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* MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow: Frank married Darrani because he has a stereotypical view of Thai women and assumed she'd be an excellent homemaker. Darrani thinks he's a good husband, but admits to Bill that she initially married him because her family is very poor.
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** Ben adopts the accent of Creator/TommyCooper when he finds some stuff in the attic.
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Soon, he arrives and as expected, relations are tense, especially when he shows up with his new wife, Darrani. Making matters worse is when Bill finally learns that Angelo is dead via a newspaper that Ben was using for the painting. However, Tarrani admits that she is fairly happy and that Frank is a good man. Regardless, Bill and Rona take her out to a stripper's club, where Rona recognises one of them as being her old fiancee Gordon. Meanwhile, Ben and Frank make up, with Frank admitting his flaws.
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Soon, he arrives and as expected, relations are tense, especially when he shows up with his new wife, Darrani. Making matters worse is when Bill finally learns that Angelo is dead via a newspaper that Ben was using used for the painting. However, Tarrani Darrani admits that she is fairly happy and that Frank is a good man. Regardless, Bill and Rona take her out to a stripper's club, where Rona recognises recognizes one of them as being her old fiancee Gordon. Meanwhile, Ben and Frank make up, with Frank admitting his flaws.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Tina starts calling Tarrani "Boat" after being told that that is what it translates to in English.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Frank treats his wife like a slave and calls her an "it", causing even more tension between him and his son. Tarrani doesn't seem too bothered with it, seeing as she has a home and a husband.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Frank treats his wife like a slave and calls her an "it", causing even more tension between him and his son. Tarrani doesn't seem too bothered with it, seeing as she has a home and a husband.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Tina starts calling Tarrani Darrani "Boat" after being told that that is what it translates to in English.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Frank treats his wife like a slave and calls her an "it", causing even more tension between him and his son.Tarrani Darrani doesn't seem too bothered with it, seeing as she has a home and a husband.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Frank treats his wife like a slave and calls her an "it", causing even more tension between him and his son.
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** David is forced to apologize for letting a rat into Auntie Tina's house.
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** David is [[Recap/TwoPointFourChildrenS1E2SaturdayNightAndSundayMorning forced to apologize for letting a rat into Auntie Tina's house.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Bill asks about Gordon, Rona's former fiancee, early on in the episode. The final moments of the episode have him show up at the Apollo Men.
* FunWithSubtitles: What Ben and his father first see each other, a set of subtitles pop up which do not match with what they say, instead reflecting their actual feelings with each other. For instance, what Ben says as "Okay?" becomes "Yes, no thanks to you" in the subtitles.
* HatesTheirParent: Ben is quite cold to his father thanks to his aloofness during his formative years, and outright claims that he doesn't have a father. He does ease up a bit later on however.
* HelpHelpTrappedInTitleFactory: A passenger finds under their Chicken Kiev and coleslaw a note reading "Help! I am being held prisoner in an airline meals factory. My only hope is to make a pistol out of Edam. Please not not eat your tomato as I need it for ammunition". It's never state outright, but it was apparently Bill's doing.
* InternalReveal: Although Angelo's death has been known to both the audience and Ben since "I'm Going Slightly Mad", it is only this episode that Bill finally finds out via newspaper.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Bill and Ben are horrified when Frank calls Derrani "it".
-->'''Frank''': It looks good, it works hard, and it knows it's place.
* FunWithSubtitles: What Ben and his father first see each other, a set of subtitles pop up which do not match with what they say, instead reflecting their actual feelings with each other. For instance, what Ben says as "Okay?" becomes "Yes, no thanks to you" in the subtitles.
* HatesTheirParent: Ben is quite cold to his father thanks to his aloofness during his formative years, and outright claims that he doesn't have a father. He does ease up a bit later on however.
* HelpHelpTrappedInTitleFactory: A passenger finds under their Chicken Kiev and coleslaw a note reading "Help! I am being held prisoner in an airline meals factory. My only hope is to make a pistol out of Edam. Please not not eat your tomato as I need it for ammunition". It's never state outright, but it was apparently Bill's doing.
* InternalReveal: Although Angelo's death has been known to both the audience and Ben since "I'm Going Slightly Mad", it is only this episode that Bill finally finds out via newspaper.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Bill and Ben are horrified when Frank calls Derrani "it".
-->'''Frank''': It looks good, it works hard, and it knows it's place.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Bill asks about Gordon, Rona's former fiancee, early on in the episode. The episode's final moments of the episode have him show up at the Apollo Men.
* FunWithSubtitles: What Ben and his father first see each other, a set of subtitles pop up which do not matchwith what they say, instead reflecting their actual feelings with each other. For instance, what Ben says as "Okay?" becomes "Yes, no thanks to you" in the subtitles.
* HatesTheirParent: Ben is quite cold to his father thanks to his aloofness during his formativeyears, years and he outright claims that he doesn't have a father. He does ease up a bit later on on, however.
* HelpHelpTrappedInTitleFactory: A passenger finds under their Chicken Kiev and coleslaw a note reading "Help! I am being held prisoner in an airline meals factory. My only hope is to make a pistol out of Edam. Pleasenot do not eat your tomato as I need it for ammunition". It's never state stated outright, but it was apparently Bill's doing.
* InternalReveal: Although Angelo's death has been known to both the audience and Ben since"I'm "[[Recap/TwoPointFourChildrenS2E1ImGoingSlightlyMad I'm Going Slightly Mad", Mad]]", it is only this episode that Bill finally finds out via newspaper.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Bill and Ben are horrified when Frank callsDerrani Darrani "it".
-->'''Frank''': It looks good, it works hard, and it knowsit's its place.
* FunWithSubtitles: What Ben and his father first see each other, a set of subtitles pop up which do not match
* HatesTheirParent: Ben is quite cold to his father thanks to his aloofness during his formative
* HelpHelpTrappedInTitleFactory: A passenger finds under their Chicken Kiev and coleslaw a note reading "Help! I am being held prisoner in an airline meals factory. My only hope is to make a pistol out of Edam. Please
* InternalReveal: Although Angelo's death has been known to both the audience and Ben since
* ItIsDehumanizing: Bill and Ben are horrified when Frank calls
-->'''Frank''': It looks good, it works hard, and it knows
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* Date First Aired: 29/09/1992
After some havoc with a chimpanzee, Bill returns home with a can of paint to find that Ben has found some magic-related stuff in the attic. Whilst she gives the house a makeover, Tina comes with news that Ben's father is coming over, news which Ben isn't appreciative of as he largely ignored him when he was younger.
Soon, he arrives and as expected, relations are tense, especially when he shows up with his new wife, Darrani. Making matters worse is when Bill finally learns that Angelo is dead via a newspaper that Ben was using for the painting. However, Tarrani admits that she is fairly happy and that Frank is a good man. Regardless, Bill and Rona take her out to a stripper's club, where Rona recognises one of them as being her old fiancee Gordon. Meanwhile, Ben and Frank make up, with Frank admitting his flaws.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AccidentalMisnaming: Tina starts calling Tarrani "Boat" after being told that that is what it translates to in English.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Frank treats his wife like a slave and calls her an "it", causing even more tension between him and his son. Tarrani doesn't seem too bothered with it, seeing as she has a home and a husband.
* BeastInTheBuilding: A Chimpanzee owned by the RSPCA manages to get free and cause mischief for Bill from within the supermarket.
* BriefAccentImitation:
** Ben adopts the accent of Creator/TommyCooper when he finds some stuff in the attic.
** Both Bill and Ben adopt posh accents when Jenny complains about the makeover that Bill is giving the house.
* ContinuityNod:
** David is forced to apologize for letting a rat into Auntie Tina's house.
** Bill brings up how Rona jilted Gordon at the altar. He later pops up at the stripper club that the girls go to.
* DramaticThunder: The sound of thunder plays when Bill finds out that Angelo is dead.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Bill asks about Gordon, Rona's former fiancee, early on in the episode. The final moments of the episode have him show up at the Apollo Men.
* FunWithSubtitles: What Ben and his father first see each other, a set of subtitles pop up which do not match with what they say, instead reflecting their actual feelings with each other. For instance, what Ben says as "Okay?" becomes "Yes, no thanks to you" in the subtitles.
* HatesTheirParent: Ben is quite cold to his father thanks to his aloofness during his formative years, and outright claims that he doesn't have a father. He does ease up a bit later on however.
* HelpHelpTrappedInTitleFactory: A passenger finds under their Chicken Kiev and coleslaw a note reading "Help! I am being held prisoner in an airline meals factory. My only hope is to make a pistol out of Edam. Please not not eat your tomato as I need it for ammunition". It's never state outright, but it was apparently Bill's doing.
* InternalReveal: Although Angelo's death has been known to both the audience and Ben since "I'm Going Slightly Mad", it is only this episode that Bill finally finds out via newspaper.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Bill and Ben are horrified when Frank calls Derrani "it".
-->'''Frank''': It looks good, it works hard, and it knows it's place.
-->'''Bill''': It?
-->'''Frank''': It's just a figure of speech, princess.
-->'''Bill''': What, like "total prat" you mean?
-->'''Ben''': What she means is, this crap may go down well with your ex-pat cronies, but it's not exactly human rights.
* SillySimian: A Chimpanzee runs loose in the supermarket and causes mischief for Bill, including running off with her shopping trolley.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Ben's father was never home when he was still around.
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After some havoc with a chimpanzee, Bill returns home with a can of paint to find that Ben has found some magic-related stuff in the attic. Whilst she gives the house a makeover, Tina comes with news that Ben's father is coming over, news which Ben isn't appreciative of as he largely ignored him when he was younger.
Soon, he arrives and as expected, relations are tense, especially when he shows up with his new wife, Darrani. Making matters worse is when Bill finally learns that Angelo is dead via a newspaper that Ben was using for the painting. However, Tarrani admits that she is fairly happy and that Frank is a good man. Regardless, Bill and Rona take her out to a stripper's club, where Rona recognises one of them as being her old fiancee Gordon. Meanwhile, Ben and Frank make up, with Frank admitting his flaws.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AccidentalMisnaming: Tina starts calling Tarrani "Boat" after being told that that is what it translates to in English.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Frank treats his wife like a slave and calls her an "it", causing even more tension between him and his son. Tarrani doesn't seem too bothered with it, seeing as she has a home and a husband.
* BeastInTheBuilding: A Chimpanzee owned by the RSPCA manages to get free and cause mischief for Bill from within the supermarket.
* BriefAccentImitation:
** Ben adopts the accent of Creator/TommyCooper when he finds some stuff in the attic.
** Both Bill and Ben adopt posh accents when Jenny complains about the makeover that Bill is giving the house.
* ContinuityNod:
** David is forced to apologize for letting a rat into Auntie Tina's house.
** Bill brings up how Rona jilted Gordon at the altar. He later pops up at the stripper club that the girls go to.
* DramaticThunder: The sound of thunder plays when Bill finds out that Angelo is dead.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Bill asks about Gordon, Rona's former fiancee, early on in the episode. The final moments of the episode have him show up at the Apollo Men.
* FunWithSubtitles: What Ben and his father first see each other, a set of subtitles pop up which do not match with what they say, instead reflecting their actual feelings with each other. For instance, what Ben says as "Okay?" becomes "Yes, no thanks to you" in the subtitles.
* HatesTheirParent: Ben is quite cold to his father thanks to his aloofness during his formative years, and outright claims that he doesn't have a father. He does ease up a bit later on however.
* HelpHelpTrappedInTitleFactory: A passenger finds under their Chicken Kiev and coleslaw a note reading "Help! I am being held prisoner in an airline meals factory. My only hope is to make a pistol out of Edam. Please not not eat your tomato as I need it for ammunition". It's never state outright, but it was apparently Bill's doing.
* InternalReveal: Although Angelo's death has been known to both the audience and Ben since "I'm Going Slightly Mad", it is only this episode that Bill finally finds out via newspaper.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Bill and Ben are horrified when Frank calls Derrani "it".
-->'''Frank''': It looks good, it works hard, and it knows it's place.
-->'''Bill''': It?
-->'''Frank''': It's just a figure of speech, princess.
-->'''Bill''': What, like "total prat" you mean?
-->'''Ben''': What she means is, this crap may go down well with your ex-pat cronies, but it's not exactly human rights.
* SillySimian: A Chimpanzee runs loose in the supermarket and causes mischief for Bill, including running off with her shopping trolley.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Ben's father was never home when he was still around.
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