Brian Lane

Brian Lane
	Alive
	Physical Information
Name	Brian Lane
Born	c.1946 (aged ~78)
Portrayed by	Alun Armstrong
First Appearance	The Chinese Job
Final Appearance	The Little Brother
Appearances	see list
	Occupational Information
Occupation	Metropolitan Police Officer (1965-2000); Private Detective (2013-)
Title	Detective Inspector (retired)
Police Branch	UCOS (2003-2013)
	Family Information
Spouse	Esther Lane
Children	Mark LaneElaine Lane
Other	Theresa Lane (daughter-in-law); Mark Lane's Son (grandson); Scruffy (pet dog; deceased); Scampi (pet dog)

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“	Nobody touches this desk. Understand? Because I'll know if you have. Right? And my god is a jealous god and he shall smite thee severely.	”
	— Brian Lane, The Chinese Job

Brian Lane (born c.1946), sometimes referred to as "Memory Lane", was a Detective Inspector for the Metropolitan Police Service, retiring in 2000. After realising that he did not enjoy retirement as well as the realisation that he would have access to police records, he decided to join UCOS.

His original plan was to learn what had really happened to Anthony Kayne, and in the early days of his time with the team he harassed someone he believed to be in on the conspiracy to get rid of him. He would later be dismissed from the team in 2013 after inappropriately giving a tape to Sarah Kaye concerning the death of her son, Anthony Kaye. As of 2013 he is working as a Private Detective alongside his wife, Esther.

Trivia[]

Sometime after his permanent dismissal from UCOS, he recommended Dan Griffin as a potential replacement, Sandra Pullman would later recruit him onto the team.^[5]
Brian has OCD, as well as the symptoms of ADHD and Autism.^[6] He is also a recovering alcoholic and still attends Alcoholic Anonymous sessions.^[7]^[8]
Brian is a big supporter of AFC Wimbledon to the extent that he wears the club's scarf and occasionally its shirt to work.
He was the first member of UCOS to be dismissed - Jack Halford resigned on the basis of health reasons and Sandra Pullman left to join a War Crimes team.^[9] Two years later his former colleague, Gerry Standing, would also be dismissed.^[10]
He owned a 1st generation "MacBook Pro" laptop^[11] which he frequently takes to and from work. He has upgraded it at least once.
He had a Twitter account, going by the name "topcop999", but closed it after Sandra Pullman threatened to give him a disciplinary notice for becoming distracted and therefore risking the security of a vital operation. He was given the task of doing intelligence on the Maze Crew, but because of his new obsession he forgot and caused problems for the investigation.^[12]
He is allergic to cats.^[3]
He has a penguin tattooed on his left buttock.^[13]
His handwriting is difficult to comprehend by others, including his wife, Esther.^[14]^[15]

References[]

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[1] Trust Me

[2] Home Truths

[Nine_Lives-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Nine Lives

[4] The Sins Of The Father

[5] Cry Me A River

[6] The Chinese Job

[7] The War Against Drugs

[8] Love Means Nothing In Tennis

[9] The Sins Of The Father

[10] Last Man Standing, Part One

[11] Bank Robbery

[12] Good Morning Lemmings

[13] Lady's Pleasure

[14] Home Truths

[15] The Little Brother

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