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* {{Neologizer}}: Hes poke like this almost to the point of unintelligibility as part of his "management speak". The character was a parody of all the phrase-coining 90s managers who seemed to believe making up new expressions would change the workplace. Sadly for Gus, it never worked.
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** Made all the more amusing when you remember his actor's own father is PatrickTroughton, aka [[TheNthDoctor The Second Doctor]].
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** Made all the more amusing when you remember his actor's own father is PatrickTroughton, Creator/PatrickTroughton, aka [[TheNthDoctor The Second Doctor]].
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* JerkassWoobie: Rather a jerkass, but deeply pitiabke.
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* JerkassWoobie: Rather a jerkass, but deeply pitiabke.
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* BearerofBadNews: Tells Globelink [[spoiler; they are being shut down.]]
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* BearerofBadNews: Tells Globelink [[spoiler; [[spoiler: they are being shut down.]]
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! Roy Merchant Jr
Sir Royston's only son, he is sent in in the final series to assess whether the business is worth saving.
*BearerofBadNews: Tells Globelink [[spoiler; they are being shut down.]]
*JerkassFacade: Must put one on to avoid being disinherited.
*SiblingRivalry: Forced to fight with siblings Octavia and Roystonia for his inheritance.
*VerbalTic: When try to mention his f..ff...father. He later refers to him as his [[spoiler: f..ff..fucking Dad!]].
*WellDoneSonGuy
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The management speak spouting 'hands-off' chief executive at Globelink News, Gus constantly reminds his staff "I'm not here." If only. Constantly meddling with broadcats and bulletins to ensure their proprietor comes out on top, Gus has no real friends at the office and is often shown to be desperately lonely.
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The management speak spouting 'hands-off' chief executive at Globelink News, Gus constantly reminds his staff "I'm not here." If only. Constantly meddling with broadcats broadcasts and bulletins to ensure their proprietor comes out on top, Gus has no real friends at the office and is often shown to be desperately lonely.
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* ManipulativeBastard: In several episodes he shows that he is quite competent in getting the employees to accept pay cuts or dropping stories he doesn't want to see broadcast.
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* JerkWithAHeartofGold: Hidden very deeply, she takes care of her homeless brother who treats her with nothing but abuse.
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* NotSoAboveitAll: After chiding the office for spying on Dave, she breaks down and asks '[[ItMakesSenseinContext are you screwing Diana or not?]]
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: To Sir Royston in the last episode, but his epic rant is cut short.]]
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: To Sir Royston in the last episode, but his epic rant is cut short.]]
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* SympathyForTheDevil: Often shown as a deeply lonely, insecure inidivdual individual whose attempts to reach out to his colleagues are met with bafflement or frustration.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: To Sir Royston in the last episode, but his epic rant is cut short.]]frustration.
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The put-upon editor of Globelink, George is constantly beset by problems from his staff, his manipulative wife, his borderline-psychotic daughter Deborah, and his own ever decreasing mystery illnesses.
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* PapaWolf [[spoiler: When Deborah joins a gang of muggers, George threatens their leader with a toasting fork until he sings the Birdie Song (with actions)]]
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* UltimateJobSecurity: The source of most of Globelink's ratings, they can't afford to lose him.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With HenryHenry.
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The respected older anchorman at Globelink, Henry is ocnstantly frustrated at the antics of 'pre-pubescent holograms' in politics and the media business. He has a particularly acidic relationship with fellow anchor Saly Smedley.
* BaldofAwesome: Averted, he looks worse without his terrible hairpiece than with it.
* CulturedAsHell
* FriendlyEnemy: Sometimes with Sally.
* BaldofAwesome: Averted, he looks worse without his terrible hairpiece than with it.
* CulturedAsHell
* FriendlyEnemy: Sometimes with Sally.
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The respected older anchorman at Globelink, Henry is ocnstantly constantly frustrated at the antics of 'pre-pubescent holograms' in politics and the media business. He has a particularly acidic relationship with fellow anchor Saly Sally Smedley.
*BaldofAwesome: BaldOfAwesome: Averted, he looks worse without his terrible hairpiece than with it.
*CulturedAsHell
*FriendlyEnemy: Sometimes with Sally.Sally (although he would never admit to the "friendly" part).
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* FriendlyEnemy: With HenryHenry (although, like Henry, she would never admit to the "friendly" part).
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* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: after her miscarriage.]]
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* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: after After her miscarriage.]]
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The incredibly effective PA for Glovelink, Joy is, however a borderline sociopath with a tendecy to enact creative revenge plots on those who slight her.
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The incredibly effective PA for Glovelink, Globelink, Joy is, however however, a borderline sociopath with a tendecy tendency to enact creative revenge plots on those who slight her.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: With Dave during her Gladiators training, and with Vivian the artist. Both involve the men using her for their own purposes,which naturally doesn't end well.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: With Dave during her Gladiators training, and with Vivian the artist. Both involve the men using her for their own purposes,which purposes, which naturally doesn't end well.
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* ManipulativeBitch: Particularly in the finalefinale.
* ComedicSociopathy: Enough to compete with Joy.
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* JerkWithAHeartofGold
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* JerkWithAHeartofGold: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She does love her Dad, she just conceals it very well.
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* SympathyfortheDevil: Often shown as a deeply lonely, insecure inidivdual whose attempts to reach out to his colleagues are met with bafflement or frustration.
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* BreaktheHaughty: Many an episode features other characters attempting to do this to her.
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* BreaktheHaughty: BreakTheHaughty: Many an episode features other characters attempting to do this to her.
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* FreudianExcuse: Lived with an alcoholic father.father and a drug addict mother.
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* Jerkass
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: RupertMurdoch and Robetr Maxwell, who both share his initials as well.
Margaret
George's often mentioned wife, who proceeds to put him through hell before demanding a divorce and taking most of his posessions.
* TheFaceless:Briefly averted in the finale.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: RupertMurdoch and Robetr Maxwell, who both share his initials as well.
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George's often mentioned wife, who proceeds to put him through hell before demanding a divorce and taking most of his posessions.
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George's often mentioned wife, who proceeds to put him through hell before demanding a divorce and taking most of his posessions.
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* JerkAss
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George's often mentioned wife, who proceeds to put him through hell before demanding a divorce and taking most of his posessions.
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George's out of control teenage daughter.
*AttentionWhore
*EnfanteTerrible
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Sir Royston Merchant
The new owner of Globelink News, a terrifying, corrupt figure who owns much of the British media.
*TheFaceless: Briefly averted in the finale.
*FatBastard
*Jerkass
*NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: RupertMurdoch and Robetr Maxwell, who both share his initials as well.
Margaret
George's often mentioned wife, who proceeds to put him through hell before demanding a divorce and taking most of his posessions.
*TheFaceless:Briefly averted in the finale.
*JerkAss
*ManipulativeBitch: Particularly in the finale
*TheVoiceless
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Damien's cameraman.
*CreatorCameo: He is voiced by Andy Hamilton, one of the two writers.
*IronButtMonkey
*TheUnseen: Except in the ChristmasSpecial where he appears wrapped entirely in bandages.
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! Sally Smedley
Part of a new wave of attractive but untalented new personnel, Sally is calm and reassuring on camera, but off-camera is vacuous and selfish, disliked by most of her colleagues, particular Henry.
*BrainlessBeauty
*BreaktheHaughty: Many an episode features other characters attempting to do this to her.
*TheChewToy
*FriendlyEnemy: With Henry
*JerkassWoobie: Particularly in later seasons.
*ReallyGetsAround: Usually with lorry drivers.
*SympathyfortheDevil: [[spoiler: after her miscarriage.]]
*WeWantOurJerkBack: When she becomes a Christian.
! Joy Merryweather
The incredibly effective PA for Glovelink, Joy is, however a borderline sociopath with a tendecy to enact creative revenge plots on those who slight her.
*ComedicSociopathy
*DeadpanSnarker
*DefrostingIceQueen: With Dave during her Gladiators training, and with Vivian the artist. Both involve the men using her for their own purposes,which naturally doesn't end well.
*FreudianExcuse: Lived with an alcoholic father.
*VitriolicBestBuds: Sometimes with Dave and Helen.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Henry
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The respected older anchorman at Globelink, Henry is ocnstantly frustrated at the antics of 'pre-pubescent holograms' in politics and the media business. He has a particularly acidic relationship with fellow anchor Saly Smedley.
*CulturedasHell
*FriendlyEnemy: Sometimes with Sally.
*HeterosexualLifePartners: With Dave.
*KavorkaMan
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Ladies man, particularly if the lady is married to another staff member, Dave frequently finds himself in debt to various creditors due to his gambling problems.
* TheCasanova
* TheGamblingAddict
* JerkWithaHeartofGold
* ReallyGetsAround
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* UltimateJobSecurity: The source of most of Globelink's ratings, they can't afford to lose him.
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! Damien Day
Sensationalist reporter, always willing to embellish the truth in his reports.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: he loses his virginity in season 4, in the lion enclosure at the zoo.
* CelibateHero: Tries to claim this from time to time.
* EmpathyDollShot: Uses his own teddybear for these, credits Dimbles with winning four awards.
* FreudianExcuse: Made clear in the episode with his mother.
Sensationalist reporter, always willing to embellish the truth in his reports.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: he loses his virginity in season 4, in the lion enclosure at the zoo.
* CelibateHero: Tries to claim this from time to time.
* EmpathyDollShot: Uses his own teddybear for these, credits Dimbles with winning four awards.
* FreudianExcuse: Made clear in the episode with his mother.
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!Helen Cooper
Brought in to replace Alex, she quickly attracts the attention of both George and Dave, only to reveal [[spoiler: she's actually a lesbian]].
*[[spoiler: CureYourGays]]: Toyed with , then averted.
*DeadpanSnarker
*[[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]
*SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitiute: Initially for Alex, later averted as she is fleshed out.
Brought in to replace Alex, she quickly attracts the attention of both George and Dave, only to reveal [[spoiler: she's actually a lesbian]].
*[[spoiler: CureYourGays]]: Toyed with , then averted.
*DeadpanSnarker
*[[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]
*SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitiute: Initially for Alex, later averted as she is fleshed out.
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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]Woman]]
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George's second, the assistant editor (who frequently does most of the legwork). PutOnABus between series two and three.
* AmazinglyEmbarassingParents: Her mother, unseen until the series two finale.
* DeadpanSnarker
* NotSoAboveitAll
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]
!Alex Pates
George's second, the assistant editor (who frequently does most of the legwork). PutOnABus between series two and three.
* AmazinglyEmbarassingParents: Her mother, unseen until the series two finale.
* DeadpanSnarker
* NotSoAboveitAll
* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: To Royston in the last episode, but his epic rant is cut short.]]
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* YesManYesMan
!George Dent
The put-upon editor of Globelink, George is constantly beset by problems from his staff, his manipulative wife, his borderline-psychotic daughter Deborah, and his own ever decreasing mystery illnesses.
*ButtMonkey
*TheDogBitesBack: On occasion, such as paying his daughter to wreck Damien's Porsche, or hiring a call-girl to ruin his ex-wife's wedding.
*Papa Wolf [[spoiler: When Deborah joins a gang of muggers, George threatens their leader with a toasting fork until he sings the Birdie Song (with actions)]]
!George Dent
The put-upon editor of Globelink, George is constantly beset by problems from his staff, his manipulative wife, his borderline-psychotic daughter Deborah, and his own ever decreasing mystery illnesses.
*ButtMonkey
*TheDogBitesBack: On occasion, such as paying his daughter to wreck Damien's Porsche, or hiring a call-girl to ruin his ex-wife's wedding.
*Papa Wolf [[spoiler: When Deborah joins a gang of muggers, George threatens their leader with a toasting fork until he sings the Birdie Song (with actions)]]
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!Gus Hedges
The management speak spouting 'hands-off' chief executive at Globelink News, Gus constantly reminds his staff "I'm not here." If only. Constantly meddling with broadcats and bulletins to ensure their proprietor comes out on top, Gus has no real friends at the office and is often shown to be desperately lonely.
*BeleaguredAssistant
*BreakTheHaughty: When events begin to get on top of him, such as the Prime Minister's impending visit.
*AManIsNotaVirgin
*SmugSnake
*SympathyfortheDevil: Often shown as a deeply lonely, insecure inidivdual whose attempts to reach out to his colleagues are met with bafflement or frustration.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: To Royston in the last episode, but his epic rant is cut short.]]
* TheUnfavourite: To his brother Julian.
* YesMan
The management speak spouting 'hands-off' chief executive at Globelink News, Gus constantly reminds his staff "I'm not here." If only. Constantly meddling with broadcats and bulletins to ensure their proprietor comes out on top, Gus has no real friends at the office and is often shown to be desperately lonely.
*BeleaguredAssistant
*BreakTheHaughty: When events begin to get on top of him, such as the Prime Minister's impending visit.
*AManIsNotaVirgin
*SmugSnake
*SympathyfortheDevil: Often shown as a deeply lonely, insecure inidivdual whose attempts to reach out to his colleagues are met with bafflement or frustration.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: To Royston in the last episode, but his epic rant is cut short.]]
* TheUnfavourite: To his brother Julian.
* YesMan
