- Harsher in Hindsight: Tony's battle with cancer was not played for laughs in the series, but becomes this given Victoria Wood's death from cancer at the early age of 62.
- Heartwarming Moments - Bren's surprise birthday party, after she begins to think her relationship with Tony wasn't to be.
- Hilarious in Hindsight: Anita expresses a wish to have twins. Shobna Gulati's character Sunita in Coronation Street would have twins ten years later.
- Retroactive Recognition:
- Maxine Peake was just out of RADA when she played Twinkle, and is now best known for Shameless and Silk.
- Shobna Gulati is now better known as Sunita Perek on Coronation Street.
- Joanne Froggatt guest starred before her more famous turns as Kate in Robin Hood and Anna in Downton Abbey.
- Sacred Cow: Considered one of the classic British sitcoms, and a high point of Victoria Wood's career.
- Signature Scene: Dolly's anguished rant when she learns she's drunk tea with viagra in it. In the 2020s, it even experienced a revival on TikTok.
- Tear Jerker: Stan's poem to his deceased dad.
- Too Good to Last: Considered a shining example of Victoria Wood's comedy writing, along with great performances from the cast, but it only had two seasons. While Word of God is that they only planned for it to be short-lived, she later confessed that BBC cancelled it prematurely.
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