| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | !West Yorkshire Constabulary |
| 4 | |
| 5 | [[folder:Jobson]] |
| 6 | !!Det. Insp. Maurice Jobson |
| 7 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DavidMorrissey |
| 8 | [[/folder]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[folder:Molloy]] |
| 11 | !!Asst. Ch. Cst. Bill Molloy |
| 12 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Warren Clarke |
| 13 | * {{Jerkass}}: Rude and unfriendly to just about everyone, and also completely corrupt. |
| 14 | [[/folder]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[folder:Hunter]] |
| 17 | !!Asst. Ch. Cst. Peter Hunter |
| 18 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/PaddyConsidine |
| 19 | [[/folder]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[folder:Craven]] |
| 22 | !!Det. Supt. Bob Craven |
| 23 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SeanHarris |
| 24 | * CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Shot in the head at the end of ''1980''.]] |
| 25 | [[/folder]] |
| 26 | |
| 27 | [[folder:Nolan]] |
| 28 | !!Det. Ch. Supt. John Nolan |
| 29 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Tony Pitts |
| 30 | * AffablyEvil: [[spoiler: The only corrupt policeman that can be called this. He's jovial, friendly and easygoing, but also thoroughly corrupt.]] |
| 31 | * BaitTheDog: [[spoiler: Appears throughout 1980 to be Peter Hunter's best friend and primary ally. Then it emerges he's part of the gang of corrupt police Hunter is investigating.]] |
| 32 | * EvenEvilHasStandards:[[spoiler: It doesn't stop him from going through with it, but he's distinctly unhappy at having to murder his friend Peter.]] |
| 33 | [[/folder]] |
| 34 | |
| 35 | !The Yorkshire Post |
| 36 | |
| 37 | [[folder:Hadley]] |
| 38 | !!William "Bill" Hadley |
| 39 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' John Henshaw |
| 40 | [[/folder]] |
| 41 | |
| 42 | [[folder:Whitehead]] |
| 43 | !!Jack Whitehead |
| 44 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/EddieMarsan |
| 45 | [[/folder]] |
| 46 | |
| 47 | [[folder:Eddie]] |
| 48 | !!Edward "Eddie" Dunford |
| 49 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AndrewGarfield |
| 50 | |
| 51 | * AmateurSleuth: He's a fresh young reporter at the beginning of his career. |
| 52 | * AntiHero: Eddie is an arrogant, manipulative, sometimes callous womanizier who's far too ambitious for his own good. Despite this, he ''does'' want to make a difference and unearth corruption. |
| 53 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Delibrately crashes his car after murdering Dawson and his men.]] |
| 54 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Jack Whitehead gives him the disdainful nickname of 'Scoop'. |
| 55 | * IntrepidReporter: He's a born journalist who refuses to give up. |
| 56 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Vain, cocky and ambitous but nevertheless posseses a firm moral compass and is eager to put an end to the corruption plaguing the region. |
| 57 | * TheRival: To Jack Whitehead, although the rivalry is soon pushed to the side in favor of the larger crimes that need uncovered. |
| 58 | [[/folder]] |
| 59 | |
| 60 | [[folder:Barry]] |
| 61 | !!Barry Gannon |
| 62 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Anthony Flanagan |
| 63 | * CassandraTruth: His theories on death squads turn out to be quite close to the truth. |
| 64 | * NiceGuy: One of the only ones on the show. He is friendly with Eddie and tries to investigate the corruption in the area. [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold BJ]] specifically says he loved him because he was "kind". |
| 65 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Murdered on the orders of Dawson when he gets to close to the truth.]] |
| 66 | [[/folder]] |
| 67 | |
| 68 | !Other Characters |
| 69 | |
| 70 | [[folder:Laws]] |
| 71 | !!Father Martin Laws |
| 72 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/PeterMullan |
| 73 | |
| 74 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Shot three times by Jobson with a shotgun at the end of ''1983''.]] |
| 75 | * FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Laws is far from the innocent bystander and saintly reverend he pretends to be.]] |
| 76 | * PedophilePriest[=/=]SinisterMinister: [[spoiler:Laws is the head of a child-trafficking and murder ring.]] |
| 77 | * ThisIsADrill: [[spoiler:Tries to murder BJ with a power drill.]] |
| 78 | [[/folder]] |
| 79 | |
| 80 | [[folder:Dawson]] |
| 81 | !!John Dawson |
| 82 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SeanBean |
| 83 | * ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Has Eddie tortured by Craven and Douglas when he ramps up his investigation.]] |
| 84 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: Not only does he have a finger in nearly every pie in Yorkshire, he's also part of a child murder ring. |
| 85 | * DissonantSerenity: [[spoiler: Doesn't seem all that concerned when Eddie has him at gunpoint.]] |
| 86 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Puts on jovial airs and is capable of being quite charming, but it doesnt take much for him to drop the act. |
| 87 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Dawson's political views are quite colourful, to say the least. Then there's his torching of the Romani camp to build his shopping complex... |
| 88 | * TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: Decides that it would be a great idea to mock a vengeful Eddie Dunford about murdering Paula. Whilst Eddie has him at gunpoint. As if that wasn't bad enough, he then confesses to being a child rapist and murderer.]] |
| 89 | * WouldHurtAChild: Would rape, murder and then stitch swan wings onto their back, to be precise. |
| 90 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: On the receiving end of this. Despite his money and power, he is so open about his activities that he becomes a liability to the corrupt police in his pocket. This leads to them facilitating his murder.]] |
| 91 | [[/folder]] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | [[folder:BJ]] |
| 94 | !!BJ |
| 95 | ->'''Portrayed By:''' Robert Sheehan |
| 96 |
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