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* BritishStuffiness: He's pretty caustic and snarky with everyone.



* MeanBrit: He's pretty caustic and snarky with everyone.
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* CorruptPolitician: He's been accused of committing war crimes by handing over prisoners to the CIA, and the Ghost's investigations reveal [[spoiler:he's actually working for the CIA and had been making decisions that benefited the US]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: He puts on a charismatic and charming face, but the second he gets angry you get to see the real him: an unpleasant and callous man who's simply very good at acting.
* HairTriggerTemper: He's prone to bursting out in fits of rage when something doesn't go his way.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He's shot and killed by the Stranger, one of the many people he'd wronged and forgotten about over the course of his career as Prime Minister.]]

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-->''"You realize I know nothing about politics?"''


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* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: The whole reason he gets tangled up in the conspiracy is because of his insistence on digging out whatever dark secrets Lang has hidden.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's always quick with some sort of snarky barb.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:He's heavily implied to have been hit by a car on Ruth's orders at the end.]]
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[[folder:The Ghost]]
!!The Ghost
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-> '''Played By:''' Creator/EwanMcGregor

An unnamed ghost writer hired to write Lang's memoirs.
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* MeanBrit: He's pretty caustic and snarky with everyone.
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[[folder:Adam Lang]]
!!Former Prime Minister Adam Lang
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/PierceBrosnan

The controversial former British Prime Minister, who has hired the Ghost to write his memoirs.
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[[folder:Ruth Lang]]
!!Ruth Lang
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/OliviaWilliams

Lang's bitter wife, and his chief advisor.
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[[folder:Amelia Bly]]
!!Amelia Bly
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/KimCatrall

Lang's personal assistant, who [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial is definitely not his mistress.]]
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[[folder:Richard Rycart]]
!!Former Foreign Secretary Richard Rycart
-> '''Played By:''' Robert Pugh

The former Foreign Secretary and a UN envoy, who has accused Lang of committing war crimes.
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[[folder:Sidney Kroll]]
!!Sidney Kroll
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/TimothyHutton

Lang's lawyer.
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[[folder:Paul Emmett]]
!!Dr. Paul Emmett
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/TomWilkinson

A Harvard professor with a mysterious connection to Lang's past.
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[[folder:John Maddox]]
!!John Maddox
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JamesBelushi

An American executive of Rhinehart Publishing.
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[[folder:Rick Ricardelli]]
!!Rick Ricardelli
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/JonBernthal

The Ghost's cocky agent.
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[[folder:Roy Quigley]]
!!Roy Quigley
-> '''Played By:''' Tim Preece

The director of Rhinehart Publishing's London branch.
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[[folder:The Old Man at Martha's Vineyard]]
!!The Old Man at Martha's Vineyard
-> '''Played By:''' Creator/EliWallach

An elderly resident of Martha's Vineyard.
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[[folder:The Stranger]]
!!The Stranger
-> '''Played By:''' David Rintoul

An elderly war veteran and protestor who blames Lang for the death of his son.
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[[folder:Mike [=McAra=]]]
!!Mike [=McAra=]

The Ghost's predecessor and Lang's aide, who died in an apparent suicide.
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