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* [[British Accents]]: Most of the young characters had Cockney accents. (The older generation had West Indian accents.)
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Matthew had "There's an old African saying..."
* [[The Character Died Withwith Him]]: The first episode of ''Porkpie'' reveals Shirley is widowed and now runs the shop, Norman Beaton having died the previous year.
* [[Eighties Hair]]: Plenty of biiiiiiig hair, particularly since it's a show set in a salon.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Dominic Keating, who played Tony, went on to play Malcolm Reed in [[Star Trek: Enterprise]].
* [[The Eighties]]: Michael is the archetypal 80s yuppy, with double-breasted suit and enormous and presumably madly expensive mobile phone.
* [[Spin-Off]]: ''Porkpie'', in which the titular character [[Rags to Riches|wins the lottery]].
* [[Thematic Theme Tune]]:
{{quote| From the long warm nights with the ocean breeze,<br />
To the damp and to the rain of London city.<br />
We come from the sun to live in the cold,<br />
I miss my rum, I want my coconut tree. }}
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Matthew and Porkpie.
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[[Category:Britains Best Sitcom (TV)]]
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[[Category:BritainsBritain's Best Sitcom (TV)]]