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* ItsQuietTooQuiet: When Tim praises Carole, calling her a mother figure, and after she suggests that she's happy to cuddle him, Carole nervously realises that it has gone all quiet. Realising that it means that her children had stopped playing to listen in on them, she tells them to get back to their games.
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** When Helen crashs into the lake, Brittas tells her "I've told you before, I don't approve of your shortcuts!". When exactly did Helen take a shortcut beforehand which Brittas disapproved of is left unsaid, however.
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** When Helen crashs crashes into the lake, Brittas tells her "I've told you before, I don't approve of your shortcuts!". When exactly did Helen take a shortcut beforehand which Brittas disapproved of is left unsaid, however.
* ShipperOnDeck: Penny is apparently supportive of the Tim/Gavin ship, as shown in her reasoning for turning down Gavin's ticket.
-->'''Penny''': Take Tim.
-->'''Gavin''': What?
-->'''Penny''': Well, you and Tim are an item.
-->'''Penny''': Take Tim.
-->'''Gavin''': What?
-->'''Penny''': Well, you and Tim are an item.
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** At one point, Carole is seen with hand-puppets of [[Series/TheSootyShow Sooty and Sweep]] on her hands.
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** At one point, Carole is seen entertaining her children with hand-puppets of [[Series/TheSootyShow Sooty and Sweep]] on her hands.Sweep]].
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* BeQuietNudge: The staff decide not to tell Brittas that he was briefly dead, so when Colin goes to say how the ambulance men thought he was the most dead-looking thing they had seen, Gavin gives him a painful step on the foot. Colin immediately gets the hint and instead tells Brittas that they thought he looked the most unwell.
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Whilst Gavin wasn't aware of it at the time, he was partially at fault for the bomb making its way to Brussels, since he had hit Colin accidentally in the head with a croquet ball as he was removing it out of the centre, and even tried to shift the blame for it. Here, he gets karmic retribution for it in the form of the bomb blowing up his car.
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* AsYouKnow: Some of the conversation between the staff at the beginning of the episode regarding Brittas' return to the Leisure Centre is framed this way, with Linda needing to be told exactly why Brittas is now back at his old job despite the fact that he was about to become European Commissioner of Sport.
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* CharacterisationMarchesOn: Penny is notably different here from her portrayal as a Brittas-hating IceQueen detached from the rest of the staff in the rest of her only series, being concerned for Carole's wellbeing, trusting Brittas to help Carole out, and, judging by Gavin's comments about everyone finding her attractive, being seemingly well-liked by the rest of the staff. In fact, the only hint at her seething hatred for Brittas is in the fact that she struggles to say anything nice about him upon first seeing him.
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* NoodleIncident: Apparently, Brittas got the orthopaedic and plastic surgeons to play against each other seven-a-side.
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* NoodleIncident: NoodleIncident:
** Apparently, Brittas got the orthopaedic and plastic surgeons to play against each otherseven-a-side.seven-a-side whilst he was recuperating.
** When Helen crashs into the lake, Brittas tells her "I've told you before, I don't approve of your shortcuts!". When exactly did Helen take a shortcut beforehand which Brittas disapproved of is left unsaid, however.
** Apparently, Brittas got the orthopaedic and plastic surgeons to play against each other
** When Helen crashs into the lake, Brittas tells her "I've told you before, I don't approve of your shortcuts!". When exactly did Helen take a shortcut beforehand which Brittas disapproved of is left unsaid, however.
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* BellyButtonless: Brittas no longer has a belly button following his surgery.
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': I'm not a complete man!
-->'''Helen''': What?! What have they taken away?
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': They forgot to give me a belly button.
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': I'm not a complete man!
-->'''Helen''': What?! What have they taken away?
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': They forgot to give me a belly button.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Brittas has DeathAmnesia, and the others agree not to tell him that he died, presumably under the belief that the shock would kill him again. Problem is that Helen, who was away at a mental health clinic, was never let into these plans, and she tells Brittas after trying to seduce him. Not as it would have mattered, as Helen mentions having his death certificate framed.
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* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: PlayedWith, as Carole is an adult, but Brittas does ask Carole to cover her ears just before he makes an announcement about not saying von Trap-related phases. Unfortunately for her, Helen pulls her hands from her ears to ask for cigarettes, leading to her hearing everything.
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* FireAlarmDistraction: Helen needs to try to get a letter from the wife of a doctor she seduced during the time Brittas was [[WeCanRebuildHim being reconstructed]] from being crushed by a water tank. At one point, she tries to get everyone out of the building by lighting a cigarette and putting it to a smoke alarm. The building evacuates but she is unsuccessful in destroying the letter.
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* FireAlarmDistraction: Helen needs to try to get a letter from the wife of a doctor she seduced during the time Brittas was [[WeCanRebuildHim being reconstructed]] from being crushed by a water tank. At one point, she tries to get everyone out of the building by lighting a cigarette and putting it to a smoke alarm. The building evacuates evacuates, but she is unsuccessful in ends up destroying the letter.wrong mail.
* HomeEarlySurprise: Brittas returns to the centre a day earlier than expected, ruining both the welcome back ceremony that the staff had prepared and making it harder for Helen to destroy the letter of inclination. He would have been back sooner, but he had issues with a metal detector in Zurich.
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* IncompatibleOrientation: Penny flirts with Gavin despite the fact he's in a committed relationship with Tim.
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* IncompatibleOrientation: Penny flirts with Gavin despite the fact he's in a committed relationship with Tim. She does realise this at the end of the episode however and advises that Gavin and Tim go off to the opera.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Helen is mentioned to have escaped from the mental health clinic without wearing any clothes, although she has covered it up by the time she makes it to the centre.
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* TakeThat: Helen tells Carole to never trust [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Austrian men with moustaches]].
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* ScaleModelDestruction: Colin presents Brittas with a model of the leisure centre. Later on, Brittas accidentally sits on it and destroys it.
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* ScaleModelDestruction: Colin presents Brittas with a model of the leisure centre. Later on, Brittas accidentally sits on it and destroys it.it twice.
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* IgnoreTheFanservice: Helen dresses herself up and tries to look good for her husband in the hope that he would have sex with her. However, Brittas isn't interested in the slightest and tries to make her see that she's still not mentally well.
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* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Helen dresses herself up and tries to look good for her husband in the hope that he would have sex with her. However, Brittas isn't interested in the slightest and tries to make her see that she's still not mentally well.
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-->'''Helen''': What have they taken away?
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-->'''Helen''': What?! What have they taken away?
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* DamnedByFaintPraise: Upon meeting Brittas, the only positive thing that Penny can say about him is that he has very nice eyes.
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** Brittas was last being seen about to get a cushier job in Brussels. However, here it is revealed that he's lost the job after his time spent dead in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E8TheLastDay The Last Day]]" and has to stay at his old job as a result.
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** Brittas was last being seen about to get a cushier job in Brussels. However, here it is revealed that he's lost the job after his time spent dead in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E8TheLastDay The Last Day]]" Day]]", and has to stay at his old job as a result.
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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: After Brittas' death, Helen was given £88,000 as part of the life insurance, which she quickly spends on a combination of an expensive car and betting on a horse. Considering the fact that it wasn't long after she ran out of money that she was sent to the mental hospital, and it was a place where she spent at least the first month during Brittas' two months convalescence at the hospital, this evidently didn't take too long to achieve.
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* HappyEndingOverride: The last time we see Carole in the present time of the series ("[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E8TheLastDay The Last Day]]"), she's about to leave for Austria with Mr. von Trap. However, this episode has her back at the leisure centre after he abandons her to marry a nun.
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* HappyEndingOverride: HappyEndingOverride:
** The last time we see Carole in the present time of the series ("[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E8TheLastDay The Last Day]]"), she's about to leave for Austria for a happy ending with Mr. von Trap. However, this episode has her back at the leisure centre after he abandons her to marry anun.nun.
** Julie was last seen about to marry Alex, and it was suggested that she was destined to be heading into a happy marriage. Here, we learn that she's kicked him out and is single once again.
** Brittas was last being seen about to get a cushier job in Brussels. However, here it is revealed that he's lost the job after his time spent dead in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E8TheLastDay The Last Day]]" and has to stay at his old job as a result.
** The last time we see Carole in the present time of the series ("[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E8TheLastDay The Last Day]]"), she's about to leave for Austria for a happy ending with Mr. von Trap. However, this episode has her back at the leisure centre after he abandons her to marry a
** Julie was last seen about to marry Alex, and it was suggested that she was destined to be heading into a happy marriage. Here, we learn that she's kicked him out and is single once again.
** Brittas was last being seen about to get a cushier job in Brussels. However, here it is revealed that he's lost the job after his time spent dead in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E8TheLastDay The Last Day]]" and has to stay at his old job as a result.
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* InstitutionalApparel: Helen is mentioned to have been in a straitjacket for the first month of her incarceration in hospital.
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* InstitutionalApparel: Helen is mentioned to have been in a straitjacket for the first month of her incarceration in the hospital.
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* OneSteveLimit: This episode marks the debut of Penny Bidmead. However, another member of staff called Penny was mentioned by Brittas back in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS3E2ThatCreepingFeeling That Creeping Feeling]]"
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* OneSteveLimit: This episode marks the debut of Penny Bidmead. However, another member of staff called Penny was mentioned by Brittas back in "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS3E2ThatCreepingFeeling That Creeping Feeling]]"Feeling]]".
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* HandshakeRefusal: When Brittas returns, he tries to give Penny a handshake. Penny, having seen what happened when he [[CrushingHandshake shook hands with Tim and Gavin]], declines, claiming that her hands are sticky.
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* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Helen dresses herself up and tries to look good for her husband in the hope that he would have sex with her. However, Brittas isn't interested in the slightest and tries to make her see that she's still not mentally well.
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* DogGotSentToAFarm: According to Helen, she had told the children that their father had gone off on a long holiday after his temporary death.
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* DogGotSentToAFarm: According to Helen, she had told the children that their father had gone off on a long holiday after his Brittas' temporary death.death.
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': I'm feeling very strange, Helen.
-->'''Helen''': Oh no, don't do it again, Gordon, don't die again. I told the children once Daddy had gone on a long holiday, they're not going to believe me a second time.
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': I'm feeling very strange, Helen.
-->'''Helen''': Oh no, don't do it again, Gordon, don't die again. I told the children once Daddy had gone on a long holiday, they're not going to believe me a second time.
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-->'''Mr. Brittas''': I'm not a complete man!
-->'''Helen''': What have they taken away?
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': They forgot to give me a belly button.
-->'''Helen''': What have they taken away?
-->'''Mr. Brittas''': They forgot to give me a belly button.
