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* ActingForTwo: Bill's mother and aunt were played by the same actress. (They might have been identical twins.)

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* ActingForTwo: Bill's mother and aunt were both played by the same actress.Creator/LizSmith. (They might have been identical twins.)



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The show was initially pitched to Central as a sitcom called "Hell and High Water" and was very different from the final product - Ben was absent from the pitch, with Bill being a widower, and she worked for her brother-in-law (intended to be played by Freddie Jones) selling souvenirs at a seaside town. Rona however was already fully formed from the outset.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The show was initially pitched to Central as a sitcom called "Hell ''Hell and High Water" Water'' and was very different from the final product - Ben was absent from the pitch, with Bill being a widower, and she worked for her brother-in-law (intended to be played by Freddie Jones) Creator/FreddieJones) selling souvenirs at a seaside town. Rona however was already fully formed from the outset.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The show was initially pitched to Central as a sitcom called "Hell and High Water" and was very different from the final product - Ben was absent from the pitch, with Bill being a widower, and she worked for her brother-in-law (intended to be played by Freddie Jones) selling souvenirs at a seaside town. Rona however was already fully formed from the outset.
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* DiedDuringProduction: The show was CutShort after Gary Olsen (Ben) died from cancer in 2000.

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* DiedDuringProduction: The show was CutShort after Gary Olsen Creator/GaryOlsen (Ben) died from cancer in 2000.
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** Jenny was first played by Georgina Cates and then by Clare Buckfield.

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** Jenny was first played by Georgina Cates (at the time still using her real name, Clare Woodgate) and then by Clare Buckfield.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: The show was CutShort after Gary Olsen (Ben) died from cancer in 2000.

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* AuthorExistenceFailure: DiedDuringProduction: The show was CutShort after Gary Olsen (Ben) died from cancer in 2000.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on Website/YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on the British version of[=BritBox=] in December 2021.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on Website/YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on the British version of[=BritBox=] of [=BritBox=] in December 2021.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on Website/YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on [=BritBox=] in December 2021.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on Website/YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on [=BritBox=] the British version of[=BritBox=] in December 2021.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV Channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on Website/YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on [=BritBox=] in December 2021.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV Channel channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on Website/YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on [=BritBox=] in December 2021.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV Channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on [=BritBox=] in December 2021.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV Channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on YouTube.Website/YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on [=BritBox=] in December 2021.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Eureka Video stopped releasing the series on [=DVD=] after Series 3, citing poor sales. As such, fans had to either catch it on a TV Channel or otherwise attempt to locate it on YouTube. This has been thankfully rectified with the entirety of the show's release on [=BritBox=] in December 2021.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The series was named after the then-average number of children in a British family. Today it would probably be ''1point8 Children''.

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* ActingForTwo: Bill's mother and aunt were played by the same actress. (They [[FridgeBrilliance might have been identical twins]].)

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* ActingForTwo: Bill's mother and aunt were played by the same actress. (They [[FridgeBrilliance might have been identical twins]].twins.)


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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The series was named after the then-average number of children in a British family. Today it would probably be ''1point8 Children''.

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* AuthorExistenceFailure: The show was CutShort following Gary Olsen's death from cancer in 2000.
* TheOtherDarrin - Jenny was first played by Georgina Cates and then by Clare Buckfield.

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* AuthorExistenceFailure: The show was CutShort following after Gary Olsen's death Olsen (Ben) died from cancer in 2000.
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Jenny was first played by Georgina Cates and then by Clare Buckfield.
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* AuthorExistanceFailure: The show was CutShort following Gary Olsen's death from cancer in 2000.

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* AuthorExistanceFailure: AuthorExistenceFailure: The show was CutShort following Gary Olsen's death from cancer in 2000.
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* AuthorExistanceFailure: The show was CutShort following Gary Olsen's death from cancer in 2000.
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* ActingForTwo: Bill's mother and aunt were played by the same actress. (They [[FridgeBrilliance might have been identical twins]].)



** Declan was played by Mitchell Ray in his first appearance, and by Alex Kew when he became a regular character.

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** Declan was played by Mitchell Ray in his first appearance, and by Alex Kew when he became a regular character.character.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatGuy: Dawn, the "per-son-al benk-er" is a [[Series/DoctorWho Slitheen]]!
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Dawn, the "per-son-al benk-er" is a [[Series/DoctorWho Slitheen]]!

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* HeyItsThatGuy: Dawn, the "per-son-al benk-er" is a [[Series/DoctorWho Slitheen]]!Slitheen]]!
* TheOtherDarrin - Jenny was first played by Georgina Cates and then by Clare Buckfield.
** Declan was played by Mitchell Ray in his first appearance, and by Alex Kew when he became a regular character.

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