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* AmicableExes: Ben and Sam try to get along for Errol's sake. It's a struggle at first, but it gets easier for them as they find new partners, who themselves get integrated into the wider family.
* BattleOfTheBands: Val hosts one of these at COX, which Andy and Errol take part in as "The Bear Maximum".
* DaddyDNATest: When [[spoiler:Sam]] learns that [[spoiler:Neville]] might not be her biological father, she tells Andy that she wants to get a DNA test, but Andy talks her out of it.
* DivorceIsTemporary: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Jane suggests that her and Neville's decision to split up might not be entirely final, given the pull of their shared history.
* DrFeelgood: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Rather than writing dodgy prescriptions, [[spoiler:Eclipse]] is a doctor who deals coke as a side hustle.
* EmbarrassingTattoo: In one episode, Val and Gwen argue about Gwen’s plan to get a tattoo on her neck saying “I Love Casper” in Thai.
* DivorceIsTemporary: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Jane suggests that her and Neville's decision to split up might not be entirely final, given the pull of their shared history.
* DrFeelgood: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]]. Rather than writing dodgy prescriptions, [[spoiler:Eclipse]] is a doctor who deals coke as a side hustle.
* EmbarrassingTattoo: In one episode, Val and Gwen argue about Gwen’s plan to get a tattoo on her neck saying “I Love Casper” in Thai.
* FirstEpisodeTwist: It’s only at the end of the first episode that we find out that [[spoiler:Sam is a recovering addict.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:Bruce]]’s mother browbeats him and [[spoiler:Sam]] about getting married, but she doesn’t hesitate to treat [[spoiler:Errol]] as her own grandchild.
* StagParty: Andy decides to throw his dad, Neville, a post-divorce stag party, ostensibly to celebrate but really so he can show Neville how shit it is to be single to try and convince him to get back with Jane.
* TeenPregnancy: Jane became pregnant with Sam when she was a teenager.
* TeenPregnancy: Jane became pregnant with Sam when she was a teenager.
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* WholePlotReference: "...Is This Just Fantasy?" is quite similar to the "My Princess" episode of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' as it features a character coming up with a fantasy-themed story inspired by the events of the series which then goes on to depict the events in the fantasy setting. In both cases, the author of the story casts themselves as a heroic protagonist while fielding interjections to the narrative from the real world.
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* WholePlotReference: "...Is This Just Fantasy?" is quite similar to the "My Princess" episode of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' as it features a character coming up with a fantasy-themed story inspired by the events of the series which then goes on to depict the events in the fantasy setting. In both cases, the author of the story casts themselves as a heroic protagonist while fielding interjections to the narrative from the real world.world.
* WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame: Val's club, COX.
* WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame: Val's club, COX.
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* ChocolateBaby: When Andy first meets Bruce, he asks how Bruce can be the father of a “blonde Viking” like Tiff, which is what prompts Bruce explain that Tiff is his stepdaughter.
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* FriendsRentControl: It’s not clear how Sam and Bruce managed to afford that big semi-detached house in Croydon with a garden flat when Bruce had been a stay-at-home dad to Tiff prior to his divorce and Sam is a newly-qualified counsellor.
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* FriendsRentControl: It’s not clear how Sam [[spoiler:Sam and Bruce Bruce]] managed to afford that big semi-detached house in Croydon with a an included garden flat when Bruce [[spoiler:Bruce]] had been a stay-at-home dad [[spoiler:dad to Tiff Tiff]] prior to his divorce and Sam [[spoiler:Sam]] is a newly-qualified counsellor.[[spoiler:counsellor]].
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* SpoiledSweet: Veronica is implied to have come from quite a rich family, and although it’s obviously made her a bit out of touch, she’s very good-natured and tries her best to empathise with other people’s problems.
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* FriendsRentControl: It’s not clear how Sam and Bruce managed to afford that big semi-detached house in Croydon with a garden flat when Bruce had been a stay-at-home dad to Tiff prior to his divorce and Sam is a newly-qualified counsellor.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Errol appreciates science, order and organisation and has a somewhat literal worldview, as well as strong dislike of germs and poor hygiene. The adults in his life seemed to have honed in on that last one and describe him as having OCD, but it's possible that they may be misattributing these traits to OCD rather than, say, Errol falling somewhere on the autistic spectrum.
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''Uncle'' is a SitCom about Andy, an unemployed thirty-something musician who gets roped into helping his older sister, Sam, to take care of her twelve-year-old son, Errol.
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''Uncle'' is a SitCom BritCom about Andy, an unemployed thirty-something musician who gets roped into helping his older sister, Sam, to take care of her twelve-year-old son, Errol.
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* ButNotTooBi: When asked where he falls on the Kinsey scale, Errol says that he would describe himself as a one[[labelnote:*]]"Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual."[[/labelnote]], but that if he were to seriously reflect on it, he would probably be a two[[labelnote:*]] "Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual."[[/labelnote]]. The audience is never really shown anything to this effect.
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* ButNotTooBi: When asked where he falls on the Kinsey scale, Errol says that he would describe himself as a one[[labelnote:*]]"Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual."[[/labelnote]], but that if he were to seriously reflect on it, he would he's probably be a two[[labelnote:*]] "Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual."[[/labelnote]]. The audience is never really shown anything to this effect.
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* SingleParentsAreUndesirable: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig Zagged]]. In the first episode, Andy tries to get Errol to pretend that he is Andy’s son because he thinks he can convince Gwen to get back together with him by showing that he’s a mature and responsible parent. This collapses immediately when Gwen and Val catch Andy in the lie.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Errol appreciates science, order and organisation and has a somewhat literal worldview, as well as strong dislike of germs and poor hygiene. The adults in his life seemed to have honed in on that last one and describe him as having OCD, but it's possible that they maybe misattributing these attributes to OCD rather than Errol falling somewhere on the autistic spectrum.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Errol appreciates science, order and organisation and has a somewhat literal worldview, as well as strong dislike of germs and poor hygiene. The adults in his life seemed to have honed in on that last one and describe him as having OCD, but it's possible that they maybe may be misattributing these attributes traits to OCD rather than than, say, Errol falling somewhere on the autistic spectrum.
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** Melodie tells Andy that she's slept with men and women in the pastpast, but when she [[spoiler:moves to New York]], the only person she mentions as having been in her orbit as a potential partner is a male colleague.
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* BiTheWay: When asked where he falls on the Kinsey scale, Errol says that he would describe himself as a one[[labelnote:*]]"Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual."[[/labelnote]], but that if he were to seriously reflect on it, he would probably be a two[[labelnote:*]] "Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual."[[/labelnote]].
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* BiTheWay: ButNotTooBi: When asked where he falls on the Kinsey scale, Errol says that he would describe himself as a one[[labelnote:*]]"Predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual."[[/labelnote]], but that if he were to seriously reflect on it, he would probably be a two[[labelnote:*]] "Predominantly heterosexual, but more than incidentally homosexual."[[/labelnote]]. \n%% FamilyOfChoice The audience is never really shown anything to this effect.
** Melodie tells Andy that she's slept with men and women in the past
* FamilyOfChoice: A major theme throughout the series is Andy expanding his support network and strengthening his relationships with people besides Sam, particularly Gwen, Val and Casper. Casper himself praises the benefits of chosen family in the final episode.
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* FamilyOfChoice: A major theme throughout the series is Andy expanding his support network and strengthening his relationships with people besides Sam, particularly Gwen, Val and Casper. Casper himself praises the benefits of chosen family in the final episode.
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* ParentWithNewParamour: Both Errol and Tiff have to contend with their parents splitting up and finding new partners over the course of the series.
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* WholePlotReference: "...Is This Just Fantasy?" is quite similar to the "My Princess" episode of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' as it features a character coming up with a fantasy-themed story inspired by the events of the series and then portrayed
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* WholePlotReference: "...Is This Just Fantasy?" is quite similar to the "My Princess" episode of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' as it features a character coming up with a fantasy-themed story inspired by the events of the series and which then portrayedgoes on to depict the events in the fantasy setting. In both cases, the author of the story casts themselves as a heroic protagonist while fielding interjections to the narrative from the real world.
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* TimeSkip: Series two and three both open with time skips of about a year from the previous one.
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* BackForTheFinale: Alfie and his dad return in the final episode when Andy and Errol go to the Bentley dealership to buy a car. They strike a deal for a discount in exchange for writing a jingle
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* BackForTheFinale: Alfie and his dad return in the final episode when Andy and Errol go to the Bentley dealership to buy a car. They strike a deal for a discount in exchange for writing a jingle for the dealership.
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[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused with]] [[Literature/{{Uncle}} the [[children's novels about elephants.]]
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* BackForTheFinale: Alfie and his dad return in the final episode when Andy and Errol go to the Bentley dealership to buy a car. They strike a deal for a discount in exchange for writing a jingle
* {{Hypocrite}}: Ben doesn't want Sam to tell his mother that she's in recovery because he's afraid that this will lead to his mother finding out about his own past drug-taking.
* InterruptedSuicide: The first episode opens with Andy's attempted suicide being interrupted by a call from Sam asking him to pick Errol up from school.
* TimeSkip: Series two and three both open with time skips of about a year from the previous one.
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* BackForTheFinale: Alfie and his dad return in the final episode when Andy and Errol go to the Bentley dealership to buy a car. They strike a deal for a discount in exchange for writing a jingle
* {{Hypocrite}}: Ben doesn't want Sam to tell his mother that she's in recovery because he's afraid that this will lead to his mother finding out about his own past drug-taking.
* InterruptedSuicide: The first episode opens with Andy's attempted suicide being interrupted by a call from Sam asking him to pick Errol up from school.
* TimeSkip: Series two and three both open with time skips of about a year from the previous one.
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''Uncle'' is a SitCom about Andy, an unemployed thirty-something musician who gets roped into helping his older sister, Sam, to take care of her twelve-year-old son, Errol.
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''Uncle'' is a SitCom about Andy, an unemployed thirty-something musician who gets roped into helping his older sister, Sam, to take care of her twelve-year-old son, Errol.
[[NamesTheSame Not to be confused with]] [[Literature{{Uncle}} the [[children's novels about elephants.]]
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