History Creator / BenElton

* WorthyOpponent: Sam Turk does this with Deborah twice during the climactic chapter of ''Gridlock''. Both times she [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes throws it back in his face]], and justifiably so.

* WorthyOpponent: Sam Turk does this with Deborah twice during the climactic chapter of ''Gridlock''. Both times she [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes throws it back in his face]], and justifiably so.

* WorthyOpponent: Sam Turk does this with Deborah twice during the climactic chapter of ''Gridlock''. Both times she [[PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes throws it back in his face]], and justifiably so.

** Several characters in ''IdentityCrisis'' are Expies of controversial political figures in the UK, including Germaine Greer and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

* TorchesAndPitchforks: The world of ''Blind Faith'' has all laws passed by mob assent, and the Temple enforces its rule partly by whipping up the public into frenzied mobs against any perceived transgression. ''High Society'' has an incident where a family whose child died after accidentally eating his sister's Ecstasy pills is attacked by an angry mob; Peter Paget uses the incident to publicise his campaign to legalise all drugs in the UK.

* TorchesAndPitchforks: The world of ''BlindFaith'' has all laws passed by mob assent, and the Temple enforces its rule partly by whipping up the public into frenzied mobs against any perceived transgression. ''High Society'' has an incident where a family whose child died after accidentally eating his sister's Ecstasy pills is attacked by an angry mob; Peter Paget uses the incident to publicise his campaign to legalise all drugs in the UK.

* [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Even the Girls Want Her]]: Seems to be the case for Dervla in ''Dead Famous'', as even [[ButchLesbian Sally]] says she'd like her to be her date at Pride.

** almost all the housemates in ''Dead Famous'' are blatant imitations of notable contestants from the first two series of ''Big Brother''.

* ((Transgender)): ''Identity Crisis'' involves the murder of a transgender woman, with the lead detective on the case (who knows very little about trans people) having to learn about it fairly quickly and investigate whether the victim's gender identity might have been a motive for the crime.

Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English writer, director and comedian who co-wrote ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' (from its second season onward) with Richard Curtis. He also wrote and produced ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'', co-wrote ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' with Creator/RikMayall and Lise Meyer, and was solo writer on ''Filthy, Rich and Catflap'' and the now largely-forgotten sketch show ''Series/{{Alfresco}}''.

!!As well as his clever use of tropes in the TV series ''Series/BlackAdder'' and ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'', they can also be found in his novels:

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Ben Elton (born 3 May 1959) is an English writer, director and comedian who co-wrote ''Series/BlackAdder'' (from its second season onward) with Richard Curtis. He also wrote and produced ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'', co-wrote ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' with Creator/RikMayall and Lise Meyer, and was solo writer on ''Filthy, Rich and Catflap'' and the now largely-forgotten sketch show ''Series/{{Alfresco}}''.

* TomatoSurprise: In ''Time and Time Again'' by the hero is sent from 2024 to 1914 to prevent World War I. Toward the end readers learn [[spoiler:why everybody never refers to it by number, but occasionally call it "The Great War". In their timeline it was the only world war, but it lasted twice longer.]]

** Scout and Wayne in ''Popcorn'' are obvious Expies of Mickey and Mallory in ''NaturalBornKillers'', the entire book being a satire of the moral panic over media violence.