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* FakeEthnicity: Woody uses his vague ethnicity to pretend to be people from all over the world (Kayvan Novak is of mixed British and Iranian descent).
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* FakeEthnicity: FakeNationality: Woody uses his vague ethnicity to pretend to be people from all over the world (Kayvan Novak is of mixed British and Iranian descent).
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Ambiguously Brown wick cleaning. Characters are of the same ethnicity as the actors that play them.
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A British sitcom starring comedian Creator/KayvanNovak as the fun-loving, slightly insane Woodrow “Woody” Fairbanks Junior, an undercover journalist and private investigator exiled to a Spanish island after running afoul of a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt editor]]. Desperate, he throws himself on the mercy of his old mentor Brutus, played by Bradley Walsh. Brutus realizes that he make money by allowing Woody to investigate for fellow inhabitants on the island. He is occasionally aided in his sleuthing by [[TheBartender Zorro]] (Jamie Demetriou), a barman working for Brutus, [[NeverMessWithGranny Lorenza]] (Diana Payan), another of Brutus’ employees and Melody (Emma Pierson), a fellow grifter recently married to the local villain [[TheDon Donald Hammer]] (Alan Williams).
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A British sitcom starring comedian Creator/KayvanNovak as the fun-loving, slightly insane Woodrow “Woody” Fairbanks Junior, an undercover journalist and private investigator exiled to a Spanish island after running afoul of a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt editor]]. Desperate, he throws himself on the mercy of his old mentor Brutus, played by Bradley Walsh. Brutus (Creator/BradleyWalsh). Brutus realizes that he can make money by allowing Woody to investigate for fellow inhabitants on the island. He is occasionally aided in his sleuthing by [[TheBartender Zorro]] (Jamie Demetriou), a barman working for Brutus, [[NeverMessWithGranny Lorenza]] (Diana Payan), another of Brutus’ employees and Melody (Emma Pierson), a fellow grifter recently married to the local villain [[TheDon Donald Hammer]] (Alan Williams).
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* AtrociousAlias: Many of Woody’s aliases (i.e Doctor Shwami Wami and Hans Free-dialling/A-Piz-arête) along with some of Melody’s (i.e Nicola Tickla).
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* UnfortunateNames: Many of Woody’s aliases (i.e Doctor Shwami Wami and Hans Free-dialling/A-Piz-arête) along with some of Melody’s (i.e Nicola Tickla).
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A British sitcom starring comedian Creatpr/KayvanNovak as the fun-loving, slightly insane Woodrow “Woody” Fairbanks Junior, an undercover journalist and private investigator exiled to a Spanish island after running afoul of a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt editor]]. Desperate, he throws himself on the mercy of his old mentor Brutus, played by Bradley Walsh. Brutus realizes that he make money by allowing Woody to investigate for fellow inhabitants on the island. He is occasionally aided in his sleuthing by [[TheBartender Zorro]] (Jamie Demetriou), a barman working for Brutus, [[NeverMessWithGranny Lorenza]] (Diana Payan), another of Brutus’ employees and Melody (Emma Pierson), a fellow grifter recently married to the local villain [[TheDon Donald Hammer]] (Alan Williams).
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A British sitcom starring comedian Creatpr/KayvanNovak Creator/KayvanNovak as the fun-loving, slightly insane Woodrow “Woody” Fairbanks Junior, an undercover journalist and private investigator exiled to a Spanish island after running afoul of a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt editor]]. Desperate, he throws himself on the mercy of his old mentor Brutus, played by Bradley Walsh. Brutus realizes that he make money by allowing Woody to investigate for fellow inhabitants on the island. He is occasionally aided in his sleuthing by [[TheBartender Zorro]] (Jamie Demetriou), a barman working for Brutus, [[NeverMessWithGranny Lorenza]] (Diana Payan), another of Brutus’ employees and Melody (Emma Pierson), a fellow grifter recently married to the local villain [[TheDon Donald Hammer]] (Alan Williams).
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A British sitcom staring starring comedian Kayvan Novak Creatpr/KayvanNovak as the fun-loving, slightly insane Woodrow “Woody” Fairbanks Junior, an undercover journalist and private investigator exiled to a Spanish island after running afoul of a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive corrupt editor]]. Desperate, he throws himself on the mercy of his old mentor Brutus, played by Bradley Walsh. Brutus realizes that he make money by allowing Woody to investigate for fellow inhabitants on the island. He is occasionally aided in his sleuthing by [[TheBartender Zorro]] (Jamie Demetriou), a barman working for Brutus, [[NeverMessWithGranny Lorenza]] (Diana Payan), another of Brutus’ employees and Melody (Emma Pierson), a fellow grifter recently married to the local villain [[TheDon Donald Hammer]] (Alan Williams).
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-->'''Woody:''' What happened to him? (Melody’s previous [[TheDon criminal]] husband
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-->'''Woody:''' What happened to him? (Melody’s previous [[TheDon criminal]] husbandhusband)
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* HypercompetentSidekick: Zorro, as the bartender at least. He's usually seen reading a book or zoned out but then suddenly produces drinks seemingly out of thin air.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Woody uses his vague ethnicity to pretend to be people from all over the world (Kayvan Novak is of mixed British and Iranian decent).
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: "Zorro" is actually a catch-all name Brutus gives to his bartenders because he can't be bothered to remember their real ones.
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* FingertipDrugAnalysis: How Brutus tests a packet of white powder Woody gave him. Except instead of a finger, Brutus sticks his entire tongue in instead! [[spoiler: It's actually talcum powder.]]
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* ShoddyKnockOffProduct: Elton Juan, Senor Big's newest "star".
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* TheDon: Donald and Señor Big. Jimmy the Ferret and The Gamberos Brothers also applies.
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* TheDon: Donald and Señor Big. This also applies to Jimmy the Ferret and The Gamberos Brothers also applies.Brothers.
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-->'''Woody:''' If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s…(insert bizarre task here).
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Woody could be the chairman. Just one of his many examples:
-->'''Woody:''' Trust me, if there's one thing I'm good at, it's finding parrots; that's if there's one thing I'm good at; and trust me, if there is, it's finding parrots.
-->'''Woody:''' Trust me, if there's one thing I'm good at, it's finding parrots; that's if there's one thing I'm good at; and trust me, if there is, it's finding parrots.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}/TalkativeLoon: Woody clearly lives in his own little world where nothing can be taken seriously and anything can happen as long as he talks about it enough and covers all the bases.
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}/TalkativeLoon: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Woody clearly lives in his own little world where nothing can be taken seriously and anything can happen as long as he talks about it enough and covers all the bases.
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*TalkativeLoon: Woody is regarded In-Universe as the most annoying person you will ever meet and can induce a cardiac arrest in an adversary simply by refusing to shut up.
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* ClusterFBomb: Zorro to Elton Juan and Señor Big in Episode 5
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* HypnoFool: Episode 3 has Brutus being [[MoreHypnotizableThanHeThinks hypnotized repeated]].
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* HypnoFool: Episode 3 has Brutus being [[MoreHypnotizableThanHeThinks hypnotized repeated]].repeatedly]].
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* Fantasy Sequence: Woody slips into this in Episode 4 while attempting to understand gambling rules.
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* Fantasy Sequence: FantasySequence: Woody slips into this in Episode 4 while attempting to understand gambling rules.
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!!This show contains examples of:
* TheBartender: Zorro.
* BerserkButton: Zorro can take a lot of punishment, but insulting his country is crossing the line.
* BigBad: Señor Big.
* BigEater: Brutus.
* BloodlessCarnage: In the first episode, Woody gets viciously mauled by a large bird of prey and manages to survive with little more than a torn shirt.
* BunnyEarsLawyer:
-->'''Brutus:''' As well as being the most annoying person you will ever meet, he is the best investigator I have ever worked with. Much as I hate to say it, Woody is your man.
* ButtMonkey: Zorro.
* CatchPhrase:
-->'''Woody:''' I love this place.
-->'''Woody:''' If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s…(insert bizarre task here).
-->'''Brutus:''' Yum! Yum!
-->'''Donald:''' MELODY!
* TheChessmaster: Maria.
* CliffHanger: The first season ends with Woody being chased along the beach by the authorities.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}/TalkativeLoon: Woody clearly lives in his own little world where nothing can be taken seriously and anything can happen as long as he talks about it enough and covers all the bases.
* ConfusionFu: Woody is an expert at bewildering people and ultimately defeats Señor Big by infuriating him into a having a heart attack.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Woody’s former employer.
* DisguisedInDrag: Woody in Episode 4.
* TheDitz: Brutus is ‘very’ easy to outsmart.
** Second Zorro is barely conscious as she sleepwalks her way through her shift. It’s no wonder she is repeatedly getting fired.
* TheDon: Donald and Señor Big. Jimmy the Ferret and The Gamberos Brothers also applies.
* FakingTheDead: Brutus’ way of escaping from his ex-wife…twice.
* Fantasy Sequence: Woody slips into this in Episode 4 while attempting to understand gambling rules.
* FemmeFetale: Melody.
* TheFunInFuneral: Episode 2 gives Woody a chance to slag off Brutus by pretending to be his grieving relative at a pretend funeral. For added comedy effect, Brutus is lying in the coffin next to him pretending to be dead and calls him on the mobile mid-eulogy.
* FunnyForeigner: Zorro is believed by everyone to be this, even though he is an almost completely flat character.
* GoldDigger: Melody and Coco.
* HeroicWillpower: Episode 3 culminates in two hypnotists trying to manipulate Woody into killing each other. Fortunately, Woody has [[DoubleConsciousness so many different personas and is so familiar with all of them]], that [[FunnySchizophrenia the control only lasts for a few seconds]].
* HypnoFool: Episode 3 has Brutus being [[MoreHypnotizableThanHeThinks hypnotized repeated]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Janice/Susan
* MasterOfDisguise: Woody, obviously.
* {{Narcissist}}: Señor Big and Elton Juan (Haviet).
* NeverMessWithGranny: You don’t want to pick a fight with Lorenza.
* NoNameGiven: Brutus is incapable of remembering the names of his employees. For this reason, all of his bartenders are called ‘Zorro’ and the only recurring one is always interrupted before his real name can be given.
** Melody is suspected to be using a pseudonym, based on the fact that she used to be called “Christina”.
* NotInFrontOfTheParrot: Donald’s reasons for recapturing his pet parrot Wally.
* OnlySaneMan: Zorro is usually this.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: There are occasions when Woody DOES take things seriously; that’s when you KNOW things are bad.
* PluckyComicRelief: Woody’s “plucky”ness is off the charts and frequently lands him in trouble.
* PsychoExGirlfriend: Brutus’ ex-wife.
* SanitySlippage: Señor Big wasn’t completely sane to begin with and repeated exposure to Woody’s antics only makes him worse.
* SmugSnake: Señor Big.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
-->'''Woody:''' What happened to him? (Melody’s previous [[TheDon criminal]] husband
-->'''Melody:''' He died…in mysterious circumstances.
* TalkLikeAPirate: Episode 6 is loaded with it.
* ThemeTune:
-->I could be wilder than the wind
-->A-hundred-and-ninety miles an hour
-->I'm in a whole other dimension
-->Dancing doubles on the floor
-->You think I'm crazy
-->A little bit hazy
-->But I'm stone-cold.
* UnfortunateNames: Many of Woody’s aliases (i.e Doctor Shwami Wami and Hans Free-dialling/A-Piz-arête) along with some of Melody’s (i.e Nicola Tickla).
* VillainousBreakdown: Señor Big experiences this after Woody exposes him as a murderer.
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!!This show contains examples of:
* TheBartender: Zorro.
* BerserkButton: Zorro can take a lot of punishment, but insulting his country is crossing the line.
* BigBad: Señor Big.
* BigEater: Brutus.
* BloodlessCarnage: In the first episode, Woody gets viciously mauled by a large bird of prey and manages to survive with little more than a torn shirt.
* BunnyEarsLawyer:
-->'''Brutus:''' As well as being the most annoying person you will ever meet, he is the best investigator I have ever worked with. Much as I hate to say it, Woody is your man.
* ButtMonkey: Zorro.
* CatchPhrase:
-->'''Woody:''' I love this place.
-->'''Woody:''' If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s…(insert bizarre task here).
-->'''Brutus:''' Yum! Yum!
-->'''Donald:''' MELODY!
* TheChessmaster: Maria.
* CliffHanger: The first season ends with Woody being chased along the beach by the authorities.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}/TalkativeLoon: Woody clearly lives in his own little world where nothing can be taken seriously and anything can happen as long as he talks about it enough and covers all the bases.
* ConfusionFu: Woody is an expert at bewildering people and ultimately defeats Señor Big by infuriating him into a having a heart attack.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Woody’s former employer.
* DisguisedInDrag: Woody in Episode 4.
* TheDitz: Brutus is ‘very’ easy to outsmart.
** Second Zorro is barely conscious as she sleepwalks her way through her shift. It’s no wonder she is repeatedly getting fired.
* TheDon: Donald and Señor Big. Jimmy the Ferret and The Gamberos Brothers also applies.
* FakingTheDead: Brutus’ way of escaping from his ex-wife…twice.
* Fantasy Sequence: Woody slips into this in Episode 4 while attempting to understand gambling rules.
* FemmeFetale: Melody.
* TheFunInFuneral: Episode 2 gives Woody a chance to slag off Brutus by pretending to be his grieving relative at a pretend funeral. For added comedy effect, Brutus is lying in the coffin next to him pretending to be dead and calls him on the mobile mid-eulogy.
* FunnyForeigner: Zorro is believed by everyone to be this, even though he is an almost completely flat character.
* GoldDigger: Melody and Coco.
* HeroicWillpower: Episode 3 culminates in two hypnotists trying to manipulate Woody into killing each other. Fortunately, Woody has [[DoubleConsciousness so many different personas and is so familiar with all of them]], that [[FunnySchizophrenia the control only lasts for a few seconds]].
* HypnoFool: Episode 3 has Brutus being [[MoreHypnotizableThanHeThinks hypnotized repeated]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Janice/Susan
* MasterOfDisguise: Woody, obviously.
* {{Narcissist}}: Señor Big and Elton Juan (Haviet).
* NeverMessWithGranny: You don’t want to pick a fight with Lorenza.
* NoNameGiven: Brutus is incapable of remembering the names of his employees. For this reason, all of his bartenders are called ‘Zorro’ and the only recurring one is always interrupted before his real name can be given.
** Melody is suspected to be using a pseudonym, based on the fact that she used to be called “Christina”.
* NotInFrontOfTheParrot: Donald’s reasons for recapturing his pet parrot Wally.
* OnlySaneMan: Zorro is usually this.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: There are occasions when Woody DOES take things seriously; that’s when you KNOW things are bad.
* PluckyComicRelief: Woody’s “plucky”ness is off the charts and frequently lands him in trouble.
* PsychoExGirlfriend: Brutus’ ex-wife.
* SanitySlippage: Señor Big wasn’t completely sane to begin with and repeated exposure to Woody’s antics only makes him worse.
* SmugSnake: Señor Big.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
-->'''Woody:''' What happened to him? (Melody’s previous [[TheDon criminal]] husband
-->'''Melody:''' He died…in mysterious circumstances.
* TalkLikeAPirate: Episode 6 is loaded with it.
* ThemeTune:
-->I could be wilder than the wind
-->A-hundred-and-ninety miles an hour
-->I'm in a whole other dimension
-->Dancing doubles on the floor
-->You think I'm crazy
-->A little bit hazy
-->But I'm stone-cold.
* UnfortunateNames: Many of Woody’s aliases (i.e Doctor Shwami Wami and Hans Free-dialling/A-Piz-arête) along with some of Melody’s (i.e Nicola Tickla).
* VillainousBreakdown: Señor Big experiences this after Woody exposes him as a murderer.
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