"I never forgot the clear sense of right and wrong I felt at the wheel of that pedal car. I had to prove to myself that law could be proper, and righteous, and for the good of humankind. It was from that moment, I was destined to be a police officer."
- Nicholas Angel
Chief Inspector Nicholas Angel is the protagonist of Hot Fuzz. He was portrayed by Simon Pegg. He was a ruthlessly efficient police officer with incredible fieldwork and detective skills, he serves the law with stunning aptitude.
Early Life[]
Nicholas Angel was born on 22nd June 1970 and schooled in London, Great Britain. He traced his early interest in police work back to his uncle Derek, who worked as an officer in the Metropolitan Police Service, and who brought him a police pedal car when he was five years old. He took to it instantly, riding around in it every second he was awake, arresting kids twice his size for littering and spitting. The resultant beatings he received from this goofy-two-shoes behavior did not deter Nicholas, who wanted to be just like his Uncle Derek.
However, Derek was eventually arrested for selling drugs to students — the proceeds of which presumably went towards buying Nicholas's pedal car. Young Nicholas refused to play in the car ever again, though his desire to uphold the law remained, as strong as ever. The only time in his childhood Nicholas could remember as wanting to be anything other than a police officer was a period of two weeks during the summer of 1979, in which Kermit the Frog became his role model.
Physical description[]
Nicholas has very pale skin, light blond hair, light icy blue eyes, he has a scar on each of his hands when he's been stabbed by Father Christmas. In his police uniform, he wears a white dress shirt, black necktie, black trousers, deep midnight blue jumper with "Police" or "Metropolitan Police" emblazoned on it, black riot vest, black police hat with a black and white checkered pattern and a badge in the middle of it, and black shoes. In his casual outfit, he wears a pale blue dress shirt, grey or light blue sweater, black jacket, black trousers, and black shoes. In his sports outfit, he wears a white golf shirt, white shorts, matching socks and shoes. In Hendon Police College, he is seen wearing a dark blue T-shirt and shorts, white socks, and matching shoes.
Family[]
Nicholas has parents, an uncle named Derek, and an identical twin brother named Nathaniel, who was born 15 minutes after him. The Angel twins have Scandinavian, Irish, Welsh, Scottish and English roots.
Relationships[]
Janine[]
Janine was Nicholas's ex-girlfriend and forensic officer; she and Nicholas breaks up and ended their relationship because he wants to move away to Sandford for being promoted to become a sergeant. She starts having a relationship with Dave, one of the forensic officers.
Danny Butterman[]
Danny Butterman was the son of the corrupt police inspector Frank Butterman. Nicholas seeing him having driven the car when he drunks, almost hitting him behind the fountain. As Nicholas arrests Danny and takes him to Sandford Police Service with all the pub people. He also loves American action films, eating ice cream and chocolate cakes and became partners with Nicholas.
The Andes[]
The Andes were detective in Sandford Police Service, and they love to tease and accuse Nicholas of attempting murder of Leslie Tiller because they think he was a big fan of murders.
Simon Skinner[]
Simon Skinner was the manager of Sandford's supermarket, Somerfield. He was a prime suspect of the "accidents" which had been frequent in Sandford.
Frank Butterman[]
Frank was Danny's father and the corrupt police inspector in Sandford Police Service.