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Created on 2006-03-27 09:54:18 (#9889720), last updated 2009-02-24
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Basic Info| Name: | DCI Gene Hunt |
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| Location: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Website: | Life on Mars |
Bio |
Gene's an old style cop, not scared of throwing a few punches to get a result. Actor Philip Glenister explains more about his character. "I would say he was a maverick. In his head, he lives in a western and sees himself as the sheriff at high noon, the way he goes around policing, which is probably quite true to the way it was back then. "It's all black and white with Gene; there's no grey area with him. With that style of policing it was much more intuitive and not as scientific as it is nowadays; back then they had to be more instinctive with their approach. "He's dealing with crooks. There's a very fine line between the criminal and the copper and I think he sometimes gets very close to crossing that line but he does always ensure he stays on the side of the law. "What was interesting was working out how old Gene was in 1973. He talks about the war and he would have done national service and stuff like that." Philip sees similaries between Gene and certain football bosses. "There's definitely an element of Brian Clough in Gene. In a very famous clip from the Seventies, Clough was asked in an interview 'what happens when somebody disagrees with you or has a different opinion?'. He replied: 'I like to sit there, listen to what they have to say, then half-an-hour later they realise that I was right'. "I thought that was so Gene. He is a cross between a Seventies football manager like Clough, and a current manager, someone with an arrogance, maybe Chelsea's Jose Mourinho. "Gene dresses like a football boss - his big camel coat and slip on shoes - and his relationship with Sam is kind of like that of manager and star player - like Ferguson* and Beckham - when there can be friction but there is also a lot of respect. It's a grudging respect from Gene but he realises that he sees a lot of Sam in himself. He sees Sam as both his prodigy but also his nemesis. Although completely different, Gene and Sam's policing methods do seem to complement each other. "They make a good team. Sam has the scientific capacity and Gene has the instinctive capacity and if you marry the two, you end up with the best detectives money can buy. I think that's the key to their relationship, meeting in the middle and combining the skills they have. When that works they get spectacular results." This is a RP journal for DCI Gene Hunt, from Life on Mars. A 2006 policeman (DI/DCI Sam Tyler) finds himself stuck in 1973 working for him in Manchester. writer is ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} janiejane profile banner by radiogaga80 |
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70s, beer, being right, catching crooks, drinking, footie, gambling, life on mars, manchester city, police, sam tyler, scotch, smoking, the lads, the pub, tits
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