| 1 | * ActorInspiredElement: Tyres was based on his actor Michael Smiley, who was also a cycle courier before becoming an actor. |
| 2 | * BreakupBreakout: Although it cannot be said that Creator/JessicaHynes' career has floundered since the show, she has definitely been overshadowed by Creator/SimonPegg, who has gone on to star in several blockbuster franchises, and Creator/EdgarWright, who successfully transitioned to film directing. |
| 3 | * CreatorBacklash: One of the most famous monologues of the show is that of Pegg lambasting [[Franchise/StarWars Jar Jar Binks]] as [[SeriousBusiness the worst thing ever created]]. It gradually became more evident that many Star Wars actors were bullied and harassed for playing disliked characters, with Jar Jar's actor Ahmed Best admitted to contemplating suicide over it. Pegg lamented that his monologue, though strictly talking about the character, was used as a rallying cry for toxic fans. |
| 4 | * DarkhorseCasting: Creator/NickFrost was a waiter with no acting experience when he was cast as Mike. |
| 5 | * DVDBonusContent: The pop culture references were so frequent that a 'Homage-O-Meter' is present on the DVD's to point all of them out! |
| 6 | * HideYourPregnancy: Creator/JessicaHynes in Series 1. Daisy's tomboyish outfits helped to conceal her pregnancy, along with cruel comments from Daisy's "friend" Twist. Series 2 explains her suddenly slighter frame and fondness for less clothing in general with the elegant solution of having her spending a few months between series backpacking around Asia. |
| 7 | * ReferencedBy: ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'''s [=10mm=] pistol is manufactured by a company named Steiner-Bisley in reference to Daisy and Tim. |
| 8 | * StarMakingRole: For Creator/SimonPegg and Creator/NickFrost. |
| 9 | * WordOfGay: Mike was confirmed to be gay in the DVDCommentary. Considering the HoYay-laden advances he makes toward best friend Tim, everyone seems to be perfectly fine with it. |
| 10 | * WordOfGod: According to Creator/SimonPegg, what the future held for the characters was always left ambiguous at the end of the show. But that hasn't stopped him imagining where they wound up. Tim and Daisy ended up together and have a daughter. Pegg said it was always the plan to get them together, even if it never occurred throughout the show. Brian has a long and happy life with Twist, and after his death, his work becomes incredibly popular and sells for millions. Twist winds up in suspended animation, and awakens in the future, where she finds, to her disgust, everyone wearing silver. Mike ends up with Dexter, and moves to South London. Pegg added if there had been a third season, it would end in a ''Series/BlakesSeven'' style shoot-out. But, he and Creator/JessicaStevenson knew the season two finale would be the very last episode while they were writing it. |
| 11 | * WriteWhoYouKnow: Twist was based on Creator/JessicaHynes and Katy Carmichael's university friend. |
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