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* [[The Coroner Doth Protest Too Much]]: Thinking the brutal deaths were accidents.

** Subverted, as Sandford does not have a coroner. {{spoiler|It only has a doctor; who in fact is involved in all the murders at best.}}

* [[Crossword Puzzle]]: Doubles as a humorous [[Ironic Echo]].

** Fascist.

* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: Doris versus Skinner's secretary, which [[Curb Stomp Battle|lasts for two seconds]].

{{quote| "Nothing like a bit of girl on girl!"}}

* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: Simon Skinner, who makes ominous veiled threats every time he's on, complete with appropriate music and chilling demeanor. {{spoiler|Set to be the obvious choice, but he doesn't have the wounds that match when Nick chased the hooded figure that stabbed the florist. [[Double Subverted]] when he's shown to be part of the NWA.}}

** Edgar Wright had even planned on Lampshading this by including a sign pointed at Skinner in his first scene which let everyone know he was the villain but was unable to fit it into the Camera shot.

* [[Dramatic Gun Cock]]: Parodied with a scene in which a group of heavily-armed officers charge toward a building accompanied by the sound of literally dozens of gun cocks as each of them cocks his/her weapon four or five times. Without cocking it.

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Employed impressively early ''[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|with pens]]''.

* [[Entertainingly Wrong]]: Nick's original accusation, and what drives him. {{spoiler|The truth is far, far more silly... and dangerous.}}

* [[Eureka Moment]]: {{spoiler|The shop keeper questioning Danny on the 'killers' and Danny's response ("It's just one killer actually...") is what clues Angel into one of the main flaws of his original theory; that there was only one killer.}}

'''Andy''': Farmers.<br />

'''Nicholas''': Who else?<br />

*** {{spoiler|Guess who are the first armed citizens of Sandford Nicholas comes across in the film's climax?}}

** In a conversation Nicholas has with Danny about how 'something is always going on', he points out three people that he thinks could be suspicious. {{spoiler|One is caught shoplifting a couple scenes later, and the other two turn out to be part of the town's conspiracy; in addition, Nicholas points out that Mr. Treacher could be hiding something under his large, fairly [[Badass Longcoat|unnecessary coat]]. He is.}}

* [[Married to The Job]]: Nick's defining trait, which ruined his past relationship with Janine and nearly wrecks his [[Ho Yay|new one]] with Danny.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: For the biggest example, see the bottom of the page.

** Several of the characters' names have violent meanings. Skinner, Shooter, Reaper, Staker (who doesn't engage in any violence).

** Eve Draper is clearly named for Evelyn Draper in ''Play Misty for Me''. Her lover's name is Blower.

** Bender is a bit exaggerated. We see him drink three pints, and he seems no more than socially drunk.

* [[Oh Crap]]: A variation of this with {{spoiler|Tom Weaver}} who goes "<small>oh god no</small>" right before {{spoiler|the sea mine goes off}}.

* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]: {{spoiler|Turns out they are chanting the town motto, as seen on the sign on the way in.}}

* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: There are quite a few cameos and every actor is hilarious. But special mention must go to Bill Nighy as Kenneth, the chief inspector and Martin Freeman and Steve Coogan in the opening scene.

{{spoiler|'''Michael''': (thinks for a moment) Yarp (yes).}} }}

* [[Punctuated Pounding]]: {{spoiler|Skinner attacking Nicholas in the climax.}} "[[This Is Sparta|Get! Out! Of my! Village!]]"

* [[Punny Name]]: Some of the characters, such as P.I. Staker ("Piss-taker"). When Nicholas first hears the name, he assumes it's a prank call.

* [[Ramping Shot]]

* [[Serious Business]]: {{spoiler|The "Best Village in Britain" award is ''[[Serious Business]]''. Danny's mother ''committed suicide'' when Sandford didn't win ''once''. Her husband and the rest of the NWA ''killed people'' to make sure it would never lose again.}}

* [[Shopping Cart Antics]]: two huge chains of shopping carts were used as a [[Battering Ram]].

** Also to [[Shaun of the Dead]]:

{{quote| '''Danny Butterman:''' You want anything from the shop?<br />

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'', also ''Dead Right'' a student film made principally by director Edgar Wright.

* [[Spit Take]]: Nicholas does one when he and Danny are discussing Eve Draper's exploits.

* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]: Skinner has a tendency to pop up in unexpected places, surprising Angel everytime.

* [[Stealth Pun]]: A blink-and-you'll-miss-it dirty pun at the very beginning of the town fair scene. Doris and the two men she's with see the hog-roast on a spit, to which she comments, "That's me after a few pints!"

* [[Stylistic Suck]]: The in-universe adaptation of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.

* [[Surrounded By Idiots]]: How Angel feels about his new police team.

* [[The Swear Jar]]: Nicolas Angel and Andy Wainright have a heated argument, and both turn aside to politely thank two other characters for paying in. The argument started with Nicholas paying in advance for his first swear.

{{quote| '''Nicholas:''' ''Of course she fucking was!'' *clink* Thank you, Danny.<br />

* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: The trailer mainly focused on the final third of the movie.

* [[Troperiffic]]

* [[T-Word Euphemism]]: Comically subverted. The police station's swear box has a list of prohibited swear words and the corresponding fine, each of which is [[Bowdlerise|bowdlerized]] -- except the [[Country Matters|most offensive one]].

* [[Unflinching Walk]]

** {{spoiler|Let's not forget a woman was murdered for trying to move and the NWA didn't want her sharing her gardening talents with another community. It turns out she was NWA also, but still. Then there's Officer Popwell who was killed for having a great big bushy beard. Though it can be inferred that he discovered the town's secret and he disapproved. Then there were the Traveling Irish. The NWA even killed dogs for pooping in the streets instead of just sending them to the pound. Brutal.}}

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: A single guy coming into town who {{spoiler|uncovers and crushes its Dark Secret and [[Ancient Conspiracy]]}}? He's gotta be an Angel. Some also say that in the scene where {{spoiler|he rides into town on a white horse, the large guns tied across his back}} are meant to resemble wings. (Though according to Wikipedia, the character was named after Nick Angel, the Musical Director.)

** Also note that his badge number at the beginning of the movie is 777, the number of [[God]]. And to top it all, of course, he's an agnostic.

** When he enters the hotel, the woman minding the desk remarks "It appears the heavens have opened". She's referring to the rain, but an Angel did just walk in...

[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]

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