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Gene Hunt

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Fandom: Life on Mars
Name: Gene Hunt
Age/Birthday: 45
Species: Human (as far as everyone knows)
Sexuality: Straight
Personality: Gene Hunt is politically incorrect, having been described as an old school copper. It is said that the character thinks of himself as the sheriff in the western movie High Noon. Gene is intuitive,instinctive and arrogant
Throughout both Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, Hunt often makes comical remarks, which have led to him being labelled a folk hero and cult figure by a national newspaper. During Life on Mars, Hunt is described by the protagonist, Sam Tyler, as an ""overweight, over-the-hill, nicotine-stained, borderline alcoholic homophobe with a superiority complex and an unhealthy obsession with male bonding" (to which Hunt responded "You make that sound like a bad thing.") The BBC explains that in Ashes to Ashes, Hunt's personality remains unchanged, apart from him "losing grip on the power he had as a police officer".
During Life on Mars, Hunt often wore a beige camel coat with a white shirt and tie, grey suit and trousers with white slip on shoes, typical of the period. His top shirt button is always undone and his tie always hangs halfway down his chest in an untidy, disheveled fashion.
History: During the course of Life on Mars, Hunt gradually reveals his personal background to other characters in the show. For example, Hunt 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.
Hunt was also conscripted into the British Army and carried out his national service, before going on to join the Manchester and Salford Police at the age of 19.

During Life on Mars, Hunt is in command of Manchester and Salford Police's A-Division CID.
Throughout the programme Hunt is respected by the characters under his command, mainly Chris Skelton and Ray Carling . During the two series, Hunt often uses unnecessary force while making arrests and conducting interviews, along with practising "noble-cause corruption" demonstrated by his fabrication and falsifying of evidence in order to secure convictions and never for personal gain. In response to this, he has been referred to as an "old style cop" and "maverick". Hunt also believes that there is a "very fine line between a criminal and a copper".
Hunt often clashes with Sam Tyler the protagonist of the series. Eventually, during the second series their relationship improves and they become friends.

Third Person Sample:Gene’s first thought was that not knowing where he was must be the result of yet another monster session. He couldn’t remember being at the pub, but that didn’t strike him as unusual. If he didn’t remember being there he was it called a good night. The fact that there was a bird with him was a bit of a let down, but his mouth tasted like a hippy’s sandal and his head felt like it was about to fall off, so everything seemed normal so far.

Gene dragged himself upright and eyed the room, instantly disgusted by the computer in the corner. He left, taking a second to try and memorise the room number, which even he knew wasn’t likely to stick, before heading off to try and figure out what the hell was going on
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