Anthony "Tony" Gates was a Detective Chief Inspector in Central Police and the main subject of investigation in Series 1. https://lineofduty.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Gates?oldid=6376. 2003 - BSIA Chairmans Award for contributions to "Promoting Cash in the Industry" programme. Last Appearance At the close of the third series, he is killed after escaping from AC-12 custody. Line Of Duty fans were sent wild on Sunday evening as the latest episode ended on a nail-biting cliffhanger as Kate and Ryan were locked in a showdown. Whilst searching through the Central Police Portal, DI Steve Arnott and DI Kate Fleming view Gate's profile as part of the AC-12 case records whilst trying to ascertain the background of Ryan Pilkington. After being exposed, he ended up asking DS Arnott (Martin Compston) and DS Fleming (Vicky McClure) to say he was killed “in the line of duty,” before walking in front of a lorry. LINE of Duty is back on the beat for its sixth series. Gates joined the police in 1995 and was trained at Hendon Police College alongside Nigel Morton. Am I right." That inspired him to create the intriguing DCI Frank Merlin Series. 2011 - Raid Control Trust Award for "significantly reducing robbery in high risk areas". DC Chloe Bishop is DCI Tony Gates's Daughter. Line of Duty is returning for the sixth series, and viewers have already started speculating about what is in store for AC-12 in the latest instalment of the hit BBC show. I think she is DCI Tony Gates’ daughter, holds AC-12 accountable for the death of her father and will do anything to bring them down. Line of Duty fans ‘work out’ DC Bishop’s real identity in DCI Tony Gates twist. Rank Gates knows that he is will be arrested and dismissed from Central Police regardless, which will leave his family with nothing. A Disastrous Affair Leaving Hunter handcuffed in the car, he turns him over to AC-12 detectives DS Steve Arnott and DC Kate Fleming who were following close behind. Post Tony Gates reveals that they have been able to link the murder of Wesley Duke and the Arab drug dealers on Greek Lane to Hunter. Tactical Operations Unit 20 But who was Tony Gates and why is he still being mentioned in Season 6? Having been raised with tales of his parents’ experience of the Second World War, with his father meeting his death in consequence of his wartime service in the navy, Mark has always been fascinated by WW2. Actor Lennie James played the role of Tony Gates. Way back in series 1, DCI Tony Gates (Lennie James) had two daughters with his wife Jools (Kate Ashfield). The first drama came when he covered up  Jackie Lavery's hit and run. At some point in the 1990's, Gates became romantically involved with Jackie Laverty, and the two later became engaged. Line of Duty (TV Series 2012– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gates confronts Laverty over the death of her accountant. Hunter refuses to make any confessional statements, but becomes concerned when Gates tells him that TO-20 has uncovered "new evidence". Deceased DCI Tony Gates was a firm Season 1 character, but as always with Line of Duty's clever plotting, the long-deceased character is still relevant in the crime drama nearly a decade on. Line of Duty fans know that Jed Mercurio's genius storylines mean every character that appears in the show is there for a very good reason. After punching him in the stomach and getting his associates to back off by flashing his Warrant Card, Gates handcuffs Hunter into his car and drives away. She invents a story but Gates realises that she was laundering money. 2012 - Central Police Officer of the Year Award. The decision was based on the fact he knew he would be arrested and thrown out of the police, which would lead to his wife and two daughters being left with nothing. The book in general follows the original rules set down in The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (see Game System). She was also the one to help expose some of the members of the pedophile ring before being murdered by DI Dot Cotton (Craig Parkinson). Gates was born the 18th May 1975. Age Here is everything you need to know about Detective Chief Inspector Tony Gates... Tony Gates was a Detective Chief Inspector and the main focus of AC-12's investigations into corrupt conduct in Season 1 of Line of Duty. She started work as an estate agent and was responsible for getting Tony Gates is first flat in the 1990s. Series Appeared in Lennie James She lived in a house on the Millionaires Row area of the Edge Parkneighbour… Gates is introduced driving to the Sunflower Cafe to meet with Jackie Laverty for breakfast. After viewers learnt that … Fans are now convinced that Bishop is going to be revealed as the younger of Gates' daughters, as he was revealed to have two named Natalie and Chloe, as they share the same name. Status Knowing his career was over because of helping to cover Jackie's hit and run crime and colluding with the OCG, Tony handed Hunter over to AC-12 before taking his own life by walking in the path of an oncoming lorry. When a young Sergeant, played by Steve Arnott, refuses to take part in the cover-up by officers responsible for killing an innocent man in a raid-gone-wrong. The BBC crime drama stars Vicky McClure, Martin Compston and Adrian Dunbar as AC-12 investigators. Anthony Gates Gates arrests her, but on the way to the police station she persuades him to release her. Am I right." Gates wearing a custom TO-20 stab vest (Series 1). Was Line of Duty flawed? 2006 - Global Award for "Best Individual Contribution to Promoting the ATM Industry". Tony's name has been mentioned in Line of Duty Season 5 after the body of his former lover Jackie Laverty was found alongside undercover-cop-gone-rogue DS John Corbett. There is a variety of weapons the player can obtain during the adventure, each with different effects on Attack Strengthor damage caused. Biographical information However, she broke off the engagement and instead married Andrew Laverty, a wealthy businessman. However he is transferred to the anti-corruption squad, whose head, superintendent Ted Hastings, gives him a "very special case" to investigate - DCI Tony Gates, recently awarded a medal for heroic conduct but with a suspiciously high arrest rate. Occupation Line of Duty airs on Sundays at 9pm on BBC One. After assuring Arnott he was "never bent", Gates commits suicide by walking into the path of an oncoming truck. He led the serious crime unit TO-20. DCI Lindsay Denton (Keeley Hawes) was a major character in seasons two and three, having initially been involved in an incident which led to the death of four officers. Gates later married Jools Gates, and had two daughte… He instructs Gates to turn around and take him back to Edge Park Golf Club. When she subsequently went missing in … She later became the CEO of Laverty Holdings, a successful property development company, Laverty amassed a large net worth. Craig Parkinson as Detective Inspector Matthew "Dot" Cottan (series 1–3), an AC-12 officer, was initially introduced as a DS on Tony Gates's TO-20 team. Unlike DCI Tony Gates or PC Maneet Bindra’s families, John Corbett’s family did not receive a pay-out for dying in the line of duty because he was thought to have gone rogue during his undercover operation. 1 Cause of Death While he wasn't corrupt through and through, Tony Gates made a series of bad choices that left him on the wrong side of the law. Mark is a member of Crime Cymru, the Welsh crime writing collective, and the Crime Writers Association (CWA). After realising his career was over, he had asked Steve to say that he was killed in the line of duty and killed himself by walking in front of a lorry. A teenage Ryan Pilkington - who in Season 6 is all grown up and still working for the OCG, but now as a police officer on MIT - then gave Gates a burner phone, leaving Gates at the mercy of OCG mastermind Tommy Hunter. The unit operated out of Kingsgate Station but was closed down after Season 1. Lennie James plays DCI Tony Gates, an officer who many want to bring to his knees not because of his race but because nobody can believe he can be as successful as he is without cheating. He was the head of TO-20, the Tactical Operations Division, which was a serious crime unit of Central Police. 37 (Series 1) He also created and acted in Sky Atlantic drama Save Me. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Committed suicide via vehicle accident Line Of Duty Wikia is a FANDOM TV Community. Lennie has also appeared in numerous films including Blade Runner 2049, Double Play, Get on Up, Lockout, Colombiana and Outlaw. James Nesbitt has revealed that he lied about feeling snubbed by Jed Mercurio over not being offered a role on Line of Duty, all the while filming for the hit show. In the end Steve Arnott tells Superintendent Ted Hastings (Adrian Dunbar) that Tony Gates died while trying to detain a suspect and therefore died in the line of duty, meaning his family got his Death in Service benefit and also his police pension. However Jackie and Andrew divorced before the start of Season 1, leaving Jackie and a now-married Gates to start an affair. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Kyle Rittenhouse, Facebook and militia groups to face lawsuit over fatal shootings at Jacob Blake protest, Watch live: NASA attempts to fly the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for the first time. His actions, combined with other successes from the TO-20 unit he heads, lead Gates to be awarded the Officer of the Year Award by Chief Constable Edward Thomas. Gates was born the 18th May 1975. Johns' father was killed in 1984 at the hands of an Irish Republican paramilitary group, and following his death, Anne-Marie became a police informant. It is this that prompts Superintendent Ted Hastings to suspect his numbers are too good to be true, and opens up an investigation into him regarding laddering. Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. After the body of Jackie Laverty is found alongside the body of DS John Corbett, Gate's personnel record is later brought up during the AC-3 interview of Superintendent Ted Hastings. Police Officer Portrayed by She first told him that she'd driven home drunk from an event and accidentally hit an animal. After some back and forth, Hunter angrily tells Gates what he wants to hear and that the men were "killed on his orders". It seems that Ted has been helping Steph deal with her finances in the 18 months after John’s death. DCI Tony Gates was killed off at the end of season one (Image: BBC/World Productions/Ed Miller) DCI Tony Gates conveniently explains the show's title for us all before heading off to his death. Most recently he has been mentioned in Line of Duty Season 6 when Steve Arnott (Martin Compston) and Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) were trying to work out where they remembered OCG-member-turned-police-officer Ryan Pilkington from. Anthony Gates He is seconded to AC-12 by Hastings. Having finally caught a confession on tape from Tommy Hunter for the murder of Wesley Duke, Gates stoped the car he was driving with Tommy in the passenger seat and arrested the OCG boss. Hunter refuses to go along with Gates suggestion, noting that Jackie's body is his only leverage. Season 1 of Line of Duty revealed that Tony Gates had a romantic history with Jackie Laverty, a property developer who was also later an associate of OCG boss Tommy Hunter. This is caught on tape, implicating Hunter and satisfying AC-12. However, she broke off the engagement and instead married Andrew Laverty, a wealthy businessman. Tony helped her cover up what happened, only for it later to emerge Jackie had actually hit and killed a person. Appearance information Gates arrives at the Edge Park Golf Club, and confronts Tommy Hunter. DCI Tony Gates - Lennie James. The truth eventually emerged that she had intentionally killed her accountant in a bid to silence him after he'd discovered she was working alongside Tommy Hunter and the OCG. Talking on his phone whilst driving, he is clear to avoid a marked police car. Tony went to confront Jackie at her home, urging her to come clean for her crimes, but while he was there the OCG broke in and murdered Jackie before placing Tony's fingerprints on the murder weapon to frame him. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. DCI Tony Gates was a firm Season 1 character, but as always with Line of Duty's clever plotting, the long-deceased character is still relevant in the crime drama nearly a decade on. DCI Gates was recently named Officer of The Year and has an unusually high success rate. Aliases The debt-ridden copper was rescued by DCI Gates and placed on his successful TO-20 unit but he showed no loyalty when lying to AC-12 so it looked like Gates was guilty of corruption. Waitress Nadzia Wojcik then tells him that his breakfast is on the house. Line of Duty has once again captured the nation’s imagination as its sixth series airs on BBC One, with the team at AC-12 gradually unravelling a complicated web of police corruption. Detective Chief Inspector Moving up in the ranks within Central Police, he later became the leader of the TO-20 unit prior to the events of the first series. The Probation Covertly recording their conversation, and relaying it to DS Steve Arnott and DC Kate Fleming, he attempts to get Hunter to confess and reveal his culpability in the murder of Jackie Laverty. Actor Lennie James plays Tony Gates. Full Name His first assignment is to investigate DCI Tony Gates (Lennie James), a high-flying officer with a suspiciously impressive success rate. As a result of him dying as an active service police officer, his family (Jools Gates, Chloe Gates and Natalie Gates) receive both a Death In Service Benefit of £107,000 as well as Gates pension for life. The pair were once engaged, however their relationship ended when Jackie left Gates for a rich businessman Andrew Laverty. Or am I being unfair? Whilst he and Jackie are having breakfast in Kingsgate, he observes three men attempting to mug a young mother outside the cafe. Knowing he is stuck either way, Gates stops the car in the middle of traffic and formally arrests Hunter for the murder of Wesley Duke, which he just confessed on tape and the murder of Laverty. Line of Duty guest stars: Rochenda Sandall as Lisa McQueen (series five) The OCG recruited Lisa as … Gate's personnel record on the Anti-Corruption Database (Series 1). Hunter debuted in the first series of Line Of Duty, where he was arrested by DCI Tony Gates in the finale. At some point in the 1990's, Gates became romantically involved with Jackie Laverty, and the two later became engaged. He has also appeared in TV shows like The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Critical on Sky One, and CBS show Jericho. You can catch up on past series and missed episode on BBC iPlayer. Gender Line of Duty theory suggests Lisa McQueen is Tony Gates and Jackie Laverty's secret daughter from an affair that began in the 90s. Jackie then got caught up with OCG boss Tommy Hunter, which eventually lead to her murder, with the OCG framing Tony for the crime. At the beginning of series two, he is promoted to DI and transferred to AC-9. However, pretending he still wants to be of use to Hunter, he says he will be able to dress it up as a lower level feud between dealers if Hunter instructs one of his men to confess and take the fall. The OCG then kidnaped Gates and showed him Jackie's body in a freezer, telling him they have got all the evidence they need to send him down for her killing and ordering him to be their police mole in exchange for their silence. Hastings tries to get Gates on minor bribery charges, in vain, and is … Gates was under investigation by AC-12 for fiddling his … However, the role for which he has become most famous is Morgan in long-running zombie drama, The Walking Dead. Racing in to stop, he disarms one attacker armed with a knife and holds him, and knocks the other two down, who later run away. Otherwise Hunter himself can be linked to a triple murder. DCI Tony Gates was killed when he deliberately walked into a busy road after extracting a vital confession from gang leader Tommy Hunter, who’d been blackmailing Gates to cover up the gang’s criminal activity. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. So what did you think? Male After a bungled raid which kills an innocent man young DS Steve Arnott faces disgrace. His evidence obtained against Hunter is never used, as the crime boss negotiates with Central Police (with the assistance of his mole in the force DI Matthew Cottan) for immunity from prosecution in exchange for information on his associates in the Organised Crime Group. Cottan is "The Caddy", working as a fixer for an organised crime group. However, whether he served with the Metropolitan Police (who Hendon mainly trains) before joining Central Police is not mentioned. The AC-12 investigation into Gates is discontinued, and the TO-20 group disbanded. DCI Gates shows his warrant card to a passer by (Series 1). Whilst Fleming goes to further detain Hunter, Arnott urges Gates to run as "we got him". 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