Ten years on, the shine is off Gene Hunt

I just woke up to the insane, egomaniacal, racist ravings of the President of the United States and realized (among other things) exactly why it's a lot harder to see the appeal of Gene Hunt in 2017 than it might have been in 2006, or to buy into the idea of now-times being enlightened but dull, while then-times were Neanderthal but exciting.