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** A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the TheShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.
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** A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the TheShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.pass.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Matthew was originally played by Ben Chaplin, who left after the first season and was replaced by Neil Stuke.This fact is gloriously {{lampshaded}} in a post-credits sting after the first episode of the second season.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Matthew was originally played by Ben Chaplin, who left after the first season and was replaced by Neil Stuke. This fact is gloriously {{lampshaded}} in a post-credits sting after the first episode of the second season.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the TheShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.
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** Neil Stuke was actually considered in the running for Matthew as early as Series 1, but lost out to Ben Chaplin, although he would eventually get the chance to play the role in Series 2.
** A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the TheShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.
** Neil Stuke was actually considered in the running for Matthew as early as Series 1, but lost out to Ben Chaplin, although he would eventually get the chance to play the role in Series 2.
** A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the TheShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Matthew was originally played by Ben Chaplin, who left after the first season and was replaced by Neil Stuke.
** Which is gloriously {{lampshaded}} in a post-credits sting after the first episode of the second season.
** And which was potentially confusing, since from promo stills one might have guessed that Oliver Haden, who played Marco, was Chaplin's replacement. Haden's resemblance to Chaplin is much stronger than Stuke's.
** Which is gloriously {{lampshaded}} in a post-credits sting after the first episode of the second season.
** And which was potentially confusing, since from promo stills one might have guessed that Oliver Haden, who played Marco, was Chaplin's replacement. Haden's resemblance to Chaplin is much stronger than Stuke's.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Matthew was originally played by Ben Chaplin, who left after the first season and was replaced by Neil Stuke.
** WhichStuke.This fact is gloriously {{lampshaded}} in a post-credits sting after the first episode of the second season.
** And which was potentially confusing, since from promo stills one might have guessed that Oliver Haden, who played Marco, was Chaplin's replacement. Haden's resemblance to Chaplin is much stronger than Stuke's.season.
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** And which was potentially confusing, since from promo stills one might have guessed that Oliver Haden, who played Marco, was Chaplin's replacement. Haden's resemblance to Chaplin is much stronger than Stuke's.
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* ActingForTwo: Tracey Keating plays both Claire (the Irish nurse who Martin hooks up with in Series 2) and Rachel (Claire's IdenticalStranger who Martin tries to strike a relationship with in the last episode).
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* RealSongThemeTune: "Where I Find My Heaven" by the Gigolo Aunts was used as the theme tune.
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* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The first episode of the series was intended to be "[[TheBoxingEpisode Big Wednesday]]" on the 27th of February 1995. However, when a boxing match between Nigel Benn and Gerald [=McClellan=] ended with the latter in a coma, the second episode ("Working Girls") was aired instead. "Big Wednesday" was eventually aired on the 27th of March 1995, after [=McClellan=] came out of his coma.
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* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The first episode of the series was intended to be "[[TheBoxingEpisode Big Wednesday]]" on the 27th of February 1995. However, when a boxing match between Nigel Benn and Gerald [=McClellan=] ended with the latter in a coma, the second episode ("Working Girls") was aired instead. "Big Wednesday" was eventually aired on the 27th of March 1995, after [=McClellan=] came had come out of his coma.
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* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The first episode of the series was intended to be "[[TheBoxingEpisode Big Wednesday]]" on the 27th of February 1995. However, when a boxing match between Nigel Benn and Gerald McClellan [=McClellan=] ended with the latter in a coma, the second episode ("Working Girls") was aired instead. "Big Wednesday" was eventually aired on the 27th of March 1995, after McClellan [=McClellan=] came out of his coma.
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* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The first episode of the series was intended to be "[[TheBoxingEpisode Big Wednesday]]" on the 27th of February 1995. However, when a boxing match between Nigel Benn and Gerald McClellan ended with the latter in a coma, the second episode ("Working Girls") was aired instead. "Big Wednesday" was eventually aired on the 27th of March 1995, after McClellan came out of his coma.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the ShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the ShutIn, TheShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.
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** And which was potentially confusing, since from promo stills one might have guessed that Oliver Haden, who played Marco, was Chaplin's replacement. Haden's resemblance to Chaplin is much stronger than Stuke's.
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** And which was potentially confusing, since from promo stills one might have guessed that Oliver Haden, who played Marco, was Chaplin's replacement. Haden's resemblance to Chaplin is much stronger than Stuke's.Stuke's.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the ShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A fourth series was considered and announced to air in 2000 during a rerun of the last episode in 1999. According to Bernardette Davis, this additional series may have focused on the development of Matthew beyond his role as the ShutIn, as well as the potential addition of a "radicalist" gay or lesbian roommate to the cast. However, this fourth series never came to pass.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Matthew was originally played by Ben Chaplin, who left after the first season and was replaced by Neil Stuke.
** Which is gloriously {{lampshaded}} in a post-credits sting after the first episode of the second season.
** And which was potentially confusing, since from promo stills one might have guessed that Oliver Haden, who played Marco, was Chaplin's replacement. Haden's resemblance to Chaplin is much stronger than Stuke's.
** Which is gloriously {{lampshaded}} in a post-credits sting after the first episode of the second season.
** And which was potentially confusing, since from promo stills one might have guessed that Oliver Haden, who played Marco, was Chaplin's replacement. Haden's resemblance to Chaplin is much stronger than Stuke's.
