Armor-Piercing Question: Sir Robin Day complains to Neil Kinnock about having to spend all his time talking to shifty politicians and asks why no one ever wants to ask him any questions. Neil responds to this by asking Sir Robin how he got his knighthood, which leaves Sir Robin unable to give any sort of answer.
A Degree in Useless: One sketch shows an astronaut waving at the Earth and asking Mission Control at Houston to give his love to his wife. While the control operator at Houston toys with him over the fact that the astronaut's wife has been cheating on him, a list of O Level subjects streams past, with the announcer declaring that these will be about as much use as a walk on the moon.
Deadpan Snarker: Prince Philip, while the family is trying to decide who's going to get which pieces in Monopoly:
Prince Charles: Who's going to be the bike?
Princess Margaret: Me. Let me.
Prince Philip: I thought you were normally the old boot.
Pandering to the Base (In-Universe): In an interview with Brian Walden, Neil Kinnock tries to boost his credibility with the more left-leaning element of his base by declaring how much he loves minorities and their votes.
Fun with Subtitles: Let's Speak Afrikaans has English subtitles showing what P.W. Botha and Margaret Thatcher are really thinking.
Game Night Fight: Downplayed. The Windsors decide to pass the time until The South Bank Show comes on by playing a game of Monopoly, only to be driven mad with boredom when the Queen insists that they play "properly" by introducing themselves to her as though she were making an official appearance at a sporting event.
Good Angel, Bad Angel: Neil Kinnock has Michael Foot as his angel and Jim Callaghan as his devil while he wrestles over whether or not to reappear on The Tube. He compromises by saying that he can't as he is rehearsing for Last of the Summer Wine, which pleases them both.
Her Boyfriend's Jacket: Thatcher has a rugby shirt belonging to P.W. Botha which she clutches and sniffs at.
Intimate Telecommunications: Newman can be heard listening to a tape from a tapped phone which apparently recorded an anonymous couple having phone sex.
Newsreel: One sketch is done in the style of a 1950s Pathé newsreel about what MEPs do at the Europarl.
Really Gets Around: The Love League ranks the Division One team managers by their respective wives, divorces and lovers.
