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-->'''Played By:''' Susan Lynch

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-->'''Played By:''' Susan Lynch
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* AffablyEvil

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* AffablyEvilAffablyEvil: For a psuedodemocratic dictator, he's a rather jovial chap.
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-->'''Played By:''' Matthew Macfadyen

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-->'''Played By:''' Matthew Macfadyen
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Easily the heaviest drinker among the staff, her response to the frustration of working in Tazbekistan

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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Easily the heaviest drinker among the staff, her response to the frustration of working in TazbekistanTazbekistan.












* TheDreaded: The thing British diplomats fear most in the world is screwing up bad enough that he gives them a personal visit

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* TheDreaded: The thing British diplomats fear most in the world is screwing up bad enough that he gives them a personal visit visit.



* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Throughout most of the series he seems like a typical eccentric dictator, but he doesn't hesitate to frame his critics for murder or [[spoiler:firebomb entire villages of his own people stop anti-government rebels]].

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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Throughout most of the series he seems like a typical eccentric dictator, but he doesn't hesitate to frame his critics for murder or [[spoiler:firebomb entire villages of his own people to stop anti-government rebels]].



* NumberTwo: To President Karzak

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* NumberTwo: To President KarzakKarzak.


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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: What he claims to be his winning strategy

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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: What he claims to be his winning strategystrategy.
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-->'''Played By:''' Tom Hollander

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-->'''Played By:''' Tom Hollander
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-->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidMitchell

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-->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidMitchell
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President Karzak's daughter. She is simultaneously the manager of the Tazbek national football team, the Tazbek Ambassador to UNESCO, a model, a pop star, a patron of numerous charities, a Member of Parliament, and Tazbekistan's major producer of wine.

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President Karzak's daughter. She is simultaneously daughter and the manager of the Tazbek national football team, the Tazbek Ambassador to UNESCO, a model, a pop star, a patron of numerous charities, a Member of Parliament, and Tazbekistan's major producer of wine.most important woman in Tazbekistan.


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* TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: She is simultaneously the manager of the Tazbek national football team, the Tazbek Ambassador to UNESCO, a model, a pop star, a patron of numerous charities, a Member of Parliament, and Tazbekistan's major producer of wine.

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The newly appointed British Ambassador to Tazbekistan. His claim to fame is that he "knows when to do nothing".

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The newly appointed British Ambassador to Tazbekistan. His claim to fame is that he "knows when to do nothing".


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* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: What he claims to be his winning strategy


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* INeedAFreakingDrink: Easily the heaviest drinker among the staff, her response to the frustration of working in Tazbekistan
** May cross over into DrowningMySorrows since the final episode reveals [[spoiler:that she has family issues and feels guilty that she is stationed abroad while her mother is gravely ill in the hospital.]]


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* VodkaDrunkenski: He seems to suffer no effect from the ridiculously large amount of vodka consumed on his "hunting trip" with the foreign diplomats.
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-->[[DeadpanSnarker "Maybe I should get a helicopter tattooed on my ass, that's what this evening is really all about."]]
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* TheDreaded: The British diplomats fear most in the world is screwing up bad enough that he gives them a personal visit

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* TheDreaded: The thing British diplomats fear most in the world is screwing up bad enough that he gives them a personal visit
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* TheDreaded: POD for the British Ambassadors, the thing they fear the most in the world is screwing up bad enough that he gives them a personal visit

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* TheDreaded: POD for the The British Ambassadors, the thing they diplomats fear the most in the world is screwing up bad enough that he gives them a personal visit
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* TheWoobie: She means well but the British staff are often visibly unhappy/disappointed with her work promoting Britain to the locals. Becomes especially pronounced when she silently takes it when Neil bluntly criticizes her planning for the Best of British Festival ([[JerkassHasAPoint which to be fair did go terribly]]).

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* TheWoobie: She means well but the British staff are often visibly unhappy/disappointed with her work promoting Britain to the locals. Becomes especially pronounced when she silently takes it when Neil bluntly criticizes her planning for the Best of British Festival ([[JerkassHasAPoint which to be fair did go terribly]]).

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!!Ambassador and his Staff

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!!Ambassador and his Diplomatic Staff



* DeadpanSnarker



* HappilyMarried: One of the reasons why she turns down Stephen Pembridge's advances.
* TheWoobie: She means well but the British staff are often visibly unhappy/disappointed with her work promoting Britain to the locals. Becomes especially pronounced when she silently takes it when Neil bluntly criticizes her planning for the Best of British Festival ([[JerkassHasAPoint which to be fair did go terribly]]).



Keith's wife, and a practising physician. She works at a local hospital and often tries to advocate for better healthcare for Tazbeks.

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Keith's wife, and a practising physician. She works at a local hospital and often tries to advocate for better healthcare for Tazbeks. Tazbeks.
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* HoneyTrap: She is seated next to Jamatt at an important embassy dinner in the first episode to "finesse" him into getting Neil an audience with the President.




!Tazbek Government
[[folder:President Karzak]]
-->'''Played By:''' Igal Naor

The pseudo-democratic leader of the People's Republic of Tazbekistan. Has a special fondness for British television and the monarchy.

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-->'''Played By:''' Igal Naor

The pseudo-democratic leader of
Matthew Macfadyen

Micheal, aka
the People's Republic "Prince of Tazbekistan. Has a special fondness for British television Darkness", is Keith and Neil's superior at the monarchy.FCO in London.



* AffablyEvil
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Throughout most of the series he seems like a typical eccentric dictator, but he doesn't hesitate to frame his critics for murder or [[spoiler:firebomb entire villages of his own people stop anti-government rebels]].

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* AffablyEvil
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Throughout
TheDreaded: POD for the British Ambassadors, the thing they fear the most in the world is screwing up bad enough that he gives them a personal visit
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mandelson Lord Peter Mandelson]], a high-ranking member
of the series he seems like a typical eccentric dictator, but he doesn't hesitate to frame his critics for murder or [[spoiler:firebomb entire villages Labour Party and frequent Cabinet minister from 1997-2010, was known as the [[{{Satan}} Prince of his own people stop anti-government rebels]].Darkness]].



[[folder:Jamatt]]
-->'''Played By:''' Richard Katz

President Karzak's nephew and a high-ranking member of the government. Frequently meets with the embassy staff as Karzak's representative.

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!Tazbek Government
[[folder:President Karzak]]
-->'''Played By:''' Richard Katz

President Karzak's nephew and a high-ranking member
Igal Naor

The pseudo-democratic leader
of the government. Frequently meets with People's Republic of Tazbekistan. Has a special fondness for British television and the embassy staff as Karzak's representative.monarchy.



* NumberTwo: To President Karzak

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* NumberTwo: To President KarzakAffablyEvil
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Throughout most of the series he seems like a typical eccentric dictator, but he doesn't hesitate to frame his critics for murder or [[spoiler:firebomb entire villages of his own people stop anti-government rebels]].



[[folder:Jamatt]]
-->'''Played By:''' Richard Katz

President Karzak's nephew and a high-ranking member of the government. Frequently meets with the embassy staff as Karzak's representative.
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* NumberTwo: To President Karzak
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* Nepotism: She holds plenty of positions and doesn't seem to be good at any of them (especially singing and managing the football team).

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* Nepotism: {{Nepotism}}: She holds plenty of positions and doesn't seem to be good at any of them (especially singing and managing the football team).




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! Other Britons
[[folder:Prince Mark of Bath]]
-->'''Played By:''' Tom Hollander

A minor member of the British Royal Family that travels frequently as a trade envoy. Comes off as a feckless twit but does manage to save the day at the end of the second episode.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: In the space of a single evening with the President, he fixes every problem the embassy has faced in that episode.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A thinly veiled one of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Andrew,_Duke_of_York Prince Andrew]].
* UpperclassTwit
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! Other Britons
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!British Embassy
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[[folder:Keith Davis]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidMitchell

The newly appointed British Ambassador to Tazbekistan. His claim to fame is that he "knows when to do nothing".
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[[folder:Neil Tilly]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/RobertWebb

The British Deputy Head of Mission in Tazbekistan. He has been stationed in the country longer than any of the other staff and loves the country despite its flaws.
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* HypercompetentSidekick
* NumberTwo: To Keith.
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[[folder:Caitlin]]
-->'''Played By:''' Susan Lynch

Consular Secretary at the embassy.
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[[folder:Isabel]]
-->'''Played By:''' Amara Karan

Trade and Political Secretary at the embassy.
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* InsufferableGenius: Neil sees her as this.
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[[folder:Natalia]]
-->'''Played By:''' Shivani Ghai

Public Relations Secretary at the embassy and is often in charge of running events to promote British culture. Unlike the other high-ranking embassy staff she is Tazbek, which means that her understanding of British culture is somewhat inaccurate.
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[[folder: Dr. Jennifer Davis]]
-->'''Played By:''' Creator/KeeleyHawes

Keith's wife, and a practising physician. She works at a local hospital and often tries to advocate for better healthcare for Tazbeks.
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!Tazbek Government
[[folder:President Karzak]]
-->'''Played By:''' Igal Naor

The pseudo-democratic leader of the People's Republic of Tazbekistan. Has a special fondness for British television and the monarchy.
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* AffablyEvil
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Throughout most of the series he seems like a typical eccentric dictator, but he doesn't hesitate to frame his critics for murder or [[spoiler:firebomb entire villages of his own people stop anti-government rebels]].
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[[folder:Jamatt]]
-->'''Played By:''' Richard Katz

President Karzak's nephew and a high-ranking member of the government. Frequently meets with the embassy staff as Karzak's representative.
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* NumberTwo: To President Karzak
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[[folder:Fergana Karzak]]
-->'''Played By:''' Lydia Leonard

President Karzak's daughter. She is simultaneously the manager of the Tazbek national football team, the Tazbek Ambassador to UNESCO, a model, a pop star, a patron of numerous charities, a Member of Parliament, and Tazbekistan's major producer of wine.
* Nepotism: She holds plenty of positions and doesn't seem to be good at any of them (especially singing and managing the football team).
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!Other Diplomats
[[folder:Marc]]
-->'''Played By:''' Richard Katz

The French Ambassador to Tazbekistan. Often competes with Keith and gets on the British staff's nerves.
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* FrenchJerk: Though in fairness Keith usually acts like a jerk to him too.
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[[folder:Petra]]
-->'''Played By:''' Lachele Carl

The US Ambassador to Tazbekistan.
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