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* ChristmasEpisode: In "Silent Night", a pregnant woman named Mary knocks on the office block door on Christmas Eve, but assures the boys that she is not an allegory. [[spoiler:She's lying.]]
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* ChristmasEpisode: In "Silent Night", a pregnant woman named Mary knocks on the office block door on Christmas Eve, but assures the boys that she is not an allegory. [[spoiler:She's lying.]]]]]
* OfCorpseHesAlive: A fourth guard called Smith who is long dead appears throughout the first series, but the others keep his body around so they could claim his salary.
* OfCorpseHesAlive: A fourth guard called Smith who is long dead appears throughout the first series, but the others keep his body around so they could claim his salary.
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* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: An office block full of them. Even Sarge who is the most noble of the three guards has a hidden murderous streak, as the Inspector in the first episode learns the hard way.
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* BlackComedy: Practically all over the place, with the trio often committing quite heinous acts in a very nonchalant fashion.
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Surreal and atmospheric, the show combined naturalistic dialogue with absurdist plots, as well as containing many allusions to theatre, particularly the works of Creator/SamuelBeckett and Creator/WilliamShakespeare. Its' somewhat esoteric and highbrow tone meant it missed out on the success of later Channel 4 sitcoms, though it has a dedicated cult following.
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Surreal and atmospheric, the show combined naturalistic dialogue with absurdist plots, as well as containing many allusions to theatre, particularly the works of Creator/SamuelBeckett Creator/HaroldPinter and Creator/WilliamShakespeare. Its' somewhat esoteric and highbrow tone meant it missed out on the success of later Channel 4 sitcoms, though it has a dedicated cult following.
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* GainaxEnding / KillAndReplace: In the final episode, dopplegangers of the trio arrive to try and take their place through murderous means, after having the audience believe that they were being laid off due to the building's new security system. Whether if it's the trio or the dopplegangers who make it out alive is up to debate.
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* GainaxEnding / KillAndReplace: In the final episode, dopplegangers of the trio arrive to try and take their place through murderous means, after having the audience believe that they were being laid off due to the building's new security system. Whether if it's the original trio or the dopplegangers their doubles who make it out alive is left up to debate.
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* GainaxEnding / KillAndReplace: In the final episode, dopplegangers of the trio arrive to try and take their place through murderous means, after having the audience believe that they were being laid off due to the building's new security system.
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* GainaxEnding / KillAndReplace: In the final episode, dopplegangers of the trio arrive to try and take their place through murderous means, after having the audience believe that they were being laid off due to the building's new security system. Whether if it's the trio or the dopplegangers who make it out alive is up to debate.
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* GainaxEnding / KillAndReplace: In the final episode, dopplegangers of the trio arrive to try and take their place through murderous means.
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* GainaxEnding / KillAndReplace: In the final episode, dopplegangers of the trio arrive to try and take their place through murderous means.means, after having the audience believe that they were being laid off due to the building's new security system.
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* GainaxEnding / KillAndReplace: In the final episode, dopplegangers of the trio arrive to try and take their place through murderous means.
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''Nightingales'' is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift in a deserted office block. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990. Surreal and atmospheric, the show combined naturalistic dialogue with absurdist plots, as well as containing many allusions to theatre, particularly the works of Creator/SamuelBeckett and Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
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''Nightingales'' is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift in a deserted office block. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990.
Surreal and atmospheric, the show combined naturalistic dialogue with absurdist plots, as well as containing many allusions to theatre, particularly the works of Creator/SamuelBeckett andCreator/WilliamShakespeare.
Creator/WilliamShakespeare. Its' somewhat esoteric and highbrow tone meant it missed out on the success of later Channel 4 sitcoms, though it has a dedicated cult following.
Surreal and atmospheric, the show combined naturalistic dialogue with absurdist plots, as well as containing many allusions to theatre, particularly the works of Creator/SamuelBeckett and
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''Nightingales'' is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift in a deserted office block. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990. Surreal and atmospheric, the show combined naturalistic dialogue with absurdist situations, as well as containing many allusions to theatre, particularly the works of Creator/SamuelBeckett.
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''Nightingales'' is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift in a deserted office block. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990. Surreal and atmospheric, the show combined naturalistic dialogue with absurdist situations, plots, as well as containing many allusions to theatre, particularly the works of Creator/SamuelBeckett.
Creator/SamuelBeckett and Creator/WilliamShakespeare.
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''Nightingales'' is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift in a deserted office block. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990. The show combines naturalistic dialogue with surreal humor.
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''Nightingales'' is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift in a deserted office block. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990. The Surreal and atmospheric, the show combines combined naturalistic dialogue with surreal humor.
absurdist situations, as well as containing many allusions to theatre, particularly the works of Creator/SamuelBeckett.
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* SlobsVersusSnobs: A lot of the humour is down to the boorish Ding Dong and pretentious Carter butting heads.
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** One of the main trio will knock on the door of whatever room one or both of the others are in and ask,
"Anybody here?" To which the answer is always a quick chorus of "Nobody here but us chickens", complete with dance moves. If the characters are in a bad mood, they'll just grumble "chickens" and make a half-hearted stab at the dance.
"Anybody here?" To which the answer is always a quick chorus of "Nobody here but us chickens", complete with dance moves. If the characters are in a bad mood, they'll just grumble "chickens" and make a half-hearted stab at the dance.
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** One of the main trio will knock on the door of whatever room one or both of the others are in and ask,
ask, "Anybody here?" To which the answer is always a quick chorus of "Nobody here but us chickens", complete with dance moves. If the characters are in a bad mood, they'll just grumble "chickens" and make a half-hearted stab at the dance.
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* RecycledScript: The series have recurring "themed episodes" - each has Shakespeare-referencing "mutiny" episodes, and visits from "Eric the Werewolf" - and these episodes contain morsels of recycled dialog.
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* RecycledScript: The series have recurring "themed episodes" - each has Shakespeare-referencing "mutiny" episodes, OnceAnEpisode:
** One of the main trio will knock on the door of whatever room one or both of the others are in andvisits from "Eric ask,
"Anybody here?" To which theWerewolf" - answer is always a quick chorus of "Nobody here but us chickens", complete with dance moves. If the characters are in a bad mood, they'll just grumble "chickens" and these episodes contain morsels make a half-hearted stab at the dance.
** Carter will wonder aloud what [insert name ofrecycled dialog.famous person] is doing at that moment.
** One of the main trio will knock on the door of whatever room one or both of the others are in and
"Anybody here?" To which the
** Carter will wonder aloud what [insert name of
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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: "All at Sea" features the new inspector who rules with an iron fist. Mutiny is in the air.
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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: "All at Sea" features the new inspector who rules with an iron fist. Mutiny is in The rest of the air.
episode plays out like an adaptation of ''Mutiny on the Bounty'', complete with claustrophobic settings and raging storms as the three nightwatchmen hold increasingly tense meetings as they chafe under the inspector's rule until they can't stand it anymore.
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Every entry needs to end with some sort of punctuation mark, and "actually" is nearly always Word Cruft.
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* RecycledScript: The series have recurring "themed episodes" - each has Shakespeare-referencing "mutiny" episodes, and visits from "Eric the Werewolf" - and these episodes actually contain morsels of recycled dialogdialog.
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* RecycledScript: The series have repeated "themed episodes" - Shakespeare-referencing "mutiny" episodes, and visits from "Eric the Werewolf", and these episodes contain morsels of recycled dialog
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* RecycledScript: The series have repeated recurring "themed episodes" - each has Shakespeare-referencing "mutiny" episodes, and visits from "Eric the Werewolf", Werewolf" - and these episodes actually contain morsels of recycled dialog
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Not to be confused with a 1989 Creator/{{NBC}} MedicalDrama of the same title.
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* PowerSuitMonkey: Richard Oblong, a gorilla who joins the team for an episode.
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* PowerSuitMonkey: Richard Terrence Oblong, a gorilla who joins the team for an episode.
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* ChristmasEpisode: In "Silent Night", a pregnant woman named Mary knocks on the office block door on Christmas Eve, but assures the boys that she is not an allegory. [[spoiler:She's lying.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:L to R: Bell, Carter and Sarge]]
[[caption-width-right:350:L to R: Bell, Carter and Sarge]]
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# Carter (Robert Lindsay), a pseudo-intellectual whose aspirations were invariably frustrated;
# "Ding Dong" Bell (David Threlfall), a moronic thug who is somewhat in awe of Carter; and
# Sarge (James Ellis), an impossibly optimistic veteran watchman.
# "Ding Dong" Bell (David Threlfall), a moronic thug who is somewhat in awe of Carter; and
# Sarge (James Ellis), an impossibly optimistic veteran watchman.
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# "Ding Dong" Bell (David Threfall), a moronic thug who is somewhat in awe of Carter; and
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# "Ding Dong" Bell (David Threfall), Threlfall), a moronic thug who is somewhat in awe of Carter; and
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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: "All at Sea" features the new inspector who rules with an iron fist. Mutiny is in the air.
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''Nightingales'' is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift in a deserted office block. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990. The show combines naturalistic dialogue with surreal humor.
The three guards are:
# Carter (Robert Lindsay), a pseudo-intellectual whose aspirations were invariably frustrated;
# "Ding Dong" Bell (David Threfall), a moronic thug who is somewhat in awe of Carter; and
# Sarge (James Ellis), an impossibly optimistic veteran watchman.
!!''Nightingales'' contains examples of:
* AwayInAManger: "Silent Night" has a heavily pregnant woman named Mary arrive on Christmas Eve at the office block where the show is set. After assuring them she's not an allegory, she then proceeds to give birth to, among other things, a toaster, the Pope, Creator/HaroldPinter and a tandem.
* BritishBrevity: Two seasons, one of 6 episodes and one of 7.
* BuildingOfAdventure: The action (such as it is) never moves out of the office block, and frequently never moves out of a single room.
* PowerSuitMonkey: Richard Oblong, a gorilla who joins the team for an episode.
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The three guards are:
# Carter (Robert Lindsay), a pseudo-intellectual whose aspirations were invariably frustrated;
# "Ding Dong" Bell (David Threfall), a moronic thug who is somewhat in awe of Carter; and
# Sarge (James Ellis), an impossibly optimistic veteran watchman.
!!''Nightingales'' contains examples of:
* AwayInAManger: "Silent Night" has a heavily pregnant woman named Mary arrive on Christmas Eve at the office block where the show is set. After assuring them she's not an allegory, she then proceeds to give birth to, among other things, a toaster, the Pope, Creator/HaroldPinter and a tandem.
* BritishBrevity: Two seasons, one of 6 episodes and one of 7.
* BuildingOfAdventure: The action (such as it is) never moves out of the office block, and frequently never moves out of a single room.
* PowerSuitMonkey: Richard Oblong, a gorilla who joins the team for an episode.
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