Deletion of Sam Tyler

Comment: I have largely re-written the Gene Hunt article, to the point that I believe it satisfies requirements for inclusion http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gene_Hunt&diff=255555386&oldid=254707588. Plot details have been condensed, |original research has been replaced with sourced, verifiable information, and the article now includes a vast array of critical commentary from broadsheet newspapers, establishing the character's notability. For this reason, I vote '''strong keep''' of both the Gene Hunt and Sam Tyler articles. The latter could easily be improved to the standard of the former (which clearly still needs work, but took only a single evening to improve to the point it's at now.) I would contend that notability and reference templates ought to have been added to these two articles before deletion was sought, as both characters clearly ''are'' notable - household names in the UK and iconic television figures. I would also suggest '''keep''' of the Alex Drake article, as I believe there is vast room for improvement there also, albeit perhaps not to the same extent as with Tyler and Hunt. As for the rest, '''merge''' to List of Life on Mars characters and List of Ashes to Ashes characters as applicable. They may be notable within the context of the relevant series, but they do not have the same level of real-world notability as the show's primary protagonists
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:OR)

Comment: With the exception of a lack of sources on two or three of the articles, all of them satisfy the three-pronged test at #Characters
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:FICTION)