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* LifeIsntFair: Carole says as such to one of her twin children when forcing her to settle in her new drawer.
-->'''Carole''': Life isn't perfect for any of us, so if you could just bend your knees - there's a good girl.

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* ShoutOut: ''[[Series/SongsOfPraise Songs of Praise]]'' comes to the centre to film a live episode in the gymnasium.

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''[[Series/SongsOfPraise Songs of Praise]]'' comes to the centre to film a live episode in the gymnasium.gymnasium.
** An attempt by Councillor Drugget to fire Brittas was prevented by [[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]] running a "Get Behind Gordon" campaign.

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* TheGhost: Bishop Tom is mentioned to have gotten a head injury thanks to being attacked by an emu, but he never appears on-screen.

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* TheGhost: A Bishop named Tom is mentioned to have gotten a head injury thanks to being attacked by an emu, but he never appears on-screen.



* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Laura's excuse to go up to Brittas' office so that she can slam the door and make him draw attention to the European Commissioner for Sport job amounts to having "left something, somewhere".

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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Laura's excuse to go up to Brittas' office so that she can slam the door and make him draw attention to the European Commissioner for Sport job amounts to having "left something, somewhere".is not exactly a strong excuse.
-->'''Laura''': Would you...um...just excuse me a minute? I've... um... left something... somewhere.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: On top of the centre managing to be rebuilt, Carole has returned to living there, with no explanation given as to why she moved back in considering the fact that she had been living with the Brittas family back in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS4E8HighNoon High Noon]]".
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* OstrichHeadHiding: The staff initially find the emu in the disabled toilets with it's head stuck in a bucket, with Julie remarking that it is because "it's probably the only sand it could find".

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* OstrichHeadHiding: The staff initially find the emu in the disabled toilets with it's head stuck in a bucket, with Julie remarking that it is might be because "it's probably the only sand it could find".
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* TheGhost: Bishop Tom is mentioned to have gotten a head injury thanks to being attacked by an emu, but he never appears on-screen.


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* GoryDiscretionShot:
** Although we do hear Drugget screaming, the scene cuts away to Helen going into a bathroom before we see Drugget get attacked by an emu.
** All we see of the emu severely attacking the people present at ''Series/SongsOfPraise'' is it making its way into the room with Brittas being dragged behind it.


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* INeedToGoIronMyDog: Laura's excuse to go up to Brittas' office so that she can slam the door and make him draw attention to the European Commissioner for Sport job amounts to having "left something, somewhere".


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* OstrichHeadHiding: The staff initially find the emu in the disabled toilets with it's head stuck in a bucket, with Julie remarking that it is because "it's probably the only sand it could find".


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* SuppositoryGag: Colin's extra-powerful muscle relaxants, which he suggests using on the emu.
-->'''Colin''': These muscle relaxants I've been taking are very powerful.
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': Yes, Colin?
-->'''Colin''': Now, I thought - if we gave the ostrich a handful....
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': You think I'm going to persuade an ostrich to swallow your pills?
-->'''Colin''': Now, they're not exactly pills, Mr. Brittas. They're suppositories.
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': Go away, Colin.
-->'''Colin''': All you have to do - now I've got this bamboo pole...
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': I said go away, Colin.
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* GirlInABox: Carole has put her children into several boxes as part of their return to the drawers and cupboards of the leisure centre.
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* TakeThat: Drugget describes the EU as "a pointless bureaucracy spending vast amounts of money".

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* EtTuBrute: Despite Laura's love for Brittas, she doesn't object to Drugget's plan to relocate him to Brussels.

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* EtTuBrute: Despite Laura's love for Brittas, Although she doesn't object to initially has reservations on Drugget's plan to relocate him Brittas to Brussels.Brussels, Laura ultimately goes behind Brittas' back.


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* FindingJudas: Although Laura sees her going behind Brittas' back as betrayal to some degree, she ultimately does it out of a desire to see an end to the body count. It helps that it's a good outcome to Brittas as well, seeing as he's looking forward to the job at the centre of the betrayal at the end of the episode.


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* ScreamDiscretionShot: The camera cuts away to Helen before we see Drugget get attacked by the emu, although we do get to hear his screaming.

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* FictionalDocument: ''I Believe'', the auto-biography that Brittas wrote. Apparently, it mentions Laura a lot; Tim, not so much.

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* FictionalDocument: ''I Believe'', the auto-biography autobiography that Brittas wrote.wrote between Series 4 and 5. Apparently, it mentions Laura a lot; Tim, not so much.



* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: During the interim period between Series 4 and 5, Brittas has taken the opportunity to write a book on the experiences of running his Leisure Centre called ''I Believe''.



* StoryArc: This starts the series long story arc of Brittas preparing to go to Brussels.
* TimeSkip: The episode picks up several months after the events of the previous episode, by which point the center has been rebuilt and Brittas has written a book (''I Believe'').

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* StoryArc: This starts the series long series-long story arc of Brittas preparing to go to Brussels.
* TimeSkip: The episode picks up several months after the events of the previous episode, by which point the center centre has been rebuilt and Brittas has written a book (''I Believe'').
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* ContinuityNod: One of the boxes which the twins are stored in is labelled "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS4E3BigglesTellsALie Cat Food]]", implying that Carole may have kept the cat after the events of the episode.

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* ContinuityNod: One of the boxes in which the twins are stored in is labelled "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS4E3BigglesTellsALie Cat Food]]", implying that Carole may have kept the cat after the events of the episode.Food]]".



* GirlInABox: Carole has put her children into several boxes as part of their return to the drawers of the leisure centre. One of the boxes is labeled "Cat Food" and the other is labelled the "Microwave".

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* GirlInABox: Carole has put her children into several boxes as part of their return to the drawers and cupboards of the leisure centre. One of the boxes is labeled "Cat Food" and the other is labelled the "Microwave".
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After the destruction of the leisure centre last episode, it has now been fully rebuilt, and ''Series/SongsOfPraise'' are planning to come to the centre. Brittas has spent the time wisely, having written a book called ''I Believe'', the revenue of which has gone to charity. Meanwhile, Carole moves back in, and Helen has shown up with some drugs she got from Jonathan's chemistry teacher. Trouble is that after half an hour, she falls asleep.

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[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS4E8HighNoon After the destruction of the leisure centre last episode, episode]], it has now been fully rebuilt, and ''Series/SongsOfPraise'' are planning to come to the centre. Brittas has spent the time wisely, having written a book called ''I Believe'', the revenue of which has gone to charity. Meanwhile, Carole moves back in, and Helen has shown up with some drugs she got from Jonathan's chemistry teacher. Trouble is that after half an hour, she falls asleep.
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-->-- '''Gordon Brittas''' trying to get '''Linda Perkin''' to kill a rampaging emu.



After the destruction of the leisure centre last episode, it has now been fully rebuilt, and ''Series/SongsOfPraise'' are planning to come to the centre. Brittas has spent the time wisely, having written a book called "I Believe", the revenue of which has gone to charity. Meanwhile, Carole moves back in, and Helen has shown up with some drugs she got from Jonathan's chemistry teacher. Trouble is that after half an hour, she falls asleep.

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After the destruction of the leisure centre last episode, it has now been fully rebuilt, and ''Series/SongsOfPraise'' are planning to come to the centre. Brittas has spent the time wisely, having written a book called "I Believe", ''I Believe'', the revenue of which has gone to charity. Meanwhile, Carole moves back in, and Helen has shown up with some drugs she got from Jonathan's chemistry teacher. Trouble is that after half an hour, she falls asleep.

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