History Trivia / Misfits

* RealSongThemeTune: The Rapture - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bibXZUZVonw Echoes]]

* ActorInspiredElement: The actors were given lots of say in how their characters would react in certain situations, and thus contributed to storylines.

** Simon was supposed to turn evil in Season 1 Episode 5, betraying the gang and forcing them to kill him at the end. But his actor was considered so likeable, that this idea was subsequently scrapped. It's particularly ironic when considering his [[BastardBastard later infamous role]] in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

** A movie that would unite the entire old cast with the new cast was written by Howard Overman after the end of the series, but ultimately failed to move into production.

* {{Jossed}}: Rumours said that Robert Sheehan left the show to pursue other projects or about his salary. He Jossed them, saying he wanted to "piss off and do other things".

* CastingGag:
** Let's see, Michael Obiora playing a policeman called by a woman named Sally to investigate disappearances? [[Series/DoctorWho Did he blink, just for a second?]]
** It's not exactly a gag per se, but Simon is basically a walking visual reference to [[{{Music/Joy Division}} Ian Curtis.]]
** This will be far from the last time Robert Sheehan plays a character who can see ghosts, hell, it's not even the last time he plays a character from a dysfunctional superhero team.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Kelly was written out of the show after Lauren Socha was arrested and convicted of racially aggravated assault against a taxi driver. Despite Channel 4 denying that her conviction had anything to do with Kelly being PutOnABus, this was not seen as credible, as Socha's departure was announced the day after she was convicted, and the fourth series' lack of direction has been attributed to last-minute rewrites to remove Kelly. Socha's career has consequently stalled despite being a BAFTA-winning actress, with two years without any TV or film work, but seems to have staged a recovery more recently.

** Simon was supposed to turn evil in Season 1 Episode 5, betraying the gang and forcing them to kill him at the end. But his actor was considered so likeable, that this idea was subsequently scrapped. It's particularly ironic when considering his [[BastardBastard later infamous role]] in [[Series/GameOfThrones Game Of Thrones.]]

* RetroactiveRecognition: While it's less of a surprise to British audiences, quite a few of the stars are now well known for their work on US TV shows, as well as a few UK TV shows that are equally big in the US, such as ''Doctor Who'', ''Sherlock'', and ''Downton Abbey''. For an American viewer getting directed towards their earlier work on ''Misfits'', watching the show can lead to quite a few cases of this trope:
** Simon is [[Series/GameOfThrones Ramsay Snow]]!
** Nathan's mum is [[Series/GameOfThrones Catelyn Stark]]!
** Gary is [[Series/GameOfThrones Pyp]]!
** Nikki is [[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD Raina]] and [[Series/{{Preacher2016}} Tulip]]!
** Rudy is [[Series/{{Preacher2016}} Cassidy]]!
** Jess is [[Series/UnderTheDome Rebecca Pine]]!
** Marnie is [[Series/GameOfThrones Clea]]!
** Abby is [[Series/{{Sherlock}} The Abominable Bride]]!
** Lily is [[Series/DoctorWho Jenny]] ([[OneSteveLimit the one from]] the Paternoster Gang.) [[spoiler: Not the Doctor's daughter!]]
** Rachel is [[Series/DowntonAbbey Lady Sybil]]!
** Lola's ex is [[Series/BeingHuman Nick Cutler]]!
** The first probation worker is Aaron's dad in Chewing Gum!
** The girl who seduces Curtis/Melissa is Abigail in Lovesick!
** Nathan is [[Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy Klaus Hargreaves]]!

* KillEmAll: The total amount of on-screen deaths in all of Misfits was 103. [[spoiler: This number includes the people that had to be killed multiple times.]]

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Kelly was written out of the show after Lauren Socha was arrested and convicted of racially aggravated assault against a taxi driver. Despite Channel 4 denying that her conviction had anything to do with Kelly being PutOnABus, Socha's career has consequently stalled; despite being a BAFTA-winning actress, she's only managed bit parts since then.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Kelly was written out of the show after Lauren Socha was arrested and convicted of racially aggravated assault against a taxi driver. Despite Channel 4 denying that her conviction had anything to do with Kelly being PutOnABus, Socha's career has consequently stalled, with only two television appearances since then.

* Concerning Superhoodie: [[spoiler: He was not originally intended to be Future!Simon at all.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6FNUgi3iJs There is a video of Simon filming about Nathan for Kelly when suddenly confronted by Superhoodie.]] Superhoodie speaks in a different voice/accent to Simon here, and gives a cryptic warning about watching them before running off. Presumably, the writers only thought of the Future!Simon idea while writing Series 2, and then decided to run with it after that.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6FNUgi3iJs There is a video of Simon filming about Nathan for Kelly when suddenly confronted by Superhoodie.]] Superhoodie speaks in a different voice/accent to Simon here, and gives a cryptic warning about watching them before running off. Presumably, the writers only thought of the Future!Simon idea while writing Series 2, and jthen decided to run with it after that.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6FNUgi3iJs There is a video of Simon filming about Nathan for Kelly when suddenly confronted by Superhoodie.]] Superhoodie speakes in a different voice/accent to Simon here, and gives a cryptic warning about watching them before running off. Presumably, the writers only thought of the Future!Simon idea while writing Series 2, and just decided to run with it.

* ActorInspiredElement: The actors were given lots of say in how their characters would react in certain situations, and contributed to storylines.

** It's not exactly a gag per se, but Simon is basically a walking visual reference to [[{{Music/Joy Division}} Ian Curtis ]].

* KillEmAll: Total deaths on-screen in all of Misfits was 103. [[spoiler: This number includes people that had to be killed multiple times.]]
* LifeImitatesArt: Lauren Socha was charged with assault and ended up having to do community service.
* RetroactiveRecognition: While it's less of a surprise to British audiences, quite a few of the stars are now well known for their work on US TV shows, as well as a few UK TV shows that are equally big in the US like ''Doctor Who'', ''Sherlock'', and ''Downton Abbey''. For an American viewer getting directed towards their earlier work on ''Misfits'', watching the show can lead to quite a few cases of this, such as:

** Gary is [[Series/GameOfThrones Pyp]]!
** Nathan's mum is [[Series/GameOfThrones Catelyn Stark]]!

** Lily is [[Series/DoctorWho Jenny]] ([[OneSteveLimit the one from]] the Paternoster Gang, not [[spoiler:the Doctor's daughter]])!

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Kelly was written out of the show after Lauren Socha was arrested and convicted of racially aggravated assault on a taxi driver. Despite Channel 4 denying that her conviction had anything to do with Kelly being PutOnABus, Socha's career has stalled, with only two television appearances since then.
* TrollingCreator: Iwan Rheon frequently had his name mispronounced by crew members. At one point Lauren Socha refused to film a scene until they got it right.

** Antonia Thomas was reluctant to take the role of Alisha because of the heavy sexual activity needed. But once she read the script and had a meeting with Howard Overman, she realised Alisha had more depth than originally thought.
** Simon was supposed to go evil in series one episode five, betraying the gang and forcing them to kill him at the end of the series, but the actor was so likable that it was rewritten. Ironic considering his [[BastardBastard role]] in [[Series/GameOfThrones Game Of Thrones]]
** Superhoodie [[spoiler: was never intended to be Future!Simon at all. There used to be a video on E4's website of Simon filming a video and being confronted by Superhoodie during it. Superhoodie spoke in a different voice/accent to Simon and gives a cryptic warning about watching the gang before running off. Presumably the writers thought of the Future!Simon idea while writing Series 2 and just ran with it.]]