental state.

*** "And his wife..." "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Sookie.]]"

** During a fistfight with Gene in episode 2 of the first series, Sam does the "BringIt" gesture from ''Film/TheMatrix''.

* InsufferableGenius: at times he can be ridiculously smug about his own moral superiority, but he does admit it and usually gets punished for it. Gene calls him out for it after the internal investigation he conducted into a cell death:
--> '''Sam:''' I was the only one who was expendable

%%* InterruptedSuicide: In the Pilot episode.

* NaiveNewcomer: being unfamiliar with the realities of 1973 policing (and the world in general, as seen through adult eyes), he often gets things wrong.

* RealMenCook: Is quite a good chef with high standards for the food he makes.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the blue, never physically aggressive but also more depressive, than Gene's Red.

* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Even when it would make much more sense to break the rules,

Also known as 'the Gene Genie', the boozing, womanizing, rough-housing, politically incorrect DCI. His role models are John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, probably why he describes himself as 'the Sheriff'. Gene is of the belief that you do whatever you must to put the baddies away, and is rather ruthless in his pursuit of that rule. However, he does have a softer side, one that very few have seen (mostly because he'd rather take cyanide then show it).

* CommanderContrarian: Whatever Sam says, he'll oppose at first, even if the others will (grudgingly) admit it's a good idea. He's also similar with the other members, though much more so to

-->(while the car is going way way too fast) '''Sam:''' You're not above the law you know Gene, I should do you for speeding!

* DarkAndTroubledPast: During the course of the series, he gradually reveals his personal background. For example, He explains to Tyler that his father was an abusive alcoholic. He also explains that his brother, Stuart, was a drug addict who died even after Hunt's repeated attempts to reform him.

* {{Expy}}: He's a heavily exaggerated version of [[Series/TheSweeney Jack Regan]] - an old-fashioned British copper with un-PC attitudes, cynical attitude towards policing and a Manchester accent.
* FanOfThePast: Specifically, [[TheWestern the Old West]]

* KnightTemplar: Gene does want to catch the bad guys....but he'll break any rule he needs to to make it happen.

** As well as [[MemeticMutation "DON'T MOVE! YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY ARMED BASTARDS!"]]

* TheConfidant: she's always willing to lend a sympathetic ear to Sam, and she's the only one to whom he admits his real 2006 origins.

* TheProfiler: she holds a BA in Psychology, so in the very first episode Sam asks her to profile a serial killer.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: the only female member of main cast.

* CowardlyLion: he's nervous and cautious, but when push comes to shove he gets the job done.

* TheKlutz: he's not the most well-coordinated person around.

* ThoseTwoGuys: with Ray, fellow officer and bad influence on him.
* WaistcoatOfStyle: seen wearing one on many an occasion.

A rough character who seems to live most of his life with little to no control over his impulses. If he wants to hit a suspect, he hits him, if he wants to snog a woman, he snogs her. Has nothing but contempt for minorities, women, and anyone who isn't a 'man's man'. He and Gene think a lot alike, but where Gene wants The Law to protect people from criminals, Ray believes that everyone should respect and obey The Law, period (It would be more accurate to say that Carling adores Gene and uses him as his role model, but unlike Gene he really has no real sense of where the limits are). He hates paperwork, and prefers to use his fists instead of his brains, and listen to orders rather then think for himself. But Ray is not without redeeming qualities, having a crooked streak of chivalry running through him. Best mates with Chris Skelton, although he is sometimes a bad influence.

* DrivenByEnvy: he had applied for promotion to DI, and was passed over in favour of Sam, which leads to some hard feelings between the two.

* {{Foil}}: to Sam, whom he considers TheRival.

* ThoseTwoGuys: with Chris, although he's frequently a negative version.

* OneOfTheBoys: ..and more than willing to go along with it.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: When he was young, Sam's favourite dessert was apple crumble and custard with the skin on, according to his mother.

-->'''Played by:''' Philip Glenister

* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: "I do NOT snore!"

* DrivenByEnvy: he had applied for promotion to DI, and was passed over in favor of Sam, which leads to some hard feelings between the two.

* MagicalNegro: He fulfills this role, with hints he might be aware what's happening to Sam. In ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'', [[spoiler:it is revealed that he's the gatekeeper to the copper version of heaven, equivalent to Saint Peter.]]

* {{Flanderization}}: In Series 1, he's a taciturn grouch who occasionally raises his voice. In Series 2, you wonder why the veins in his temples aren't exploding from sheer rage.

* IconicItem: his camel hair coat.

* DoctorWhomage: Specifically the Ninth - a time-traveller, eccentric (by 1973 standards), speaks with a Manchester accent, sports a short haircut and wears a leather jacket.

* DoctorWhomage: Specifically the Ninth - a time-traveller, eccentric (by 1973 standards), speaks with a Manchester accent, sports a short haircut and wears a leather jacket.

* ByTheBookCop: he's this even in modern times, and doubly so when compared to the rest of the police in 1973. Still, it's subverted at times.

* FishOutOfTemporalWater
** StrangeCopInAStrangeLand

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: he's very by-the-book, in an HonorBeforeReason sort of way (although he does disregard his principles on occasion, usually for good reason).

* ManlyTears: about once per episode in the first season, toned down for the second per John Simm's request.

* {{Catchphrase}}: You're surrounded by Armed Bastards!

** During a fistfight with Gene at some point in the first season, Sam does the "BringIt" gesture from ''Film/TheMatrix''.