The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

[[File:Bleak old shop.jpg|fram] [[Spiritual Successo] slash [[Sound to Screen Adaptatio] of the radio series [[Bleak Expectation], this is a [[Charles Dickens|Dickensia] parody written by Mark Evans with an all-star cast including [[That Mitchell and Webb Look|Mitchell and Webb]], Mr. Jedrington Secret-Pas] who tries to win his family and his business, [[Title Drop|The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, back from [[Amoral Attorne] Malifax Skulkingworm.

"Mrs. Christmasham: I was due to be married on Christmas Day, and I waited at the altar for my beloved husband-to-be, and I waited and waited, and waited and waited, and I waited and waited, and I waited and waited, and waited and waited, and wait -- Jedringham: Did he basically not turn up? Mrs. Christmasham: How could you have possibly fathomed that?"
 * [[Alliteratio]: London's three great alliterative clocks, Big Ben, Massive Morris and Tiny Terry.
 * Affably Evil: Skulkingworm shifts drastically between being a horrible old bastard and being rather pleasant.
 * [[Amoral Attorne]: Skulkingworm, the main villain of the pilot.
 * [[Androcles' Lio]: The orphan Jedrington treats like any other customer at the begining of the Christmas episode.
 * [[The Artful Dodge]: Parodied with the Artful Codger ("codger" being slang for an older person) who has had to spend his life with a gang of urchin kids because he failed the exam to graduate to "vagabond" or "ne'er-do-well".
 * [[Bazaar of the Bizarr]: The eponymous shop of stuff.
 * [[Big N]: Servegood delivers one at the end of Episode 2.
 * British Brevit]: It aired starting with a one hour [[Christmas Special before Christmas 2011 with another three half hour episodes.
 * [[Deliberate Values Dissonanc]: Hatred of the French and extreme sexism. Both [[Played for Laugh].
 * [[G-Rated Dru]: Treacle. Exagerated to the point where it's actually dangerous.
 * Evil Laugh: Skulkingworm seems to love them.
 * [[The Fundamentalis]: Secret-Past's adoptive aunts.
 * [[It Will Never Catch O]: Harmswell Grimstone considered trying to find a business partner by [[The Apprentice (TV series)|putting a group of candidates through demeaning weekly tasks and firing them one by on], but rejected the idea as ludicrous.
 * [[Meaningful Nam]: Almost every single character has one.
 * [[Man Behind the Ma]: Subverted.
 * May Contain Evil: "[[Magically-Binding Contract|Contrac] may contain traces of evil."
 * [[Mook Face Tur]: Fearshiver has one,
 * [[Nice Ha]: A man is nothing without his! Special mention to Skulkingworm, who seems to have some sort of mechanism that can make his top hat extend to several times his own height.
 * [[The Nickname]: Maggoty the treacle fiend, who calls people by the names of birds.
 * [[Overly Long Ga]: Mrs. Christmasham, describing the circumstances of her wedding.


 * [[Punch Clock Villai]: Skulkingworm's first scene has him act the part of an [[Amoral Attorne], interspersed with him apologising and saying he's just acting on behalf of his client (who's "a meanie").
 * [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connection]: When Grimstone is brought to trial, he arranges matters such that the jury is composed of his cousins, and his uncle is the judge.
 * [[Shout-Ou]: To Bleak Expectations. Harrumble indeed!
 * While Jedrington is having a sword firght with Skulkingworm he says "I have had enough of you." before disarming him.
 * Yet Another Christmas Carol: Deliberately invoked by Grimstone, who dresses up as the Rabbits of Easter Past, Present and Future in order to terrify Jedrington.
 * Yet Another Christmas Carol: Deliberately invoked by Grimstone, who dresses up as the Rabbits of Easter Past, Present and Future in order to terrify Jedrington.

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