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* CreatorCouple: Sid and Nancy Potter from "How I Won the War" were played by Paul Grunert and Bonnie Langford, who were married in real life.

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* CreatorCouple: Sid and Nancy Potter from "How I Won the War" were played by Paul Grunert and Bonnie Langford, Creator/BonnieLangford, who were married in real life.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Phoebe was to be blonde, and Yvonne was to be a brunette. Emma Amos (later the second Yvonne) had auditioned for Phoebe before the two's hair colours were switched.

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Originally Phoebe was to be blonde, and Yvonne was to be a brunette. Emma Amos (later the second Yvonne) had auditioned for Phoebe before the two's hair colours were switched.switched.
** Dervla Kirwan confirmed in an interview on the DVD that she would like to play Phoebe in a revival but also that it wouldn't be right to take the role back from Elizabeth Carling. Carling would stay as Phoebe in the 2016 revival, "Many Happy Returns".

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* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced from Series 4 onwards:
** Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development.
** Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.

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* TheOtherDarrin: TheOtherDarrin:
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''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced from Series 4 onwards:
** *** Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development.
** *** Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.Phoebe.
** When Phoebe's husband Donald made his brief appearance in "Fools Rush In", he was played by Ben Lobb. When Donald returned for ADayInTheLimelight three series later in "There's Something About a Soldier", he was now played by Creator/RalphIneson.

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* AlanSmithee: Victor [=McGuire=] plays both Ron and his grandfather, Albert, in "The Leaving of Liverpool". For the latter role he was credited separately as "Vic Noir".



* RealLifeRelative: Ellie Sparrow (Gary and Yvonne's daughter from the 2016 "Many Happy Returns" special) was played by Esme Coy, the daughter of her on-screen mother, Emma Amos.

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** Reg's son Frank in "One O'Clock Jump" was played by Alfie Ettridge Rogers, the son of Reg's actor, Christopher Ettridge.
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Ellie Sparrow (Gary and Yvonne's daughter from the 2016 "Many Happy Returns" special) was played by Esme Coy, the daughter of her on-screen mother, Emma Amos.

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* TheCastShowoff:
** Phoebe took singing lessons in Series 5 and became a nightclub singer in Series 6, both were to show off Elizabeth Carling's musical talents.
** "The 'Ouses in Between" [[ActingForTwo also cast]] Emma Amos as Victorian music hall star Marie Lloyd to show off her own talents.



* CreatorCouple: Sid and Nancy Potter from "How I Won the War" were played by Paul Grunert and Bonnie Langford, who were married in real life.



* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced from Series Four onwards:

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* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced from Series Four 4 onwards:
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* RealLifeRelative: Ellie Sparrow (Gary and Yvonne's daughter from the 2016 "Many Happy Returns" special) was played by Esme Coy, the daughter of her on-screen mother, Emma Amos.

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* ActingForTwo: In one episode Gary splits into three versions of himself. Needless to say, Creator/NicholasLyndhurst plays them all. Victor [=McGuire=], Elizabeth Carling, Emma Amos, and Christopher Etteridge all play the various ancestors and descendants of their characters that Gary encounters over the series.

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In one episode "Mine's a Double", Gary splits into three versions of himself. Needless to say, Creator/NicholasLyndhurst plays them all.
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Victor [=McGuire=], Elizabeth Carling, Emma Amos, and Christopher Etteridge all play the various ancestors and descendants of their characters that Gary encounters over the series.

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* ActingForTwo: In one episode Gary splits into three versions of himself. Needless to say, Creator/NicholasLyndhurst plays them all. Victor [=McGuire=], Elizabeth Carling, Emma Amos and Christopher Etteridge all play the various ancestors and descendants of their characters that Gary encounters over the series.

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* ActingForTwo: In one episode Gary splits into three versions of himself. Needless to say, Creator/NicholasLyndhurst plays them all. Victor [=McGuire=], Elizabeth Carling, Emma Amos Amos, and Christopher Etteridge all play the various ancestors and descendants of their characters that Gary encounters over the series. series.
* CastTheRunnerUp: Emma Amos auditioned for Phoebe before Dervla Kirwan was cast. When Michelle Holmes left the series after Series 3, Amos took over her role of Yvonne.
* CreatorBacklash: Michelle Holmes wasn't a fan of how underutilised Yvonne was and her lack of character development, so she left the series between Series 3 and 4.



* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced from Series Four onwards. Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development, whilst Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.

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* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced from Series Four onwards. onwards:
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Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development, whilst development.
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Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.


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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally Phoebe was to be blonde, and Yvonne was to be a brunette. Emma Amos (later the second Yvonne) had auditioned for Phoebe before the two's hair colours were switched.
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* RealSongThemeTune: "Goodnight Sweetheart" was a popular 1930s song by Ray Noble.
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* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced for Series Four onwards. Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development, whilst Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.

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* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced for from Series Four onwards. Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development, whilst Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: Yvonne's lawyer Murray in season six was played by American actor Rolf Saxon, known as the voice of George Stobart (also a lawyer) in the VideoGame/BrokenSword games.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: Yvonne's lawyer Murray in season six was played by American actor Rolf Saxon, known as the voice of George Stobart (also a lawyer) in the VideoGame/BrokenSword games.

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* ActorAllusion: In one episode someone props up the bar access behind Gary and he almost leans on the empty space, but then notices and nods to himself -- this provokes gales of uproarious laughter from the audience, which will seem a strange non sequitur to anyone not familiar with the famous scene in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' in which Del Boy (not Lyndhurst's character Rodney, oddly) does the same but goes crashing to the floor with a fixed expression.
** In one episode Gary claims he was taught how to speak in any dialect: his cockney is identical to Rodney.



* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced for Series Four onwards. Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development, whilst Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.

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* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced for Series Four onwards. Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development, whilst Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.Phoebe.
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* ActingForTwo: In one episode Gary splits into three versions of himself. Needless to say, Creator/NicholasLyndhurst plays them all. Victor [=McGuire=], Elizabeth Carling, Emma Amos and Christopher Etteridge all play the various ancestors and descendants of their characters that Gary encounters over the series.
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* ActorAllusion: In one episode someone props up the bar access behind Gary and he almost leans on the empty space, but then notices and nods to himself -- this provokes gales of uproarious laughter from the audience, which will seem a strange non sequitur to anyone not familiar with the famous scene in ''OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' in which Del Boy (not Lyndhurst's character Rodney, oddly) does the same but goes crashing to the floor with a fixed expression.

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* ActorAllusion: In one episode someone props up the bar access behind Gary and he almost leans on the empty space, but then notices and nods to himself -- this provokes gales of uproarious laughter from the audience, which will seem a strange non sequitur to anyone not familiar with the famous scene in ''OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' in which Del Boy (not Lyndhurst's character Rodney, oddly) does the same but goes crashing to the floor with a fixed expression.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: One of Nicholas Lyndhurst's many, ''many'' attempts to get away from everyone thinking of him as Rodney from ''Only Fools and Horses''
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* ActorAllusion: In one episode someone props up the bar access behind Gary and he almost leans on the empty space, but then notices and nods to himself -- this provokes gales of uproarious laughter from the audience, which will seem a strange non sequitur to anyone not familiar with the famous scene in ''OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' in which Del Boy (not Lyndhurst's character Rodney, oddly) does the same but goes crashing to the floor with a fixed expression.
** In one episode Gary claims he was taught how to speak in any dialect: his cockney is identical to Rodney.
* FakeBrit: Irish actress Dervla Kirwan as Phoebe.


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* TheOtherDarrin: ''Both'' of the actresses playing Gary's two wives were replaced for Series Four onwards. Michelle Holmes left and was replaced with Emma Amos when she decided Yvonne was underused and had no scope for character development, whilst Dervla Kirwan left to concentrate on ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'', her friend Elizabeth Carling was her own recommendation as a replacement Phoebe.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: One of Nicholas Lyndhurst's many, ''many'' attempts to get away from everyone thinking of him as Rodney from ''Only Fools and Horses''

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