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Line 1: {{work\|wppage=Mad Dogs (British TV series)}} ~~{{work}}~~ {{quote\|''"Some things the police cannot protect you from."''\|'''Maria'''}} '''''Mad Dogs''''' (2011-2013) is a British drama in which four old friends, played by [[~~John~~Doctor ~~Simm~~Who\|The Master]] ([[John Simm]]), [[Life On Mars\|Gene Hunt]] ([[Philip Glenister]]), [[~~Discworld/~~Hogfather\|Teatime]] ([[Marc Warren]]) and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking\|the guy from the adverts]] ([[Max Beesley]]) reunite with the newly successful fifth member of the gang, Alvo (Ben Chaplin) in his new villa in Mallorca. Things take a dark turn when Alvo steals a "friend's" boat, dragging his friends into his own vengeance. [[It Got Worse\|And then Tony Blair]] [[Flat What\|shoots somebody.]] Line 23: * [[Paranoia Fuel]]: In universe, all four of them get increasingly tense and paranoid. Rick esspecially breaks under the stress. * [[Posthumous Character]]: {{spoiler\|Alvo, Maria and possibly Dominic (it was unclear whether he died) all appear in "two weeks ago" flashbacks.}} ~~----~~ === Episodes of this series provide examples of: === * [[Call Back]]: Dead animals found by the guys where they are staying, for instance the dead goat in Alvo's pool and the dead bird in the apartment they rent in series 2. * [[Death Is Dramatic]]: Most of the time averted, most deaths are brutal and undramatic, adding realistic tension to the series. {{spoiler\|The deaths of Alvo, possibly Dominic and Hector are examples of this averted trope. The death of Maria is an exception; her death is ''very'' dramatic and is in slow motion.}} * {{spoiler\|[[Downer Ending]]: Quinn is dead and the group is torn apart. Although with Season 2 it has been shown the other guys went back for Quinn and now have accidently ended up in more trouble in Ibiza.}} * [[~~What~~Faux ~~Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic~~Symbolism]]: The Catholic Church and Santería imagery in series 2. The guys hide money in a statue of the Virgin Mary, and the old woman protects the guys by painting them in a wide circle of goats blood. As Quinn steps out of the circle, things take a turn for the worse. And don't get started on the shrunken heads...▼ * [[Only a Flesh Wound]]: {{spoiler\|Quinn is shot in the upper arm by Maria after he shoots her to prevent her from killing the other guys. Although it bleeds quite badly he suffers no ill effects at all.}} * [[The Reveal]] {{spoiler\|In the first episode that Alvo is has gang connections, and in the last that Maria is not a member of the police but a gangster.}} Although the last one was suspected since they showed up. ▲* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: The Catholic Church and Santería imagery in series 2. The guys hide money in a statue of the Virgin Mary, and the old woman protects the guys by painting them in a wide circle of goats blood. As Quinn steps out of the circle, things take a turn for the worse. And don't get started on the shrunken heads... {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:British Series]] [[Category:The New Tens]] [[Category:TV Series]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]