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* RetroactiveRecognition: Michael Socha, who plays Harvey, would become very well known for playing Will Scarlett in ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Michael Socha, Creator/MichaelSocha, who plays Harvey, would become very well known for playing Will Scarlett Scarlet in ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland''.

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* HarsherInHindsight: Shaun has a dead father, and grows apart from his mother during the course of the story. It becomes sadder when you learn that young Thomas Turgoose lost his own mother to cancer before the film was even released.



* NightmareFuel: Combo is a living, breathing example of this. He's a violent, possibly sociopathic, racist bigot and when he gets angry, people get ''hurt.'' The scene in which he beats Milky into unconsciousness is particularly gruesome:

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* NightmareFuel: Combo is a living, breathing example of this. He's a violent, possibly sociopathic, racist bigot and when he gets angry, people get ''hurt.'' The scene in which he beats Milky into unconsciousness is particularly gruesome:
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Michael Socha, who plays Harvey, would become very well known for playing Will Scarlett in ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland''.
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* NightmareFuel: Combo is a living, breathing example of this. He's a violent, possibly sociopathic, racist bigot and when he gets angry, people get ''hurt.'' The scene in which he beats Milky into unconsciousness is particularly gruesome:
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* JerkassWoobie: Shane Meadows mentions in the commentary that lots of people told him they felt sorry for Combo even though they didn't like him.

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* JerkassWoobie: Shane Meadows mentions in the commentary that lots of people told him they felt sorry for Combo even though they didn't like him.
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The fight between the skinheads and the biker again.
** Complete with Flip hamming it up with the immortal line "You are all standing in the danger zone!"
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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Milky in the '86 and '90 miniseries. In '86, he and Lol have an affair, resulting in a daughter, and a period of estrangement with Woody. In '90, it is revealed that he allowed his family to arrange Combo's murder, though deeply regrets it when his relatives carry on with their plans from his 1983 hospitalization. While Milky was one of the more likable characters in the film, his actions in '86 and '90 caused a shift in fan opinion toward the character.]]
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The fight between the skinheads and the biker again.
** Complete with Flip hamming it up with the immortal line "You are all standing in the danger zone!"
* HeelFaceTurn:
** Aside from being an AscendedExtra, film bully Harvey becomes part of the main gang in the miniseries, and is somehow friends with Shaun.
** Banjo changes from fearsome racist to one of the nicest members of the gang in the miniseries, quite possibly a result of Combo's leaving town making him [[TheAtoner see the light]].
** Flip and Higgy in '90, though to a lesser extent.
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** Flip and Higgy in '90, though to a lesser extent.
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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Milky in the '86 and '90 miniseries. In '86, he and Lol have an affair, resulting in a daughter, and a period of estrangement with Woody. In '90, he helps arrange Combo's murder, though deeply regrets it when his relatives carry on with their plans. While Milky was one of the more likable characters in the film, his actions in '86 and '90 caused a shift in fan opinion toward the character.]]

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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Milky in the '86 and '90 miniseries. In '86, he and Lol have an affair, resulting in a daughter, and a period of estrangement with Woody. In '90, it is revealed that he helps allowed his family to arrange Combo's murder, though deeply regrets it when his relatives carry on with their plans.plans from his 1983 hospitalization. While Milky was one of the more likable characters in the film, his actions in '86 and '90 caused a shift in fan opinion toward the character.]]
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** Banjo changes from fearsome racist to one of the nicest members of the gang in the miniseries, quite possibly a result of Combo's incarceration making him [[TheAtoner see the light]].

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** Banjo changes from fearsome racist to one of the nicest members of the gang in the miniseries, quite possibly a result of Combo's incarceration leaving town making him [[TheAtoner see the light]].

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* HeelFaceTurn: Aside from being an AscendedExtra, film bully Harvey becomes part of the main gang in the miniseries, and is somehow friends with Shaun.

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* HeelFaceTurn: HeelFaceTurn:
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Aside from being an AscendedExtra, film bully Harvey becomes part of the main gang in the miniseries, and is somehow friends with Shaun.Shaun.
** Banjo changes from fearsome racist to one of the nicest members of the gang in the miniseries, quite possibly a result of Combo's incarceration making him [[TheAtoner see the light]].
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* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Milky in the '86 and '90 miniseries. In '86, he and Lol have an affair, resulting in a daughter, and a period of estrangement with Woody. In '90, he helps arrange Combo's murder, though deeply regrets it when his relatives carry on with their plans. While Milky was one of the more likable characters in the film, his actions in '86 and '90 caused a shift in fan opinion toward the character.]]



** Combo and Milky's conversation in the finale, along with Combo [[spoiler: being dragged off to his death, begging for his life]].

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** Combo and Milky's conversation in the finale, along with Combo [[spoiler: being dragged off to his death, begging for his life]].
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** Combo and Milky's conversation in the finale, along with Combo [[being dragged off to his death, begging for his life]].

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** Combo and Milky's conversation in the finale, along with Combo [[being [[spoiler: being dragged off to his death, begging for his life]].
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** Kelly and Gadget's conversation at the end of the second episode of '90.


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** Combo and Milky's conversation in the finale, along with Combo [[being dragged off to his death, begging for his life]].
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** Woody and Combo's reunion, with both brought to tears.

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* NightmareFuel: [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Mick]], Lol's father - especially when he appears in Lol's visions in '88.

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* NightmareFuel: [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Mick]], Lol's father - especially when he appears in Lol's visions visions/nightmares in '88. '88 and '90.


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** The entire dinner scene in the third episode of '90.
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* NightmareFuel: [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Mick]], Lol's father - especially when he appears in Lol's visions in '88.
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* TearJerker: Lol's final confrontation with her father, and Combo's redemptive act when he stumbles upon the aftermath.

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* TearJerker: Lol's final confrontation with her father, and followed by Combo's redemptive act when he stumbles upon the aftermath.
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* TearJerker: Lol's final confrontation with her father, and Combo's redemptive act afterwards.

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* TearJerker: Lol's final confrontation with her father, and Combo's redemptive act afterwards.when he stumbles upon the aftermath.

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* TearJerker: Lol's confrontation with her father, and Combo's redemptive act afterwards.

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* TearJerker: Lol's final confrontation with her father, and Combo's redemptive act afterwards.afterwards.
-->'''Combo:''' "Let me do a good thing..."
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:Lol's father who tried to molest Lol as a child, planned to do it to her sister, Kelly, raped her friend Trev and tried to rape Lol.]]
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* TearJerker: Lols confrontation with her father, and Combo's redemptive act afterwards.

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* TearJerker: Lols Lol's confrontation with her father, and Combo's redemptive act afterwards.
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* JerkassWoobie: Combo

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* JerkassWoobie: Combo
Shane Meadows mentions in the commentary that lots of people told him they felt sorry for Combo even though they didn't like him.
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* CompleteMonster: Combo treads the line between this and WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.
** Smell is another example. A sixteen year old who [[MoralEventHorizon has an affair with a twelve year old boy]].
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** Smell is another example. A sixteen year old who [[MoralEventHorizon has an affair with a twelve year old boy]].
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* CompleteMonster: Combo treads the line between this and WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.
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** And Lol and Combo's emotional conversation about everything in the following series.
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!!The film contains examples of:
* FridgeBrilliance: The actor who plays Combo is of mixed ethnic ancestry and, judging from [[MeaningfulName the name]], so is the character. This puts the conversation about black absentee fathers in a ''hell'' of [[{{Subtext}} a whole new light]].
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Lots.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Woody buying Shaun the Ben Sherman shirt.
-->'''Shaun:''' ''I just wanted to say thanks. This has been the best day of my life.''
* JerkassWoobie: Combo

!!The miniseries provides examples of:
* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:Lol's father who tried to molest Lol as a child, planned to do it to her sister, Kelly, raped her friend Trev and tried to rape Lol.]]
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The fight between the skinheads and the biker again.
** Complete with Flip hamming it up with the immortal line "You are all standing in the danger zone!"
* TearJerker: Lols confrontation with her father, and Combo's redemptive act afterwards.

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