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Esther Lane (Susan Jameson) (2003–2013): Esther is Brian Lane's long-suffering wife: they have been married for nearly thirty years. Esther and Brian met when he arrested her for attempting to steal a copy of Lady Chatterley's Lover from a library.
She is married to fellow actor James Bolam, with whom she has appeared in numerous episodes of various television series, including The Likely Lads, New Tricks, Heartbeat (playing three different characters), When The Boat Comes In and Grandpa in My Pocket.
The series also stars James' real wife, actress Susan Jameson, who plays Esther Lane, wife of Halford's UCOS colleague Brian (Alun Armstrong).
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(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.
•Sometime after his permanent dismissal from UCOS, he recommended Dan Griffin as a potential replacement, Sandra Pullman would later recruit him onto the team.
•Brian has OCD, as well as the symptoms of ADHD and Autism. He is also a recovering alcoholic and still attends Alcoholic Anonymous sessions.
•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. Two years later his former colleague, Gerry Standing, would also be dismissed.
•He owned a 1st generation "MacBook Pro" laptop 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.
1.Trust Me
2.Home Truths
3.Nine Lives
4.The Sins Of The Father
5.Cry Me A River
6.The Chinese Job
Aug 15, 2013 · This is a real turning point for Brian. For the first time he sees there’s another life waiting for him – he’s about to become a grandfather and has a chance to put things right with his son, having been a very poor dad.”. Your departure also spells the end for your on-screen wife Esther.
- Elaine Reilly
Apr 24, 2007 · Lane. Where Gerry Standing is less interested in the detail or the paperwork, Brian Lane more than makes up for - almost obsessively. A compulsive hoarder with a memory for names and dates,...
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In total Susan Jameson has made 52 on-screen television appearances during her tenure as Esther Lane. Her final regular appearance was in The Little Brother , the same episode as her on-screen husband, Brian .
