History YMMV / TheBenChathamAdventures

* BileFascination: It has become by far the most "popular" series in the ''Doctor Who'' fandom due to this, to the point where it can be regarded as the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}}'s version of ''Fanfic/MyImmortal''.

* BileFascination: It has become by far the most "popular" series in ''Doctor Who'' fandom due to this.

* BileFascination: It has become by far the most "popular" series in ''Who'' fandom due to this.

* BileFascination: It has become by far the most "popular" series in "Who" fandom due to this.

* BileFascination: It has become by far the most "popular" series in Who fandom due to this.
* CreatorsPet: 95% of the time it's either the Doctor or UNIT that saves the day, but for some bizarre reason they divert the credit away from themselves and praise Ben to the high heavens, even when he only has the most peripheral involvement in stopping the bad guys.

** Sparacus himself has gained a few, such as 'King Weirdo' or 'The Fishy One'.

** ''Shortland'' (nee ''[[Series/CoronationStreet Coronation]]'') ''Street'' actor and former no-hit wonder Adam Rickitt was selected by sparacus as the perfect choice to portray his upper-class, absinthe-swilling archaeologist hero.

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: Barry Tuck is loathed by the in-universe cast for being a colossal pervert. But whether seriously or not, even the story’s harshest critics loved him, and asked Sparacus to include him more, to which he obliged.

* VocalMinority: Or so the author claims.

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler:In ''Chateau of Death'', the main villain, alien UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte, dies from getting caught in the crossfire while the heroes are fighting his androids.]]

* WTHCastingAgency:
** ''Shortland'' (nee ''[[Series/CoronationStreet Coronation]]'') ''Street'' actor and former no-hit wonder Adam Rickitt was selected by sparacus as the perfect choice to portray his upper-class, absinthe-swilling archaeologist hero.
** Similarly, Sparacus's choice of actress to "play" Katie Ryan is...Belgian pop star ''Kate'' Ryan.
** And, of course, there's Shakey Jake, played by one of the experts from ''Series/TimeTeam'' (who is, ironically, an actual archaeologist).

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Sparacus actually wrote to ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' on one occasion, asking them why they had never featured Ben Chatham in any of their articles. They responded "Er...who?"

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Sparacus actually wrote to ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' on one occasion, asking them why they had never featured Ben Chatham in any of their articles. They responded "Er...who?"

** And, of course, there's Shakey Jake, played by one of the experts from ''Series/TimeTeam'' (who is, ironically, an actual archaeologist).

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler: in ''Chateau of Death'', the main villain, alien UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte, dies from getting caught in the crossfire while the heroes are fighting his androids.]]

* CreatorsPet - 95% of the time it's either the Doctor or UNIT that saves the day, but for some bizarre reason they divert the credit away from themselves and praise Ben to the high heavens, even when he only has the most peripheral involvement in stopping the bad guys.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny - Sparacus actually wrote to ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' on one occasion, asking them why they had never featured Ben Chatham in any of their articles. They responded "Er...who?"
* DesignatedHero - Ben. It's doubtful that anyone would realize he's supposed to be the hero, or at least one of the the heroes, if they weren't actually told.
* MemeticMutation

* {{Wangst}} - there is nothing else to describe what unfolds every time Craig Chatham appears. Ben himself isn't exactly free from this either.
* VocalMinority - or so the author claims.
* WTHCastingAgency - ''Shortland'' (nee ''[[Series/CoronationStreet Coronation]]'') ''Street'' actor and former no-hit wonder Adam Rickitt was selected by sparacus as the perfect choice to portray his upper-class, absinthe-swilling archaeologist hero.

** And, of course, there's Shakey Jake, played by one of the experts from TimeTeam (who is, ironically, an actual archaeologist).

* SoBadItsGood: One view of the stories at least (and usually that shared by those who view Sparacus as a parody himself). Another common view is that they're just, well, bad.

* CharacterDerailment: A frequently accusation is that canon characters get completely twisted from their original personas in Sparacus's hands to the point where they're completely unrecognisable.

* SoBadItsGood

* * AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler: in ''Chateau of Death'', the main villain, alien UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte, dies from getting caught in the crossfire while the heroes are fighting his androids.]]

* MartyStu - Chatham, of course.
** Specifically, Ben is a [[JerkSue Jerk Stu]], being an incredibly unpleasant and incompetent individual whom is nevertheless inexplicably adored and showered with praise and credit by everyone around him.

* WTHCastingAgency - ''Shortland'' (nee ''[[CoronationStreet Coronation]]'') ''Street'' actor and former no-hit wonder Adam Rickitt was selected by sparacus as the perfect choice to portray his upper-class, absinthe-swilling archaeologist hero.

** And, of course, there's Shakey Jake, played by one of the experts from TimeTeam (who is, ironically, an actual archaeologist).

** Specifically, Ben is a [[JerkSue Jerk Stu]].

* UnfortunateImplications - Sparacus' habit of murdering school girls in his stories.

* CharacterDerailment: Whenever a canon ''Series/DoctorWho'' character (as in, ''actual'' canon, not Sparacus's delusions of canon) appears, do not expect them to be anything like their actual character on television.

* CharacterDerailment: Whenever a canon ''Series/DoctorWho'' character appears, do not expect them to be anything like their actual character on television.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny - Sparacus actually wrote to ''DoctorWhoMagazine'' on one occasion, asking them why they had never featured Ben Chatham in any of their articles. They responded "Er...who?"

* ShillingTheWesley - 95% of the time it's either the Doctor or UNIT that saves the day, but for some bizarre reason they divert the credit away from themselves and praise Ben to the high heavens, even when he only has the most peripheral involvement in stopping the bad guys.

** And, of course, there's Shakey Jake, played by one of the experts from TimeTeam (who is, ironically, an actual archaeologist).