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** David Owen was also portrayed as a cynical opportunist, to the extent that he was sometimes seen on both sides of the House of Commons ''at the same time''.

* '''Herr von Willcox''': Margaret Thatcher's neighbour is an aged [[Adolf Hitler]] living under the alias "Herr von Willcox", who gives her advice on governance.

'''"von Willcox":''' "I know vat I mean." }}

* '''Home for Retired PMs''': All the living retired Prime Ministers (such as [[Edward Heath]], [[Harold Macmillan]] and [[Harold Wilson]]) live in a retirement home which they view as a prison camp and plot to escape from.

** Reptiles Bland Blend Coffee, tastes more like [[Large Ham|Donald Sinden]] than ever before!

* [[British Newspapers]]: Frequently parodied the adverts used to sell these:

* [[British Stuffiness]]: In the 'British Revolution' arc, the 'people power' revolutions that brought down communism in Eastern Europe finally reach Britain - but are carried out in a far more...''refined'' manner.

'''Policeman''': "I can't help that sir. You're on a double yellow." }}

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Sir Geoffrey Howe.

* [[Of Corpse He's Alive]]: The Soviets try to pretend Premier Chernenko is still alive and prop up his corpse at the negotiating table with [[Ronald Reagan]]. Reagan finds him 'a tough negotiator' and calls for Henry Kissinger, who also fails at the negotiations, before Reagan finally resorts to Bonzo the chimpanzee.

* [[Playing Against Type]]: [[Leonard Nimoy]] fails horribly at this in spite of himself.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Frequently, but most notably Thatcher taking advice from an elderly Hitler and the entire Conservative cabinet singing ''[[Cabaret|Tomorrow Belongs To Me]].''

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: Any sketch with Jonathan Miller.

* [[The Starscream]]: Michael Heseltine, by the end of Thatcher's tenure. Not that he ever got to be [[Prime Minister]], even after he helped force her out.

* [[Stiff Upper Lip]]: Margaret on Cruise missiles being deployed in Britain:

* [[Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion]]: All variations of the chorus for "I've Never Met a Nice South African"

* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: "I've Never Met a Nice South African"