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* TheNoseKnows: At one point lines up a bunch of school kids who raided his supplies, testing their breath to determine just what they stole and how much they owe him.
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* HenpeckedHusband: To Peggy who repeatedly insults, belittles and man-handles him.
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* HenpeckedHusband: To Peggy who repeatedly insults, belittles and man-handles him.
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* {{Dirty Coward}}: BeardnessProtectionProgram: In order to pretend he's his brother Frankie, he shaves his head. Winston proves he's Stevie by catching him in the act.
* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: Runs off when Winston's winning accumulator bankrupts him. When he returns, he tries to avoid paying the debt by posing as his brother. It doesn't work.]]]]
* TheScrooge: The man skips town rather than just pay Winston his winnings. Even when pretending to be his brother, he nearly outs himself by hesitating to hand over some money Winston gets a second time around.
* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: Runs off when Winston's winning accumulator bankrupts him. When he returns, he tries to avoid paying the debt by posing as his brother. It doesn't work.
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* BritishTeeth: His are stained due to years of drug abuse and living rough.
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The driver of the Craiglang Dial-a-Bus.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Not normally, but when he goes off he drives his bus full-tilt across the city and out into the countryside.
* MadnessMantra: When in the grips of his bipolar disorder, tends to sing to himself.
* MoodSwinger: Normally a perfectly nice and genial fellow, but when set off he goes quite mad.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Snaps out of his manic state when he nearly hits a passing Boabby.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Having to take time off work from stress, but when he's set off it's pretty clear to everyone he still needs more time, rather than getting back to work right away.
* TraumaButton: "Donuts" sets him off, later explained as being because of stress dealing with his mother, who insists on having donuts. After he's talked down by the regulars, Winston accidentally sets him off again by calling him one.
The driver of the Craiglang Dial-a-Bus.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Not normally, but when he goes off he drives his bus full-tilt across the city and out into the countryside.
* MadnessMantra: When in the grips of his bipolar disorder, tends to sing to himself.
* MoodSwinger: Normally a perfectly nice and genial fellow, but when set off he goes quite mad.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Snaps out of his manic state when he nearly hits a passing Boabby.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Having to take time off work from stress, but when he's set off it's pretty clear to everyone he still needs more time, rather than getting back to work right away.
* TraumaButton: "Donuts" sets him off, later explained as being because of stress dealing with his mother, who insists on having donuts. After he's talked down by the regulars, Winston accidentally sets him off again by calling him one.
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-->'''Ronnie''': BLOODY BISMARCK!
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-->'''Victor''': Which boat during World War II was sunk off the coast of-
-->'''Ronnie''':of-\\
'''Ronnie''': BLOODYBISMARCK!BISMARCK!
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-->'''Navid''': What was his specialist subject?\\
'''Isa''': World War II. He lost by one point because he passed on ''Bismarck''.\\
'''Navid''': The most famous boat in the war! Tit.
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'''Ronnie''': BLOODY
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'''Isa''': World War II. He lost by one point because he passed on ''Bismarck''.\\
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-->'''Isa''': World War II. He lost by one point because he passed on ''Bismarck''.
-->'''Navid''': The most famous boat in the war! Tit.
-->'''Navid''': What was his specialist subject?
-->'''Isa''': World War II. He lost by one point because he passed on ''Bismarck''.
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-->'''Isa''': World War II. He lost by one point because he passed on ''Bismarck''.
-->'''Navid''': The most famous boat in the war! Tit.
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* ContinuitySnarl: A minor one, but in Series 2, Frances is stated to be a vegetarian, yet seems to eat meat in futures appearances, even having a liking for Chinese pork ribs. This could easily put down to Tam being an unreliable narrator and deliberately lying to ruin Winston's chances of dating her.
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* FridgeLogic: If [[spoiler:his long-lost son is a wealthy man with his own construction company]], how did Pete end up remaining homeless?
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* FatAndSkinny: Jack is a stout man.
* GrumpyOldMan
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* DeadpanSnarker: Victor is very sarcastic, often more so than Jack.
* DoomItYourself: His and Jacks's attempts to redecorate Isa's flat.
* FatAndSkinny: Skinny.
* GrumpyOldMan
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jack.
* DeadpanSnarker: Victor is very sarcastic, often more so than Jack.
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* ArchEnemy: Stevie the Bookie. Has his run ins with Isa and Boabby, as well.
* [[spoiler: ArtificialLimbs: Has to get a wooden leg]].
* {{Buttmonkey}}: Probably the biggest victim of the trope on the show after Boabby.
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* [[spoiler: ArtificialLimbs: Has to get a wooden leg]].
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* [[spoiler: DecemberDecemberRomance]]: With Frances.
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** Like you would not believe--to the point where he actively steals pints of lager from other customers at the Clansman.
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