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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Patrick. In ''spades''.
* [[Manipulative Editing]]: Patrick is seen indulging in this. {{spoiler|It backfires and makes the manipulatee suicidally open the gates and let the zombies flood in.}}
* [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown]]: Kelly beating a zombie to death with a fire extinguisher (splattering his brains all over the place in the process) in the first episode.
* [[Not Using the Z Word]], though one person does quote ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''.
* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Woman]]: Kelly.
* [[Ratings Stunt]]: Subverted; the housemates initially think that Kelly is a mentally ill woman added to boost ratings. Joplin comments to the cameras, "I think this is in very poor taste."
* [[Reality TV Show Mansion]]: The BB House.
* [[Regret Eating Me]]: {{spoiler|Patrick}} yells the famous "[[Shout -Out|Choke on it!]]" line from ''[[Day of the Dead]]'' while being eaten by zombies.
* [[Self-Insert Fic]]: The sneering, cynical producer Patrick bears some resemblance to the show's sneering, cynical creator. Could also be said of Joplin, who voices many of the creator's views, sometimes verbatim quoting him. This being Charlie Brooker, the king of [[Self-Deprecation]], these two are respectively the most loathsome and most pathetic character in the show.
* [[Scenery Gorn]]
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]
* [[Shout -Out]]: As [[Regret Eating Me|mentioned above]], the famous "Choke on it!" line from ''[[Day of the Dead]]'' is uttered, and the famous "They're coming to get you, Barbra!" line from ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' is mockingly used in the first episode. Additionally, Veronica at one point makes a reference to the film version of ''[[Misery]]'' ([[The Ditz|although she mistakenly refers to it as "Mystery"]]) - specifically, the ankle-breaking-with-a-sledgehammer scene - when the rest of the group are trying to decide what to do with a captive Patrick.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Joplin. For all his snark and looking down on everyone else, he ends being the most stupid of all.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: Davina McCall has her throat ripped out by a zombie and is left to die to the tune of "Grace Kelly" by Mika.
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