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* LittlestCancerPatient: Tamsin has an unspecified illness that is serious enough to qualify her for the equivalent of Make-a-Wish.
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* LittlestCancerPatient: Tamsin has an unspecified illness that is serious enough to qualify her for the equivalent of Make-a-Wish. (Sally's dialogue implies it to be terminal, but she, by her own admission, doesn't involve herself with the children's specific illnesses).
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* LittlestCancerPatient: Tamsin has an unspecified terminal illness.
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* LittlestCancerPatient: Tamsin has an unspecified terminal illness.illness that is serious enough to qualify her for the equivalent of Make-a-Wish.
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* ParentsAsPeople: Graham and Jan love Tamsin but seem to put their own concerns (wanting money, wanting to meet Frankie) above her.
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* ParentsAsPeople: Graham and Jan love Tamsin Tamsin, but seem to put their own concerns (wanting money, wanting to meet Frankie) above her.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Sally shoots down Graham's suggestion to split the money from the sale of the balloon five ways equally; saying that, because Tamsin is terminally ill, any money she gets will just revert to her parents when she dies (which is likely to be soon.) Graham can't deny this - so pushes again to split the money five ways so he can get more.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Sally shoots down Graham's suggestion to split the money from the sale of the balloon five ways equally; saying that, because Tamsin is terminally ill, any money she gets will just revert to her parents when she dies (which is likely to be soon.) soon). Graham can't deny this - so pushes again to split the money five ways so he can get more.
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* WomenAreWiser: Jan is the only one of the adults who shows any concern for Tamsin.
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* WomenAreWiser: Jan is the only one of the adults who shows any concern for Tamsin. Though subverted with Sally, who is the most coldblooded and ruthless of the adults.
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* IllGirl[=/=]LittlestCancerPatient: Tamsin, though it's not specified what condition she actually suffers from.
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* AbsenteeActor: This is the only episode in the series not to feature Reece Shearsmith.
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* {{Irony}}: Sally, the woman who works for a children's charity, is possibly the greediest and most ruthless of all the adults.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: Wishmaker UK is an obvious stand-in for the real charity Make-a-Wish Foundation.
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* WritingAroundTrademarks: Wishmaker UK is an obvious stand-in for the real charity Make-a-Wish Foundation. This is played for comic effect when Frankie says he's come from the "Make-a-" only to be hastily interrupted by Sally: "''Wish''maker UK!"
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* MercyKill: Sally convinces Graham and Si that killing Frankie would be this, since he'll be seriously brain damaged if he survives.
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* MercyKill: Sally convinces Graham and Si that killing Frankie turns out not to be dead after all, and Sally urges Graham to kill him so they can still make money from selling the balloon. Graham is horrified and refuses; so she tells him it would be this, since he'll be seriously a mercy kill, as Frankie's aneurysm will have left him so badly brain damaged if he survives.that he'll spend his life "eating through a straw and shitting into a bucket."
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* IllGirl[=/=]LittlestCancerPatient: Tamsin, though it's not specified what condition she actually suffers from.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Apparently Tamsin's motivation toward Frankie.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Apparently Tamsin's What Tamsin says about Frankie Parsons after he dies suddenly and seems to be the motivation toward Frankie.for her actions at the end of the episode.
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* AdvertisedExtra: David Bedella, who plays Frankie. His character dies in the first few minutes of the episode (and though he's NotQuiteDead, all we see of him afterwards is a brief silhouette through a glass door.)
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Graham and Jan prepare their house for the arrival of famous pop star Frankie J Parsons. It is the ninth birthday of their daughter Tamsin; she is terminally ill, and the charity Wishmaker UK has arranged Frankie's visit. Frankie arrives with his personal assistant Si, and Sally, a representative of Wishmaker UK. At Tamsin's request, Frankie tries to blow up a balloon for her, but struggles for breath before collapsing and dying. Si calls Frankie's manager, who gives instructions that no one is to call an ambulance until he can get there. As Tamsin sits forlornly with the balloon, the adults realize that it contains Frankie's literal last breath and as such could be worth a lot of money.
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Graham and Jan prepare their house for the arrival of famous pop star Frankie J Parsons. It is the ninth birthday of their daughter Tamsin; Tamsin's ninth birthday; she is terminally ill, and the charity Wishmaker UK has arranged Frankie's visit. Frankie arrives with his personal assistant Si, and Sally, a representative of Wishmaker UK. At Tamsin's request, Frankie tries to blow up a balloon for her, but struggles for breath before collapsing and dying. Si calls Frankie's manager, who gives instructions that no one is to call an ambulance until he can get there. As Tamsin sits forlornly with the balloon, the adults realize that it contains Frankie's literal last breath and as such could be worth a lot of money.
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As Graham investigates the potential value of the balloon and camcorder footage of Frankie, Jan takes Tamsin outside. Tamsin feels responsible for Frankie's death, and Jan reassures her that his soul will go to heaven. Graham, Sally and Si begin a heated argument over who owns the balloon and how to split the proceeds. When Sally tries to argue that Tamsin shouldn't be entitled to a share of the proceeds (since the money will revert to her parents when she dies), Graham becomes enraged and threatens to burst the balloon. Jan intervenes to stop the argument. During lunch, there is a noise from outside and Graham, Sally and Si panic; thinking the balloon has burst. They agree to put the balloon in an upstairs bedroom.
Everyone waits in the living room for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin outside whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the balloon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. Tamsin struggles up the stairs, where she ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
Everyone waits in the living room for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin outside whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the balloon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. Tamsin struggles up the stairs, where she ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
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As Graham investigates the potential value of the balloon and camcorder footage of Frankie, Jan takes Tamsin outside. Tamsin feels responsible for Frankie's death, and Jan reassures her that his soul will go to heaven. Graham, Sally and Si begin a heated argument over who owns the balloon and how to split the proceeds. When Sally tries to argue that Tamsin shouldn't be entitled to receive a share of the proceeds (since the money will revert to her parents when she dies), money, Graham becomes enraged and threatens to burst the balloon. Jan intervenes to stop the argument. During lunch, there is a noise from outside and Graham, Sally and Si panic; thinking the balloon has burst. They agree to put the balloon in an upstairs bedroom.
Everyone waits in the living room for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin outside whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from theballoon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives.balloon. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. Tamsin struggles up the stairs, where she ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
Everyone waits in the living room for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin outside whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the
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* MercyKill: Sally convinces Graham and Si to perform one on Frankie.that killing Frankie would be this, since he'll be seriously brain damaged if he survives.
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Everyone waits in the living room for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin outside whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the balloon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. She has made her way upstairs to the bedroom with the balloon in. Tamsin ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
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Everyone waits in the living room for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin outside whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the balloon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. She has made her way upstairs to the bedroom with the balloon in. Tamsin struggles up the stairs, where she ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
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Everyone waits for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin out of the room whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the balloon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. She has made her way upstairs to the bedroom with the balloon in. Tamsin ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
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Everyone waits in the living room for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin out of the room outside whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the balloon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. She has made her way upstairs to the bedroom with the balloon in. Tamsin ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
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As Graham investigates the potential value of the balloon and camcorder footage of Frankie, Jan takes Tamsin outside. Tamsin feels responsible for Frankie's death, and Jan reassures her that his soul will go to heaven. Graham, Sally and Si begin a heated argument over who owns the balloon and how to split the proceeds. When Sally tries to argue that Tamsin shouldn't be entitled to a share of the proceeds (since the money will revert to her parents when she dies), Graham becomes enraged and threatens to burst the balloon. During lunch, there is a noise from outside and Graham, Sally and Si panic; thinking the balloon has burst. They agree to put the balloon in an upstairs bedroom.
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As Graham investigates the potential value of the balloon and camcorder footage of Frankie, Jan takes Tamsin outside. Tamsin feels responsible for Frankie's death, and Jan reassures her that his soul will go to heaven. Graham, Sally and Si begin a heated argument over who owns the balloon and how to split the proceeds. When Sally tries to argue that Tamsin shouldn't be entitled to a share of the proceeds (since the money will revert to her parents when she dies), Graham becomes enraged and threatens to burst the balloon. Jan intervenes to stop the argument. During lunch, there is a noise from outside and Graham, Sally and Si panic; thinking the balloon has burst. They agree to put the balloon in an upstairs bedroom.
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Graham and Jan prepare their house for the arrival of famous pop star Frankie J Parsons. It is the ninth birthday of their daughter Tamsin; she is terminally ill, and the charity Wishmaker UK has arranged Frankie's visit. Frankie arrives with his personal assistant Si, and Sally, a representative of Wishmaker UK. At Tamsin's request, Frankie tries to blow up a balloon for her, but struggles for breath before collapsing and dying. Si calls Frankie's manager, who gives instructions that no one is to call an ambulance until he can get there. As Tamsin sits forlornly with the balloon, the adults realize that it contains Frankie's literal last breath and as such could be worth a lot of money.
As Graham investigates the potential value of the balloon and camcorder footage of Frankie, Jan takes Tamsin outside. Tamsin feels responsible for Frankie's death, and Jan reassures her that his soul will go to heaven. Graham, Sally and Si begin a heated argument over who owns the balloon and how to split the proceeds. When Sally tries to argue that Tamsin shouldn't be entitled to a share of the proceeds (since the money will revert to her parents when she dies), Graham becomes enraged and threatens to burst the balloon. During lunch, there is a noise from outside and Graham, Sally and Si panic; thinking the balloon has burst. They agree to put the balloon in an upstairs bedroom.
Everyone waits for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin out of the room whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the balloon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. She has made her way upstairs to the bedroom with the balloon in. Tamsin ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
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* AdvertisedExtra: David Bedella, who plays Frankie.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Apparently Tamsin's motivation toward Frankie.
* BirthdayEpisode
* BittersweetEnding
* BlackComedy: The whole episode, but particularly a scene where Sally recounts the tale of working with a sick child who dropped dead right after getting her wish to deliver mail.
* CelebrityIsOverrated: The moral of the episode.
* {{Expy}}: Frankie appears to be one of [[Creator/RatPack Rat Pack]] singers like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
* {{Fangirl}}: Jan is one for Frankie.
* HopelessWithTech: Jan is like this with the camcorder.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Sally.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Sally shoots down Graham's suggestion to split the money from the sale of the balloon five ways equally; saying that, because Tamsin is terminally ill, any money she gets will just revert to her parents when she dies (which is likely to be soon.) Graham can't deny this - so pushes again to split the money five ways so he can get more.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For Graham, Sally and Si, who don't get to make money from the balloon.
* LittlestCancerPatient: Tamsin has an unspecified terminal illness.
* MercyKill: Sally convinces Graham and Si to perform one on Frankie.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Si claims that Frankie wasn't the nice guy he seemed to be - he was rude to his staff and disliked visiting sick children.
* NotQuiteDead: Frankie, until Si finishes him off.
* OnlySaneMan: Tamsin.
* ParentsAsPeople: Graham and Jan love Tamsin but seem to put their own concerns (wanting money, wanting to meet Frankie) above her.
* PissTakeRap: It's mentioned that Frankie had recorded such an album.
* WeDidntStartTheBillyJoelParodies: Graham refers to the song, saying it's not his fault that people are willing to pay so much for celebrity merchandise.
* WomenAreWiser: Jan is the only one of the adults who shows any concern for Tamsin.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: Wishmaker UK is an obvious stand-in for the real charity Make-a-Wish Foundation.
As Graham investigates the potential value of the balloon and camcorder footage of Frankie, Jan takes Tamsin outside. Tamsin feels responsible for Frankie's death, and Jan reassures her that his soul will go to heaven. Graham, Sally and Si begin a heated argument over who owns the balloon and how to split the proceeds. When Sally tries to argue that Tamsin shouldn't be entitled to a share of the proceeds (since the money will revert to her parents when she dies), Graham becomes enraged and threatens to burst the balloon. During lunch, there is a noise from outside and Graham, Sally and Si panic; thinking the balloon has burst. They agree to put the balloon in an upstairs bedroom.
Everyone waits for Frankie's manager to arrive, but then Jan notices someone moving in Tamsin's room. Frankie, still alive, comes to the door before collapsing again. Jan hastily takes Tamsin out of the room whilst the others decide what to do. Sally convinces Graham and Si to kill Frankie so that they can still make money from the balloon, arguing that it is kinder, since Frankie will be severely brain-damaged if he survives. They toss a coin for who should kill him; Si loses, and smothers Frankie with a pillow. Later, Frankie's body is taken away in an ambulance. As Graham and Sally talk about selling the balloon and video, the adults realize Tamsin is missing. She has made her way upstairs to the bedroom with the balloon in. Tamsin ties the balloon to a heart-shaped helium balloon, opens the window, and releases the balloons.
!!!This episode contains examples of:
* AdvertisedExtra: David Bedella, who plays Frankie.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Apparently Tamsin's motivation toward Frankie.
* BirthdayEpisode
* BittersweetEnding
* BlackComedy: The whole episode, but particularly a scene where Sally recounts the tale of working with a sick child who dropped dead right after getting her wish to deliver mail.
* CelebrityIsOverrated: The moral of the episode.
* {{Expy}}: Frankie appears to be one of [[Creator/RatPack Rat Pack]] singers like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
* {{Fangirl}}: Jan is one for Frankie.
* HopelessWithTech: Jan is like this with the camcorder.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Sally.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Sally shoots down Graham's suggestion to split the money from the sale of the balloon five ways equally; saying that, because Tamsin is terminally ill, any money she gets will just revert to her parents when she dies (which is likely to be soon.) Graham can't deny this - so pushes again to split the money five ways so he can get more.
* LaserGuidedKarma: For Graham, Sally and Si, who don't get to make money from the balloon.
* LittlestCancerPatient: Tamsin has an unspecified terminal illness.
* MercyKill: Sally convinces Graham and Si to perform one on Frankie.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Si claims that Frankie wasn't the nice guy he seemed to be - he was rude to his staff and disliked visiting sick children.
* NotQuiteDead: Frankie, until Si finishes him off.
* OnlySaneMan: Tamsin.
* ParentsAsPeople: Graham and Jan love Tamsin but seem to put their own concerns (wanting money, wanting to meet Frankie) above her.
* PissTakeRap: It's mentioned that Frankie had recorded such an album.
* WeDidntStartTheBillyJoelParodies: Graham refers to the song, saying it's not his fault that people are willing to pay so much for celebrity merchandise.
* WomenAreWiser: Jan is the only one of the adults who shows any concern for Tamsin.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: Wishmaker UK is an obvious stand-in for the real charity Make-a-Wish Foundation.
