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[[Spiritual Successo[[Category:TV Series]]] slash [[Sound to Screen Adaptatio[[Category:TV Series]]] of the radio series ''[[Bleak Expectation[[Category:TV Series]]]'', this is a [[Charles Dickens|Dickensia[[Category:TV Series]]] parody written by Mark Evans with an all-star cast including [[That Mitchell and Webb Look|Mitchell and Webb]], [[Stephen Fr[[Category:TV Series]]] and Johnny Vegas. It follows the story of [[Meaningful Name|Mr. Jedrington Secret-Pas[[Category:TV Series]]] who tries to win his family and his business, [[Title Drop|The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff]], back from [[Amoral Attorne[[Category:TV Series]]] Malifax Skulkingworm. |
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* [[Alliteratio[[Category:TV Series]]]: London's three great alliterative clocks, Big Ben, Massive Morris and Tiny Terry. |
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* [[Affably Evil]]: Skulkingworm shifts drastically between being a horrible old bastard and being rather pleasant. |
* [[Affably Evil]]: Skulkingworm shifts drastically between being a horrible old bastard and being rather pleasant. |
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* [[Amoral Attorne[[Category:TV Series]]]: Skulkingworm, the main villain of the pilot. {{spoiler|Curiously, when he's in 'client' mode he's an evil, cackling old scoundrel, but when he's in 'lawyer' mode he's actually quite friendly and pleasant.}} |
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* [[Androcles' |
* [[Androcles' Lio[[Category:TV Series]]]: The orphan Jedrington treats like any other customer at the begining of the Christmas episode. |
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* [[The Artful Dodge[[Category:TV Series]]]: Parodied with the Artful Codger ("codger" being slang for an older person) who has had to spend his life with a gang of urchin kids because he failed the exam to graduate to "vagabond" or "ne'er-do-well". |
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* [[Bazaar of the Bizarr[[Category:TV Series]]]: The eponymous shop of stuff. |
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* [[Big N[[Category:TV Series]]]: Servegood delivers one at the end of Episode 2. |
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* [[British |
* [[British Brevit[[Category:TV Series]]]: It aired starting with a one hour [[Christmas Special]] before Christmas 2011 with another three half hour episodes. |
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* [[Deliberate Values |
* [[Deliberate Values Dissonanc[[Category:TV Series]]]: Hatred of the French and extreme sexism. Both [[Played for Laugh[[Category:TV Series]]]. |
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* [[G-Rated Dru[[Category:TV Series]]]: Treacle. Exagerated to the point where it's actually dangerous. |
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* [[Evil Laugh]]: Skulkingworm seems to love them. |
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Skulkingworm seems to love them. |
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* [[The Fundamentalis[[Category:TV Series]]]: Secret-Past's adoptive aunts. |
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* [[It Will Never Catch |
* [[It Will Never Catch O[[Category:TV Series]]]: Harmswell Grimstone considered trying to find a business partner by [[The Apprentice (TV series)|putting a group of candidates through demeaning weekly tasks and firing them one by on[[Category:TV Series]]], but rejected the idea as ludicrous. |
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* [[Meaningful Nam[[Category:TV Series]]]: Almost every single character has one. |
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* [[Man Behind the |
* [[Man Behind the Ma[[Category:TV Series]]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|Skulkingworm's "client" is...Skulkingworm.}} |
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* [[May Contain Evil]]: "[[Magically-Binding Contract| |
* [[May Contain Evil]]: "[[Magically-Binding Contract|Contrac[[Category:TV Series]]] may contain traces of evil." |
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* [[Mook Face |
* [[Mook Face Tur[[Category:TV Series]]]: Fearshiver has one, {{spoiler|Skulkingworm killed his parents. "He placed a large amount of legalments and injunctions on them. [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|Literally - they were crushed to death]]."}} |
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* [[Nice |
* [[Nice Ha[[Category:TV Series]]]: A man is nothing without his! Special mention to Skulkingworm, who seems to have some sort of mechanism that can make his top hat extend to several times his own height. |
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* [[The Nickname[[Category:TV Series]]]: Maggoty the treacle fiend, who calls people by the names of birds. |
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* [[Overly Long Ga[[Category:TV Series]]]: Mrs. Christmasham, describing the circumstances of her wedding. |
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{{quote|'''Mrs. Christmasham:''' I was due to be married on Christmas Day, and I waited at the altar for my beloved husband-to-be, and I waited and waited, and waited and waited, and I waited and waited, and I waited and waited, and waited and waited, and wait -- |
{{quote|'''Mrs. Christmasham:''' I was due to be married on Christmas Day, and I waited at the altar for my beloved husband-to-be, and I waited and waited, and waited and waited, and I waited and waited, and I waited and waited, and waited and waited, and wait -- |
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'''Jedringham:''' Did he basically not turn up? |
'''Jedringham:''' Did he basically not turn up? |
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'''Mrs. Christmasham:''' How could you have possibly fathomed that? }} |
'''Mrs. Christmasham:''' How could you have possibly fathomed that? }} |
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* [[Punch Clock Villai[[Category:TV Series]]]: Skulkingworm's first scene has him act the part of an [[Amoral Attorne[[Category:TV Series]]], interspersed with him apologising and saying he's just acting on behalf of his client (who's "a meanie"). {{spoiler|His client just so happens to be himself.}} |
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* [[Screw the Rules, I Have |
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connection[[Category:TV Series]]]: When Grimstone is brought to trial, he arranges matters such that the jury is composed of his cousins, and his uncle is the judge. |
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* [[Shout-Ou[[Category:TV Series]]]: To ''Bleak Expectations''. Harrumble indeed! |
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** {{spoiler|PS Little Nell has died}} |
** {{spoiler|PS Little Nell has died}} |
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** While Jedrington is having a sword firght with Skulkingworm he says [[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock|"I have had enough of you."]] before disarming him. |
** While Jedrington is having a sword firght with Skulkingworm he says [[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock|"I have had enough of you."]] before disarming him. |
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Revision as of 00:54, 2 October 2020
[[File:Bleak old shop.jpg|fram] [[Spiritual Successo] slash [[Sound to Screen Adaptatio] of the radio series [[Bleak Expectation], this is a [[Charles Dickens|Dickensia] parody written by Mark Evans with an all-star cast including Mitchell and Webb, [[Stephen Fr] and Johnny Vegas. It follows the story of [[Meaningful Name|Mr. Jedrington Secret-Pas] who tries to win his family and his business, The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, back from [[Amoral Attorne] Malifax Skulkingworm.
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- [[Alliteratio]: London's three great alliterative clocks, Big Ben, Massive Morris and Tiny Terry.
- Affably Evil: Skulkingworm shifts drastically between being a horrible old bastard and being rather pleasant.
- [[Amoral Attorne]: Skulkingworm, the main villain of the pilot. Curiously, when he's in 'client' mode he's an evil, cackling old scoundrel, but when he's in 'lawyer' mode he's actually quite friendly and pleasant.
- [[Androcles' Lio]: The orphan Jedrington treats like any other customer at the begining of the Christmas episode.
- [[The Artful Dodge]: Parodied with the Artful Codger ("codger" being slang for an older person) who has had to spend his life with a gang of urchin kids because he failed the exam to graduate to "vagabond" or "ne'er-do-well".
- [[Bazaar of the Bizarr]: The eponymous shop of stuff.
- [[Big N]: Servegood delivers one at the end of Episode 2.
- [[British Brevit]: It aired starting with a one hour Christmas Special before Christmas 2011 with another three half hour episodes.
- [[Deliberate Values Dissonanc]: Hatred of the French and extreme sexism. Both [[Played for Laugh].
- [[G-Rated Dru]: Treacle. Exagerated to the point where it's actually dangerous.
- Evil Laugh: Skulkingworm seems to love them.
- [[The Fundamentalis]: Secret-Past's adoptive aunts.
- [[It Will Never Catch O]: Harmswell Grimstone considered trying to find a business partner by [[The Apprentice (TV series)|putting a group of candidates through demeaning weekly tasks and firing them one by on], but rejected the idea as ludicrous.
- [[Meaningful Nam]: Almost every single character has one.
- [[Man Behind the Ma]: Subverted. Skulkingworm's "client" is...Skulkingworm.
- May Contain Evil: "[[Magically-Binding Contract|Contrac] may contain traces of evil."
- [[Mook Face Tur]: Fearshiver has one, Skulkingworm killed his parents. "He placed a large amount of legalments and injunctions on them. Literally - they were crushed to death."
- [[Nice Ha]: A man is nothing without his! Special mention to Skulkingworm, who seems to have some sort of mechanism that can make his top hat extend to several times his own height.
- [[The Nickname]: Maggoty the treacle fiend, who calls people by the names of birds.
- [[Overly Long Ga]: Mrs. Christmasham, describing the circumstances of her wedding.
Mrs. Christmasham: I was due to be married on Christmas Day, and I waited at the altar for my beloved husband-to-be, and I waited and waited, and waited and waited, and I waited and waited, and I waited and waited, and waited and waited, and wait -- |
- [[Punch Clock Villai]: Skulkingworm's first scene has him act the part of an [[Amoral Attorne], interspersed with him apologising and saying he's just acting on behalf of his client (who's "a meanie"). His client just so happens to be himself.
- [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connection]: When Grimstone is brought to trial, he arranges matters such that the jury is composed of his cousins, and his uncle is the judge.
- [[Shout-Ou]: To Bleak Expectations. Harrumble indeed!
- PS Little Nell has died
- While Jedrington is having a sword firght with Skulkingworm he says "I have had enough of you." before disarming him.
- Yet Another Christmas Carol: Deliberately invoked by Grimstone, who dresses up as the Rabbits of Easter Past, Present and Future in order to terrify Jedrington.
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