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* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: Enters a serious relationship with Fran.]]
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-->'''Celeste''': I've never known, with Edith.
-->'''Ruby''': Trust me. Definitely. [[HelloSailor All those years at sea...]]
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* TookALevelInJerkass: After feeling that her years of campaigning were all for nothing, she becomes a Viv Rook fan and gives up on caring about anything, to the point of being extremely cynical and callous. However, she gets better over time and returns to her normal self.
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* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler:He dies via drowning in the Channel.]]
* CrusadingWidower: Played with. Viktor isn't actually dead, but he and Daniel are separated for years when Viktor is deported, and Daniel never gives up on getting him back.
* CrusadingWidower: Played with. Viktor isn't actually dead, but he and Daniel are separated for years when Viktor is deported, and Daniel never gives up on getting him back.
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* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:He shoots his evil boss in the knee after the concentration camps are revealed.]]
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Her determination to ignore Celeste about becoming Celeste leads to many arguments and her ''nearly mutilating herself''.
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Her determination to ignore Stephen and Celeste about becoming Celeste transhuman leads to many arguments arguments, her spending all her savings, and her ''nearly mutilating herself''. herself''.
* AFoolAndHisMoney: She spends ten thousand pounds, almost all the money that Stephen and Celeste have, on [[spoiler:eye implants that she, thankfully, doesn't get because they worked horribly.]]
* AFoolAndHisMoney: She spends ten thousand pounds, almost all the money that Stephen and Celeste have, on [[spoiler:eye implants that she, thankfully, doesn't get because they worked horribly.]]
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* ArmourPiercingQuestion: Bethany launches one at him when she [[spoiler:discovers his affair with Elaine]]. It also gets under Celeste's skin, as [[spoiler:she is]].
-->Is she white?
* BrokenAce: A one-time high-powered financial expert who becomes a lab rat and courier after moving to Manchester, and becoming [[spoiler: [[EmbarrassingNickname "The Man Who Lost A Million Quid".]] ]]
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* BrokenAce: A one-time high-powered financial expert who becomes a lab rat and courier after moving to Manchester, and becoming [[spoiler: [[EmbarrassingNickname "The Man Who Lost A Million Quid".]] ]]
* GranolaGirl: In appearance and an environmental activist. Zigzagged in that she becomes much more cynical after feeling that her actions have been for nothing, but she goes back to this after realising that she needs to make use of [[spoiler:the time that she has]].
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: A rare positive version, but when he falls in love with Viktor, he starts acting much more impulsively in an attempt to protect him.
* TheScrappy / UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: As she is supposed to represent the working-class everywoman, her behaviour can often bring her to becoming this, such as her support for Viv Rook. A notable example is when she callously tells Stephen, her ''own brother'', that she has zero sympathy for the fact that [[spoiler:he lost over a million pounds]] and telling him he deserves it because he's a financial advisor and therefore the crash was his fault anyway.
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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Inverted. She's a white woman who seems to be mainly attracted to Asian guys, giving that her son Lincoln is mixed-race and she [[spoiler:marries Jonjo]].
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* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Inverted. She's a white woman who seems to be mainly attracted to Asian guys, giving that her son Lincoln is mixed-race half-Chinese and she [[spoiler:marries Jonjo]].
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* RacistGrandma: Deconstructed. While Muriel does refer to Lincoln as a "Chinaman" in the first episode, and earns anger from Celeste and Rosie, it's a genuine mistake [[FairForItsTime due to her age]] and she's ''not'' an InnocentBigot, as she's extremely accepting of the Lyons' mixed family and is actually shown to be one of the most accepting family members.
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* SassyBlackWoman: Celeste is ''very'' strong and, as Stephen learns, you trifle with her at your peril.
* StepfordSnarker: She's pretty open about being unhappy with her new job(s) and station in life, but she nevertheless forces herself to keep it together when [[spoiler:she learns that Stephen is having an affair, for instance, only revealing it months later when she has to]].
* StepfordSnarker: She's pretty open about being unhappy with her new job(s) and station in life, but she nevertheless forces herself to keep it together when [[spoiler:she learns that Stephen is having an affair, for instance, only revealing it months later when she has to]].
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* IronButtMonkey: Let's see. He flees to England from the Ukraine because of their new anti-gay laws. He falls in love with Daniel but is then violently and suddenly deported back to the Ukraine, where he has to live separately from the man he loves. After a crack down in the Ukraine, he flees to Spain where he's largely unsuccessful in getting back, he's stolen from...he takes all of this relatively in his stride. [[spoiler:Until Daniel dies, and he can't hold it together long enough.]]
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: Most people just laugh at her BrutalHonesty and use of the PrecisionFStrike. A lot of them aren't laughing when she [[spoiler:institutes concentration camps in the UK]].
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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: First when a hung parliament leaves the balance of power in her hands, then much more so in episode 6 when she [[spoiler:becomes Prime Minister]].
* VillainsOutShopping: Invoked by her television channel, where she is frequently shown learning how to dance and cook...in between dangerous political rants.
* VillainsOutShopping: Invoked by her television channel, where she is frequently shown learning how to dance and cook...in between dangerous political rants.
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* SoapboxSadie: She's an activist who essentially kills herself by going near radiation. Although she claims to give up on activism, she never does.does and protests Roe v. Wade.
* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:His death utterly devastates all of the Lyons.]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: A mild example, but she's She's pretty judgemental towards Muriel and snobby, which all changes after she and Stephen lose all their money, she essentially loses her job and has to take a much lower-paying one, and move in with Muriel, with whom she doesn't really get on in the beginning.
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* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Daniel's house key, which he reveals that [[TearJerker he kept all the time he was a refugee]] and uses to get back into the house at the end of episode four, but never with Daniel.]]
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* GullibleLemming: She's a ''huge'' fan of Viv Rook despite Viv's eugenics policies (and being disabled herself) and, unlike Edith, doesn't even have the excuse that she just wants to destroy the world. She thinks Viv is ''right''.
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* GullibleLemming: GullibleLemmings: The representative of this within the Lyons family. She's a ''huge'' fan of Viv Rook despite Viv's eugenics policies (and being disabled herself) and, unlike Edith, doesn't even have the excuse that she just wants to destroy the world. She thinks Viv is ''right''.
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* HappilyMarried: To Viktor, who is also his SecondLove [[spoiler:before his death.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: A variant. [[spoiler:He doesn't actually die saving Viktor, but the only reason he's on the boat in the first place is because he gives up his passport to help him escape France.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: A variant. [[spoiler:He doesn't actually die saving Viktor, but the only reason he's on the boat in the first place is because he gives up his passport to help him escape France.]]
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* FallenHero: Goes from being a well-loved, authoritative father to a cheater who is barely scraping by, even becoming a ''lab rat''.
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* NeverMessWithGranny: Downplayed, but she's very stern with Stephen as [[spoiler:she kicks him out when she discovers that he's cheating]] and she's very protective of Viktor as well as Bethany and Ruby.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears mostly in the first two episodes, but [[spoiler:he's responsible for getting Viktor deported and thus being responsible for ''everything'' that results from it.]]
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* SensualSlavs: A male example. Daniel's sex life notably improves when he starts dating Viktor.
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!!Lee Lyons
->'''Played By: Callum Woolford, Adam Little'''
Rosie's firstborn child.
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* DisappearedDad: His dad is a married man with three daughters living in Slough. Is mentioned to send Rosie money.
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!!Lee Lyons
->'''Played By: Callum Woolford, Adam Little'''
Rosie's firstborn child.
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* DisappearedDad: His dad is a married man with three daughters living in Slough. Is mentioned to send Rosie money.
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* MixedAncestry:Their dad, Gau, is from Beijing Mixed white British and returned there before the birth. Both Chinese but both Rosie and Daniel agree that they look 100% Chinese.
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!!Celeste Bisme-Lyons
->'''Played By: T'Nia Miller'''
Stephen's wife.
!!Celeste Bisme-Lyons
->'''Played By: T'Nia Miller'''
Stephen's wife.
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!!Celeste
!!Bethany Bisme-Lyons
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Stephen's wife.
-->"Did you know you can live forever?"
Stephen and Celeste's elder daughter. Identifies as trans, as in [[{{Transhuman}} transhuman]].
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* AccentSlipUp: Generally speaks with a posh London accent but in times of extreme stress her accent turns notably Jamaican. (Her mother is mentioned to be from Port Maria.)
* ADegreeInUseless: With the advances in AI, she views her degree in accountancy as this.
* BaldWoman: Averted. Her head is completely shaved but this isn't a comment on her femininity.
* BestFriendsInLaw: At the start of the series, [[ObnoxiousInLaws there is no love lost between Celeste and Muriel.]] However, a number of events conspire - particularly Muriel having Celeste's back when [[spoiler: she wants to kick Stephen out of the house for cheating on her]] - mean that towards the end of the series, Muriel has given Celeste a share of her will, equal to what she is giving her grandchildren.
* MyBelovedSmother: Not a particularly bad case but on one occasion, she does read Bethany's internet history without her consent or knowledge.
* ADegreeInUseless: With the advances in AI, she views her degree in accountancy as this.
* BaldWoman: Averted. Her head is completely shaved but this isn't a comment on her femininity.
* BestFriendsInLaw: At the start of the series, [[ObnoxiousInLaws there is no love lost between Celeste and Muriel.]] However, a number of events conspire - particularly Muriel having Celeste's back when [[spoiler: she wants to kick Stephen out of the house for cheating on her]] - mean that towards the end of the series, Muriel has given Celeste a share of her will, equal to what she is giving her grandchildren.
* MyBelovedSmother: Not a particularly bad case but on one occasion, she does read Bethany's internet history without her consent or knowledge.
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* AccentSlipUp: Generally speaks BeingHumanSucks: Is very unhappy with a posh London accent but in times of extreme stress her accent turns notably Jamaican. (Her mother default state and will go to great lengths to upgrade.
* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly avoided being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: ismentioned to be given eyes that can take pictures, after her upgrades from Port Maria.)
* ADegreeInUseless: Withthe advances in AI, she views government]].
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After [[spoiler: getting significant tech upgrades]] from herdegree in accountancy as this.
* BaldWoman: Averted. Her head is completely shaved but this isn't a comment ongovernment job, her femininity.
hair is much more manicured in contrast to her previously unkempt curls. This could either be due to working in a more professional environment or a signifier of her [[spoiler:feeling more at peace after reaching her life's goal of becoming transhuman.]]
*BestFriendsInLaw: PhoneaholicTeenager: At the start of the series, [[ObnoxiousInLaws there is no love lost between Celeste she refuses to take off her snapchat-esque filter mask and Muriel.]] However, a number of events conspire - particularly Muriel having Celeste's back emails her parents with appointments for when they can have a chat.
* {{Transhuman}}: Comes out as trans to her parents, but she means this, not transgender. In later episodes, [[spoiler: shewants to kick Stephen out of the house for cheating on her]] - mean gets sub-dermal implants that towards the end of the series, Muriel has given Celeste a share of allow her will, equal to what she is giving use her grandchildren.
* MyBelovedSmother: Not a particularly bad case but on one occasion, she does read Bethany'shands to receive phone calls and then gets internet history without access installed into her consent or knowledge.brain.]]
* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Implied to be part of why she works in the civil service.
* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly avoided being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is
* ADegreeInUseless: With
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* {{Transhuman}}: Comes out as trans to her parents, but she means this, not transgender. In later episodes, [[spoiler: she
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* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Implied to be part of why she works in the civil service.
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!!Bethany Bisme-Lyons
->'''Played By: Lydia West'''
-->"Did you know you can live forever?"
Stephen and Celeste's elder daughter. Identifies as trans, as in [[{{Transhuman}} transhuman]].
!!Bethany Bisme-Lyons
->'''Played By: Lydia West'''
-->"Did you know you can live forever?"
Stephen and Celeste's elder daughter. Identifies as trans, as in [[{{Transhuman}} transhuman]].
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!!Bethany
!! Ruby Bisme-Lyons
->'''Played By:
-->"Did you know you can live forever?"
Stephen and Celeste's
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* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly avoided being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can take pictures, after her upgrades from the government]].
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After [[spoiler: getting significant tech upgrades]] from her government job, her hair is much more manicured in contrast to her previously unkempt curls. This could either be due to working in a more professional environment or a signifier of her [[spoiler:feeling more at peace after reaching her life's goal of becoming transhuman.]]
* PhoneaholicTeenager: At the start of the series, she refuses to take off her snapchat-esque filter mask and emails her parents with appointments for when they can have a chat.
* {{Transhuman}}: Comes out as trans to her parents, but she means this, not transgender. In later episodes, [[spoiler: she gets sub-dermal implants that allow her to use her hands to receive phone calls and then gets internet access installed into her brain.]]
* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Implied to be part of why she works in the civil service.
* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly avoided being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can take pictures, after her upgrades from the government]].
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After [[spoiler: getting significant tech upgrades]] from her government job, her hair is much more manicured in contrast to her previously unkempt curls. This could either be due to working in a more professional environment or a signifier of her [[spoiler:feeling more at peace after reaching her life's goal of becoming transhuman.]]
* PhoneaholicTeenager: At the start of the series, she refuses to take off her snapchat-esque filter mask and emails her parents with appointments for when they can have a chat.
* {{Transhuman}}: Comes out as trans to her parents, but she means this, not transgender. In later episodes, [[spoiler: she gets sub-dermal implants that allow her to use her hands to receive phone calls and then gets internet access installed into her brain.]]
* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Implied to be part of why she works in the civil service.
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* BeingHumanSucks: Is very unhappy OutOfFocus: In comparison with her default state and will go to great lengths to upgrade.
* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly avoided being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can take pictures, aftersister, her upgrades from the government]].
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After [[spoiler: getting significant tech upgrades]] from her government job, her haircharacter is much more manicured in contrast to her previously unkempt curls. This could either be due to working in a more professional environment or a signifier of her [[spoiler:feeling more at peace after reaching her life's goal of becoming transhuman.]]
* PhoneaholicTeenager: At the start of the series, she refuses to take off her snapchat-esque filter mask and emails her parents with appointments for when they can have a chat.
* {{Transhuman}}: Comes out as trans to her parents, but she means this,not transgender. In later episodes, [[spoiler: she gets sub-dermal implants that allow her to use her hands to receive phone calls and then gets internet access installed into her brain.]]
* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Implied to be part of why she works in the civil service.explored as much.
* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly avoided being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can take pictures, after
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After [[spoiler: getting significant tech upgrades]] from her government job, her hair
* PhoneaholicTeenager: At the start of the series, she refuses to take off her snapchat-esque filter mask and emails her parents with appointments for when they can have a chat.
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!! Ruby Bisme-Lyons
->'''Played By: Jade Alleyne'''
Stephen and Celeste's younger daughter.
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!! Ruby Bisme-Lyons
->'''Played By: Jade Alleyne'''
Stephen and Celeste's younger daughter.
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* OutOfFocus: In comparison with her sister, her character is not explored as much.
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!!Others
[[folder:Viv Rook]]
!!Vivienne Rook
->'''Played By: Creator/EmmaThompson'''
-->"But I have got you listening, haven't I?"
A businesswoman who runs a political think tank. Starts to step onto the stage herself to become a far-right politician.
[[folder:Viv Rook]]
!!Vivienne Rook
->'''Played By: Creator/EmmaThompson'''
-->"But I have got you listening, haven't I?"
A businesswoman who runs a political think tank. Starts to step onto the stage herself to become a far-right politician.
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[[folder:Viv Rook]]
!!Vivienne Rook
[[folder:Celeste]]
!!Celeste Bisme-Lyons
->'''Played By:
-->"But I have got you listening, haven't I?"
A businesswoman who runs a political think tank. Starts to step onto the stage herself to become a far-right politician.
Stephen's wife.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: From an unknown panelist on Question Time who "doesn't give a fuck" about Israel and Palestine, to [[spoiler: prime minister of the UK, presiding over the introduction of ''concentration camps.'']]
* TheManBehindTheMan: When Stephen has a chance meeting with her in episode five, she expresses a desire to "sail away from all this.". Confused, he tells her that [[spoiler: she's the prime minister]] and can do what she wants. She simply chuckles and remarks, "They'd kill me."
* OopNorth: Speaks with a particularly thick Mancunian accent.
* SecretlyWealthy: It's not a secret as such, but she heavily downplays her wealth and privilege to seem like one of the people.
* TheManBehindTheMan: When Stephen has a chance meeting with her in episode five, she expresses a desire to "sail away from all this.". Confused, he tells her that [[spoiler: she's the prime minister]] and can do what she wants. She simply chuckles and remarks, "They'd kill me."
* OopNorth: Speaks with a particularly thick Mancunian accent.
* SecretlyWealthy: It's not a secret as such, but she heavily downplays her wealth and privilege to seem like one of the people.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: From an unknown panelist AccentSlipUp: Generally speaks with a posh London accent but in times of extreme stress her accent turns notably Jamaican. (Her mother is mentioned to be from Port Maria.)
* ADegreeInUseless: With the advances in AI, she views her degree in accountancy as this.
* BaldWoman: Averted. Her head is completely shaved but this isn't a comment onQuestion Time who "doesn't give a fuck" about Israel her femininity.
* BestFriendsInLaw: At the start of the series, [[ObnoxiousInLaws there is no love lost between Celeste andPalestine, to Muriel.]] However, a number of events conspire - particularly Muriel having Celeste's back when [[spoiler: prime minister of the UK, presiding over the introduction of ''concentration camps.'']]
* TheManBehindTheMan: Whenshe wants to kick Stephen has a chance meeting with her in episode five, she expresses a desire to "sail away from all this.". Confused, he tells her out of the house for cheating on her]] - mean that [[spoiler: she's towards the prime minister]] and can do end of the series, Muriel has given Celeste a share of her will, equal to what she wants. She simply chuckles and remarks, "They'd kill me."
is giving her grandchildren.
*OopNorth: Speaks with MyBelovedSmother: Not a particularly thick Mancunian accent.
* SecretlyWealthy: It's not a secret as such,bad case but on one occasion, she heavily downplays does read Bethany's internet history without her wealth and privilege to seem like one of the people.consent or knowledge.
* ADegreeInUseless: With the advances in AI, she views her degree in accountancy as this.
* BaldWoman: Averted. Her head is completely shaved but this isn't a comment on
* BestFriendsInLaw: At the start of the series, [[ObnoxiousInLaws there is no love lost between Celeste and
* TheManBehindTheMan: When
*
* SecretlyWealthy: It's not a secret as such,
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!!Others
[[folder:Viv Rook]]
!!Vivienne Rook
->'''Played By: Creator/EmmaThompson'''
-->"But I have got you listening, haven't I?"
A businesswoman who runs a political think tank. Starts to step onto the stage herself to become a far-right politician.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: From an unknown panelist on Question Time who "doesn't give a fuck" about Israel and Palestine, to [[spoiler: prime minister of the UK, presiding over the introduction of ''concentration camps.'']]
* TheManBehindTheMan: When Stephen has a chance meeting with her in episode five, she expresses a desire to "sail away from all this.". Confused, he tells her that [[spoiler: she's the prime minister]] and can do what she wants. She simply chuckles and remarks, "They'd kill me."
* OopNorth: Speaks with a particularly thick Mancunian accent.
* SecretlyWealthy: It's not a secret as such, but she heavily downplays her wealth and privilege to seem like one of the people.
!!Others
[[folder:Viv Rook]]
!!Vivienne Rook
->'''Played By: Creator/EmmaThompson'''
-->"But I have got you listening, haven't I?"
A businesswoman who runs a political think tank. Starts to step onto the stage herself to become a far-right politician.
----
* FromNobodyToNightmare: From an unknown panelist on Question Time who "doesn't give a fuck" about Israel and Palestine, to [[spoiler: prime minister of the UK, presiding over the introduction of ''concentration camps.'']]
* TheManBehindTheMan: When Stephen has a chance meeting with her in episode five, she expresses a desire to "sail away from all this.". Confused, he tells her that [[spoiler: she's the prime minister]] and can do what she wants. She simply chuckles and remarks, "They'd kill me."
* OopNorth: Speaks with a particularly thick Mancunian accent.
* SecretlyWealthy: It's not a secret as such, but she heavily downplays her wealth and privilege to seem like one of the people.
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* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly averted being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can take pictures after her upgrades from the government]].
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can take pictures after her upgrades from the government]].
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* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly averted avoided being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can takepictures pictures, after her upgrades from the government]].
** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can take
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* ElectronicEyes: In episode three, she [[spoiler: narrowly averted being given malfunctioning camera eyes by a back alley doctor. Her friend wasn't so lucky.]]
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** In episode five, she [[spoiler: is given eyes that can take pictures after her upgrades from the government]].
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* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: Implied to be part of why she works in the civil service.
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* BeingHumanSucks: Is very unhappy with her default state and will go to great lengths to upgrade.
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* BestFriendsInLaw: At the start of the series, [[ObnoxiousInLaws there is no love lost between Celeste and Muriel.]] However, a number of events conspire - particularly Muriel having Celeste's back when [[spoiler: she wants to kick Stephen out of the house for cheating on her]] - mean that towards the end of the series, Muriel has given Celeste a share of her will, equal to what she is giving her grandchildren.
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* MisplacedRetribution: He is so broken up over the death of [[spoiler: Daniel]], that he ends up blaming [[spoiler: Viktor]] for it and decides to get revenge by [[spoiler: sending him to a ''concentration camp.'']]
