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* CockADoodleDawn: The morning of New Year's Eve is announced by a rooster crowing...somewhere.
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* UglyAmericanStereotype: The only American character is Andrew's wife Carol. She is portrayed as obnoxious, shallow, and superficial. She yammers on about how there should have been a gym on the plane they took to London. She's offended when Andrew admits that their show is garbage, bleating that it's "#3 in the ratings!" (Americans having bad taste, of course.) She interrupts the friends' conversation to demand a TV to watch and gets into a snit when Peter tells her there isn't one TV in the entire house.
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* UglyAmericanStereotype: The only American character is Andrew's wife Carol. She is portrayed as vain, obnoxious, shallow, and superficial. She yammers on about how there should have been a gym on the plane they took to London. She's offended when Andrew admits that their show is garbage, bleating that it's "#3 in the ratings!" (Americans having bad taste, of course.) She interrupts the friends' conversation to demand a TV to watch and gets into a snit when Peter tells her there isn't one TV in the entire house. She does however get off one good bit of snark when she describes extremely British Andrew and his extremely British friends as "the cast of ''[[Series/{{Masterpiece}} Masterpiece Theater]]''."
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Mary and Roger had a child that died in infancy. It's caused a strain on their relationship as she partly blamed Roger since he died while he was looking after him, and has become very overprotective of their new baby, ready to head back home when the babysitter says he's feeling a little under the weather.]]
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* UglyAmericanStereotype: The only American character is Andrew's wife Carol. She is portrayed as obnoxious, shallow, and superficial. She yammers on about how there should have been a gym on the plane they took to London. She's offended when Andrew admits that their show is garbage, bleating that it's "#3 in the ratings!" (Americans having bad taste, of course.). ) She interrupts the friends' conversation to demand a TV to watch and gets into a snit when Peter tells her there isn't one TV in the entire house.
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A 1992 comedy-drama film, directed by Creator/KennethBranagh.
Six college friends, members of a theatrical troupe, go their separate ways after graduating from Cambridge in 1982. Ten years later, one of them, Peter Morton (Creator/StephenFry) inherits a vast estate and mansion on the death of his father. Peter gets the idea to invite all his old school friends for a New Year's Eve celebration to remember old times. His five friends are:
* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson. Now a writer in America. He brings along his American wife Carol (Rita Rudner), a sitcom star.
* Creator/HughLaurie and Creator/ImeldaStaunton as Roger and Mary Charleston. The two members of the theatrical troupe who married each other. They work as jingle writers, and they have a young son. There are veiled references to something tragic happening to them, which begin to be more clear around the time that Mary says she was pregnant with twins.
* Creator/EmmaThompson as Maggie Chester, an eccentric publisher. Lives with her cat.
* Alphonsia Emmanuel as Sarah Johnson, a fashion designer. Brings to the celebration her newly acquired boyfriend Brian (Creator/TonySlattery), who happens to be married.
Six college friends, members of a theatrical troupe, go their separate ways after graduating from Cambridge in 1982. Ten years later, one of them, Peter Morton (Creator/StephenFry) inherits a vast estate and mansion on the death of his father. Peter gets the idea to invite all his old school friends for a New Year's Eve celebration to remember old times. His five friends are:
* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson. Now a writer in America. He brings along his American wife Carol (Rita Rudner), a sitcom star.
* Creator/HughLaurie and Creator/ImeldaStaunton as Roger and Mary Charleston. The two members of the theatrical troupe who married each other. They work as jingle writers, and they have a young son. There are veiled references to something tragic happening to them, which begin to be more clear around the time that Mary says she was pregnant with twins.
* Creator/EmmaThompson as Maggie Chester, an eccentric publisher. Lives with her cat.
* Alphonsia Emmanuel as Sarah Johnson, a fashion designer. Brings to the celebration her newly acquired boyfriend Brian (Creator/TonySlattery), who happens to be married.
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* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson, an old friend of Peter. Now a writer in America. He brings along his American wife Carol (Rita Rudner), a sitcom star.
* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson, an old friend of Peter. Now a writer in America. He brings along his American wife Carol (Rita Rudner), a sitcom star.
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Six college friends, members of a theatrical troupe, go their separate ways after graduating from Cambridge in 1982. Ten years later, one of them, Peter Morton (Creator/StephenFry) inherits a vast estate and mansion on the death of his father. Peter gets the idea to invite all his old school friends for a New Year's Eve celebration to remember old times. His five friends include:
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** The entire DistantPrologue--the musical number, the troupe going backstage to the kitchen to banter, the group photo--is a single four-minute take.
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* FootsieUnderTheTable: Maggie tries this with Peter. Peter, who is either gay or asexual, completely misses the meaning and hands her a dinner tray.
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A 1992 comedy-drama film, directed by Creator/KennethBranagh, about a group of old college friends who were members of a theatrical troupe at Cambridge who reunite after many years apart at a large country mansion, to celebrate New Year's Eve and reminisce about old times and try to work through their current problems.
The AllStarCast includes:
* Creator/StephenFry as Peter Morton, the eponymous character.
* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson, an old friend of Peter. Now a writer in America.
* Creator/HughLaurie as Roger Charleston, a jingle writer, and husband of Mary. Went to university with Peter.
* Creator/ImeldaStaunton as Mary Charleston, a jingle writer, and wife of Roger. Went to university with Peter.
* Creator/EmmaThompson as Maggie Chester, an eccentric publisher. Went to university with Peter.
* Alphonsia Emmanuel as Sarah Johnson, a fashion designer. Went to university with Peter.
* Rita Rudner as Carol Benson, an actress, and Andrew's American wife.
* Creator/TonySlattery as Brian, Sarah's already-married boyfriend.
* Phyllida Law as Vera, the long-serving housekeeper for Peter.
* Creator/RichardBriers as Peter's father.
The AllStarCast includes:
* Creator/StephenFry as Peter Morton, the eponymous character.
* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson, an old friend of Peter. Now a writer in America.
* Creator/HughLaurie as Roger Charleston, a jingle writer, and husband of Mary. Went to university with Peter.
* Creator/ImeldaStaunton as Mary Charleston, a jingle writer, and wife of Roger. Went to university with Peter.
* Creator/EmmaThompson as Maggie Chester, an eccentric publisher. Went to university with Peter.
* Alphonsia Emmanuel as Sarah Johnson, a fashion designer. Went to university with Peter.
* Rita Rudner as Carol Benson, an actress, and Andrew's American wife.
* Creator/TonySlattery as Brian, Sarah's already-married boyfriend.
* Phyllida Law as Vera, the long-serving housekeeper for Peter.
* Creator/RichardBriers as Peter's father.
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A 1992 comedy-drama film, directed by Creator/KennethBranagh, about a group of old Creator/KennethBranagh.
Six collegefriends who were friends, members of a theatrical troupe at troupe, go their separate ways after graduating from Cambridge who reunite after many in 1982. Ten years apart at later, one of them, Peter Morton (Creator/StephenFry) inherits a large country mansion, vast estate and mansion on the death of his father. Peter gets the idea to celebrate invite all his old school friends for a New Year's Eve and reminisce about celebration to remember old times and try to work through their current problems.
The AllStarCast includes:
* Creator/StephenFry as Peter Morton, the eponymous character.
times. His friends include:
* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson, an old friend of Peter. Now a writer inAmerica.
America. He brings along his American wife Carol (Rita Rudner), a sitcom star.
* Creator/HughLaurieas Roger Charleston, a jingle writer, and husband of Mary. Went to university with Peter.
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they have a young son. have a young son.
* Creator/EmmaThompson as Maggie Chester, an eccentric publisher.Went to university Lives with Peter.
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* Rita Rudner as Carol Benson, an actress, and Andrew's American wife.
* Creator/TonySlattery as Brian, Sarah's already-married boyfriend.
* Phyllida Law asthe celebration her newly acquired boyfriend Brian (Creator/TonySlattery).
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* Creator/EmmaThompson as Maggie Chester, an eccentric publisher.
* Alphonsia Emmanuel as Sarah Johnson, a fashion designer.
* Rita Rudner as Carol Benson, an actress, and Andrew's American wife.
* Creator/TonySlattery as Brian, Sarah's already-married boyfriend.
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* BittersweetEnding: Though the parting shot is of the six friends, all together and laughing, what the viewer must remember is that this shot comes not too long after [[spoiler: Andrew falling off the wagon after his marriage falls apart, Sarah's boyfriend going back to his wife and Peter admitting he's HIV positive.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: Though the parting shot is of the six friends, all together and laughing, what the viewer must remember is that this shot comes not too long after [[spoiler: Andrew falling off the wagon after his marriage falls apart, Sarah's boyfriend going back to his wife and Peter admitting he's HIV positive.]]
* DistantPrologue: The opening scene has the six friends performing at a New Year's 1982 party, before leaping forward ten years to their reunion at Peter's mansion.
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* NameAndName: Two of the actors in leading roles in this film? [[Series/ABitOfFryAndLaurie Fry and Laurie]] of course!
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* TimePassesMontage: 1982-1992 is covered through a montage in the opening credits that touches on both popular history of the era (Music/MichaelJackson, Culture Club, the Cabbage Patch kids) and political (the Falklands war, the Iraq War, Reagan and Thatcher, the fall of the Berlin Wall).
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* ASimplePlan: Peter invites his friends round so they can catch up and enjoy New Years Eve together. He probably didn't bank on [[spoiler: relapsing alcoholism, two marriages breaking up, one getting back together, one relationship breaking up and musical numbers.]]
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* ASimplePlan: Peter invites his friends round so they can catch up and enjoy New Years Eve together. He probably didn't bank on [[spoiler: relapsing alcoholism, two marriages breaking up, one getting back together, one relationship breaking up and musical numbers.]]
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Mary and Roger had a child that died in infancy. It's caused a strain on their relationship as she partly blamed Roger since he died while he was looking after him, and has become very overprotective of their new baby, ready to head back home when the babysitter says he's feeling a little under the weather.]]
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: With the way they talk to each other at times, you really do wonder how they've remained friends for so many years.
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* {{Luvvies}}: Almost the entire cast come off like this, which is reasonable enough considering that Peter and his friends were all in a theatrical troupe together back in college. Brian, Sarah's boyfriend, wasn't in the troupe but he comes across like this anyway. The only two characters who seem relatively untheatrical and level-headed are Peter's housekeeper Vera and, ironically, Carol, Andrew's American wife and the only character who actually works as an actor.
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reminisce about old times and try to work through their current problems.
The AllStarCast includes:
* Creator/StephenFry as Peter Morton, the eponymous character.
* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson, an old friend of Peter. Now a writer in America.
* Creator/HughLaurie as Roger Charleston, a jingle writer, and husband of Mary. Went to university with Peter.
* Creator/ImeldaStaunton as Mary Charleston, a jingle writer, and wife of Roger. Went to university with Peter.
* Creator/EmmaThompson as Maggie Chester, an eccentric publisher. Went to university with Peter.
* Alphonsia Emmanuel as Sarah Johnson, a fashion designer. Went to university with Peter.
* Rita Rudner as Carol Benson, an actress, and Andrew's American wife.
* Tony Slattery as Brian, Sarah's already-married boyfriend.
* Phyllida Law as Vera, the long-serving housekeeper for Peter.
* Creator/RichardBriers as Peter's father.
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* Creator/StephenFry as Peter Morton, the eponymous character.
* Creator/KennethBranagh as Andrew Benson, an old friend of Peter. Now a writer in America.
* Creator/HughLaurie as Roger Charleston, a jingle writer, and husband of Mary. Went to university with Peter.
* Creator/ImeldaStaunton as Mary Charleston, a jingle writer, and wife of Roger. Went to university with Peter.
* Creator/EmmaThompson as Maggie Chester, an eccentric publisher. Went to university with Peter.
* Alphonsia Emmanuel as Sarah Johnson, a fashion designer. Went to university with Peter.
* Rita Rudner as Carol Benson, an actress, and Andrew's American wife.
* Tony Slattery as Brian, Sarah's already-married boyfriend.
* Phyllida Law as Vera, the long-serving housekeeper for Peter.
* Creator/RichardBriers as Peter's father.
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* NameAndName: Two of the actors in leading roles in this film? [[ABitOfFryAndLaurie Fry and Laurie]] of course!
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* TroubleInParadise: Sarah and Brian.
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A 1992 film, directed by KennethBranagh, about a group of friends who reunite after many years apart at a large country mansion, to celebrate New Years Eve and reminisce.
!!This film provides examples of:
* ASimplePlan: Peter invites his friends round so they can catch up and enjoy New Years Eve together. He probably didn't bank on [[spoiler: relapsing alcoholism, two marriages breaking up, one getting back together, one relationship breaking up and musical numbers.]]
* [[AmbiguouslyGay Ambiguously Bisexual]]: Peter, but he's not really sure.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Maggie, as shown after Carol gives her a makeover.
* BittersweetEnding: Though the parting shot is of the six friends, all together and laughing, what the viewer must remember is that this shot comes not too long after [[spoiler: Andrew falling off the wagon after his marriage falls apart, Sarah's boyfriend going back to his wife and Peter admitting he's HIV positive.]]
* BookEnds: The film starts and ends with the six friends performing the 'Underground Song'.
* [[BottleEpisode Bottle Film]]: Save one or two scenes at the beginning, the entire film takes place in Peter's mansion.
* HappilyMarried: Roger and Mary, after they manage to get past the trauma of [[spoiler: one of their children dying]]
* HenpeckedHusband: Roger, at the beginning of the film.
* LovableSexManiac: Sarah and, as it turns out, [[spoiler: Maggie]].
* NameAndName: Two of the actors in leading roles in this film? [[ABitOfFryAndLaurie Fry and Laurie]] of course!
* NoExportForYou: It was an absurdly long time before this film got a DVD release in the States.
* ParentalSubstitute: Peter's housekeeper seems to be this to him.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Roger and Mary ended up married after the gang left university.
* SorryImGay: Peter's response to Maggie's cack-handed come-on.
* TroubleInParadise: Sarah and Brian.
* TrueCompanions: The six main characters have been friends since university and, as shown when they finally reunite, act as a surrogate family to one another.
* UpperClassTwit: Peter, just a tiny bit.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: With the way they talk to each other at times, you really do wonder how they've remained friends for so many years.
!!This film provides examples of:
* ASimplePlan: Peter invites his friends round so they can catch up and enjoy New Years Eve together. He probably didn't bank on [[spoiler: relapsing alcoholism, two marriages breaking up, one getting back together, one relationship breaking up and musical numbers.]]
* [[AmbiguouslyGay Ambiguously Bisexual]]: Peter, but he's not really sure.
* BeautifulAllAlong: Maggie, as shown after Carol gives her a makeover.
* BittersweetEnding: Though the parting shot is of the six friends, all together and laughing, what the viewer must remember is that this shot comes not too long after [[spoiler: Andrew falling off the wagon after his marriage falls apart, Sarah's boyfriend going back to his wife and Peter admitting he's HIV positive.]]
* BookEnds: The film starts and ends with the six friends performing the 'Underground Song'.
* [[BottleEpisode Bottle Film]]: Save one or two scenes at the beginning, the entire film takes place in Peter's mansion.
* HappilyMarried: Roger and Mary, after they manage to get past the trauma of [[spoiler: one of their children dying]]
* HenpeckedHusband: Roger, at the beginning of the film.
* LovableSexManiac: Sarah and, as it turns out, [[spoiler: Maggie]].
* NameAndName: Two of the actors in leading roles in this film? [[ABitOfFryAndLaurie Fry and Laurie]] of course!
* NoExportForYou: It was an absurdly long time before this film got a DVD release in the States.
* ParentalSubstitute: Peter's housekeeper seems to be this to him.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Roger and Mary ended up married after the gang left university.
* SorryImGay: Peter's response to Maggie's cack-handed come-on.
* TroubleInParadise: Sarah and Brian.
* TrueCompanions: The six main characters have been friends since university and, as shown when they finally reunite, act as a surrogate family to one another.
* UpperClassTwit: Peter, just a tiny bit.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: With the way they talk to each other at times, you really do wonder how they've remained friends for so many years.
