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** On top of being first seen with a Franchise/DonaldDuck plush, Matthew Brittas calls his father "Mr. Man", much like Mindy does in WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}.
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* AscendedExtra: In the series itself, Mark is nothing more than one of Brittas' infant twin sons, and has no relevance beyond going missing in "The Christening" and failing to be picked for a commercial in "We All Fall Down". Here, he joins his parents on the end-of-year staff reunion and is given a more fleshed-out personality.
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* FlashForwardFic: This fic is set in 2010, 13 years after the final episode, and showing us what is currently happening to the staff at this time.
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* WhatIf: The show was not AllJustADream but actually happened within canon.
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''After the Centre'' is a fanfic series by Tropers/HoloMew151 based on ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire''. Taking place after the final episode, "Curse of the Tiger Women", this fic explores what would have happened if the reveal that the series was AllJustADream was in of itself a dream. The result is an attempt to tie the characters back up with the happy ending given by "In the Beginning...", although events from afterwards and before are explored as well.
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''After the Centre'' is a fanfic series by Tropers/HoloMew151 based on ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire''. Taking place after the final episode, "Curse "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS7E8CurseOfTheTigerWomen Curse of the Tiger Women", Women]]", this fic explores what would have happened if the reveal that the series was AllJustADream was in of itself a dream. The result is an attempt to tie the characters back up with the happy ending given by "In the Beginning...", although events from afterwards and before are explored as well.
The fic series is divided into severalfics:
fics (set here in chronological order):
The fic series is divided into several
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/48306478 Ship of Dreams]] - set in late 2010, Brittas has booked the end-of-year reunion at a cruise ship. However, Brittas' antics end up putting the ship in danger.
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** Brittas being reduced to his underwear before being turned into a haddock are references to "The Disappearing Act" (where he reveals that he once had a dream where he was a haddock) and "Curse of the Tiger Women" (where he notes having a history of having nightmares without his trousers).
** Laura's appearance in the dream, plus Brittas' reaction to her, are a reference to "UXB", which featured him having a DaydreamSurprise in which she admits his love for him and kisses him.
** The cat receptionist is named after Carole's kitten Biggles in "Biggles Tells a Lie", whilst the dog interviewer is named Wayne after the Brittas' family dog that was first introduced in "The Chop".
* HospitalEpilogue: The fic ends with Brittas in hospital whilst still recovering from the goose attack in "Curse of the Tiger Women".
** Laura's appearance in the dream, plus Brittas' reaction to her, are a reference to "UXB", which featured him having a DaydreamSurprise in which she admits his love for him and kisses him.
** The cat receptionist is named after Carole's kitten Biggles in "Biggles Tells a Lie", whilst the dog interviewer is named Wayne after the Brittas' family dog that was first introduced in "The Chop".
* HospitalEpilogue: The fic ends with Brittas in hospital whilst still recovering from the goose attack in "Curse of the Tiger Women".
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** Brittas being reduced to his underwear before being turned into a haddock are references to "The Disappearing Act" (where he reveals that he once had a dream where he was a haddock) and "Curse "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS7E8CurseOfTheTigerWomen Curse of the Tiger Women" Women]]" (where he notes having a history of having nightmares without his trousers).
** Laura's appearance in the dream, plus Brittas' reaction to her, are a reference to"UXB", "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E7UXB UXB]]", which featured him having a DaydreamSurprise in which she admits his love for him and kisses him.
** The cat receptionist is named after Carole's kitten Biggles in"Biggles "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS4E3BigglesTellsALie Biggles Tells a Lie", Lie]]", whilst the dog interviewer is named Wayne after the Brittas' family dog that was first introduced in "The Chop".
"[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS4E7TheChop The Chop]]".
* HospitalEpilogue: The fic ends with Brittas in hospital whilst still recovering from the goose attack in"Curse "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS7E8CurseOfTheTigerWomen Curse of the Tiger Women".Women]]".
** Laura's appearance in the dream, plus Brittas' reaction to her, are a reference to
** The cat receptionist is named after Carole's kitten Biggles in
* HospitalEpilogue: The fic ends with Brittas in hospital whilst still recovering from the goose attack in
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* TheBusCameBack: Penny Bidmead of all people, after having been written out with little explanation in the show, makes a brief return at the reunion, her opinion of Brittas having not improved in the time since.
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** After having not appeared since Series 2's "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS2E6SafetyFirst Safety First]]", Councillor Dapping briefly appears on the phone as the BearerOfBadNews to Brittas concerning his leisure centre.
** Penny Bidmead of all people, after having been written out with little explanation in the show, makes a brief return at the reunion, her opinion of Brittas having not improved in the time since.
** After having not appeared since Series 2's "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS2E6SafetyFirst Safety First]]", Councillor Dapping briefly appears on the phone as the BearerOfBadNews to Brittas concerning his leisure centre.
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** Tom was apparently once caught with a collection of ''Plaything'' magazine, the PlayboyParody from "Biggles Tells a Lie".
** Ben still has his knife from "High Noon" and actually tries to attack Brittas with it when the man tries to confiscate his lewd cards.
** Brittas manages to get a fan willing to give him more exposure through his autobiography "I Believe" from "The Old, Old Story".
** Much like in "http://etc", Colin attempts to kill himself upon learning that he is redundant. He even recalls his previous attempt and laments that the fact that the centre has blown up means that his attempt will likely succeed (although it thankfully doesn't).
** Carole was inspired to attempt to get back into piano playing after being complemented by Vlad back in "At the Double".
** Ben still has his knife from "High Noon" and actually tries to attack Brittas with it when the man tries to confiscate his lewd cards.
** Brittas manages to get a fan willing to give him more exposure through his autobiography "I Believe" from "The Old, Old Story".
** Much like in "http://etc", Colin attempts to kill himself upon learning that he is redundant. He even recalls his previous attempt and laments that the fact that the centre has blown up means that his attempt will likely succeed (although it thankfully doesn't).
** Carole was inspired to attempt to get back into piano playing after being complemented by Vlad back in "At the Double".
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** Tom was apparently once caught with a collection of ''Plaything'' magazine, the PlayboyParody from "Biggles "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS4E3BigglesTellsALie Biggles Tells a Lie".
Lie]]".
** Ben still has his knife from"High Noon" "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS4E8HighNoon High Noon]]" and actually tries to attack Brittas with it when the man tries to confiscate his lewd cards.
** Brittas manages to get a fan willing to give him more exposure through his autobiography "I Believe" from"The "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E1TheOldOldStory The Old, Old Story".
Story]]".
** Much like in"http://etc", "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS7E3HttpEtc http://etc]]", Colin attempts to kill himself upon learning that he is redundant. He even recalls his previous attempt and laments that the fact that the centre has blown up means that his attempt will likely succeed (although it thankfully doesn't).
** Carole was inspired to attempt to get back into piano playing after being complemented by Vlad back in"At "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS6E3AtTheDouble At the Double".Double]]".
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** Brittas manages to get a fan willing to give him more exposure through his autobiography "I Believe" from
** Much like in
** Carole was inspired to attempt to get back into piano playing after being complemented by Vlad back in
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* ContinuityNod: Upon hearing that Colin is peddling tonic again, Brittas hopes that it wasn't mislabeled like the one he was promoting back in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS6E3AtTheDouble At the Double]]".
* CruiseEpisode: This fic takes the cast away for a cruise, with Brittas booking a trip on the fictional (although based on an actual class of ships) SS Carnival Hope. Events eventually conspire to get the ship to hit an iceberg and sink.
* FlashForwardFic: This fic is set in 2010, 13 years after the final episode, and showing us what is currently happening to the staff at this time.
* LikeFatherLikeSon:
** Mark is essentially a mini-Brittas, having aspirations to become a leisure centre Manager himself and being just as rules-obsessed. In contrast, his twin brother Matthew is implied to be more akin to Helen, being more interested in going out with people of the opposite gender than in doing his schoolwork.
** David, much like his father Ben, ends up being stored by Carole in a small place out of desperation, in this case being found in a suitcase because his parents were too busy.
* TreadmillTrauma: Brittas and Mark come across a row of people using treadmills. Of course, Brittas can't help but to try to encourage them to slim down by messing with the controls, leading to one man struggling to keep up with the pace and crashing to the ground.
* WeatherReportOpening: The fic opens with a brief discussion of the weather, as well as giving us what Brittas thought of it.
-> Grey clouds covered the sky in an enveloping embrace, blotting out a sun that could have provided a breather for the exhausted masses attempting to board a ship in the middle of Southampton. Taking its place as well as an army of cold raindrops, threatening to make a very unpleasant experience for those who had been caught without a raincoat or an umbrella that wasn’t up to EU regulations. All of this combined to have created weather that, whilst typical for Christmas, was not exactly as “seaside postcard” as one would have hoped.
-> Then again, it was British weather. It was to be expected to some degree.
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* ContinuityNod: Upon hearing that Colin is peddling tonic again, Brittas hopes that it wasn't mislabeled like the one he was promoting back in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS6E3AtTheDouble At the Double]]".
* CruiseEpisode: This fic takes the cast away for a cruise, with Brittas booking a trip on the fictional (although based on an actual class of ships) SS Carnival Hope. Events eventually conspire to get the ship to hit an iceberg and sink.
* FlashForwardFic: This fic is set in 2010, 13 years after the final episode, and showing us what is currently happening to the staff at this time.
* LikeFatherLikeSon:
** Mark is essentially a mini-Brittas, having aspirations to become a leisure centre Manager himself and being just as rules-obsessed. In contrast, his twin brother Matthew is implied to be more akin to Helen, being more interested in going out with people of the opposite gender than in doing his schoolwork.
** David, much like his father Ben, ends up being stored by Carole in a small place out of desperation, in this case being found in a suitcase because his parents were too busy.
* TreadmillTrauma: Brittas and Mark come across a row of people using treadmills. Of course, Brittas can't help but to try to encourage them to slim down by messing with the controls, leading to one man struggling to keep up with the pace and crashing to the ground.
* WeatherReportOpening: The fic opens with a brief discussion of the weather, as well as giving us what Brittas thought of it.
-> Grey clouds covered the sky in an enveloping embrace, blotting out a sun that could have provided a breather for the exhausted masses attempting to board a ship in the middle of Southampton. Taking its place as well as an army of cold raindrops, threatening to make a very unpleasant experience for those who had been caught without a raincoat or an umbrella that wasn’t up to EU regulations. All of this combined to have created weather that, whilst typical for Christmas, was not exactly as “seaside postcard” as one would have hoped.
-> Then again, it was British weather. It was to be expected to some degree.
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* CallBack: Jessica and Emily are told the truth about their parentage when they're 40 and sitting down, as Carole had said she would have wanted them to be back in "Curse of the Tiger Women".
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* CallBack: Jessica and Emily are told the truth about their parentage when they're 40 and sitting down, as Carole had said she would have wanted them to be back in "Curse "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS6E3AtTheDouble Curse of the Tiger Women".Women]]".
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** Chapter 7 gives a suggestion for why Carole's children TookALevelInJerkass in Series 6 - turns out that they were affected by Carole's failed relationship with von Trap and acted out. Consequently, them [[TookALevelInKindness taking a level in kindness]] in Series 7, alongside them being put OutOfFocus, is explained as them going to playgroup.
** Carole was inspired to attempt to get back into piano playing after being complemented by Vlad back in "At the Double".
* EarlyPersonalitySigns: Chapter 7 reveals that Carole's children have joined playgroup and have started gaining interests useful in the future - Ben has gained an interest in submarines, as he would get a job working at as mentioned in canon in "In The Beginning...", whilst Jessica is mentioned to be interested in viruses and Emily has started bossing around other people, complementing their eventual career paths as vaccinologist and Prime Minister respectively in "Revelations".
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Whilst one of Brittas' stepchildren went unnamed in the main series, here, the fic gives it as George. It's a ShoutOut to the fanfic ''Fanfic/JustAnotherOneOfThoseDays'', which also named one of Brittas' stepchildren George.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: NamedByTheAdaptation:
** Chapter 1 gives Harold, Brittas OnlyFriend killed by curse-inflicted food, a surname in Eigeman.
** Whilst one of Brittas' stepchildren went unnamed in the main series, here, the fic gives it as George. It's a ShoutOut to the fanfic ''Fanfic/JustAnotherOneOfThoseDays'', which also named one of Brittas' stepchildren George.
** Chapter 1 gives Harold, Brittas OnlyFriend killed by curse-inflicted food, a surname in Eigeman.
** Whilst one of Brittas' stepchildren went unnamed in the main series, here, the fic gives it as George. It's a ShoutOut to the fanfic ''Fanfic/JustAnotherOneOfThoseDays'', which also named one of Brittas' stepchildren George.
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* TheCameo: Chapter 6 features Julie in a factory canteen in Manchester, with her getting annoyed at the dinner ladies for their eccentric ways. The dinner ladies go unnamed, but they are intended to be the cast of ''Series/{{Dinnerladies}}'', Julie of course being the unnamed character played by Creator/JudyFlynn who appeared in the episode "Moods".
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* TheCameo: Chapter 6 features Julie in a factory canteen in Manchester, with her getting annoyed at the dinner ladies for their eccentric ways. The dinner ladies go unnamed, but they are intended to be the cast of ''Series/{{Dinnerladies}}'', Julie of course being the unnamed character played by Creator/JudyFlynn who appeared in the episode "Moods".
* FeatheredFiend: In Chapter 4, Gavin is anxious that his attempt to cure Brittas of his GypsyCurse did not take, and he joins the reunion to see if it stuck. Brittas realises what he's doing and tries to convince him that he isn't cursed by scattering food. Luckily, the curse is gone, but it leads to the food being impossibly delicious, and it isn't long before said reunion is attacked by a flock of birds desperate for food. Making matters worse, some of the birds come into contact with the open barbeque and are set on fire, which soon spreads through the building hosting the whole thing and causes it to burn down.
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* ShoutOut: On top of being first seen with a Franchise/DonaldDuck plush, Matthew Brittas calls his father "Mr. Man", much like Mindy does in WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}.
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** On top of being first seen with a Franchise/DonaldDuck plush, Matthew Brittas calls his father "Mr. Man", much like Mindy does inWesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}.WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}.
** Chapter 6 is named for the TV show ''Series/OnceUponATimeInTheNorth''.
** On top of being first seen with a Franchise/DonaldDuck plush, Matthew Brittas calls his father "Mr. Man", much like Mindy does in
** Chapter 6 is named for the TV show ''Series/OnceUponATimeInTheNorth''.
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** Much like in "http://etc", Colin attempts to kill himself upon learning that he is redundant. He even recalls his previous attempt and laments that the fact that the centre has blown up means that his attempt will likely succeed (although it thankfully doesn't).
* TheCameo: Chapter 6 features Julie in a factory canteen in Manchester, with her getting annoyed at the dinner ladies for their eccentric ways. The dinner ladies go unnamed, but they are intended to be the cast of ''Series/{{Dinnerladies}}'', Julie of course being the unnamed character played by Creator/JudyFlynn who appeared in the episode "Moods".
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: One episode (particularly the episode "Moods") of the TV show ''Series/{{Dinnerladies}}'' featured a secretary character played by Creator/JudyFlynn who appears in a scene, but goes unnamed. This fic goes with the idea that this character is actually Julie herself, seeking a career opportunity after the demise of the centre.
* TheCameo: Chapter 6 features Julie in a factory canteen in Manchester, with her getting annoyed at the dinner ladies for their eccentric ways. The dinner ladies go unnamed, but they are intended to be the cast of ''Series/{{Dinnerladies}}'', Julie of course being the unnamed character played by Creator/JudyFlynn who appeared in the episode "Moods".
* CanonCharacterAllAlong: One episode (particularly the episode "Moods") of the TV show ''Series/{{Dinnerladies}}'' featured a secretary character played by Creator/JudyFlynn who appears in a scene, but goes unnamed. This fic goes with the idea that this character is actually Julie herself, seeking a career opportunity after the demise of the centre.
* DrivenToSuicide: Colin almost kills himself when the centre blows up, only relenting when he realises that his animals would be left without someone to take care of them. That, and Brittas would have admonished him for creating a mess anyway, even if it was in a skip.
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* HeroicBsod: Brittas does not take the loss of his beloved centre well. It's mentioned at the start of Chapter 3 that he had barely moved or done anything for two weeks beyond watching TV, and it takes the idea of a reunion for him to regain his energy.
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** Brittas does not take the loss of his beloved centre well. It's mentioned at the start of Chapter 3 that he had barely moved or done anything for two weeks beyond watching TV, and it takes the idea of a reunion for him to regain hisenergy.energy.
** If Brittas took the whole thing poorly, Colin takes it even worse. It's mentioned in Chapter 3 that Colin showed up at the Brittas' family house in a state of desperation, having to be escorted out by Helen, and we see in Chapter 6 him actually make a suicide attempt, only being saved by the realisation that his animals would need him.
** Brittas does not take the loss of his beloved centre well. It's mentioned at the start of Chapter 3 that he had barely moved or done anything for two weeks beyond watching TV, and it takes the idea of a reunion for him to regain his
** If Brittas took the whole thing poorly, Colin takes it even worse. It's mentioned in Chapter 3 that Colin showed up at the Brittas' family house in a state of desperation, having to be escorted out by Helen, and we see in Chapter 6 him actually make a suicide attempt, only being saved by the realisation that his animals would need him.
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''After the Centre'' is a fanfic series by Tropers/HoloMew151 based on ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire''. Taking place after the final episode, "Curse of the Tiger Women", this fic explores what would have happened if the reveal that the series was AllJustADream was in of itself a dream. The result is an attempt to tie the characters back up with the happy ending ending given by "In the Beginning...", although events from afterwards and before are explored as well.
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''After the Centre'' is a fanfic series by Tropers/HoloMew151 based on ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire''. Taking place after the final episode, "Curse of the Tiger Women", this fic explores what would have happened if the reveal that the series was AllJustADream was in of itself a dream. The result is an attempt to tie the characters back up with the happy ending ending given by "In the Beginning...", although events from afterwards and before are explored as well.
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* BabysFirstWords: It's mentioned that Matthew Brittas, one of Brittas' twin sons, has started speaking, although Brittas had missed his first words on account of this occurring during the period between "The Last Day" and "Back with a Bang" when Brittas was being rebuilt in hospital. Much like Brittas, these first words have yet to be revealed to the audience as well.
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* BabysFirstWords: It's mentioned that Matthew Brittas, one of Brittas' twin sons, has started speaking, although Brittas had missed his first words on account of this occurring during the period between "The Last Day" and "Back with a Bang" when Brittas was being rebuilt in hospital. Much like Brittas, these first words have yet to be revealed to the audience as well.audience.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Whilst one of Brittas' stepchildren went unnamed in the main series, here, the fic gives it as George. It's actually a ShoutOut to the fanfic ''Fanfic/JustAnotherOneOfThoseDays'', which also named one of Brittas' stepchildren George.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Whilst one of Brittas' stepchildren went unnamed in the main series, here, the fic gives it as George. It's actually a ShoutOut to the fanfic ''Fanfic/JustAnotherOneOfThoseDays'', which also named one of Brittas' stepchildren George.
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* 20MinutesIntoTheFuture: Taking place around 2034, several opportunities are used to make references to the current situation of the world, including London being flooded, a Second American Civil War, and the United Kingdom rejoining the EU.
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* BabysFirstWords: It's mentioned that Matthew Brittas, one of Brittas' twin sons, has started speaking, although Brittas had missed his first words on account of this occurring during the period between "The Last Day" and "Back with a Bang" when Brittas was being rebuilt in hospital. Much like Brittas, these first words have yet to be revealed to the audience as well.
* ShoutOut: On top of being first seen with a Franchise/DonaldDuck plush, Matthew Brittas calls his father "Mr. Man", much like Mindy does in WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}.
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* FlashForwardFic: Takes place 40 years after the series and gives us a glimpse at what Brittas, Carole, their children, and Helen are currently up to.
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* FlashForwardFic: Takes place 40 37 years after the series and gives us a glimpse at what Brittas, Carole, their children, and Helen are currently up to.
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* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/47110963 Revelations]]" - 40 years on, Jessica and Emily, Carole's daughters, finally learn the truth about their father.
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* CocaPepsiInc: Disney, Apple, and Amazon have all formed together to form Disney-Apple-Amazon, being the company to have helped develop neural calls.
* CallBack: Jessica and Emily are told the truth about their parentage when they're 40 and sitting down, as Carole had said she would have wanted them to be back in "Curse of the Tiger Women".
* FlashForwardFic: Takes place 40 years after the series and gives us a glimpse at what Brittas, Carole, their children, and Helen are currently up to.
* FloodedFutureWorld: Despite efforts to curb global warming, the situation is still bad enough that London is compared to Venice, with people now having to navigate with boats.
* InternalReveal: Emily and Jessica are finally told that their father is Brittas, although their parents had known since "Curse of the Tiger Women" and the audience had known since "Temple of the Body".
* NoodleIncident: Brittas is revealed to have somehow blown up Zhongnanhai. It apparently had something to do with the Chinese leader not bowing correctly, but he gets no opportunity to explain further.
* OneWordTitle: The name of the fic is just "Revelations".
* RealAwardFictionalCharacter: Brittas manages to get the Nobel Peace Prize of all awards, although how is never elaborated on.
* RidiculouslySuccessfulFutureSelf: Jessica and Emily have done rather well for themselves, with Emily being the Prime Minister of the UK and Jessica being a world-leading vaccinologist. Brittas is also revealed to have somehow won the Nobel Peace Prize of all awards by the time he reaches his 70s.
* ScatterbrainedSenior: Helen may have become this in her 80s. She certainly doesn't seem to remember Carole, but the other incidents that Brittas chalks up to her scatterbrainedness, such as being caught in a compromising position and setting fire to the curtains, would have been things she would have done in her youth anyway.
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* CocaPepsiInc: Disney, Apple, and Amazon have all formed together to form Disney-Apple-Amazon, being the company to have helped develop neural calls.
* CallBack: Jessica and Emily are told the truth about their parentage when they're 40 and sitting down, as Carole had said she would have wanted them to be back in "Curse of the Tiger Women".
* FlashForwardFic: Takes place 40 years after the series and gives us a glimpse at what Brittas, Carole, their children, and Helen are currently up to.
* FloodedFutureWorld: Despite efforts to curb global warming, the situation is still bad enough that London is compared to Venice, with people now having to navigate with boats.
* InternalReveal: Emily and Jessica are finally told that their father is Brittas, although their parents had known since "Curse of the Tiger Women" and the audience had known since "Temple of the Body".
* NoodleIncident: Brittas is revealed to have somehow blown up Zhongnanhai. It apparently had something to do with the Chinese leader not bowing correctly, but he gets no opportunity to explain further.
* OneWordTitle: The name of the fic is just "Revelations".
* RealAwardFictionalCharacter: Brittas manages to get the Nobel Peace Prize of all awards, although how is never elaborated on.
* RidiculouslySuccessfulFutureSelf: Jessica and Emily have done rather well for themselves, with Emily being the Prime Minister of the UK and Jessica being a world-leading vaccinologist. Brittas is also revealed to have somehow won the Nobel Peace Prize of all awards by the time he reaches his 70s.
* ScatterbrainedSenior: Helen may have become this in her 80s. She certainly doesn't seem to remember Carole, but the other incidents that Brittas chalks up to her scatterbrainedness, such as being caught in a compromising position and setting fire to the curtains, would have been things she would have done in her youth anyway.
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* TheBusCameBack: Penny Bidmead of all people, after having been written out with little explanation in the show, makes a brief return at the reunion, her opinion of Brittas having not improved in the time since.
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''After the Centre'' is a fanfic series by Tropers/HoloMew151 based on ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire''. Taking place after the final episode, "Curse of the Tiger Women", this fic explores what would have happened if the reveal that the series was AllJustADream was in of itself a dream. The result is an attempt to tie the characters back up with the happy ending ending given by "In the Beginning...", although events from afterwards and before are explored as well.
The fic series is divided into several fics:
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/41022819 Dream a Little Dream]]" - Set at the very end of "Curse of the Tiger Women", Brittas heads off for his job interview. However, things are not as they seem...
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45302212 The Setting of the Sun]]" - When it is found that the centre will not be rebuilt, the former staff begin to move on in their own separate career paths, although some take the change poorer than others.
The entire series can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/3376381 here]].
!!Tropes in this series:
[[folder:The Series as a Whole]]
* ContinuationFic: This series is an attempt to explore what the characters would have done after the events of "Curse of the Tiger Women", with the aim of getting them on the path to their eventual fates in "In the Beginning...".
* FixFic: This series alters the controversial ending to the series, which claimed that it was AllJustADream, by revealing that only the actual reveal was in of itself a dream, with the show having actually happened.
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[[folder:''Dream a Little Dream'']]
* AllJustADream: The fic gets more and more bizarre as it goes on, before it is revealed that it is just a dream of Brittas. This sets up the reveal that the show itself is not AllJustADream as suggested in canon, but rather just the final moments of the last episode.
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: It's mentioned that the centre was built like a child had been instructed to do so, with pieces that were out of place so much that the centre should have realistically collapsed at that point. This doesn't even account for the inside, which has Brittas struggling to navigate the place because of the doors not going where they should actually be going. {{Justified}}, considering the later reveal that the fic was AllJustADream.
* CallBack:
** Brittas being reduced to his underwear before being turned into a haddock are references to "The Disappearing Act" (where he reveals that he once had a dream where he was a haddock) and "Curse of the Tiger Women" (where he notes having a history of having nightmares without his trousers).
** Laura's appearance in the dream, plus Brittas' reaction to her, are a reference to "UXB", which featured him having a DaydreamSurprise in which she admits his love for him and kisses him.
** The cat receptionist is named after Carole's kitten Biggles in "Biggles Tells a Lie", whilst the dog interviewer is named Wayne after the Brittas' family dog that was first introduced in "The Chop".
* HospitalEpilogue: The fic ends with Brittas in hospital whilst still recovering from the goose attack in "Curse of the Tiger Women".
* NotWearingPantsDream: Brittas' interview with Wayne the Dog goes awry when it is found that Brittas' trousers have suddenly disappeared. Whilst Brittas' first thoughts are that someone has stolen them, it is eventually revealed to be just a dream that he's having.
* RealDreamsAreWeirder: The indication that it's a dream is when it gets more and more bizarre, with talking animals and {{Bizarrchitecture}} being applied to the leisure centre. Brittas takes it in his stride, until he comes face to face with the surprise appearance of Laura.
* TalkingAnimal: One of the indicators that this is a dream is the presence of talking animals in the centre, including a cat as a receptionist, a parrot, and a big white dog named Wayne as the interviewer. Apparently, in the dream-verse, humanity has learned to cooperate together with these talking animals.
* TemptingFate: Even after losing his trousers and turning into a fish, Brittas has to wonder that "it couldn’t get worse now, could it?". Then Laura makes a surprise appearance out of a cupboard.
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[[folder:''The Setting of the Sun'']]
* AcquiredErrorAtThePrinter: This RunningGag makes a return in this fic - Chapter 4 has a banner meant to read “Welcome to the Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre Reunion” get misprinted as "Welcome to the Whitbury Pootown Leisure Centre Reunion”, whilst Chapter 5 features the phase "Bring Back Brittas" get misprinted as "Bring Back Shittas".
* AdaptationExpansion:
** Chapter 1 gives some further explanation as to how Brittas and Harold came to be friends - as it turns out, Harold was a fellow Leisure Centre Manager, and he and Brittas bonded over their shared vision.
** Chapter 4 gives an explanation for why Penny, who was written out with little explanation in the series, left - turns out she got sick of the chaos of the centre and quit.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite Helen's usual opinion on her husband, even she relents and gives up her new easy lifestyle stemming from his HeroicBsod to get him back to normal.
* CallBack:
** Tom was apparently once caught with a collection of ''Plaything'' magazine, the PlayboyParody from "Biggles Tells a Lie".
** Ben still has his knife from "High Noon" and actually tries to attack Brittas with it when the man tries to confiscate his lewd cards.
** Brittas manages to get a fan willing to give him more exposure through his autobiography "I Believe" from "The Old, Old Story".
* CurseEscapeClause: Gavin spends several chapters trying to reverse the GypsyCurse Brittas was inflicted with at the end of the series. As it turns out, it just required a specific candle being burned in a specific way, although it did have the side-effect of leading to ImpossiblyDeliciousFood.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 2 gives us a glimpse into Brittas' relations to his children and fleshes out their character a little more.
* EntertainmentAboveTheirAge: Brittas is mortified when he catches his son Mark transfixed on war coverage on the TV, even though he is just a toddler and shouldn't be watching it. He tries removing the remote from the child, but Mark does not appreciate having the remote taken off him and hits him on the nose with it. He also catches Ben and his sisters playing a lewd game of "Go Fish" which shouldn't really be given to young children like them. He encounters similar difficulties in getting them to give it up.
* FaintInShock: Brittas' immediate reaction when he learns that the leisure centre is not going to be rebuilt, losing consciousness and collapsing onto the ground.
* HeroicBsod: Brittas does not take the loss of his beloved centre well. It's mentioned at the start of Chapter 3 that he had barely moved or done anything for two weeks beyond watching TV, and it takes the idea of a reunion for him to regain his energy.
* MetaSequel: This fic goes with the idea that ''Series/GetFitWithBrittas'', a miniseries released after the show concluded, is in fact a fictional work that Brittas is picked to headline by a fan of his.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Whilst one of Brittas' stepchildren went unnamed in the main series, here, the fic gives it as George. It's actually a ShoutOut to the fanfic ''Fanfic/JustAnotherOneOfThoseDays'', which also named one of Brittas' stepchildren George.
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The fic series is divided into several fics:
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/41022819 Dream a Little Dream]]" - Set at the very end of "Curse of the Tiger Women", Brittas heads off for his job interview. However, things are not as they seem...
* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/45302212 The Setting of the Sun]]" - When it is found that the centre will not be rebuilt, the former staff begin to move on in their own separate career paths, although some take the change poorer than others.
The entire series can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/3376381 here]].
!!Tropes in this series:
[[folder:The Series as a Whole]]
* ContinuationFic: This series is an attempt to explore what the characters would have done after the events of "Curse of the Tiger Women", with the aim of getting them on the path to their eventual fates in "In the Beginning...".
* FixFic: This series alters the controversial ending to the series, which claimed that it was AllJustADream, by revealing that only the actual reveal was in of itself a dream, with the show having actually happened.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:''Dream a Little Dream'']]
* AllJustADream: The fic gets more and more bizarre as it goes on, before it is revealed that it is just a dream of Brittas. This sets up the reveal that the show itself is not AllJustADream as suggested in canon, but rather just the final moments of the last episode.
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: It's mentioned that the centre was built like a child had been instructed to do so, with pieces that were out of place so much that the centre should have realistically collapsed at that point. This doesn't even account for the inside, which has Brittas struggling to navigate the place because of the doors not going where they should actually be going. {{Justified}}, considering the later reveal that the fic was AllJustADream.
* CallBack:
** Brittas being reduced to his underwear before being turned into a haddock are references to "The Disappearing Act" (where he reveals that he once had a dream where he was a haddock) and "Curse of the Tiger Women" (where he notes having a history of having nightmares without his trousers).
** Laura's appearance in the dream, plus Brittas' reaction to her, are a reference to "UXB", which featured him having a DaydreamSurprise in which she admits his love for him and kisses him.
** The cat receptionist is named after Carole's kitten Biggles in "Biggles Tells a Lie", whilst the dog interviewer is named Wayne after the Brittas' family dog that was first introduced in "The Chop".
* HospitalEpilogue: The fic ends with Brittas in hospital whilst still recovering from the goose attack in "Curse of the Tiger Women".
* NotWearingPantsDream: Brittas' interview with Wayne the Dog goes awry when it is found that Brittas' trousers have suddenly disappeared. Whilst Brittas' first thoughts are that someone has stolen them, it is eventually revealed to be just a dream that he's having.
* RealDreamsAreWeirder: The indication that it's a dream is when it gets more and more bizarre, with talking animals and {{Bizarrchitecture}} being applied to the leisure centre. Brittas takes it in his stride, until he comes face to face with the surprise appearance of Laura.
* TalkingAnimal: One of the indicators that this is a dream is the presence of talking animals in the centre, including a cat as a receptionist, a parrot, and a big white dog named Wayne as the interviewer. Apparently, in the dream-verse, humanity has learned to cooperate together with these talking animals.
* TemptingFate: Even after losing his trousers and turning into a fish, Brittas has to wonder that "it couldn’t get worse now, could it?". Then Laura makes a surprise appearance out of a cupboard.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:''The Setting of the Sun'']]
* AcquiredErrorAtThePrinter: This RunningGag makes a return in this fic - Chapter 4 has a banner meant to read “Welcome to the Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre Reunion” get misprinted as "Welcome to the Whitbury Pootown Leisure Centre Reunion”, whilst Chapter 5 features the phase "Bring Back Brittas" get misprinted as "Bring Back Shittas".
* AdaptationExpansion:
** Chapter 1 gives some further explanation as to how Brittas and Harold came to be friends - as it turns out, Harold was a fellow Leisure Centre Manager, and he and Brittas bonded over their shared vision.
** Chapter 4 gives an explanation for why Penny, who was written out with little explanation in the series, left - turns out she got sick of the chaos of the centre and quit.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite Helen's usual opinion on her husband, even she relents and gives up her new easy lifestyle stemming from his HeroicBsod to get him back to normal.
* CallBack:
** Tom was apparently once caught with a collection of ''Plaything'' magazine, the PlayboyParody from "Biggles Tells a Lie".
** Ben still has his knife from "High Noon" and actually tries to attack Brittas with it when the man tries to confiscate his lewd cards.
** Brittas manages to get a fan willing to give him more exposure through his autobiography "I Believe" from "The Old, Old Story".
* CurseEscapeClause: Gavin spends several chapters trying to reverse the GypsyCurse Brittas was inflicted with at the end of the series. As it turns out, it just required a specific candle being burned in a specific way, although it did have the side-effect of leading to ImpossiblyDeliciousFood.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 2 gives us a glimpse into Brittas' relations to his children and fleshes out their character a little more.
* EntertainmentAboveTheirAge: Brittas is mortified when he catches his son Mark transfixed on war coverage on the TV, even though he is just a toddler and shouldn't be watching it. He tries removing the remote from the child, but Mark does not appreciate having the remote taken off him and hits him on the nose with it. He also catches Ben and his sisters playing a lewd game of "Go Fish" which shouldn't really be given to young children like them. He encounters similar difficulties in getting them to give it up.
* FaintInShock: Brittas' immediate reaction when he learns that the leisure centre is not going to be rebuilt, losing consciousness and collapsing onto the ground.
* HeroicBsod: Brittas does not take the loss of his beloved centre well. It's mentioned at the start of Chapter 3 that he had barely moved or done anything for two weeks beyond watching TV, and it takes the idea of a reunion for him to regain his energy.
* MetaSequel: This fic goes with the idea that ''Series/GetFitWithBrittas'', a miniseries released after the show concluded, is in fact a fictional work that Brittas is picked to headline by a fan of his.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Whilst one of Brittas' stepchildren went unnamed in the main series, here, the fic gives it as George. It's actually a ShoutOut to the fanfic ''Fanfic/JustAnotherOneOfThoseDays'', which also named one of Brittas' stepchildren George.
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