Tony Gates in Line of Duty

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Tony Gates in Line of Duty is a high-ranking, highly commended police officer whose morally compromised decisions place him at the center of the show's first major corruption investigation.

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instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn Line of Duty NERFINISHED
associatedWith Jackie Laverty NERFINISHED
awardReceived Officer of the Year (in-universe award) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suicide
characterArc highly commended officer drawn into corruption and cover-ups
commendation highly commended officer within Central Police
countryOfWork United Kingdom
createdBy Jed Mercurio NERFINISHED
deathIn Line of Duty series 1 finale
department Serious and Organised Crime NERFINISHED
employer Central Police NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Line of Duty universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Line of Duty series 1, episode 1 NERFINISHED
genre police procedural drama
hasChild Chloe Gates NERFINISHED
Natalie Gates NERFINISHED
investigatedBy AC-12 NERFINISHED
Kate Fleming NERFINISHED
Steve Arnott NERFINISHED
Ted Hastings NERFINISHED
involvedIn cover-up of crimes linked to Jackie Laverty
languageOfWork English
moralAlignment morally compromised
narrativeRole central figure in first major corruption storyline
nationality British (in-universe)
network BBC NERFINISHED
notableFor being target of AC-12 corruption investigation
occupation police officer
portrayedBy Lennie James NERFINISHED
position senior investigating officer
rank Detective Chief Inspector
screenDebutYear 2012
setting fictional Midlands city (UK)
spouse Jools Gates NERFINISHED
televisionSeriesSeason Line of Duty series 1 NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement institutional pressure for results
moral ambiguity
police corruption

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Lennie James televisionRole Tony Gates in Line of Duty