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* [[The Butcher]] - Hilary Briss, a literal butcher who sells some kind of very illegal and hideously immoral "special stuff".
* [[The Butcher]] - Hilary Briss, a literal butcher who sells some kind of very illegal and hideously immoral "special stuff".
* [[Bilingual Bonus]] - Dialogue between Herr Lipp, Lotte and Justin at the climax of Lipp's attempts to seduce the schoolboy. Lotte tries to warn Justin about Lipp in German:
* [[Bilingual Bonus]] - Dialogue between Herr Lipp, Lotte and Justin at the climax of Lipp's attempts to seduce the schoolboy. Lotte tries to warn Justin about Lipp in German:
{{quote| '''Herr Lipp''' "Er konnt kein Deutsch. Er ist ''meine'' junge."<ref>"He knows no German. He is ''my'' boy."</ref><br />
{{quote|'''Herr Lipp''' "Er konnt kein Deutsch. Er ist ''meine'' junge."<ref>"He knows no German. He is ''my'' boy."</ref>
'''Lotte''' "Denn Gott hilfe ihn."<ref>"Then God help him."</ref> }}
'''Lotte''' "Denn Gott hilfe ihn."<ref>"Then God help him."</ref> }}
* [[Buried Alive]] - The fate of {{spoiler|Justin Smart}}, although he is given a funnel through which to breathe.
* [[Buried Alive]] - The fate of {{spoiler|Justin Smart}}, although he is given a funnel through which to breathe.
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* [[Generation Xerox]] - In The [[Christmas Special]], we see a bit of Royston Vasey in the 1890s, including Victorian versions of Harvey, Barbara, Chinnery, Pauline, Mickey, and Ross
* [[Generation Xerox]] - In The [[Christmas Special]], we see a bit of Royston Vasey in the 1890s, including Victorian versions of Harvey, Barbara, Chinnery, Pauline, Mickey, and Ross
* [[Gender Bender]] - Barbara the transgendered cab driver.
* [[Gender Bender]] - Barbara the transgendered cab driver.
{{quote| '''Barbara''': Have you heard what they're saying about the Beast of Royston Vasey?<br />
{{quote|'''Barbara''': Have you heard what they're saying about the Beast of Royston Vasey?
'''Mrs. Levinson''': Now, Barbara, people can be very cruel. }}
'''Mrs. Levinson''': Now, Barbara, people can be very cruel. }}
* [[Grotesque Gallery]] - Because almost all of the characters are played by the same three actors, a variety of prosthetics are used, some of which are profoundly hideous. Of particular note are Edward, Tubbs, Iris, Harvey, Bernice, Mickey, Stella, Vinnie & Reenie, Ally, and Herr Lipp.
* [[Grotesque Gallery]] - Because almost all of the characters are played by the same three actors, a variety of prosthetics are used, some of which are profoundly hideous. Of particular note are Edward, Tubbs, Iris, Harvey, Bernice, Mickey, Stella, Vinnie & Reenie, Ally, and Herr Lipp.
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* [[Lamarck Was Right]] - Mr. Chinnery inherits his ancestor's curse.
* [[Lamarck Was Right]] - Mr. Chinnery inherits his ancestor's curse.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]] - after awful restart officer Pauline is sacked, she has to sit through restart sessions of her own, with an even ''worse'' one.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]] - after awful restart officer Pauline is sacked, she has to sit through restart sessions of her own, with an even ''worse'' one.
{{quote| '''[[The Chew Toy|Mickey:]]''' Pauline... she's worse than ''you''!}}
{{quote|'''[[The Chew Toy|Mickey:]]''' Pauline... she's worse than ''you''!}}
* [[Laughably Evil]] - All of the villainous characters. It is a comedy, after all.
* [[Laughably Evil]] - All of the villainous characters. It is a comedy, after all.
* [[Little People Are Surreal]] - Papa Lazarou's circus.
* [[Little People Are Surreal]] - Papa Lazarou's circus.
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