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* OnlySaneMan: She often acts like when the other housemates are doing something particularly stupid.

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* OnlySaneMan: She often acts like comes across as this when the other housemates are doing something particularly stupid.



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* DirtyOldMan: When he's together with Oregon, he's portrayed somewhat sympathetically, but after their breakup he moves to this category, as he simply won't stop lusting after her.
* TeacherStudentRomance: With Oregon.

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* JerkassWoobie: Sabine's unfriendly treatment by the other house members makes you feel sorry for her...until it becomes clear she's not a particularly nice person to begin with.

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* JerkassWoobie: Sabine's unfriendly treatment by the other house members makes you feel sorry for her... until it becomes clear she's not a particularly nice person to begin with.
* OnlySaneMan: She often acts like when the other housemates are doing something particularly stupid.
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* * RedOniBlueOni: She's the Red to Heather's Blue.




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* BadassBookworm: Series 3, episode 4- two bookworms fight over a book, Howard is victorious.

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* BadassBookworm: Series 3, episode 4- 4: two bookworms fight over a book, Howard is victorious.




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!!Dan
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* OneOfTheKids: Despite being in his late 30s or early 40s, Dan is desperate to prove he's hip with the kids.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Subverted. He tries to come across as this, but when he feels betrayed by his students (such as when Kingsley files an anonymous complaint on him), he becomes petty and vindictive.
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!!Heather
!!!Actor: Sophie Wu
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* RedOniBlueOni: She's the Blue to Josie's Red.
* RomanticFalseLead: She starts off as this, dating Kingsley while Josie longs after him, but eventually she becomes rounded enough to escape the stereotype.

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!!Josie Jones
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!!Kingsley Owen
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!!Jonathan "JP" Pembersley"
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!!Violet "Vod" Nordstrom
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!!Howard [=McCallum=]
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* TVGenius: His list of pub quiz specialist subjects is rather impressive

!!Melissa "Oregon" Shawcross
!!! Actor: Charlotte Richie

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!!Melissa
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!!Actor: Faye Marsay

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* OopNorth: The only genuinely Mancunian member of the household, with a harsh accent to boot.

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* OopNorth: The only genuinely Mancunian member of the household, with a harsh accent to boot.boot.
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* TheNicknamer: Some of his nicknames are affectionate ("The Funky Vodster") others not so ("The Pigman of Arbroath")

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* TheNicknamer: Some of his nicknames are affectionate ("The Funky Vodster") Vodster" for Vod), others not so much ("The Pigman Pig Man of Arbroath")Arbroath" for Howard)



* StarvingStudent: When her RAF money runs out she takes to borrowing money from the housemates until they all demand it back at once, forcing her to get a job as a cleaner.

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* StarvingStudent: When her RAF money runs out out, she takes to borrowing money from the housemates until they all demand it back at once, forcing her to get a job as a cleaner.



* TheStoic: Or so he claims. To Stowe Boy JP the term means something very different.

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* TheStoic: Or so he claims. To Stowe Boy JP JP, the term means something very different.



* Corrupt the Cutie: Vod and Oregon are doing their best on her.

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* Corrupt the Cutie: Vod and Oregon are doing their best on her.her.
* OopNorth: The only genuinely Mancunian member of the household, with a harsh accent to boot.
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* UpperClassWit: He has his moments with one-liners
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* TheComicallySerious: She's very, very straightforward and sensible. That's what makes her funny.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's much less sweet than she initially seems, and often gets violent or destructive when she loses her temper.







* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Continually hangs out with his old friends from Stowe, who obviously don't like him and just use him for money. He's incredibly naive about it.



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* GeekPhysiques: Pudgier variant.



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* Corrupt the Cutie: Vod and Oregon are doing their best on her

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* StarvingStudent: When her RAF money runs out she takes to borrowing money from the housemates until they all demand it back at once, forcing her to get a job as a cleaner.



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* LoveableNerd

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* LoveableNerd
* NerdGlasses: He tries contacts but they don't work out for him.




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* ScholarshipStudent: Her "RAF scam"
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* BadassBookworm: Series 3, episode 4- two bookworms fight over a book, Howard is victorious.
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* LonersAreFreaks
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* Villainous BSOD: In series 2, when the housemates learn that she has been thrown off her course: "All I wanted was to give myself to dental hygeine..."

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* Villainous BSOD: VillainousBSOD: In series 2, when the housemates learn that she has been thrown off her course: "All I wanted was to give myself to dental hygeine..."
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* Villainous BSOD: In series 2, when the housemates learn that she has been thrown off her course: "All I wanted was to give myself to dental hygeine..."
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* JerkassWoobie: Sabine's unfriendly treatment by the other house members makes you feel sorry for her...until it becomes clear she's not a particularly nice person to begin with.
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* TheNicknamer: Some of his nicknames are affectionate ("The Funky Vodster") others not so ("The Pigman of Arbroath")
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* WellDoneSonGuy: To his distant dad "I know you loved me, even though you never said it... or showed it... or even implied it..."



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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: JP tries variants of this pretty often, from paying Vod for the biggest room in the house, to bribing his way into a BP careers event. Sam even [[LamshadeHanging lampshades]] this in series 3: "You can't just throw money at me like a one-man Bullingdon Club".

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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: JP tries variants of this pretty often, from paying Vod for the biggest room in the house, to bribing his way into a BP careers event. Sam even [[LamshadeHanging [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this in series 3: "You can't just throw money at me like a one-man Bullingdon Club".
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: JP tries variants of this pretty often, from paying Vod for the biggest room in the house, to bribing his way into a BP careers event. Sam even [[LamshadeHanging lampshades]] this in series 3: "You can't just throw money at me like a one-man Bullingdon Club".
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HardDrinkingPartyGirl: "I'm a single lady! Can't you handle it?"
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* NiceHat: Vod has several
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* TheLadette

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* BadLiar: "Oh my god! I forgot I had a car!"




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* SecretlyWealthy

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* SmallNameBigEgo: When Heather asks Kingsley what genre his music fits into, he replies "That's for the NME to decide".



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* BiTheWay



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* Corrupt the Cutie: Vod and Oregon are doing their best on her
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* TheStoic: Or so he claims. To JP the term means something very different.

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* TheStoic: Or so he claims. To Stowe Boy JP the term means something very different.
* WellDoneSonGuy
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!!Josie Jones
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!!Kingsley Owen
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!!Jonathan "JP" Pembersley"
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!!Violet "Vod" Nordstrom
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!!Howard McCallum
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* TheStoic: Or so he claims. To JP the term means something very different.

!!Melissa "Oregon" Shawcross
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!!Paul Lamb The Invisible Man

!!Sabine
!!Actor: Jelka van Houten

!!Candice
!!Actor: Faye Marsay

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