Template:Character The New Arrival is a minor fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/police procedural drama, Ashes to Ashes. The character is portrayed by Geoffrey Streatfeild.
Biography
Background
The "New Arrival" is the name given to a detective who was killed or suffered severe trauma in London, 2009 who woke up in 1983 working for DCI Gene Hunt.
Early Life and Death
Not much is known about his past, although it is evident that his death was in the year 2009/2010 because he mentioned his Apple iPhone being "missing". However, it is known that he was a detective working in the CID office of Fenchurch East in 2009.
Waking up in 1983
He woke up in 1983 just hours after DI Alex Drake, DS Ray Carling, DC Chris Skelton and WDC Shaz Granger went to "the pub". Upon waking up in London, he barged into Fenchurch East in a similar manner to Sam Tyler and demanded to know what happened to his office but was shortly greeted by DCI Gene Hunt in his usual way. (A2A Series 3: Episode 8)
Name
His name was not revealed during his appearance. However, the titles referred to him as "New Arrival".
Fanon
Since Ashes to Ashes has now concluded, it is now possible for fan fiction to exist featuring Gene Hunt and this character.