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* CoolButInefficient: Dandridge exemplifies this with his insistence on computerised automation of every part of his building, even when there is no apparent benefit. The best example is the electronic blind, which gets stuck every time it is used.
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* ConvenientlyTimedDistraction: The stuck blind in Dandridge's office suddenly unstick itself just as he has the crook at gunpoint. The crook takes advantage of Dandridge's lapse in attention by throwing the painting at him to make his escape.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: Lady Penelope happens to bump into her friend the Duchess of Royston just as she gambling away the last of her money.
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* CrossDressingVoice: Ray Barrett is having the time of his life as the Duchess. Recording sessions for this episode were reportedly hilarious.

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* CrossDressingVoice: Ray Barrett Creator/RayBarrett is having the time of his life as the Duchess. Recording sessions for this episode were reportedly hilarious.
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-->'''Jeff''': Oh, bang on! Jolly good show!

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-->'''Jeff''': [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Oh, bang on! Jolly good show!show!]]
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* TheCasino: where the episode starts and ends.

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* TheCasino: CasinoEpisode: The first act takes place at TheCasino, where Lady Penelope encounters her hapless friend Deborah, the episode starts Duchess of Royston, being swindled out of the last of her money -- and ends.her jewellery. The final scene shows the Duchess, her riches restored, at another casino, though hopefully a more honest one.
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* PermanentPlaceholder: Ray Barrett was not originally intended to play the Duchess, but his voice for her was so funny he ended up keeping the role.
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* PermanentPlaceholder: Ray Barrett was not originally intended to play the Duchess, but his voice for her was so funny he ended up keeping the role.

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