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=== Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley ([[Nathaniel Parker]]) ===
=== Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley ([[Nathaniel Parker]]) ===
{{quote box|[[File:tommy_lynley_5310.jpg|frame]]}}
[[File:tommy_lynley_5310.jpg|frame]]


{{quote| ''It's that we try that makes us heroes, not that we necessarily succeed.''}}
{{quote|''It's that we try that makes us heroes, not that we necessarily succeed.''}}


The charismatic, aristocratic main character. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Lynley has moved in the circles of the wealthy, titled, and powerful since birth. Despite his background, however, Lynley is driven by a strong sense of justice, which led him to Scotland Yard, where he rose through the ranks quite rapidly. He is a gifted detective, able to read suspects, motives, and situations like an open book, a talent which is aided by his excellent and extensive education. Unfortunately, his well-meaning arrogance and hardheadedness grate on the nerves of his co-workers, and he has rarely been able to keep a police partner for any great length of time... until a sharp-tongued Detective Sergeant turns his comfortably ordered world upside down.
The charismatic, aristocratic main character. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Lynley has moved in the circles of the wealthy, titled, and powerful since birth. Despite his background, however, Lynley is driven by a strong sense of justice, which led him to Scotland Yard, where he rose through the ranks quite rapidly. He is a gifted detective, able to read suspects, motives, and situations like an open book, a talent which is aided by his excellent and extensive education. Unfortunately, his well-meaning arrogance and hardheadedness grate on the nerves of his co-workers, and he has rarely been able to keep a police partner for any great length of time... until a sharp-tongued Detective Sergeant turns his comfortably ordered world upside down.
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* [[The Hero]]
* [[The Hero]]
* [[Just Friends]]: With Barbara.
* [[Just Friends]]: With Barbara.
* [[Married to The Job]]: This was a primary factor in his marriage problems.
* [[Married to the Job]]: This was a primary factor in his marriage problems.
* [[Non Idle Rich]]
* [[Non-Idle Rich]]
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Is this to Barbara.
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Is this to Barbara.
* [[One Head Taller]]
* [[One Head Taller]]
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* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With Barbara.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: With Barbara.
* [[Woobie]]
* [[Woobie]]
* [[You Called Me X It Must Be Serious]]: Before series 6, we only heard him call Havers 'Barbara' during particularly emotional moments. (This excludes their time at his family estate in Cornwall.)
* [[You Called Me "X" - It Must Be Serious]]: Before series 6, we only heard him call Havers 'Barbara' during particularly emotional moments. (This excludes their time at his family estate in Cornwall.)


=== Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers ([[Sharon Small]]) ===
=== Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers ([[Sharon Small]]) ===
{{quote box|[[File:barbara_havers_2177.jpg|frame]]}}
[[File:barbara_havers_2177.jpg|frame]]


{{quote| ''You mean I get to be in charge of more than just choosing the right sandwiches?''}}
{{quote|''You mean I get to be in charge of more than just choosing the right sandwiches?''}}


Lynley's stubborn, hot-tempered, socially-inept, working-class partner. Havers' rough background has left her bitter and broken, determined to hurt the world before it hurts her, and so she hides her compassionate heart behind sarcasm and anger. Although her education is far from elite, this has not prevented her from becoming a clever, dedicated detective in her own right. Havers is anything but unintelligent, and a life among London's working poor has given her street smarts and the ability to see things others don't. Her temper and smart mouth have got her into trouble more than once, however, and no one really wants to break through her mask... until she's assigned to a blue-blooded Detective Inspector who refuses to conform to any of her preconceptions.
Lynley's stubborn, hot-tempered, socially-inept, working-class partner. Havers' rough background has left her bitter and broken, determined to hurt the world before it hurts her, and so she hides her compassionate heart behind sarcasm and anger. Although her education is far from elite, this has not prevented her from becoming a clever, dedicated detective in her own right. Havers is anything but unintelligent, and a life among London's working poor has given her street smarts and the ability to see things others don't. Her temper and smart mouth have got her into trouble more than once, however, and no one really wants to break through her mask... until she's assigned to a blue-blooded Detective Inspector who refuses to conform to any of her preconceptions.
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* [[Defective Detective]]
* [[Defective Detective]]
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Done not by a [[Love Interest]], but by her [[Most Important Person]].
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Done not by a [[Love Interest]], but by her [[Most Important Person]].
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Although she always inflicts significant damage and has in a few cases escaped just as Lynley got there. This trope seems to be less about Barbara's ability to take care of herself and more about the fact that [[Berserk Button|putting her in danger]] is [[Rule of Drama|the fastest way to]] [[The Woobie|make Lynley suffer]].
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Although she always inflicts significant damage and has in a few cases escaped just as Lynley got there. This trope seems to be less about Barbara's ability to take care of herself and more about the fact that [[Berserk Button|putting her in danger]] is [[Rule of Drama|the fastest way to]] [[The Woobie|make Lynley suffer]].
** [[Badass Damsel]]: She is ''not'' amused when people pull this with her, and she makes sure they know it.
** [[Badass Damsel]]: She is ''not'' amused when people pull this with her, and she makes sure they know it.
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me]]
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]
* [[Fair Cop]]: Not that she's aware of it, and she wouldn't believe you if you told her.
* [[Fair Cop]]: Not that she's aware of it, and she wouldn't believe you if you told her.
* [[Fake Brit]]: Sharon Small, who played the working-class East London Havers, is Scottish.
* [[Fake Brit]]: Sharon Small, who played the working-class East London Havers, is Scottish.
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* [[Friendless Background]]
* [[Friendless Background]]
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]
* [[Good Is Not Nice]]
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]: Oh boy.
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: Oh boy.
{{quote| '''Lynley''': The woman is a minefield!}}
{{quote|'''Lynley''': The woman is a minefield!}}
* [[Honest Advisor]]: To Lynley.
* [[Honest Advisor]]: To Lynley.
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: Her harsh, defensive shell is a very thin skin under which lies a tenderhearted and deeply insecure woman with [[No Social Skills]].
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: Her harsh, defensive shell is a very thin skin under which lies a tenderhearted and deeply insecure woman with [[No Social Skills]].
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* [[The Lancer]]: To Lynley.
* [[The Lancer]]: To Lynley.
* [[No Social Skills]]
* [[No Social Skills]]
* [[Not Good With People]]
* [[Not Good with People]]
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Is this to Lynley.
* [[The Not Love Interest]]: Is this to Lynley.
* [[One Head Taller|One Head Shorter]]
* [[One Head Taller|One Head Shorter]]
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* [[Red Oni]]
* [[Red Oni]]
* [[Sarcastic Devotee]]
* [[Sarcastic Devotee]]
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Apparently for Lynley and Helen.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Apparently for Lynley and Helen.
* [[Sliding Scale of Beauty]]: Cool Average. While [[Sharon Small]] is truly lovely, a bad haircut and complete lack of fashion sense mean that Barbara Havers is utterly unremarkable until [[When She Smiles|she smiles]].
* [[Sliding Scale of Beauty]]: Cool Average. While [[Sharon Small]] is truly lovely, a bad haircut and complete lack of fashion sense mean that Barbara Havers is utterly unremarkable until [[When She Smiles|she smiles]].
* [[Stepford Snarker]]: Though she is naturally sarcastic, she turns it [[Up to Eleven]] to hide just how damaged and hurt she is.
* [[Stepford Snarker]]: Though she is naturally sarcastic, she turns it [[Up to Eleven]] to hide just how damaged and hurt she is.

Latest revision as of 05:57, 11 August 2014


Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley (Nathaniel Parker)

It's that we try that makes us heroes, not that we necessarily succeed.

The charismatic, aristocratic main character. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Lynley has moved in the circles of the wealthy, titled, and powerful since birth. Despite his background, however, Lynley is driven by a strong sense of justice, which led him to Scotland Yard, where he rose through the ranks quite rapidly. He is a gifted detective, able to read suspects, motives, and situations like an open book, a talent which is aided by his excellent and extensive education. Unfortunately, his well-meaning arrogance and hardheadedness grate on the nerves of his co-workers, and he has rarely been able to keep a police partner for any great length of time... until a sharp-tongued Detective Sergeant turns his comfortably ordered world upside down.

Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small)

You mean I get to be in charge of more than just choosing the right sandwiches?

Lynley's stubborn, hot-tempered, socially-inept, working-class partner. Havers' rough background has left her bitter and broken, determined to hurt the world before it hurts her, and so she hides her compassionate heart behind sarcasm and anger. Although her education is far from elite, this has not prevented her from becoming a clever, dedicated detective in her own right. Havers is anything but unintelligent, and a life among London's working poor has given her street smarts and the ability to see things others don't. Her temper and smart mouth have got her into trouble more than once, however, and no one really wants to break through her mask... until she's assigned to a blue-blooded Detective Inspector who refuses to conform to any of her preconceptions.

Lynley: The woman is a minefield!

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