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* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Derek works at the home, but is seldom seen doing anything that could be construed as work.
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** At one point, Gervais addresses through Derek the idea that religious people have a monopoly on niceness. Derek observes that both religious and non-religious people are capable of niceness and nastiness and believes that the way people treat each other is more important than their religious beliefs.
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* DumbassHasAPoint: Derek misunderstands things a lot of the time, but he is devoid of malice and pretension and makes salient and succinct (if naive) points at other times about the benefits of kindness and being grateful for what you have. In the season 1 finale, Dougie says he'd rather be Derek than himself.
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* ChewOutFakeOut: When Vicky threatens to shove Hannah's old schoolmate's head down the bog (toilet), Hannah quickly pulls her aside and says "don't you EVER shove her head down the bog without getting me to help you".
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Series 2 brings us Jeff, who offers up a ridiculous stream of nonsense involving 'Humanzees' and their existence, and declares that there are goats with arms, which they use to 'milk themselves'.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Series 2 brings us Jeff, Geoff, who offers up a ridiculous stream of nonsense involving 'Humanzees' and their existence, and declares that there are goats with arms, which they use to 'milk themselves'.
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** And later Kev. In the first series, he poignantly reflects on how he's glad to have Derek in a candid confession to the interview crew. In the second series, he actually drops the disgusting attitude to solemnly pat Tom on the shoulder after [[spoiler: Hannah loses her baby]].
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** And later Kev. In the first series, he poignantly reflects on how he's glad to have Derek in a candid confession to the interview crew. In the second series, he actually drops the disgusting attitude to solemnly pat Tom on the shoulder after [[spoiler: Hannah loses her baby]]. baby]].
*** Kev has now seriously embraced this trope. In Episode 5 of Series 2, he [[spoiler:makes a sculpture of Derek's favourite dog, Ivan, after Hannah and Derek attend Ivan being put to sleep due to having cancer]].
*** Kev has now seriously embraced this trope. In Episode 5 of Series 2, he [[spoiler:makes a sculpture of Derek's favourite dog, Ivan, after Hannah and Derek attend Ivan being put to sleep due to having cancer]].
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** Whereas he initially just seemed like a complete moron, Geoff hits new lows in Series Two as he actively ''bullies and abuses'' the residents of the staff home. He steals money, leaves them entirely alone, verbally abuses the residents and threatens to physically abuse and humiliate one of the older men who has [[BlatantLies had his hair grow back]], by revealing it to be a wig for laughs. It takes one of the residents standing up to him and staring him down to expose him as a complete coward.
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** Whereas he initially just seemed like a complete moron, Geoff hits new lows in Series Two as he actively ''bullies and abuses'' the residents of the staff care home. He steals money, leaves them entirely alone, verbally abuses the residents and threatens to physically abuse and humiliate one of the older men who has [[BlatantLies had his hair grow back]], by revealing it to be a wig for laughs. It takes one of the residents standing up to him and staring him down to expose him as a complete coward.
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** Whereas he initially just seemed like a complete moron, Geoff hits new lows in Series Two as he actively ''bullies and abuses'' the residents of the staff home. He steals money, leaves them entirely alone, verbally abuses the residents and threatens to physically abuse and humiliate one of the older men who has [[BlatantLies had his hair grow back]], by revealing it to be a wig for laughs. It takes one of the residents standing up to him and staring him down to expose him as a complete coward.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Series 2 brings us Jeff, who offers up a ridiculous stream of nonsense involving 'Humanzees' and their existence, and declares that there are goats with arms, which they use to 'milk themselves'.
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* MoodWhiplash: Invoked constantly, since it's a Gervais piece and expected, alongside the standard [[CringeComedy things to make you cringe]]. The second series invokes this early and hard with silliness ranging from Kev's usual antics and the attempts to catch a hideously large spider, to the sadly deceased Lizzie's song playing for Derek at one point and over the credits, plus the sudden mood change when Hannah is reading Derek's list of things he'd like; There are things he wishes for including pills to make him smart and pills to stop people being afraid of dying, and then at the very bottom of the list, he wishes that Hannah could have whatever she wanted to make her stop feeling unhappy.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere!: Towards the end of the Season 2 opener, Dougie decides to quit his job.
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*{{Screw This, I'm Outta Here!}}: Towards the end of the Season 2 opener, Dougie decides to quit his job.
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** Derek, who appears not to get Kev's terrible jokes, but then reveals to Vicky that he ''does'' get the jokes, he just pretends he doesn't.
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** Dougie also has a number of moments where his rants sound suspiciously similar to Karl's own perspectives.
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** [spoiler]Kev[/spoiler] at the end of episode seven.
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Derek is a British television comedy-drama written, directed by and starring RickyGervais. The pilot was produced by Derek Productions Ltd. for Channel 4 and aired on 12 April 2012.
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Derek is a British television comedy-drama written, directed by and starring RickyGervais.Creator/RickyGervais. The pilot was produced by Derek Productions Ltd. for Channel 4 and aired on 12 April 2012.
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** Before that, he also delivers one to the department worker desperately looking to save money by closing the Rest Home down, revealing just how much work Hannah puts in and how the department worker focuses just on money. The department worker leaves wordlessly after this - Dougie earns a round of applause from the residents at the home.
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* ItAmusedMe: Kev's motivation for just about everything he does, and what he does is usually horrible.
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* AuthorAppeal: Ricky Gervais has very clearly inserted a scene where Derek squeezes Dougie's head between his python-thighs for his own enjoyment. One of Ricky's favourite past-times is squeezing Karl Pilkington's head (which is shaped like a fucking orange).
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* {{Jerkass}}: Kev and Dougie.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Kev and Dougie. Special points go to the utterly despicable daughter of Lizzie, who doesn't care about her mother, assumes the carers are thieves and tosses aside her mother's precious memories just so she can add a wedding ring to her collection of gaudy jewelry.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dougie gives a short but awesome one to Lizzie's horrible daughter.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dougie gives a short but awesome one to Lizzie's horrible daughter.
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* HiddenDepths: Dougie is is, at first glance, a jerkjerk who doesn't care. Actually, he cares very deeply about Derek, Hannah and the residents.
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* PetTheDog: After [[spoiler:Joan dies, Dougie repairs the painting she'd asked him to fix and he'd earlier dismissed as 'shit'.]]
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* PetTheDog: After [[spoiler:Joan dies, Dougie repairs the painting she'd asked him to fix and he'd earlier dismissed as 'shit'.]]
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Derek is a British television comedy-drama written, directed by and starring RickyGervais. The pilot was produced by Derek Productions Ltd. for Channel 4 and aired on 12 April 2012.
On 9 May 2012, Channel 4 announced that it had commissioned a full series, which began airing on 30 January 2013. On 4 March 2013 (two days before the final episode of the first series was aired), it was announced that Derek had been re-commissioned for a second series.
The series became available for streaming on Netflix on 12 September 2013.
Gervais plays 49-year-old Derek Noakes, a care worker in a home for the elderly who has worked there for three years. He likes watching reality television shows and game shows and is interested in celebrities, fame, YouTube, and above all, talking about animals. He is kind, helpful, and selfless, with good intentions. He is vulnerable because of his childlike naivety and lack of intelligence. He is ridiculed and ostracised, as well as being marginalised by mainstream society because of his social awkwardness, unattractiveness, and lack of inhibitions. Derek says it is more important to be kind than to be clever or good-looking. Many media sources describe him as autistic, although Gervais himself has always stated that Derek is not mentally disabled.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Derek himself, who is stated not to be autistic but is certainly far below average intelligence.
* AmusingInjuries:
* AsideGlance: Dougie.
* BritishBrevity
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* CringeComedy
* DeadpanSnarker: Tom.
* {{Jerkass}}: Kev and Dougie.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Dougie.
* PetTheDog: After [[spoiler:Joan dies, Dougie repairs the painting she'd asked him to fix and he'd earlier dismissed as 'shit'.]]
On 9 May 2012, Channel 4 announced that it had commissioned a full series, which began airing on 30 January 2013. On 4 March 2013 (two days before the final episode of the first series was aired), it was announced that Derek had been re-commissioned for a second series.
The series became available for streaming on Netflix on 12 September 2013.
Gervais plays 49-year-old Derek Noakes, a care worker in a home for the elderly who has worked there for three years. He likes watching reality television shows and game shows and is interested in celebrities, fame, YouTube, and above all, talking about animals. He is kind, helpful, and selfless, with good intentions. He is vulnerable because of his childlike naivety and lack of intelligence. He is ridiculed and ostracised, as well as being marginalised by mainstream society because of his social awkwardness, unattractiveness, and lack of inhibitions. Derek says it is more important to be kind than to be clever or good-looking. Many media sources describe him as autistic, although Gervais himself has always stated that Derek is not mentally disabled.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Derek himself, who is stated not to be autistic but is certainly far below average intelligence.
* AmusingInjuries:
* AsideGlance: Dougie.
* BritishBrevity
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* CringeComedy
* DeadpanSnarker: Tom.
* {{Jerkass}}: Kev and Dougie.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Dougie.
* PetTheDog: After [[spoiler:Joan dies, Dougie repairs the painting she'd asked him to fix and he'd earlier dismissed as 'shit'.]]
