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===Gene Hunt===
 
===Gene Hunt===
 
*Detective Chief Inspector
 
*Detective Chief Inspector
The foil to Sam, Gene commands A-division of the Manchester police force, and is considered to be brutish and outdated by Sam. Although he often argues with Sam, both come to see the benefits of the other's methods.  
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The foil to Sam, Gene commands A-division of the Manchester police force, and is considered to be brutish and outdated by Sam. Although he often argues with Sam, both come to see the benefits of the other's methods. Like Ray, Gene has strongly anti-feminist and homophobic views, though they tend to be less confrontational than Ray's.
    
===Chris Skelton===
 
===Chris Skelton===
 
* Detective Constable
 
* Detective Constable
A young and somewhat inexperienced member of A-division, Chris often finds himself torn between the two superiors he most looks up to: Gene Hunt and Sam Tyler. He is keen to please Sam's more modern expectations, but feels betrayed when Sam conspires against Gene with Frank Morgan.
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A young and somewhat inexperienced member of A-division, Chris often finds himself torn between the two superiors he most looks up to: Gene Hunt and Sam Tyler. He is keen to please Sam's more modern expectations, but feels betrayed when Sam conspires against Gene with Frank Morgan. Chris is seen as somewhat naive; spending a good deal of time unscrewing a pipe to dust it for fingerprints in one episode, only to have it pointed out to him that he has by handling it, destroyed any evidence present.
    
===Ray Carling===
 
===Ray Carling===
 
* Detective Sergeant
 
* Detective Sergeant
Ray Carling is a chauvinistic and homophobic member of the team; reflecting the attitudes of the seventies. His style of policing falls more in line with Gene Hunt's, though he admits a grudging respect for Sam and his methods as well.
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Ray Carling is a chauvinistic and homophobic member of the team; reflecting the attitudes of the seventies. His style of policing falls more in line with Gene Hunt's, though he admits a grudging respect for Sam and his methods as well. Ray finds himself in conflict with Sam often as Sam's arrival meant that he missed the chance of a promotion to Detective Inspector.
    
===Annie Cartwright===
 
===Annie Cartwright===
 
* Woman Police Constable/Woman Detective Constable
 
* Woman Police Constable/Woman Detective Constable
Annie acts as a romantic foil to Sam Tyler, and is the only one in whom Sam confides his experiences with time travel with. Although Sam frequently tries to defend her from the male-centric views of 70s, Annie tends to resent his interference.
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Annie acts as a romantic foil to Sam Tyler, and is the only one in whom Sam confides his experiences with time travel with. Although Sam frequently tries to defend her from the male-centric views of 70s, Annie tends to resent his interference, as it generally only makes the problem
    
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