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''Clocking Off'' is a drama series that centres around the workers of a Manchester fabric factory. Each episode centres around a different character.
''Clocking Off'' is a drama series that centres around the workers of a Manchester fabric factory. Each episode centres around a different character.

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* [[British Accents]]: Mancunian. Ironically, Philip Glenister is famous for playing Mancunians Mack and [[Life On Mars|Gene Hunt]], but he is actually from the South.
* [[British Accents]]: Mancunian. Ironically, Philip Glenister is famous for playing Mancunians Mack and [[Life On Mars|Gene Hunt]], but he is actually from the South.
* [[British Brevity]]: There are four series, and none was longer than seven episodes.
* [[British Brevity]]: There are four series, and none was longer than seven episodes.
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* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: There are four series, and each episode reveals the life of a character who is generally in the background during the rest of the series. This adds up to quite a lot of people.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: There are four series, and each episode reveals the life of a character who is generally in the background during the rest of the series. This adds up to quite a lot of people.
* [[Oop North]]: Set in Manchester.
* [[Oop North]]: Set in Manchester.
* [[A Touch of Class Ethnicity and Religion]]: Working class. Mack could be described as working class made good, because he's a wealthy factory owner with a working class accent.
* [[A Touch of Class, Ethnicity, and Religion]]: Working class. Mack could be described as working class made good, because he's a wealthy factory owner with a working class accent.
* [[Workaholic]]: Mack
* [[Workaholic]]: Mack
* [[Work Com]]: Actually somewhat averted. The characters all work in the same factory, but the stories are really about their personal lives, not about their jobs.
* [[Work Com]]: Actually somewhat averted. The characters all work in the same factory, but the stories are really about their personal lives, not about their jobs.
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Latest revision as of 00:03, 5 October 2020

Clocking Off is a drama series that centres around the workers of a Manchester fabric factory. Each episode centres around a different character.

Tropes used in Clocking Off include:
  • British Accents: Mancunian. Ironically, Philip Glenister is famous for playing Mancunians Mack and Gene Hunt, but he is actually from the South.
  • British Brevity: There are four series, and none was longer than seven episodes.
  • Kitchen Sink Drama: A modern take on the genre.
  • House Fire: Happens to Yvonne in episode 2.
  • I Kiss Your Foot: Mack does this to his wife Catherine. It tells you everything you need to know about the dynamics in their marriage.
  • Loads and Loads of Characters: There are four series, and each episode reveals the life of a character who is generally in the background during the rest of the series. This adds up to quite a lot of people.
  • Oop North: Set in Manchester.
  • A Touch of Class, Ethnicity, and Religion: Working class. Mack could be described as working class made good, because he's a wealthy factory owner with a working class accent.
  • Workaholic: Mack
  • Work Com: Actually somewhat averted. The characters all work in the same factory, but the stories are really about their personal lives, not about their jobs.
  • Your Cheating Heart: Catherine. With anything in trousers.
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