History Series / Roughnecks

* CasanovaWannabe: They don't call Village "Village" for nothing.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Village - he is [[TheFool an idiot]], and also [[AcceptableTargets Welsh]]. The jokes write themselves.

* RatedMForManly: Some of the guys rather like to think working on an oil rig makes them this.

* OverprotectiveDad: Tom.

* Totally18: Chris is at pains to point out when he starts going out with Tom's daughter that she is nineteen now. He has a perfectly valid point, but [[OverprotectiveDad Tom]] is still...displeased. With his fist.

* TotallyEighteen: Chris is at pains to point out when he starts going out with Tom's daughter that she is nineteen now. He has a perfectly valid point, but [[OverprotectiveDad Tom]] is still...displeased. With his fist.

* TheGamblingAddict: Cinders. [[TearJerker It caused his divorce.]]

* TheNineties: Roughnecks mostly [[AvertedTrope averts]] being UnintentionalPeriodPiece, as the orange boiler suits everyone wears on the rig are hideous in any decade. However, anytime Hilary, Tessa and Chris are in civvies, they wear things that were the height of fashion at the time.

* VisitByDivorcedDad: Archie [[TearJerker visiting his children.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: Tessa and Drew, Tessa and [[spoiler:Chris]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: Chris is [[Series/GameOfThrones Davos Seaworthy]], Cinders is [[{{Series/Cracker}} DCI Wise]], Archie is [[Series/{{Neverwhere}} Mr Vandemar]], Ian is [[QueerAsFolk Roy Maloney]], and Tom is [[Series/GameOfThrones Jeor Mormont]]. In short, is is packed full of every guy who always appears in [[KitchenSinkDrama gritty Northern dramas]], although it too positive to actually ''be'' a KitchenSinkDrama, on account of the fact everyone's got a good job and is well-paid.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Chris is [[Series/GameOfThrones Davos Seaworthy]], Cinders is [[{{Cracker}} DCI Wise]], Archie is [[Series/{{Neverwhere}} Mr Vandemar]], Ian is [[QueerAsFolk Roy Maloney]], and Tom is [[Series/GameOfThrones Jeor Mormont]]. In short, is is packed full of every guy who always appears in [[KitchenSinkDrama gritty Northern dramas]], although it too positive to actually ''be'' a KitchenSinkDrama, on account of the fact everyone's got a good job and is well-paid.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Chris is [[GameOfThrones Davos Seaworthy]], Cinders is [[{{Cracker}} DCI Wise]], Archie is [[{{Neverwhere}} Mr Vandemar]], Ian is [[QueerAsFolk Roy Maloney]], and Tom is [[GameOfThrones Jeor Mormont]]. In short, is is packed full of every guy who always appears in [[KitchenSinkDrama gritty Northern dramas]], although it too positive to actually ''be'' a KitchenSinkDrama, on account of the fact everyone's got a good job and is well-paid.

** Davey and Kevin were ThoseTwoGuys in Series One, but they get their own storyline and PromotionToOpeningTitles in Series Two.

-->'''Chris (no doubt speaking for everyone):''' "How can you mess up frozen peas?!"

* ThoseTwoGuys: Kevin and Davey.

* AscendedExtra: Cath, who can be seen in a few scenes at the airport talking to the guys in Series One. She gets a much greater role and PromotionToOpeningTitles in Series Two.

* TerritorialSmurfette: Thankfully averted - Hilary and Tessa get along perfectly well.

* BritishBrevity: Ran for two series of six episodes each.

* LeftHanging: There were a number of interesting plot developments in [=S02E06=], but unfortunately a third series was never made.

-->'''Hilary: '''"It's always the bastards, eh?"

-->'''Tessa: '''"You can't help but fancy him."'''
-->'''Hilary: '''"It's always the bastards, eh?"'''

* YourCheatingHeart: Tessa and Drew, Tessa and [[spoilers:Chris]].

* YourCheatingHeart: Tessa and Drew, Tessa and [[spoilers: Chris]].

* YourCheatingHeart: Tessa and Drew.