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* CoolGun: Keeps a Magnum revolver on his person at all times, but claims he DoesntLikeGuns.
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* SmokingIsCool: Smokes in the middle of a hospital cafeteria (right next to a No Smoking sign) and ashes into Sanch's coffee cup on top of it.
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* BoomerangBigot / FemaleMisogynist: Due to Garth's chauvinistic writing, Liz often makes vaguely sexist comments towards herself, such as thanking the men for taking away her psychic powers and criticizing herself for basically expecting respect from them.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: While he's very much his own man, his acting style is heavily based on Creator/TomBaker' on his off-days, including [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable drawing out his vowels]] and striking a pose at any given opportunity.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: While he's very much his own man, his acting style is heavily based on Creator/TomBaker' Creator/TomBaker on his off-days, including [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable drawing out his vowels]] and striking a pose at any given opportunity.
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* TheCastShowOff: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH4_mZh-bj8 "One Track Lover"]]. Doubles as a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
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* TheCastShowOff: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH4_mZh-bj8 "One Track Lover"]]. Lover." Doubles as a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: While he's very much his own man, his acting style is heavily based on Creator/TomBaker' on his off-days, including [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable drawing out his vowels]] and striking a pose at any given opportunity.
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* DullSurprise: Tends to blurt out her lines in a fairly flat monotone in what seems to be an attempt to just get them out of the way.
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* DullSurprise: Tends to blurt out her lines in a fairly flat monotone in what seems to be an attempt to just get them out of the way.way, though she's not ''nearly'' as bad as Dean as Thornton in this regard.
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* HurtingHero: Everyone he's ever loved has died, apparently.
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* BadassBaritone: Website/TheOtherWiki describes his voice as being "an octave lower than it needs to be".
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* TheChick: She just sort of exists, except for the one episode where she went mental and rampaged with her psychic abilities. After that, and her lobotomy, the AbortedArc is never returned to. She's the only main character that isn't always armed.
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* NeutralFemale: She just sort of exists, except for the one episode where she went mental and rampaged with her psychic abilities. After that, and her lobotomy, the AbortedArc is never returned to. She's the only main character that isn't always armed.
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* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Insists he's an [[InsufferableGenius utter genius]] but this series tells otherwise. At the opening of one episode, he says he is "one of the few people who have written more books than they have read".
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Garth Marenghi is a successful novelist, but he's mad as a brush.
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* AncestralWeapon: In "Scotch Mist", she gives Rick a knuckleduster that was her mother's to defend himself against the Scotch.
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* TheAce: Brilliant doctor, war veteran, master marksman and former warlock. Dag has done it all.
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* TheAce: Brilliant doctor, war veteran, skilled musician, master marksman and former warlock. Dag has done it all.
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* TheAlcoholic: Todd Rivers, who hasn't worked since this show. The commentary tracks imply that he was drunk during filming, as he seems to have no memory of making the show.
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* TheAlcoholic: Todd Rivers, who hasn't worked since this show. The commentary tracks imply that he was drunk during filming, as he seems to have no memory of making the show.show and in a number of the interview segments, he's sipping from a glass of whiskey.
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* ConspiracyTheorist: He believes the government is controlled by rats and that wearing deodorant causes pores to be blocked up, resulting in bad breath and internal sweating, which in turn causes cancer.
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* CelebrityParadox: At one point, one of his books turns up in the staff room and Dagless ends up reading it as a PsychicBlockDefense against Liz's PsychicPowers. Liz herself mentions that Garth is her favourite writer.
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* HeManWomanHater: Has some pretty obvious problems with women and it bleeds through to the ''Darkplace'' characters, who often make chauvinistic comments totally out of the blue.
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* HeManWomanHater: Has some pretty obvious problems with women and it bleeds through to the ''Darkplace'' characters, who often make chauvinistic comments totally out of the blue.
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* HeWillNotCrySoICryForHim: Admits to doing this when filming Renwick's death scene.
--> '''Learner:''' I don't know whether someone close to Garth had exploded, whether it was a colleague or a pet. But you could tell that scene meant a lot to him, there were tears on set. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Not from Garth, he was strong for the crew]]. But I wept, I'm not ashamed of that. It's, I suppose, one of the many burdens he has to bear as an artist in bringing us this gift.
--> '''Learner:''' I don't know whether someone close to Garth had exploded, whether it was a colleague or a pet. But you could tell that scene meant a lot to him, there were tears on set. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Not from Garth, he was strong for the crew]]. But I wept, I'm not ashamed of that. It's, I suppose, one of the many burdens he has to bear as an artist in bringing us this gift.
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* SissyVillain: He's a prissy, soft spoken dandy who has almost certainly killed multiple people and confesses rather offhandedly to serious acts of child and animal abuse.
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* PlayingGertrude: He's supposed to be the oldest character, and refers to the other men as "young bucks", even though [[InformedAttribute Richard Ayoade is younger than Matthew Holness and Matt Berry]].
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* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: His WeaponOfChoice. He even brings it to ''a funeral''.
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* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: His WeaponOfChoice.favorite weapon. He even brings it to ''a funeral''.
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* NeverMyFault: Complains about the police forcing him to suffer the "indignity" of legal trouble for actions he heavily implies he actually wass guilty of.
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* NeverMyFault: Complains about the police forcing him to suffer the "indignity" of legal trouble for actions he heavily implies he actually wass was guilty of.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' is a light-hearted and goofy satire of cheesy '80s TV, but Dean Learner is all but outright said to be a seriously disturbing murderer and paedophile.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' is a light-hearted and goofy satire of cheesy '80s TV, but Dean Learner is all but outright said to be a seriously disturbing disturbed murderer and paedophile.
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* AuthorFilibuster: He regards subtlety as a mortal enemy and is incapable of incorporating his themes in any manner more complex than having the characters spout off long, awkward monologues where they express his exact views. At one point the pacing is brought to a screeching halt so he can explain why buying non-name brand batteries is a bad idea.
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--> "I know writers who use subtext, and they're all ''cowards.''"
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* CulturedBadass: A gunslinging occult doctor who coolly quotes Creator/SamuelTaylorColeridge.
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* HellBentForLeather: Always seen wearing a swaggy black leather jacket in line with his bad boy image.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: One of the more entertaining aspects of the show is just how far up his own arse Garth Mahrenghi is and how outlandish his justifications are.
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* BadassBaritone: Wiki/TheOtherWiki describes his voice as being "an octave lower than it needs to be".
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* TheGunslinger: See TriggerHappy below. Also supposedly fought in the Falklands War.
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* TheGunslinger: See TriggerHappy below. Also supposedly Supposedly fought in the Falklands War.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' is a light-hearted and goofy satire of cheesy '80s TV, but Dean Learner is a seriously disturbing murderer and paedophile.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'' is a light-hearted and goofy satire of cheesy '80s TV, but Dean Learner is all but outright said to be a seriously disturbing murderer and paedophile.
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* NiceHat: Several!
