History Film / CarryOnLoving

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Sophie, Esme, Sally, Jenny, Gaye and Miss Dempsey all get covered in cake alongside the men during the {{Foodfight}} finale.

* BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: Sidney and Sophie match up people that either hate each other or have no chemistry whatsoever.

* {{Catfight}}: During the FoodFight, Esme and Sally target each other and pull the others' hair after Bertram (Sally's boyfriend) laughs at Gripper (Esme's fiancé).

* FakeShemp: Most of the time you can see Bertram during the FoodFight, he is played by a body double, due to Creator/RichardOCallaghan being unavailable for the shooting of the scene.

* FoodFight: [[spoiler:The couples attend Sidney and Sophie's wedding together, despite loathing the partner they've ended up with, and their grudges are taken out through this way.]]
* FoodSlap: At the wedding, Sophie finally has enough of Sidney's cheating and gives him a cake to the face. Then Esme takes out Gripper with a champagne bottle and hits Bertram with a cake of her own and it all [[FoodFight escalates from there]].

* PieInTheFace: In the climactic FoodFight, the two lovers stops kissing long enough for the girl look up and see what's going on, and get a cream pie in the face. She doesn't even wipe it off, and goes back to making out again.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Sophie, Esme, Sally, Jenny, Gaye and Miss Dempsey all get covered in cake alongside the men during the FoodFight finale.

** During the FoodFight finale, Esme knocks Gripper out by smashing a champagne bottle on his head, although he recovers quick enough to shove Bertram through a table and try to rip Sidney apart.
* TemptingFate: During the FoodFight, Adrian doesn't throw any cakes, but rather gleefully takes photos of the chaos. Too bad a poor choice of words leads to him getting a cake to the face.

* TitleThemeDrop: A dramatic version of the film's theme plays during the FoodFight in the climax.

** During the FoodFight, a man dumps jelly down his wife's top.
** Also during the FoodFight, Sidney sprays champagne down Sophie's cleavage, and follows it up with a full bucket of ice.

* BuxomIsBetter: The reason why the Adrian the modelling photographer hires Jenny, taking note of her "watermelons".

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* TheCameo:
** Creator/BillMaynard as Mr. Dreery, the angry customer who yells at Mr. Snooper during therapy.
** An uncredited Creator/PeterButterworth, who plays "Dr. Crippen".
** Recurring actor Creator/JulianHolloway as Adrian the modelling photographer. He is also dating Sally's roommate Gaye, who is suspicious with his behaviour around other female models.
** Recurring actress Creator/PatsyRowlands as Mr. Snooper's housekeeper Miss Dempsey.

** Music from ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' plays during the hospital scene.

-->'''Bertram''': Muffet.

''Loving'' tells the story of the Wedded Bliss Agency, a dating agency that hopes to matchmake singletons successfully, whether wrong or right. This agency is run by the constantly feuding couple Sid Bliss (James) and Sophie Plummet (Jacques), who put on a facade to their beaming customers as a successful matchup from a coupling computer that they own, which is secretly controlled by Sophie in a back-room. Numerous customers arrive, hoping to find the person of their dreams, but through Sid and Sophie's constant bickering over whom should go with whom, they seem to end up with people they would unlikely have chemistry with.

Sophie matches shy undertaker's assistant Bertram Muffet (O'Callaghan) with corset specialist Esme Crowfoot (Sims), knowing that Sid has been seeing her on the side, so Sid attempts to have their date called off. Sophie's jealousy continues, so she hires James Bedsop (Hawtrey), a PrivateDetective, to track him and report his every move to her, while Sid's attempts to keep Esme to himself result in Bertram accidentally meeting lovely model Sally Martin (Piper).

Sid soon finds himself in trouble trying to balance finding partners for all the singles, staying one step ahead of Mr. Bedsop's prying eyes, courting Esme until she loves him once more, keeping Sophie happy enough to stay and run the business with him and avoiding all-in wrestler Gripper Burke (Bresslaw), Esme's former flame who has returned from America and will stop at nothing to keep her to himself as HilarityEnsues.

* AccidentalMisnaming: When Bertram Muffet gives his name to Sid Bliss, Sid mishears his surname as "Muffin" and makes jokes about finding him some crumpet to go with that. He refers to Bertram as "Mr. Muffin" several further times during the scene, and though he does acknowledge Bertram's corrections each time, he never quite seems to take them on board.
-->'''Sid''': Yes, that's fine with Mr. Muffin.

** Sid and Sophie use lots to pretend to be happy couple, such as "darling", "my dove", or "sugar puff".

** After seeing Mr. Bedsop disguised as an Indian, Sid calls him a "'''Bo'''mbay '''Bo'''nd".

* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: A DeletedScene had Sid pass an elderly woman's window during his escape from Esme's flat. The woman only decides to scream when Sid says he ''isn't'' coming in.
-->'''Sid''': Don't scream!

-->'''Sid''': No thanks!

* BlowingARaspberry: Sid does so to a photo of Sophie after calling Esme to plot how to ruin her date with Mr. Snooper.
* TheBluebeard: A customer turns up at Sid and Sophie's calling only referred to as "Dr. Crippen" and says his wives have a strange habit of dying shortly after marrying him. The first ate poisoned mushrooms, the second died of a fractured skull (as "Crippen" explains, "She wouldn't eat the mushrooms").
-->'''Sid''': Are your wives dead?

-->'''Sid''': I see.

-->'''Sid''': Ooh, I'm sorry to 'ear that.

-->'''Sid''': A fractured skull? How did that happen?

-->'''Sid''': "Wouldn't eat the mu-". Thank you "Dr. Crippen". Don't call us, we'll call you.
* {{Brownface}}: Mr. Bedsop follows Sid disguised as an Indian, complete with turban. When caught, he tries speaking in YouNoTakeCandle.

** Sid lies to Esme that he tried to drown himself in the canal, but forgot he could swim.

* BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: Sid and Sophie match up people that either hate each other or have no chemistry whatsoever.

* CampingACrapper: Sid hides out in a toilet cubical to avoid Mr. Bedsop.

** Sid is furious when Sophie gives Bertram the card of Esme, because he wants her to himself.

* CueCardPause: Sid does so when reading Mr. Snooper's details off his card.
-->'''Sid''': "Hobbies: Reading, walking, playing bridge, and poking..." ({{Beat}}) "...around antique shops".

* CurseCutShort: Sophie calls Mr. Bedsop on the phone and asks him to track Sid, so Mr. Bedsop asks her to describe him:

* DatingServiceDisaster: The movie in a nutshell. The "sophisticated computer" Sid and Sophie use to match their clients is purely decorative; Sophie herself chooses the matches seemingly at random, and the couples are almost invariably complete mismatches (The only happy couple in the film are Bertram and Sally, and even then they met by accident). In the final scene, the many ill-matched couples who used Sid and Sophie's services are gathered in one room, giving each other (and Sid and Sophie, themselves) {{death glare}}s.

** Sid has a scene's worth of this when taking down Bertram's personal details to feed into the "computer".
--->'''Sid''': And what are you interested in?\\

'''Sid''': And that is...?\\

'''Sid''': You should try it, it's lovely. Er, mm-hm, ah you see wh-what I'm trying to do is find out what you like to do so that I can fix you up with a girl who likes it too.\\

'''Sid''': Yes, it is handy. Er, hobbies?\\

'''Sid''': Model aeroplanes?\\

'''Sid''': Milk bottle tops?\\

'''Sid''': No? You surprise me. Any other hobbies?\\

'''Sid''': Ahh, well I don't think we'll have much trouble finding you a girl who likes making model aeroplanes out of milk bottle tops and... collecting the odd packet.

* DeathGlare: All the unhappy couples give each other these as they attend [[spoiler:Sid and Sophie's]] wedding.
* DirtyCoward: When Terry comes demanding a refund, Sid tries to set up a date with Esme, knowing full well that Gripper might kill him.
* DirtyOldMan: Sid, who "vets" some of the female clients. When Terry tells him that one of his dates is pregnant, Sid immediately checks the date he had sex with her.

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Sophie frequently chases Sid around their office while beating him with whatever comes to hand.

** Sid lies to Esme he tried to drown himself after she rejected him to gain her sympathy.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Sid may have no problem setting up people that have no chemistry and hate each other, but when the murderous "Dr. Crippen" tries to register with the agency, Sid rips up his card in front of him to save any of his clients from a mushroom-related death.

* {{Fauxreigner}}: Mr. Bedsop wears a turban and {{Brownface}} to disguise himself as an Indian and follow Sid around.

** ''The Wit To Woo'', the book Sid wrote on love.

* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Sid hopes to invoke this with Esme by drenching himself in water to convince her that he was DrivenToSuicide by throwing himself in the canal when she began to ignore him.

-->'''Sid''': What does it matter "What canal"?! They've all got water, haven't they?
* FollowThatCar: Sid flags a cab and tells it to go to Rogerham Mansions. When it takes off without him, he flags down another cab and tells it to "follow that cab", and this cab also drives off without him, leaving him incredibly annoyed.
* FoodFight: [[spoiler:The couples attend Sid and Sophie's wedding together, despite loathing the partner they've ended up with, and their grudges are taken out through this way.]]
* FoodSlap: At the wedding, Sophie finally has enough of Sid's cheating and gives him a cake to the face. Then Esme takes out Gripper with a champagne bottle and hits Bertram with a cake of her own and it all [[FoodFight escalates from there]].
* FreudianSlip: Sid has an amusing one when trying to hail a taxi after leering at some girls in miniskirts.
-->'''Sid''': Jacksie! ({{Beat}}) Taxi!

* TheGhost: After meeting Jenny, Sid sets up Terry with a woman named Miss Adams. We never see Miss Adams, but she's apparently five months pregnant when Terry meets her.
* {{Gonk}}: Sophie compares Sid's face to "an ancient and dissipated walnut".
* GreenEyedMonster: Sid and Sophie's feuding has led to Sid secretly trying to compete with her, despite loathing every moment they share with each other. [[spoiler:When Sophie is told by Mr. Bedsop that Sid set up the Mr. Snooper date sabotage, she goes back to apologise to him, but Sid quickly grabs her and claims that he wants to marry her. That way, she can never beat him in finding love.]]

** Once Sophie finds out what Sid has been up to, she takes the bottle of champagne he gives her and smashes it over his head. Amazingly, he doesn't get a concussion, or a similar injury.

* HappyMarriageCharade: Sid and Sophie might as well be the poster children for this trope. They're supposedly boyfriend and girlfriend but they really loathe each other to the core, to the point of throwing objects at each other when they argue.

* MarriageOfConvenience: Mr. Snooper is a marriage counselor but has never actually been married, being a ConfirmedBachelor. Being told he needs some hands-on experience, he goes to Sid and Sophie's, where he catches her eye. After some misunderstandings, he ends up with his housekeeper Miss Dempsey, who's had feelings for him for years, and looks miserable at the prospect of marrying her.

* MistakenIdentity: When they first meet, Bertram mistakes Sally for his date as prescribed by Sid and Sophie's dating agency; Sally mistakes Bertram for the photographer who is due to shoot her latest modelling job. When the misunderstandings are cleared up, they find they actually get on very well with each other.

** The headshot of Sally that the barman shows Sid was a publicity shot of Creator/JackiPiper taken on the set of ''Film/CarryOnUpTheJungle''.
* NewspaperThinDisguise: Mr. Bedsop hides behind a newspaper with two eye-holes cut out when waiting for Sid to arrive at the Parkview Hotel Cocktail Bar.

** Something happened between Sid and Esme the night before the film started that made her refuse to speak to him.

** Gripper meets up with Esme to court her in her apartment just as Sid sneaks out of the bedroom window. When Gripper spots Sid's clothes, he becomes angry and threatens to kill any man that might want to become friendly with Esme. Then the doorbell rings and the oblivious Bertram walks in to meet up with her, making Gripper wrestle him and throw him across the room.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname:
** Sid's first name is Sidney, but only Sophie calls him that when angry at him.
** Likewise, Sophie's first name is Sophia, but only Mr. Snooper calls her so.

* PaperThinDisguise: When Mr. Bedsop follows Sid, he changes his hat to a beret and sticks a large fake beard on. The confused policeman and Sid are not fooled and Mr. Bedsop is taken away for suspicious behaviour.

** The lovers can seen making out in the toilet cubical next to Sid, however despite Sid leaving before them the lovers somehow make it to Rogerham Mansions before he does.
** How is the Wedded Bliss Agency able to tell Sally what hospital Bertram's in? It's possible Sid may have stuck around to see Bertram go in the ambulance after Gripper's attack, but judging by how he left himself it's unlikely.
* PoliceAreUseless: Well, Mr. Bedsop is more of a PrivateDetective, and he is not really incompetent, but he makes no attempt to hide the fact that he's following Sid (keeping a close distance behind him instead of waiting at every corner). And when he follows Sid into a public restroom, he decides to check all the cubicles to find him (which Sid had apparently anticipated).

* PottyFailure: Esme asks Sid if his trousers are wet after being in the canal, but Sid misinterprets her to think she meant he had wet himself.

-->'''Sid''': Eh? Oh, oh yes. Well, I mean, I wen' in feet-first, didn't I?
* PrivateDetective: Sophie hires one, James Bedsop, to try and keep an eye on Sid and make sure he stays away from Esme.

* PunBasedTitle: Sid's book, ''The Wit To Woo'', is a play on "too-wit too-woo", the onomatopoeia of an owl's call.

** '''Roger'''ham Mansions, on '''Dunham''' Road. Lampshaded when Sid tries to get a taxi there.

** Unable to take being subordinate under the dictatorship of her family any longer, Jenny moves out of her house and becomes a model. When Terry demands for a refund at Sid's office a couple of weeks later from another client he's been out with off-screen, Jenny walks in for a refund too, immediately making Terry forget what he came in for and ask her out.

** The theme from ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' plays when Mr. Bedsop tracks Sid.

** Sid calls Mr. Bedsop's Indian disguise a "Bombay [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond]]".
** [[spoiler:Sid and Sophie's]] wedding is held in the UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette Room.
** "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" plays at [[spoiler:Sid and Sophie's]] wedding.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Although being the boyfriend of Sid, Sophie is suspicious of his antics with female clients and shows no interest in him. When the shy Mr. Snooper shows up, claiming that he isn't used to dating and commitments, Sophie is immediately sold.
* SkewedPriorities: When Sid lies to Esme about trying to drown himself in a canal, she tells him that canal waters are filthy. Sid himself lampshades this.

** The sinister client known only as "Dr. Crippen", which adds to the creepiness behind him as he tells Sid how his wives died.

** During the FoodFight finale, Esme knocks Gripper out by smashing a champagne bottle on his head, although he recovers quick enough to shove Bertram through a table and try to rip Sid apart.

** The climax takes place at [[spoiler:Sid and Sophie's wedding]].

* ThirdActMisunderstanding: Sort of happens in a way, but is mostly {{invoked}} by Sid. Learning that Sophie's going to meet up with Mr. Snooper, he makes Esme show up at the house and pretend to be a horny woman that Mr. Snooper had a fling with, while he phones Esme's fiancé Gripper to attack Mr. Snooper for "stealing his woman", which he does, before being attacked by Miss Dempsey and thrown out of the building. It works like a charm, and Sophie storms out of the house in a huff.

* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: On his way to Esme's apartment, Sid has to share the elevator with the lovers who don't stop making out the whole ride.

** Also during the FoodFight, Sid sprays champagne down Sophie's cleavage, and follows it up with a full bucket of ice.

** After staking out and spying on Sid for days, Sophie's hired PI James Bedsop disappears out of the movie. [[spoiler:He doesn't show up for the forced wedding of Sophie and Sid, although considering what Mr. Bedsop had been doing for most of the film, his absence is understandable.]]
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Sid shows up at Esme's door dripping wet lying about trying to drown himself so she'll invite him in and forgive him.

* AluminiumChristmasTrees:
** The bus Bertram travels on has a bus conductor, which was discontinued in Britain in (at least) the 1980s when buses gained electrical technology to take passenger tickets at the driver's seat.
** Sid drenches himself with a bucket of icy water from the fire extinguisher area in Rogerham Mansions. Today, you'd either see a fire extinguisher pump or a bucket of sand, but mostly the former.

''Carry On Loving'' is a 1970 movie that marks the 20th ''Film/CarryOn'' in the British film series. It stars Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/CharlesHawtrey, Creator/JoanSims, Creator/HattieJacques, Creator/TerryScott, Creator/RichardOCallaghan, Creator/BernardBresslaw, Creator/JackiPiper, and Imogen Hassall.

At the end of the 1960s, discussions of sex and physical relationships were becoming common among the British public and it soon became unfashionable to be "prudish" towards that sort of talk. Unsurprisingly, ''Film/CarryOn'' films soon followed suit with that sort of humor (take the bra scene from ''Film/CarryOnCamping'', for example).

** Bill Maynard as Mr. Dreery, the angry customer who yells at Mr. Snooper during therapy.

* ChristmasCake: Sophie and Miss Dempsey, who fight for Mr. Snooper's affections.

* MythologyGag: The headshot of Sally that the barman shows Sid was a publicity shot of Creator/JackiPiper taken on the set of ''Film/CarryOnUpTheJungle''.

Sophie matches shy undertaker's assistant Bertram Muffet (O'Callaghan) with corset specialist Esme Crowfoot (Sims), knowing that Sid has been seeing her on the side, so Sid attempts to have their date called off. Sophie's jealousy continues, so she hires James Bedsop (Hawtrey), a private detective, to track him and report his every move to her, while Sid's attempts to keep Esme to himself result in Bertram accidentally meeting lovely model Sally Martin (Piper).

* PoliceAreUseless: Well, Mr. Bedsop is more of a private investigator, and he is not really incompetent, but he makes no attempt to hide the fact that he's following Sid (keeping a close distance behind him instead of waiting at every corner). And when he follows Sid into a public restroom, he decides to check all the cubicles to find him (which Sid had apparently anticipated).

''Carry On Loving'' is a 1970 movie that marks the 20th ''Film/CarryOn'' in the British film series. It stars Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/CharlesHawtrey, Creator/JoanSims, Creator/HattieJacques, Creator/TerryScott, Richard O'Callaghan, Creator/BernardBresslaw, Creator/JackiPiper, and Imogen Hassall.

* FakeShemp: Most of the time you can see Bertram during the FoodFight, he is played by a body double, due to Richard O'Callaghan being unavailable for the shooting of the scene.

** There is much debate as to whether Richard O'Callaghan's character is called "Bertr'''a'''m" or Bertr'''u'''m". The DVD subtitles call him Bertram with an "a".

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Richard O'Callaghan was cast with the intention of being a long-term replacement for Creator/JimDale. However he only appeared in one further production before leaving the series.

Also, the constantly-trialed Terry Philpot (Scott) is partnered with the traditionally-raised Jenny Grubb (Hassall), who lives with her [[TheClan really large family]] before moving in with Sally and her roommate Gaye (Janet Mahoney), who is having relationship troubles of her own as [[ACupAngst her breasts are too small]] for her photographer boyfriend Adrian (Creator/JulianHolloway).

Also, the constantly-trialed Terry Philpot (Scott) is partnered with the traditionally-raised Jenny Grubb (Hassall), who lives with her [[TheClan really large family]] before moving in with Sally and her roommate Gaye (Janet Mahoney), who is having relationship troubles of her own as [[ACupAngst her breasts are too small]] for her photographer boyfriend Adrian (Julian Holloway).

** Recurring actor Julian Holloway as Adrian the modelling photographer. He is also dating Sally's room-mate Gaye, who is suspicious with his behaviour around other female models.

* HandsomeLech: Adrian the sleazy photographer. Despite dating Gaye he flirts with Jenny and knocks about with other models.

* {{Gonk}}: Sophie compares Sid's face to "an ancient and dissipated walnut".

''Carry On Loving'' is a 1970 movie that marks the 20th ''Film/CarryOn'' in the British film series. It stars Creator/SidJames, Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/CharlesHawtrey, Creator/JoanSims, Creator/HattieJacques, Creator/TerryScott, Richard O'Callaghan, Creator/BernardBresslaw, Jacki Piper, and Imogen Hassall.

* MaleGaze: When Terry watches an underwear-clad Sally looking for her blue sweater, the film gives the audience several close-ups of Jacki Piper's rear.

* MythologyGag: The headshot of Sally that the barman shows Sid was a publicity shot of Jacki Piper taken on the set of ''Film/CarryOnUpTheJungle''.

-->'''Mr. Bedsop''': "Rotten. Cheating. Lying bas-"... no! No, Mrs. Bliss, a physical description if you please.

At the end of the 1960s, discussions of sex and physical relationships were becoming common among the British public and it soon became unfashionable to be "prudish" towards that sort of talk. Unsurprisingly, ''Film/CarryOn'' films soon followed suit with that sort of humor (take ''that'' bra scene from ''Film/CarryOnCamping'', for example).

Shy undertaker's assistant Bertram Muffet (O'Callaghan) is matched with model Sally Martin (Piper), whilst the constantly-trialed Terry Philpot (Scott) is partnered with the traditionally-raised Jenny Grubb (Hassall), who lives with her [[TheClan really large family]]. Meanwhile, Percival Snooper (Williams) the marriage counselor hopes to try out a relationship, becoming the secret object of Sophie's affections, unaware that his housekeeper Miss Dempsey (Creator/PatsyRowlands) has been in love with him for years. However, Sophie's apparent "cheating" on Sid is justified by the movie because of her large suspicion over her boyfriend's infatuation with client Esme Crowfoot (Sims), eventually hiring James Bedsop (Hawtrey), a private detective, to investigate further. As for Esme, she is already involved with wrestler Gripper Burke (Bresslaw), who is prone to fits of violent jealousy against men he thinks are pursuing Esme...

HilarityEnsues.

** The bus Bertram travels on has a bus conductor, which was discontinued in Britain in (at least) the 1980's when buses gained electrical technology to take passenger tickets at the driver's seat.

* AmateurSleuth: Mr. Bedsop is definitely this, although he seems to be a proper one, which might play up to [[Creator/CharlesHawtrey Charles Hawtrey's]] common [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} common character type]].

** After seeing Mr. Bedsop disguised as an Indian, Sid calls him "'''Bo'''mbay '''Bo'''nd".

* AlliterativeName: After seeing Mr. Bedsop disguised as an Indian, Sid calls him "'''Bo'''mbay '''Bo'''nd".

At the end of the 1960's, discussions of sex and physical relationships were becoming common among the British public and it soon became unfashionable to be "prudish" towards that sort of talk. Unsurprisingly, ''Film/CarryOn'' films soon followed suit with that sort of humor (take ''that'' bra scene from ''Film/CarryOnCamping'', for example).

''Loving'' tells the story of a dating agency that hopes to matchmake singletons successfully, whether wrong or right. This agency is run by the constantly feuding couple Sid Bliss (James) and Sophie Plummet (Jacques), who put on a facade to their beaming customers as a successful matchup from a coupling computer that they own, which is secretly controlled by Sophie in a back-room. Numerous customers arrive, hoping to find the person of their dreams, but through Sid and Sophie's constant bickering over whom should go with whom, they seem to end up with people they would unlikely have chemistry with.

* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Mr. Snooper wears one on his first trip to Wedded Bliss to hide the fact that he needs a wife.

* AlliterativeName: After seeing Mr. Bedsop disguised as an Indian, Sid calls him '''Bo'''mbay '''Bo'''nd.

* AwfulWeddedWife:
** Mr. and Mrs. Dreery (two clients of Mr. Snooper) can't stand each other and are stuck in a SexlessMarriage.

* ACupAngst: Sally's room-mate Gaye, who wears fake breasts to put in her bra.

* TheGhost: Judging by the large files that Sid and Sophie keep in their cabinets, there are many other clients that they keep an eye on. Terry walks into the office after going out with another client that doesn't appear onscreen. This is subverted in the final scene; [[spoiler:when Sid and Sophie (reluctantly) get married,]] all the clients are seen sitting at the dinner table looking miserable with their match-ups.

* ItsForABook: Mr. Snooper works as a marriage counsellor, [[{{Irony}} but is not married]], so he hopes to find a wife so he can get his clients' experiences.

* MeaningfulName: '''Gripper Burke''' the wrestler, because he's got a tight grip and won't let you go, and he's a massive [[CountryMatters berk]].

* SkewedPriorities: When Sid lies to Esme about trying to drown himself in a canal, she tells him that canal waters are filthy. Sid himself lampshades this.
* SleepingSingle: Mr. Snooper tells Sophie on their "date" that there's no need to be sleeping together because his mansion has enough room for them to be anywhere they want to when they're married, slightly annoying Sophie.

** There is much debate as to whether Richard O'Callaghan's character is called "Bertr'''a'''m" or Bertr'''u'''m".
** In addition there is also the issue of whether the surnames of Creator/HattieJacques and Creator/TerryScott's character end with a double "t" or not ("Plummet" vs "Plummett", "Philpot" vs "Philpott").