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* IgnoredVitalNewsReport: Thanks to her new shifts, Bill has fallen asleep by the time a news report revealing that her mysterious motorcyclist friend has died in an accident comes and goes.
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* IgnoredVitalNewsReport: IgnoredVitalNewsReports: Thanks to her new shifts, Bill has fallen asleep by the time a news report revealing that her mysterious motorcyclist friend has died in an accident comes and goes.
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* BedmateReveal: Bill realizes that (at least seemingly) she has finally had sex with Angelo when she wakes up in bed with him.
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* BedmateReveal: Bill realizes that (at least seemingly) (seemingly at first) she has finally had sex an affair with Angelo when she wakes up in bed with him.
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* DreamIntro: The episode begins with Bill having finally cheated on Ben with Angelo. Things proceed to get stranger from there, with Rona deciding to become a nun, Jenny now going out with a new biker called Phlegm, David wielding a gun from Sammy (and Ben being heavily implied to have shot Angelo with it), and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalkinga man coming to install SKY TV]]. After a good scream from her, it is only then that it's revealed to all be a dream that sh'es having.
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* DreamIntro: The episode begins with Bill seemingly having finally cheated on Ben with Angelo. Things proceed to get stranger from there, with Rona deciding to become a nun, Jenny now going out with a new biker boy called Phlegm, David wielding a gun from Sammy (and Ben being heavily implied to have shot Angelo with it), and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalkinga [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a man coming to install SKY Sky TV]]. After a good scream from her, it is only then that it's revealed to all be a dream that sh'es she's having.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the DreamIntro, when Ben first enters, he sarcastically states if Bill was expecting Anneka Rice. Rice later appears in the flesh needing a mechanic and there is even an extended scene that references one of her most famous show, ''Challenge: Anneka''.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the DreamIntro, when Ben first enters, he sarcastically states if Bill was expecting Anneka Rice. Rice later appears in the flesh needing a mechanic and there is even an extended scene that references one of her most famous show, shows, ''Challenge: Anneka''.
* IgnoredVitalNewsReport: Thanks to her new shifts, Bill has fallen asleep by the time a news report revealing that her mysterious motorcyclist friend has died in an accident comes and goes.
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* TakeThat: Someone coming in to install Sky is treated as the absolute low point of Bill's nightmare. It's also a ContinuityNod to an earlier episode where she concluded that Sven agreeing with wanting Sky TV is a sign that he doesn't understand any English.
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* TakeThat: Someone coming in to install Sky is treated as the absolute low point of Bill's nightmare. It's also a ContinuityNod to [[Recap/TwoPointFourChildrenS1E2SaturdayNightAndSundayMorning an earlier episode episode]] where she concluded that Rona's Swedish boyfriend Sven agreeing with wanting Sky TV is a sign that he doesn't understand any English.
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* ContrivedCoicidence: Out of all things, Anneka Rice shows up and takes the one mechanic who could help Bill with her car trouble.
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* ContrivedCoicidence: ContrivedCoincidence: Out of all things, Anneka Rice shows up and takes the one mechanic who could help Bill with her car trouble.
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* ElvisFoundAlive: According to the newspapers at least, he's alive and working at Alton Towers, although Bill doubts it.
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* ElvisFoundAlive: ElvisLives: According to the newspapers at least, he's alive and working at Alton Towers, although Bill doubts it.
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* KilledOffscreen: We only find out that Angelo has died through a news report that Bill sees.
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* KilledOffscreen: We only find out that Angelo has died through a news report that Bill Ben sees.
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* NightmareSequence: The dream that Bill suffers from in the opening, which has all her worst fears come true. It evens ends with her screaming.
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* NightmareSequence: The dream that Bill suffers from in the opening, which has all her worst fears come true. It evens even ends with her screaming.
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* PutOnABus: After having appeared since "Leader of the Pack", it's revealed that Gerry has been replaced by Christine (the meat seller from "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough go Shopping").
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* PutOnABus: After having appeared since "Leader "[[Recap/TwoPointFourChildrenS1E1LeaderOfThePack Leader of the Pack", Pack]]", it's revealed that Gerry has been replaced by Christine (the meat seller from "When "[[Recap/TwoPointFourChildrenS1E3WhenTheGoingGetsToughTheToughGoShopping When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough go Shopping").Go Shopping]]").
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* Date First Aired: 08/09/1992
After a bizarre dream where everything goes wrong for her, Bill wakes up to find that she's still unemployed and alone at home. Whilst Bill annoys one of Jenny's mates, Farty the dog gets in the garden. He will become important later. Meanwhile, a replacement for Gerry, Ben's old assistant, is found. It's Christine, the meat seller from several episodes back.
After going through a rambling phone call with her mother, Bill tries to get signed on in employment. Unfortunately, a series of events conspire to make her late - first, her car breaks down and Anneka Rice herself lures over the one mechanic who could help her with her solution. After a lot of work required to get to the office, Bill gets annoyed by a woman trying to give her help in this area, although she does manage to give her advice on where to go next.
On the bright side, Rona manages to get Bill a job at one of her caterers for airline meals. Unfortunately, this leaves her too exhausted to do anything, and this includes missing an important news broadcast revealing that her mysterious biker friend has been killed in an accident.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AsHerself: Anneka Rice pops up as herself as part of the reference to ''Challenge: Anneka''.
* BedmateReveal: Bill realizes that (at least seemingly) she has finally had sex with Angelo when she wakes up in bed with him.
* {{Blackmail}}: Christine manages to threaten the RichBitch into giving them a cheque by threatening to tell her friends that one of her paintings is a fake.
* ContrivedCoicidence: Out of all things, Anneka Rice shows up and takes the one mechanic who could help Bill with her car trouble.
* DreamIntro: The episode begins with Bill having finally cheated on Ben with Angelo. Things proceed to get stranger from there, with Rona deciding to become a nun, Jenny now going out with a new biker called Phlegm, David wielding a gun from Sammy (and Ben being heavily implied to have shot Angelo with it), and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalkinga man coming to install SKY TV]]. After a good scream from her, it is only then that it's revealed to all be a dream that sh'es having.
* ElvisFoundAlive: According to the newspapers at least, he's alive and working at Alton Towers, although Bill doubts it.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the DreamIntro, when Ben first enters, he sarcastically states if Bill was expecting Anneka Rice. Rice later appears in the flesh needing a mechanic and there is even an extended scene that references one of her most famous show, ''Challenge: Anneka''.
* {{Gasshole}}: Farty the Dog (real name Rufus), so nicknamed from David because he farts when he barks. We even get to see it fart.
* GivenNameReveal: The mysterious biker has actually gone unnamed up to this episode, where his name is given as Angelo Shepherd.
* KilledOffForReal: Angelo, Bill's mysterious friend from last series, is revealed to have died in a motorcycle accident.
* KilledOffscreen: We only find out that Angelo has died through a news report that Bill sees.
* MistakenForGay: The RichBitch in this episode mistakenly thinks that Christine is a lesbian.
* MyCarHatesMe: Bill's car manages to break down just when she needs it to sign on.
* NightmareSequence: The dream that Bill suffers from in the opening, which has all her worst fears come true. It evens ends with her screaming.
* NotUsedToFreedom: A variation - Bill has quit her job and technically doesn't have any obligations to go to work anymore, but this has led to her having nothing to do
* PutOnABus: After having appeared since "Leader of the Pack", it's revealed that Gerry has been replaced by Christine (the meat seller from "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough go Shopping").
* RichBitch: The woman who Bill has to plumb for is an uptight rich woman who refuses to give them compensation for several hours of work.
* ScatterbrainedSenior: The person who Bill manages to get to assist with her car trouble is an elderly person who doesn't quite understand when to release the clutch.
* ShoutOut:
** Bill briefly watches ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'', then looks at a VHS of ''Film/HomeAlone''.
** Bill's attempts to find someone to help with her car quickly turns into a lengthy reference to ''Challenge: Annika''.
* TakeThat: Someone coming in to install Sky is treated as the absolute low point of Bill's nightmare. It's also a ContinuityNod to an earlier episode where she concluded that Sven agreeing with wanting Sky TV is a sign that he doesn't understand any English.
* TemptingFate:
** Bill at the end of the DreamIntro:
--->'''Bill''': Oh my god! This can't get any worse!
--->'''David''': Mum, the man's come to install Sky TV.
** At the end of the episode, Ben finds Bill sleeping and hopes that she will sleep well. Cue a shot of Bette preparing to call her late in the night.
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After a bizarre dream where everything goes wrong for her, Bill wakes up to find that she's still unemployed and alone at home. Whilst Bill annoys one of Jenny's mates, Farty the dog gets in the garden. He will become important later. Meanwhile, a replacement for Gerry, Ben's old assistant, is found. It's Christine, the meat seller from several episodes back.
After going through a rambling phone call with her mother, Bill tries to get signed on in employment. Unfortunately, a series of events conspire to make her late - first, her car breaks down and Anneka Rice herself lures over the one mechanic who could help her with her solution. After a lot of work required to get to the office, Bill gets annoyed by a woman trying to give her help in this area, although she does manage to give her advice on where to go next.
On the bright side, Rona manages to get Bill a job at one of her caterers for airline meals. Unfortunately, this leaves her too exhausted to do anything, and this includes missing an important news broadcast revealing that her mysterious biker friend has been killed in an accident.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AsHerself: Anneka Rice pops up as herself as part of the reference to ''Challenge: Anneka''.
* BedmateReveal: Bill realizes that (at least seemingly) she has finally had sex with Angelo when she wakes up in bed with him.
* {{Blackmail}}: Christine manages to threaten the RichBitch into giving them a cheque by threatening to tell her friends that one of her paintings is a fake.
* ContrivedCoicidence: Out of all things, Anneka Rice shows up and takes the one mechanic who could help Bill with her car trouble.
* DreamIntro: The episode begins with Bill having finally cheated on Ben with Angelo. Things proceed to get stranger from there, with Rona deciding to become a nun, Jenny now going out with a new biker called Phlegm, David wielding a gun from Sammy (and Ben being heavily implied to have shot Angelo with it), and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalkinga man coming to install SKY TV]]. After a good scream from her, it is only then that it's revealed to all be a dream that sh'es having.
* ElvisFoundAlive: According to the newspapers at least, he's alive and working at Alton Towers, although Bill doubts it.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the DreamIntro, when Ben first enters, he sarcastically states if Bill was expecting Anneka Rice. Rice later appears in the flesh needing a mechanic and there is even an extended scene that references one of her most famous show, ''Challenge: Anneka''.
* {{Gasshole}}: Farty the Dog (real name Rufus), so nicknamed from David because he farts when he barks. We even get to see it fart.
* GivenNameReveal: The mysterious biker has actually gone unnamed up to this episode, where his name is given as Angelo Shepherd.
* KilledOffForReal: Angelo, Bill's mysterious friend from last series, is revealed to have died in a motorcycle accident.
* KilledOffscreen: We only find out that Angelo has died through a news report that Bill sees.
* MistakenForGay: The RichBitch in this episode mistakenly thinks that Christine is a lesbian.
* MyCarHatesMe: Bill's car manages to break down just when she needs it to sign on.
* NightmareSequence: The dream that Bill suffers from in the opening, which has all her worst fears come true. It evens ends with her screaming.
* NotUsedToFreedom: A variation - Bill has quit her job and technically doesn't have any obligations to go to work anymore, but this has led to her having nothing to do
* PutOnABus: After having appeared since "Leader of the Pack", it's revealed that Gerry has been replaced by Christine (the meat seller from "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough go Shopping").
* RichBitch: The woman who Bill has to plumb for is an uptight rich woman who refuses to give them compensation for several hours of work.
* ScatterbrainedSenior: The person who Bill manages to get to assist with her car trouble is an elderly person who doesn't quite understand when to release the clutch.
* ShoutOut:
** Bill briefly watches ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'', then looks at a VHS of ''Film/HomeAlone''.
** Bill's attempts to find someone to help with her car quickly turns into a lengthy reference to ''Challenge: Annika''.
* TakeThat: Someone coming in to install Sky is treated as the absolute low point of Bill's nightmare. It's also a ContinuityNod to an earlier episode where she concluded that Sven agreeing with wanting Sky TV is a sign that he doesn't understand any English.
* TemptingFate:
** Bill at the end of the DreamIntro:
--->'''Bill''': Oh my god! This can't get any worse!
--->'''David''': Mum, the man's come to install Sky TV.
** At the end of the episode, Ben finds Bill sleeping and hopes that she will sleep well. Cue a shot of Bette preparing to call her late in the night.
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