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* CaliforniaDoubling: Used and averted.
** Malta and South Africa double up for New Mexico; Watford and St Albans in Hertfordshire double up for parts of Slough and the Vatican.
** Other Berkshire scenes in Slough and Windsor were filmed on location however, and Malta also appeared as itself in one episode.
** In a subtle example, a TV newscast based in Oklahoma uses the skyline of Columbus, Ohio, as a backdrop.
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* WorkingTitle: the show was originally known as ''Apocalypse: Slough'', but was changed as it was feared the Americans would not get the joke ("Slough" rhymes with "now", as in ''Apocalypse Now''). It was changed to ''You, Me and the End of the World'' before gaining its final title.

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* WorkingTitle: the The show was originally known as ''Apocalypse: Slough'', but was changed as it was feared the Americans would not get the joke ("Slough" rhymes with "now", as in ''Apocalypse Now''). It was changed to ''You, Me and the End of the World'' before gaining its final title.

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* TheDanza: ''almost''. Pauline Quirke plays Jamie's mother ''Paula''.

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* TheDanza: ''almost''. Pauline Quirke Creator/PaulineQuirke plays Jamie's mother ''Paula''.



* WorkingTitle: the show was originally known as ''Apocalypse: Slough'', but was changed as it was feared the Americans would not get the joke ("Slough" rhymes with "now", as in ''Apocalypse Now''). It was changed to ''You, Me and the End of the World'' before gaining its final title.

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* WorkingTitle: the show was originally known as ''Apocalypse: Slough'', but was changed as it was feared the Americans would not get the joke ("Slough" rhymes with "now", as in ''Apocalypse Now''). It was changed to ''You, Me and the End of the World'' before gaining its final title.title.
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* FakeAmerican: Almost all of the characters from the USA are portrayed by British actors, to the point where it is easier to list off actual American actors appearing on the show[[note]] Jenna Fischer as Rhonda, Megan Mullally as Leanne, Kyle Soller as Scotty, Nick Offerman as Buddy and, while the character remains in Europe, his accent is decidedly American: Rob Lowe as Father Jude[[/note]].

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* FakeAmerican: Almost all of the characters from the USA are portrayed by British actors, to the point where it is easier to list off actual American actors appearing on the show[[note]] Jenna Fischer as Rhonda, Megan Mullally as Leanne, Kyle Soller as Scotty, Nick Offerman as Buddy Buddy, Tom Clarke Hill as Big Todd and, while the character remains in Europe, his accent is decidedly American: Rob Lowe as Father Jude[[/note]].
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* FakeAmerican: Almost all of the characters from the USA are portrayed by British actors, to the point where it is easier to list off actual American actors appearing on the show[[note]] Jenna Fischer as Rhonda, Megan Mullally as Leanne, Kyle Soller as Scotty and, while the character remains in Europe, his accent is decidedly American: Rob Lowe as Father Jude[[/note]].

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* FakeAmerican: Almost all of the characters from the USA are portrayed by British actors, to the point where it is easier to list off actual American actors appearing on the show[[note]] Jenna Fischer as Rhonda, Megan Mullally as Leanne, Kyle Soller as Scotty Scotty, Nick Offerman as Buddy and, while the character remains in Europe, his accent is decidedly American: Rob Lowe as Father Jude[[/note]].
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* TheDanza - ''almost''. Pauline Quirke plays Jamie's mother ''Paula''.
* FakeAmerican - Brits Patterson Joseph as US General Gaines, Nina Sosanya as US Marshal Tess Carter, and Dame Diana Rigg as Sutton.
* PlayingTheirOwnTwin - Mathew Baynton plays both Jamie and Ariel.
* WorkingTitle - the show was originally known as ''Apocalypse: Slough'', but was changed as it was feared the Americans would not get the joke ("Slough" rhymes with "now", as in ''Apocalypse Now''). It was changed to ''You, Me and the End of the World'' before gaining its final title.

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* TheDanza - TheDanza: ''almost''. Pauline Quirke plays Jamie's mother ''Paula''.
* FakeAmerican - Brits Patterson Joseph FakeAmerican: Almost all of the characters from the USA are portrayed by British actors, to the point where it is easier to list off actual American actors appearing on the show[[note]] Jenna Fischer as US General Gaines, Nina Sosanya Rhonda, Megan Mullally as US Marshal Tess Carter, and Dame Diana Rigg Leanne, Kyle Soller as Sutton.
Scotty and, while the character remains in Europe, his accent is decidedly American: Rob Lowe as Father Jude[[/note]].
* PlayingTheirOwnTwin - PlayingTheirOwnTwin: Mathew Baynton plays both Jamie and Ariel.
* WorkingTitle - WorkingTitle: the show was originally known as ''Apocalypse: Slough'', but was changed as it was feared the Americans would not get the joke ("Slough" rhymes with "now", as in ''Apocalypse Now''). It was changed to ''You, Me and the End of the World'' before gaining its final title.
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* FakeAmerican - Brits Patterson Joseph as US General Gaines and Dame Diana Rigg as Sutton.

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* FakeAmerican - Brits Patterson Joseph as US General Gaines Gaines, Nina Sosanya as US Marshal Tess Carter, and Dame Diana Rigg as Sutton.
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* BillingDisplacement: Despite Mathew Baynton playing not one, but two of the main characters, as well as providing the opening narration, he is still billed second, behind Jenna Fischer.

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* BillingDisplacement: Despite Mathew Baynton playing not one, but two the protagonist ''and'' the antagonist of the main characters, series, as well as providing the opening narration, he is still billed second, behind Jenna Fischer.
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* BillingDisplacement: Despite Mathew Baynton playing not one, but two of the main characters, as well as providing the opening narration, he is still billed second, behind Jenna Fischer.
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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin - Mathew Baynton plays both Jamie and Ariel.

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* PlayingTheirOwnTwin - Mathew Baynton plays both Jamie and Ariel.Ariel.
* WorkingTitle - the show was originally known as ''Apocalypse: Slough'', but was changed as it was feared the Americans would not get the joke ("Slough" rhymes with "now", as in ''Apocalypse Now''). It was changed to ''You, Me and the End of the World'' before gaining its final title.
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* FakeAmerican - Brit Patterson Joseph as US General Gaines.

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* FakeAmerican - Brit Brits Patterson Joseph as US General Gaines.Gaines and Dame Diana Rigg as Sutton.
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* TheDanza - ''almost''. PaulineQuirke plays Jamie's mother ''Paula''.
* FakeAmerican - Brit PattersonJoseph as US General Gaines.
* PlayingTheirOwnTwin - MathewBaynton plays both Jamie and Ariel.

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* TheDanza - ''almost''. PaulineQuirke Pauline Quirke plays Jamie's mother ''Paula''.
* FakeAmerican - Brit PattersonJoseph Patterson Joseph as US General Gaines.
* PlayingTheirOwnTwin - MathewBaynton Mathew Baynton plays both Jamie and Ariel.
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* TheDanza - ''almost''. PaulineQuirke plays Jamie's mother ''Paula''.
* FakeAmerican - Brit PattersonJoseph as US General Gaines.
* PlayingTheirOwnTwin - MathewBaynton plays both Jamie and Ariel.

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