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Yes, as relentlessly dark this film is, it's home to at least ''some'' moments of hilarity.
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* An anti-war protestor gets into an argument with a heckler. "Don't call me unpatriotic! I've been trying to get us out of the Common Market for bloody years!"
** Also HarsherInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision.

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* An anti-war protestor protester gets into an argument with a heckler. "Don't call me unpatriotic! I've been trying to get us out of the Common Market for bloody years!"
** Also HarsherInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision.UK has since left the EU (which evolved from the Common Market) having voted to do so in 2016.
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** Also HarsherInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]

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** Also HarsherInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]
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---> '''Man:''' I'm buggered if I'm gonna be shot by a traffic warden!
* At a meta level, the Website/IMDb page for [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1856457/ Anne Sellors]], whose film career began and ended with the role as "Woman Who Urinates on Herself".

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---> '''Man:''' I'm buggered if I'm gonna be shot by a traffic warden!
* At a meta level, the Website/IMDb page for [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1856457/ Anne Sellors]], whose film career began and ended with the role as "Woman Who Urinates on Herself".
warden!
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* An anti-war protestor gets into an argument with a heckler. "Don't call me unpatriotic! I've been trying to get us out of the Common Market for years!"

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* An anti-war protestor gets into an argument with a heckler. "Don't call me unpatriotic! I've been trying to get us out of the Common Market for bloody years!"
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** Also HarsherInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]

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** Also HarsherInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]
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---> '''Man:''' I'm buggered if I'm gonna be shot by a traffic warden!

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---> '''Man:''' I'm buggered if I'm gonna be shot by a traffic warden!warden!
* At a meta level, the Website/IMDb page for [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1856457/ Anne Sellors]], whose film career began and ended with the role as "Woman Who Urinates on Herself".
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** Also HilariousInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]

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** Also HilariousInHindsight HarsherInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]
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** Also HilariousInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[RulesOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]

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** Also HilariousInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[RulesOfCautiousEditingJudgement [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]
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** Also HilariousInHindsight considering the UK's recent Brexit decision. [[RulesOfCautiousEditingJudgement And let's leave it at that.]]
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* The conversation at the start of the film where Jimmy's brother Michael [[ChildrenAreInnocent keeps asking what an abortion is]], oblivious to the fact he's just let his older sister know that Jimmy's knocked up Ruth.
** A darker example comes a bit later when Jimmy's father is building a makeshift bomb shelter.
---> '''Michael:''' We'll be able to sleep in it! [[InnocentInaccurate It'll be like going camping!]]
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* An anti-war protestor gets into an argument with a heckler. "Don't call me unpatriotic! I've been trying to get us out of the Common Market for years!"

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* An anti-war protestor gets into an argument with a heckler. "Don't call me unpatriotic! I've been trying to get us out of the Common Market for years!"years!"
* Earlier in the film, it's mentioned in passing that traffic wardens will be conscripted to keep the peace should there be a nuclear attack. Later in the film, four weeks after the attack, there's a detention camp set up for people caught looting the houses of the dead. Who should be guarding the prisoners but [[BrickJoke a traffic warden]]?
** While only bleakly funny, there's a bit of {{Narm}} to one of the prisoners shouting:
---> '''Man:''' I'm buggered if I'm gonna be shot by a traffic warden!
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* One minor BlackComedy moment. Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.

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* One minor BlackComedy moment. Two Soldiers soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.
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* One woman so scared from watching the blast wets herself.

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* One minor BlackComedy moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.

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* One minor BlackComedy moment .moment. Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.


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* Jimmy's father has the misfortune to be on the lavatory when the bombs start falling, causing him to pull up his trousers with a succinct "Bloody hell!"
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-->''Soldier1'': ''[Indicates towards crisps among the loot]'' What flavour are they?
-->''Soldier2'': [[StockYuck Prawn Cocktail]]
-->''Soldier1'': Aye, They fucking would be!

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-->''Soldier1'': -->'''Soldier 1''': ''[Indicates towards crisps among the loot]'' What flavour are they?
-->''Soldier2'': -->'''Soldier 2''': [[StockYuck Prawn Cocktail]]
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Cocktail.]]
-->'''Soldier 1''':
Aye, They they fucking would be!

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* Jane's pierced ears. It's nice to know that even in a post-nuclear apocolypse world, no girl or woman ever goes out without some sort of jewelry adorning them.

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* Jane's pierced ears. It's nice to know that even in a post-nuclear apocolypse apocalypse world, no girl or woman ever goes out without some sort of jewelry adorning them.them.
* An anti-war protestor gets into an argument with a heckler. "Don't call me unpatriotic! I've been trying to get us out of the Common Market for years!"
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No need for the melodrama


* '''A V E R T E D. Yes, there's [[DudeNotFunny NOTHING]] funny about civilization getting realistically obliterated by an all-out global nuke war and its even more dreadful aftermath. Yes, even if you put it to YaketySax.'''
** We here at TVTropes however, assume that you saw the movie and were really, REALLY, put down by it, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIYPncv1OY So here]]. It isn't from the movie (GOOD HEAVENS NO!), but it will make you feel better after all of that NightmareFuel.
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* '''A V E R T E D. Yes, there's [[DudeNotFunny NOTHING]] funny about civilization getting realistically obliterated by an all-out global nuke war and its even more dreadful aftermath. Yes, even if you put it to YaketySax'''

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* '''A V E R T E D. Yes, there's [[DudeNotFunny NOTHING]] funny about civilization getting realistically obliterated by an all-out global nuke war and its even more dreadful aftermath. Yes, even if you put it to YaketySax'''YaketySax.'''
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* '''A V E R T E D. Yes, there's [[DudeNotFunny NOTHING]] funny about civilization getting realistically obliterated by an all-out global nuke war and its even more dreadful aftermath.'''

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* '''A V E R T E D. Yes, there's [[DudeNotFunny NOTHING]] funny about civilization getting realistically obliterated by an all-out global nuke war and its even more dreadful aftermath.''' Yes, even if you put it to YaketySax'''
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** We here at TVTropes however, assume that you saw the movie and were really, REALLY, put down by it, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIYPncv1OY So here]]. It isn't from the movie (GOOD HEAVENS NO!), but it will make you feel better after all of that NightmareFuel.

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** We here at TVTropes however, assume that you saw the movie and were really, REALLY, put down by it, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIYPncv1OY So here]]. It isn't from the movie (GOOD HEAVENS NO!), but it will make you feel better after all of that NightmareFuel.NightmareFuel.
* One minor BlackComedy moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.
-->''Soldier1'': ''[Indicates towards crisps among the loot]'' What flavour are they?
-->''Soldier2'': [[StockYuck Prawn Cocktail]]
-->''Soldier1'': Aye, They fucking would be!
* One woman so scared from watching the blast wets herself.
* Jane's pierced ears. It's nice to know that even in a post-nuclear apocolypse world, no girl or woman ever goes out without some sort of jewelry adorning them.
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Im sorry. But Nuclear war is a serious thing and it should not be made fun of.


** We here at TVTropes however, assume that you saw the movie and were really, REALLY, put down by it, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIYPncv1OY So here]]. It isn't from the movie (GOOD HEAVENS NO!), but it will make you feel better after all of that NightmareFuel.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OvWSvk5o94 One more]] in case you are still upset.
* One minor BlackComedy moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.
-->''Soldier1'': ''[Indicates towards crisps among the loot]'' What flavour are they?
-->''Soldier2'': [[StockYuck Prawn Cocktail]]
-->''Soldier1'': Aye, They fucking would be!
* One woman so scared from watching the blast wets herself.
* Jane's pierced ears. It's nice to know that even in a post-nuclear apocolypse world, no girl or woman ever goes out without some sort of jewelry adorning them.

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** We here at TVTropes however, assume that you saw the movie and were really, REALLY, put down by it, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIYPncv1OY So here]]. It isn't from the movie (GOOD HEAVENS NO!), but it will make you feel better after all of that NightmareFuel.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OvWSvk5o94 One more]] in case you are still upset.
* One minor BlackComedy moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.
-->''Soldier1'': ''[Indicates towards crisps among the loot]'' What flavour are they?
-->''Soldier2'': [[StockYuck Prawn Cocktail]]
-->''Soldier1'': Aye, They fucking would be!
* One woman so scared from watching the blast wets herself.
* Jane's pierced ears. It's nice to know that even in a post-nuclear apocolypse world, no girl or woman ever goes out without some sort of jewelry adorning them.
NightmareFuel.
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** We here at TVTropes however, assume that you saw the movie and were really, REALLY, put down by it, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIYPncv1OY So here]]. It isn't from the movie (GOOD HEAVENS NO!), but it will make you feel better after all of that HighOctaneNightmareFuel.

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** We here at TVTropes however, assume that you saw the movie and were really, REALLY, put down by it, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIYPncv1OY So here]]. It isn't from the movie (GOOD HEAVENS NO!), but it will make you feel better after all of that HighOctaneNightmareFuel.NightmareFuel.
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* One woman so scared from watching the blast wets herself.

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* One woman so scared from watching the blast wets herself.herself.
*Jane's pierced ears. It's nice to know that even in a post-nuclear apocolypse world, no girl or woman ever goes out without some sort of jewelry adorning them.
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* One minor black comedy moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.

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* One minor black comedy BlackComedy moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.
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-->''Soldier1'': Aye, They fucking would be!

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-->''Soldier1'': Aye, They fucking would be!be!
* One woman so scared from watching the blast wets herself.
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* One black comedy minor moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.

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* One minor black comedy minor moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OvWSvk5o94 One more]] in case you are still upset.

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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OvWSvk5o94 One more]] in case you are still upset.upset.
* One black comedy minor moment . Two Soldiers have caught some looters stealing food.
-->''Soldier1'': ''[Indicates towards crisps among the loot]'' What flavour are they?
-->''Soldier2'': [[StockYuck Prawn Cocktail]]
-->''Soldier1'': Aye, They fucking would be!

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