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** In episode two, a joke is made about President UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush giving an interview about the Gulf War from his golf course. In 2002, President UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush was widely mocked for giving an interview about the UsefulNotes/WarOnTerror in the middle of a game of golf (the notorious "watch this drive" interview shown in ''Film/Fahrenheit911'').
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** Sally is selfish, unpleasant, homophobic and egotistical, but she had neglectful parents and was raised by an abusive grandmother and [[spoiler: marries a man who isn't any better. ]]

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** Sally is selfish, unpleasant, homophobic and egotistical, but she had neglectful parents and was raised by an abusive grandmother grandmother, and [[spoiler: marries a man who isn't any better. ]]
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** Sally is selfish, unpleasant, homophobic and egotistical, but she had neglectful parents and was raised by an abusive grandmother and [[spoiler: marries a man who isn't any better. ]]
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* TheWoobie: Poor George has to deal with poor health caused by the stress of his job, his horrible wife (who eventually divorces him), and his demon of a daughter. He doesn't get the happiest of endings either, ditching his new love in favor of reconciling with his abusive ex.
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** Gus is a ManipulativeBastard who annoys the staff to no end, but he is also a lonely individual with little life beyond Globelink.
** Damien is a lying, sensationalist, arrogant, amoral reporter, but he also had a pretty lonely and depressing childhood and a neglectful and apathetic mother, and suffers one of the worst endings of any character in the series.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the season two episode "Baseball", Henry talks about a disturbing rumour he heard over lunch at the club, to which Damien replies, "Oh, not Creator/JimmySavile again?"

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: In the season two episode "Baseball", Henry talks about a disturbing rumour he heard over lunch at the club, to which Damien replies, "Oh, not Creator/JimmySavile again?"
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In the season two episode "Baseball", Henry talks about a disturbing rumour he heard over lunch at the club, to which Damien replies, "Oh, not Creator/JimmySavile again?"

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** Henry at his award ceremony:
-->"...a time when this industry was run by giants. Whereas now it is run...BY PYGMIES! Like HIM ''(points)'' and HIM!"
*** TruthInTelevision - former BBC Midlands news presenter Alan Towers signed off his last bulletin by saying "This is my last programme for the BBC after 25 years. When I first joined the corporation, it was led by giants. Now it is being led by pygmies in grey suits wearing blindfolds"



** [[Series/TheWalkingDead Rick Grimes]] pretends to be Henry's son.

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** [[Series/TheWalkingDead Rick Grimes]] Creator/AndrewLincoln pretends to be Henry's son.
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** [[Series/AshestoAshes Gene Hunt]] goes from a tough policeman to a downright crooked one...

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** [[Series/AshestoAshes [[Series/AshestoAshes2008 Gene Hunt]] goes from a tough policeman to a downright crooked one...

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DanielCraig as a thug, [[Series/WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} Norris]]

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Creator/DanielCraig as a thug, [[Series/WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} [[Series/{{Spooks}} Norris]]

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* HilariousInHindsight: Characters often insult Sarah Ferguson's book ''WesternAnimation/BudgieTheLittleHelicopter''. Jeff Rawle (George) provided voices for the animated adaptation of the same book.
** Damien tries to report next to s burning pile of drugs and gradually gets high off the fumes. In 2015, reporter Quentin Somerville encountered the same problem.

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Characters often insult Sarah Ferguson's book ''WesternAnimation/BudgieTheLittleHelicopter''. Jeff Rawle (George) provided voices for the animated adaptation of the same book.
** Damien tries to report next to s a burning pile of drugs and gradually gets high off the fumes. In 2015, reporter Quentin Somerville encountered the same problem.
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*** TruthInTelevison - former BBC Midlands news presenter Alan Towers signed off his last bulletin by saying "This is my last programme for the BBC after 25 years. When I first joined the corporation, it was led by giants. Now it is being led by pygmies in grey suits wearing blindfolds"

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*** TruthInTelevison TruthInTelevision - former BBC Midlands news presenter Alan Towers signed off his last bulletin by saying "This is my last programme for the BBC after 25 years. When I first joined the corporation, it was led by giants. Now it is being led by pygmies in grey suits wearing blindfolds"
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-->TruthInTelevison - former BBC Midlands news presenter Alan Towers signed off his last bulletin by saying "This is my last programme for the BBC after 25 years. When I first joined the corporation, it was led by giants. Now it is being led by pygmies in grey suits wearing blindfolds"
* HilariousInHindsight: Characters often insult Sarah Ferguson's book BudgieTheLittleHelicopter. Jeff Rawle (George) provided voices for the animated adaptation of the same book.

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-->TruthInTelevison *** TruthInTelevison - former BBC Midlands news presenter Alan Towers signed off his last bulletin by saying "This is my last programme for the BBC after 25 years. When I first joined the corporation, it was led by giants. Now it is being led by pygmies in grey suits wearing blindfolds"
* HilariousInHindsight: Characters often insult Sarah Ferguson's book BudgieTheLittleHelicopter.''WesternAnimation/BudgieTheLittleHelicopter''. Jeff Rawle (George) provided voices for the animated adaptation of the same book.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DanielCraig as a thug, [[WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} Norris]]

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DanielCraig as a thug, [[WireInTheBlood [[Series/WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} Norris]]
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** [[AshestoAshes Gene Hunt]] goes from a tough policeman to a downright crooked one...

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** [[AshestoAshes [[Series/AshestoAshes Gene Hunt]] goes from a tough policeman to a downright crooked one...
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** Damien tries to report next to s burning pile of drugs and gradually gets high off the fumes. In 2015, reporter Quentin Somerville encountered the same problem.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Characters often insult Sarah Ferguson's book BudgieTheLittleHelicopter. Jeff Rawle (George) provided voices for the animated adaptation of the same book.
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-->TruthInTelevison - former BBC Midlands news presenter Alan Towers signed off his last bulletin by saying "This is my last programme for the BBC after 25 years. When I first joined the corporation, it was led by giants. Now it is being led by pygmies in grey suits wearing blindfolds"
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** [[TheWalkingDead Rick Grimes]] pretends to be Henry's son.

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** [[TheWalkingDead [[Series/TheWalkingDead Rick Grimes]] pretends to be Henry's son.
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** [[TheThickOfIt Dan Miller]] shows up as a carbon copy of Gus who works in a hospital.

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** [[TheThickOfIt [[Series/TheThickOfIt Dan Miller]] shows up as a carbon copy of Gus who works in a hospital.
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*** [[TheWalkingDead Rick Grimes]] pretends to be Henry's son.

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*** ** [[TheWalkingDead Rick Grimes]] pretends to be Henry's son.son.
** [[AshestoAshes Gene Hunt]] goes from a tough policeman to a downright crooked one...
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*** [[TheWalkingDead Rick Grimes]] pretends to be Henry's son.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DanielCraig, [[WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} Norris]]

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/DanielCraig, Creator/DanielCraig as a thug, [[WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} Norris]]Norris]]
** [[TheThickOfIt Dan Miller]] shows up as a carbon copy of Gus who works in a hospital.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: DanielCraig, [[WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} Norris]]

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* RetroactiveRecognition: DanielCraig, Creator/DanielCraig, [[WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} Norris]]
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-->"...a time when this industry was run by giants. Whereas now it is run...BY PYGMIES! Like HIM ''(points)'' and HIM!"

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-->"...a time when this industry was run by giants. Whereas now it is run...BY PYGMIES! Like HIM ''(points)'' and HIM!"HIM!"
* RetroactiveRecognition: DanielCraig, [[WireInTheBlood Hermione]] [[{{Spooks}} Norris]]
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Joy, the sociopathic P.A, went from having two-minute appearances in Series Two to having her own plotlines in later episodes.



-->"...a time when this industry was run by giants. Whereas now it is run...BY PYGMIES! Like HIM ''(points)'' and HIM!"
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Joy, the sociopathic P.A, went from having two-minute appearances in Series Two to having her own plotlines in later episodes.

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-->"...a time when this industry was run by giants. Whereas now it is run...BY PYGMIES! Like HIM ''(points)'' and HIM!"
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Joy, the sociopathic P.A, went from having two-minute appearances in Series Two to having her own plotlines in later episodes.
HIM!"
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome / [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Funny]]

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome / [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Funny]]SugarWiki/FunnyMoments

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