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* BittersweetEnding: In the book. [[spoiler:Christopher and Valentine are able to finally live together in peace and Sylvia has a change of heart, but Mark passes away at the very end.]] The TV series is a more straightforward [[EarnYourHappyEnding happy ending]].
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* BittersweetEnding: In the book. [[spoiler:Christopher and Valentine are able to finally live together in peace and Sylvia has a change of heart, heart and decides to leave the pair alone, but the couple are in financial difficulties and Mark passes away at the very end.]] The TV series is a more straightforward [[EarnYourHappyEnding happy ending]].
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* OnlySaneMan: Christopher can come across as this, given the hypocrisy of just about every other character. On the other hand, his constant attempt to uphold the 'parade' of pre-war society exasperates just about everyone around him.
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* TheHero: Christopher, unlike other war novels, the story focuses more Christopher's moral and psychological growth not really on the war even through he's part of it.
* Tragic Hero: Christopher, although he survives the war, life doesn't better for him due to his reputation being ruined thanks to Sylvia and his choice to leave his wife for another woman instead of divorcing her as he should have.
* Tragic Hero: Christopher, although he survives the war, life doesn't better for him due to his reputation being ruined thanks to Sylvia and his choice to leave his wife for another woman instead of divorcing her as he should have.
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* TheHero: Christopher, Christopher; unlike other war novels, the story focuses more on Christopher's moral and psychological growth not really on rather than the war war, even through he's part of it.
* Tragic Hero:Christopher, Christopher; although he survives the war, life doesn't get better for him due to his reputation being ruined thanks to Sylvia and his choice to leave his wife for another woman instead of divorcing her as he should have.
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* WhosYourDaddy: The paternity of Sylvia's child is unclear.in the novels, the child's father is likely Drake, Sylvia's married lover but in the bbc series it's possible Christopher is the father after all.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: While Christopher still treats Macmaster with politeness, [[spoiler: its implied that Macmaster using Christopher for his job (and getting a knighthood for it) has ended their friendship]].
* WeUsedToBeFriends: While Christopher still treats Macmaster with politeness, [[spoiler: its implied that Macmaster using Christopher for his job (and getting a knighthood for it) has ended their friendship]].
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* WhosYourDaddy: The paternity of Sylvia's child is unclear.in In the novels, the child's father is likely Drake, Sylvia's married lover -- but in the bbc BBC series it's possible Christopher is the father after all.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: While Christopher still treats Macmaster with politeness, [[spoiler:its it's implied that Macmaster using Christopher for his job (and getting a knighthood for it) has ended their friendship]].
* WeUsedToBeFriends: While Christopher still treats Macmaster with politeness, [[spoiler:
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''Parade's End'' is the {{omnibus}} name for a historical tetrology by Ford Maddox Ford about life in england before, during and after UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The novels revolve around "the last Tory", Christopher Tietjens, a statistician from a wealthy, upper-class family who serves in the British Army, and his disastrous marriage.
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: While Christopher still treats Vinnie with politeness, [[spoiler: its implied that Vinnie using Christopher for his job (and getting a knighthood for it) has ended their friendship]].
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: While Christopher still treats Vinnie Macmaster with politeness, [[spoiler: its implied that Vinnie Macmaster using Christopher for his job (and getting a knighthood for it) has ended their friendship]].
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* HonorBeforeReason: Christopher tries to embody this sense of "the old ways," much to the frustration of almost all the other characters, who are moving on with society as TheEdwardianEra begins to fall apart; he only really stays with Sylvia and gives in to her manipulations because it's the proper thing to do. [[spoiler:He does eventually break free of this, however.]]
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Christopher is the only one immune to Sylvia's powers, which both frustrates and attracts her.
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Christopher is the only one more or less immune to Sylvia's powers, which both frustrates and attracts her.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: The miniseries softens Sylvia up considerably in an effort to make her more well-rounded; for instance, in the books she mocked Christopher's obvious PTSD and memory loss, whereas the series makes it clear she does love Christopher ([[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou in a way]]) and is distressed at his condition, and comforts him. In the books she also enjoys keeping Christopher and Valentine apart because of her sadism, whereas in the series she's clearly suppressing emotion when she tells Valentine to "keep off the grass." Furthermore, the series has her contemplating divorcing (and thus freeing) Christopher, whereas in the books she takes pleasure in making sure he and Valentine stay ruined.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted with Christopher in regards to Sylvia [[spoiler:and Valentine]]; his son with Sylvia trapped him in a largely loveless marriage [[spoiler:while his child with Valentine is a constant source of worry for the latter, who knows how poor they are.]]
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted with Christopher in regards to Sylvia [[spoiler:and Valentine]]; his son with Sylvia trapped him in a largely loveless marriage [[spoiler:while his child with Valentine is a constant source of worry for the latter, who knows how poor they are.]]
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''how''! Christopher and Valentine spend three whole books struggling to share the smallest bit of affection. [[spoiler:Subverted in the books, where they eventually end up together, but things don't necessarily get easier. Played straight in the series, however.]]
*TheEdwardianEraTheEdwardianEra: The series is a study of how its traditions and demands affect the characters involved, until it starts to crumble following World War I.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Though it takes until the end of the series in both the miniseries and the book, Sylvia does eventually have a change of heart and stops tormenting Christopher and Valentine.
* HelloNurse: Deconstructed. Sylvia gains the attention of nearly every man in the room when she enters it, causing their wives and girlfriends to become jealous and move closer to "reclaim" them. While she indeed [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey uses such power to her advantage when she wishes]], the mistrustful response annoys her as she has no real interest in them.
* HelloNurse: Deconstructed. Sylvia gains the attention of nearly every man in the room when she enters it, causing their wives and girlfriends to become jealous and move closer to "reclaim" them. While she indeed [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey uses such power to her advantage when she wishes]], the mistrustful response annoys her as she has no real interest in them.
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* KarmaHoudini: In the miniseries, not so much the book: [[spoiler: Although Sylvia doesn't end up with Christopher as she originally wanted, she doesn't wind up any worse off at the end, despite her bad behavior - the miniseries leaves it hanging whether Campion will accept her marriage proposal, although in the script he does deny her.]]
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* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: Christopher is the only one immune to Sylvia's powers, which both frustrates and attracts her.
* KarmaHoudini: In the miniseries, not so much the book: [[spoiler: Although Sylvia doesn't end up with Christopher as she originally wanted, she doesn't wind up any worse off at the end, despite her bad behavior - the miniseries leaves it hanging whether Campion will accept her marriage proposal, although in the script he does denyher.her, which doesn't discourage her from the idea whatsoever.]]
* KarmaHoudini: In the miniseries, not so much the book: [[spoiler: Although Sylvia doesn't end up with Christopher as she originally wanted, she doesn't wind up any worse off at the end, despite her bad behavior - the miniseries leaves it hanging whether Campion will accept her marriage proposal, although in the script he does deny
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Valentine and Christopher both declare that they fell in love "from the first moment."
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* LoveAtFirstSight: In the series, Valentine and Christopher both declare that they fell in love "from the first moment."" Actually averted in the books, where Valentine isn't really attracted to Christopher when they first meet, but genuinely falls in love with him over time.
** Inverted with Christopher in the last volume, going from a life of upper-crust privilege to a modest life with Valentine, where she's mending her own underwear.
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Whereas ''A Man Could Stand Up --'' ends with optimism for Christopher and Valentine's EarnYourHappyEnding and elopement, ''The Last Post'', the final entry in the series, sees the consequences of the decision: while the two truly love each other unconditionally, Christopher's reputation has indeed been blown to smithereens thanks to Sylvia as well as his decision to leave his wife for another woman, forcing them on a modest salary from a small furniture business with a business partner that may be swindling them; Valentine is pregnant and not only acutely aware of their precarious financial position but also worrying that Christopher, who she is practically a carer for at this point, will leave her; and Christopher is still obviously suffering from memory loss and PTSD, and his forgetfulness has fiscal consequences on the family. Furthermore Mark's lifestyle is catching up to him and he's dying, and England at large is suffering from the aftereffects of the war and the old institutions are slowly crumbling.]]
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Whereas ''A Man Could Stand Up --'' ends with optimism for Christopher and Valentine's EarnYourHappyEnding and elopement, ''The Last Post'', the final entry in the series, sees the consequences of the decision: while the two truly love each other unconditionally, Christopher's reputation has indeed been blown to smithereens thanks to Sylvia as well as his decision to leave his wife for another woman, forcing them on a modest salary from a small furniture business with a business partner that may be swindling them; Valentine is pregnant and not only acutely aware of their precarious financial position but also worrying that Christopher, who she is practically a carer for at this point, will leave her; and Christopher is still obviously suffering from memory loss and PTSD, and his forgetfulness has fiscal consequences on the family. Furthermore Mark's lifestyle is catching up to him and he's dying, and England at large is suffering from the aftereffects of the war and the old institutions are slowly crumbling.]]
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* SexIsEvil: Deconstructed. Valentine isn't even aware that sex can be used for anything other than baby-making at first and is horrified and disgusted at first, especially when she begins to fantasize. She later comes to terms with her own sexual desires and even allows her students to read a supposedly scandalous book about married sex to help them develop healthy marriages.
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* SexIsEvil: Deconstructed. Valentine isn't even aware that sex can be used for anything other than baby-making at first and is horrified and disgusted at first, deriving joy from it, especially when she begins to fantasize.have her own fantasies. She later comes to terms with her own sexual desires and even allows her students to read a supposedly scandalous book about married sex to help them develop healthy marriages.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Nearly ''everyone'' except Christopher demonstrates themselves to be one.
** Sylvia gets enraged at the potential of Christopher cheating, after her own frequent affairs.
** Edith Duchemin insinuates that Valentine had an abortion, rolls her eyes at her offended denial, and then has the audacity to toss her out of the carriage when Valentine points out Duchemins own adultery. A true friend.
** Sylvia gets enraged at the potential of Christopher cheating, after her own frequent affairs.
** Edith Duchemin insinuates that Valentine had an abortion, rolls her eyes at her offended denial, and then has the audacity to toss her out of the carriage when Valentine points out Duchemins own adultery. A true friend.
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* ActorAllusion: Christopher telling General Campion, "I am in command" is very similar to a line between the [[BenedictCumberbatch [[Creator/BenedictCumberbatch same]] [[Creator/RogerAllam actors]] in radio comedy ''Radio/CabinPressure'', although this may be a coincidence.
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* The Hero: Christopher,unlike TheHero: Christopher, unlike other war novels, the story focuses more Christopher's moral and psychological growth not really on the war even through he's part of it.
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* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Creator/RogerAllam as General Campion.
** Creator/MirandaRichardson as Mrs. Wannop.
** [[Series/BoardwalkEmpire Jack Huston]] as Gerald Drake.
** Creator/RogerAllam as General Campion.
** Creator/MirandaRichardson as Mrs. Wannop.
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''Parade's End'' is the {{omnibus}} name for a historical tetrology by Ford Maddox Ford about life before, during and after WorldWarI.UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The novels revolve around "the last Tory", Christopher Tietjens, a statistician from a wealthy, upper-class family who serves in the British Army, and his disastrous marriage.
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* ActorAllusion: Christopher telling General Campion, "I am in command" is very similar to a line between the [[BenedictCumberbatch same]] [[RogerAllam [[Creator/RogerAllam actors]] in radio comedy ''CabinPressure'', although this may be a coincidence.
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* StoicWoobie: Christopher, especially in the last two volumes/episodes
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''Parade's End'' is the {{omnibus}} name for a historical tetrology by Ford Maddox Ford about life before, during and after WorldWarI. The novels revolve around "the last Tory", Christopher Tietjens, a statistician from a wealthy, upper-class family who serves in the British Army, and his disasterous disastrous marriage.
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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Sylvia uses this successfully on every male she wants to, except it doesn't work on ChristopherChristopher. There's some suggestion that [[ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou she loves him partly because of this]], although it's also a major frustration.
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''Parade's End'' is the {{omnibus}} name for a historical tetrology by Ford Maddox Ford about life before, during and after WorldWarI. The novels revolve around "the last Tory", Christopher Tietjens, a statistician from a wealthy, upper-class family who serves in the British Army, and his disasterous marriage.
The books in the series are:
* ''Some Do Not...'' (1924)
* ''No More Parades'' (1925)
* ''A Man Could Stand Up--'' (1926)
* ''Last Post'' (1928)
It was adapted by TomStoppard as a BBC2 miniseries starring BenedictCumberbatch as Tietjens and Rebecca Hall as his wife Sylvia.
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!!Contains Examples of:
* AdaptationDistillation: The MiniSeries misses out the last book (Set following the war).
* ActorAllusion: Christopher telling General Campion, "I am in command" is very similar to a line between the [[BenedictCumberbatch same]] [[RogerAllam actors]] in radio comedy ''CabinPressure'', although this may be a coincidence.
* BettyAndVeronica: Valentine and Sylvia. While personality-wise they're certainly Betty and Veronica respectively, the fact that Christopher is married to Sylvia makes Valentine the "dangerous" choice.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Sylvia is this [[spoiler:to General Campion by the end]]. Although Sylvia is this to pretty much everyone in general.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: And ''how''!
* TheEdwardianEra
* FieryRedhead: Sylvia
* GeneralFailure: The British military command is seen as this by Christopher and, to some extent, Campion.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: YMMV as to which relationships "Good" and "Bad" apply to.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Valentine, in contrast with cynical and selfish FieryRedhead Sylvia.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** RogerAllam as General Campion.
** Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Wannop.
** [[BoardwalkEmpire Jack Huston]] as Gerald Drake.
* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Sylvia uses this successfully on every male she wants to, except it doesn't work on Christopher
* KarmaHoudini: In the miniseries, not so much the book: [[spoiler: Although Sylvia doesn't end up with Christopher as she originally wanted, she doesn't wind up any worse off at the end, despite her bad behavior - the miniseries leaves it hanging whether Campion will accept her marriage proposal, although in the script he does deny her.]]
* LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics: Christopher's employer expects him to fudge the numbers to help their political allies. Christopher's not happy about it.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Valentine and Christopher both declare that they fell in love "from the first moment."
* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Leads to Sylvia and Christopher's ShotgunWedding.
* ManlyTears
* ModernMajorGeneral: most of the army officers except for Christopher. Especially Captain [=McKechnie=].
* MomentKiller: When Christopher is in Sylvia's hotel room in Rouen and Potty tries to barge in.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Christopher and [=McKechnie=] with their sonnet competition.
* OnlySaneMan: Christopher can come across as this, given the hypocrisy of just about every other character.
* RageBreakingPoint: Christopher puts up with Sylvia's cheating and verbal abuse for years until [[spoiler: she has the Groby tree cut down, via Mrs. de Bray Pape in the book]]
* RagsToRiches: [=McMaster=] is very conscious of the difference between his own background and his friend Christopher's upper class privilege.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Christopher suffers memory lapses after a head injury in the war
* ShotgunWedding
* SpiritedYoungLady: Valentine
* StiffUpperLip: Christopher is considered an extreme example even by other Edwardians. The scene where he learns of his mother's death is a masterclass.
* StoicWoobie: Christopher, especially in the last two volumes/episodes
* UnfortunateNames: Potty. It seems even worse to a modern audience, but even in the period in which the book was set, "potty" meant crazy or insignificant; the adjective is used this way in the book in several places.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: Valentine is in love with Christopher, but he refuses to go against his morals and cheat on his wife with her [[spoiler:until near the end]].
* UpperClassTwit: Potty Perowne.
* TheVicar: Reverend Duchemin comes across as the Dirty variety with his ranting about corsets and [[DoubleEntendre organs]].
* WarIsHell: Ford wrote the novel after his own experiences in World War I and he doesn't pull any punches, nor does the miniseries.
* WhosYourDaddy: The paternity of Sylvia's child is unclear.
* WorldWarOne
* WouldntHitAGirl: Inverted when Sylvia's boyfriend, Potty, is scared that Christopher will beat him up, and Sylvia tells Potty he needn't worry because "[Christopher] would not do anything to a girl like you."
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The books in the series are:
* ''Some Do Not...'' (1924)
* ''No More Parades'' (1925)
* ''A Man Could Stand Up--'' (1926)
* ''Last Post'' (1928)
It was adapted by TomStoppard as a BBC2 miniseries starring BenedictCumberbatch as Tietjens and Rebecca Hall as his wife Sylvia.
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!!Contains Examples of:
* AdaptationDistillation: The MiniSeries misses out the last book (Set following the war).
* ActorAllusion: Christopher telling General Campion, "I am in command" is very similar to a line between the [[BenedictCumberbatch same]] [[RogerAllam actors]] in radio comedy ''CabinPressure'', although this may be a coincidence.
* BettyAndVeronica: Valentine and Sylvia. While personality-wise they're certainly Betty and Veronica respectively, the fact that Christopher is married to Sylvia makes Valentine the "dangerous" choice.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Sylvia is this [[spoiler:to General Campion by the end]]. Although Sylvia is this to pretty much everyone in general.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: And ''how''!
* TheEdwardianEra
* FieryRedhead: Sylvia
* GeneralFailure: The British military command is seen as this by Christopher and, to some extent, Campion.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: YMMV as to which relationships "Good" and "Bad" apply to.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Valentine, in contrast with cynical and selfish FieryRedhead Sylvia.
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** RogerAllam as General Campion.
** Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Wannop.
** [[BoardwalkEmpire Jack Huston]] as Gerald Drake.
* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Sylvia uses this successfully on every male she wants to, except it doesn't work on Christopher
* KarmaHoudini: In the miniseries, not so much the book: [[spoiler: Although Sylvia doesn't end up with Christopher as she originally wanted, she doesn't wind up any worse off at the end, despite her bad behavior - the miniseries leaves it hanging whether Campion will accept her marriage proposal, although in the script he does deny her.]]
* LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics: Christopher's employer expects him to fudge the numbers to help their political allies. Christopher's not happy about it.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Valentine and Christopher both declare that they fell in love "from the first moment."
* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Leads to Sylvia and Christopher's ShotgunWedding.
* ManlyTears
* ModernMajorGeneral: most of the army officers except for Christopher. Especially Captain [=McKechnie=].
* MomentKiller: When Christopher is in Sylvia's hotel room in Rouen and Potty tries to barge in.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Christopher and [=McKechnie=] with their sonnet competition.
* OnlySaneMan: Christopher can come across as this, given the hypocrisy of just about every other character.
* RageBreakingPoint: Christopher puts up with Sylvia's cheating and verbal abuse for years until [[spoiler: she has the Groby tree cut down, via Mrs. de Bray Pape in the book]]
* RagsToRiches: [=McMaster=] is very conscious of the difference between his own background and his friend Christopher's upper class privilege.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Christopher suffers memory lapses after a head injury in the war
* ShotgunWedding
* SpiritedYoungLady: Valentine
* StiffUpperLip: Christopher is considered an extreme example even by other Edwardians. The scene where he learns of his mother's death is a masterclass.
* StoicWoobie: Christopher, especially in the last two volumes/episodes
* UnfortunateNames: Potty. It seems even worse to a modern audience, but even in the period in which the book was set, "potty" meant crazy or insignificant; the adjective is used this way in the book in several places.
* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: Valentine is in love with Christopher, but he refuses to go against his morals and cheat on his wife with her [[spoiler:until near the end]].
* UpperClassTwit: Potty Perowne.
* TheVicar: Reverend Duchemin comes across as the Dirty variety with his ranting about corsets and [[DoubleEntendre organs]].
* WarIsHell: Ford wrote the novel after his own experiences in World War I and he doesn't pull any punches, nor does the miniseries.
* WhosYourDaddy: The paternity of Sylvia's child is unclear.
* WorldWarOne
* WouldntHitAGirl: Inverted when Sylvia's boyfriend, Potty, is scared that Christopher will beat him up, and Sylvia tells Potty he needn't worry because "[Christopher] would not do anything to a girl like you."
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