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* [[Crazy Cat Lady]]: Mrs. Bond, the owner of Boris, believes that he's a reincarnated gladiator. She owns at least a dozen other cats.
* [[Eccentric Townsfolk]] - Quite a few of these turn up.
* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Adorable blond scamp Tristan, ably played by not-yet-a-[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor]] [[Peter Davison]]. According to the books, Siegfried is an even more literal example - Tristan chases girls, but Siegfried is chased ''by'' girls.
* [[Eureka Moment]]: A tricky diagnosis is eventually solved when James is reminded that the cow looked like it was wearing spectacles.
* [[Fan Disservice]]: James and Tristan often get shirtless, and then promptly get covered in cow shit.
* [[Good Smoking, Evil Smoking]]: The show is set before the 50s so Tristan smokes cigarettes and Siegfried smokes a pipe.
* [[Hands -On Approach]]: With a guitar [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktp4Qo_2ZRU Here].
* [[Happily Married]]: James and Helen.
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: If you hear someone say "bitch," they're talking about a female dog.
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* [[Replacement Flat Character]]: Inverted. Instead of becoming less uptight, Tristan becomes less rambunctious over the years and Calum is brought in partially to provide the necessary level of wacky hijinks. He's less of a Niles and more of a [[Happy Days|Chachi]].
* [[Road Sign Reversal]]: The 'removing road signs to confuse invading troops' version happens in one of the episodes set in [[World War Two]]. A local tells the soldier who is removing a sign that, if he wants to confuse the Germans, he should leave that particular sign up as it has been pointing the wrong way for years.
* [[Romantic False Lead]]: James' rival for Helen's affection, Richard Edmundson. This overlaps with [[Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor]] as Richard is landed gentry.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The English countryside gets a lot of screentime. And it's very pretty.
* [[Series Hiatus]]: The break in the series between 1980 and 1988 wavers between this and [[Revival]].
* [[Serious Business]]: The local agricultural fair is not to be taken lightly.
* [[Shout -Out Theme Naming]]: Meta example. The author of the original novels fictionalized some things, including most people's names. He was also a fan of the opera. Is it any wonder that his coworkers ended up with the names [[Richard Wagner|Siegfried and Tristan]]? This was [[Lampshaded]] inadvertently when Siegfried claims his father was a great fan of Wagner upon meeting James, which leads to the humorous observation that their names could have been worse-Wotan or Pogner, for instance.
* [[Sibling Rivalry]] - Siegfried and Tristan are constantly trying to get one over the other. Siegfried tends to use his position of power as the head of the practice to stick Tristan with the worst jobs, always claiming that it's either a complete coincidence or for Tristan's own good. Tristan has to resort to sneakier plans that can range from a [[Batman Gambit]] to a [[Zany Scheme]]. He rarely succeeds.
* [[The Slacker]]: It takes Tristan a long time to pass his exams.
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