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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognise: Played with. Each episode has at least one well-known British actor playing a suspect; sometimes that character turns out to be the murderer, sometimes not.

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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognise: Played with. Each episode has at least one well-known British actor SpecialGuest playing a suspect; sometimes that character turns out to be the murderer, sometimes not.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]], they could not have set the MysteryOfTheWeek there as it would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line). Bath-based detectives would not have got a look-in.

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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]], they could not have set the MysteryOfTheWeek there as it would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line). Bath-based detectives would not have got a look-in.look-in.
* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognise: Played with. Each episode has at least one well-known British actor playing a suspect; sometimes that character turns out to be the murderer, sometimes not.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate a crime committed there as it would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).

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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would forces]], they could not have been called to investigate a crime committed set the MysteryOfTheWeek there as it would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).line). Bath-based detectives would not have got a look-in.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate it as a crime committed there would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).

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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate it as a crime committed there as it would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate it as such a murder, which would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).

to:

* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate it as such a murder, which crime committed there would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the MurderOfTheWeek happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate it as such a murder, which would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).

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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the MurderOfTheWeek happens murder takes place in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate it as such a murder, which would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate it as such a murder, which would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).

to:

* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that MurderOfTheWeek happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have been called to investigate it as such a murder, which would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line).
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have investigated it as such a murder would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary, with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line.

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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have investigated been called to investigate it as such a murder murder, which would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary, with Constabulary (with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line.line).
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" ratter than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have investigated it as such a murder would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary, with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line.

to:

* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" ratter rather than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have investigated it as such a murder would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary, with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" ratter than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishBobbies British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have investigated it as such a murder would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary, with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line.

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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" ratter than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishBobbies [[UsefulNotes/BritishCoppers British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have investigated it as such a murder would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary, with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line.
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* FridgeBrilliance: The fact that the regional police service that covers Bath in the show is the fictional "West of England Police" ratter than the RealLife Avon & Somerset Police becomes this in "We Need To Talk About Doreen", in which the detectives investigate a murder that happens in the Box Tunnel, which is actually in Wiltshire (albeit a part of Wiltshire that's just ten miles from Bath). Had the writers gone with real [[UsefulNotes/BritishBobbies British police forces]] for the show, Bath-based detectives would not have investigated it as such a murder would fall under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Constabulary, with the British Transport Police probably getting involved as well given that it's a working railway line.

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