History Recap / TheBrittasEmpireS1E5StopThief

* ExcitedShowTitle: "Stop Thief'''!'''".

* MistakenIdentity: Gavin and Angie knock out who they think it Brittas in the locker, even though by that point, Brittas had enlisted Colin to go into the locker.
* MysteryEpisode: Someone has been stealing in the leisure centre, and Brittas spends the whole episode figuring out who did it. The biscuits turn out to have been eaten by Carole, the £5 turns out to have been eaten by Ben, Brittas’ pencil turns out to have simply fallen behind a radiator, and Helen is revealed to have borrowed the £20, although a group of four were apparently responsible for the theft of Gavin's soap-on-a-stick and Patrick's shampoo.

** Brittas mentions that the culprits for the theft of the soap-on-a-stick and the shampoo were a group of four who quit soon after. Whilst it is possible that two of them were Danny and Mandy, seeing as they never appeared again after the episode, the identities are otherwise left a mystery.

* ThievingMagpie: Colin's initial theory for the thefts is that a Jackdaw may have taken off with the items, although this turns out to be incorrect.

** Brittas mentions that the culprits for the theft of the soap-on-a-rope and the shampoo were a group of four who quit soon after. Whilst it is possible that two of them were Danny and Mandy, seeing as they never appeared again after the episode, the identities are otherwise left a mystery.

** Carole's mother is back in hospital after her hip replacement from "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS1E3ByeByeBaby Bye Bye Baby]]" has failed.

* InstantSedation: Angie and Gavin decide to knock out Colin using chloroform. It only takes a few seconds before he falls unconscious.

* MistakenIdentity: Gavin and Angie end up believing that Brittas is in the locker, even though by that point, Brittas had enlisted Colin to go into the locker.

** Brittas mentions narrowing down the culprits to a group of four who handed in their notices soon after. Who were they?

* ToiletHumour: How did Carole find out that Ben took and ate the money? Finding it in his poop.
* UncertainDoom: The only mentions of Carole's mother after this episode involve incidents of the past, leaving it unclear whether she either is simply too invalid to take care of Carole's children or even died in the hospital.

* MysteryEpisode: Someone has been stealing in the leisure centre, and Brittas spends the whole episode figuring out who did it. For the most part, it turns out to have been coincidences, although a group of four were apparently responsible for the theft of Gavin's soap-on-a-stick and Patrick's shampoo.
* NoodleIncident: When Brittas closes down the centre, Laura mentions that it's the fourth time this month that he's closed it down. What happened the other three times which led to Brittas closing it?

* ContinuityNod: Helen mentions how the staff had filled Brittas’ car in concrete, which had been shown at the end of "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS1E1LayingTheFoundations Laying The Foundations]]".

As Brittas is interrogating Tim on the stolen items, Carole reveals that it was her who took the biscuits. With this in mind, Brittas continues his quest, implementing a plan where he puts phosphorus powder on his banknotes and wallet, puts it in clear view of the staff changing room, and hides in a cupboard to catch the thief. Unfortunately, it goes awry, he's asked up by Helen, who wants him to come with him to the doctor, and as he is heading back to retrieve his wallet, Angie picks it up and returns it to Helen, leading him to believe that his wallet is stolen. It is quickly returned by Tim, so Brittas gets Colin to take over whilst he's at the meeting. Unfortunately for Colin, Gavin and Angie believe him to still be Brittas and decide to play a prank on him by removing the locker and getting it airborne.

Meanwhile, Brittas makes it to the doctor, but he proves to be so obnoxious that Dr. Grey happily gives Helen the prescription she desires. Upon his return, he finds out who took the £5 - turns out Ben ate it. Before he can resolve this, however, he finds that someone has £20 from his wallet. Unfortunately, further suspicion suggests that he took petty cash. He decides that the only solution to this is Colin. However, he is already airborne, and he ends up dropping from a distance and injuring himself. Oh, and Brittas narrowed down the culprits for the other stuff (excluding the pencil, which fell of the back of a radiator) to a handful of four who left afterwards.

* ProductPlacement: Someone takes some of Brittas' ''Kit-Kats'' at the end of the episode.

* SchmuckBait: Brittas' plan to catch the thief involves putting his wallet with money in it out in the open and hiding in a lock to catch the thief. Unfortunately, everyone keeps trying to return it to him and it doesn't work.