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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Part of the plot of "Capsized" involves a container ship wrecking off of Southwestern England, resulting in locals looting containers that wash ashore. In 2007, this is the fate that befell the container ship ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Napoli MSC Napoli]]'' – looters and all.

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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Part of the plot of "Capsized" involves a container ship wrecking off of Southwestern England, Devon, resulting in locals looting containers that wash ashore. In 2007, this is the fate that befell the container ship ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Napoli MSC Napoli]]'' – looters and all.
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* WeaponizedAllergy: In "That's the Way to Do It", the unpopular mayor of Lighthaven has her scone spiked with shellfish (to which she is allergic) and her epi-pen and inhaler removed from her handbag.

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* LegFocus: Jane has lovely long legs, and most of her outfits are devoted to showing them off in some way; though most of the time it's done very tastefully.



* ShesGotLegs: Jane has lovely long legs, and most of her outfits are devoted to showing them off in some way; though most of the time it's done very tastefully.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Part of the plot of "Capsized" involves a container ship wrecking off of Southwestn England, resulting in locals looting containers that wash ashore. In 2007, this is the fate that befell the container ship ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Napoli MSC Napoli]]'' – looters and all.

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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Part of the plot of "Capsized" involves a container ship wrecking off of Southwestn Southwestern England, resulting in locals looting containers that wash ashore. In 2007, this is the fate that befell the container ship ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Napoli MSC Napoli]]'' – looters and all.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: Part of the plot of "Capsized" involves a container ship wrecking off of Southwestn England, resulting in locals looting containers that wash ashore. In 2007, this is the fate that befell the container ship ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Napoli MSC Napoli]]'' – looters and all.
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* CryptidEpisode: In "The Beast of Lighthaven", Beth is camping with friends overnight on the moors, and is frightened by animal noises and discovers a savaged sheep. Posting a picture on social media arouses the interest of local journalist Ben Fairhead of the ''Lighthaven Star''. Fairhead believes the picture will convince the locals and police of his belief that a big cat is loose on the moors. Then Fairhead turns up dead on the moors...
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''The Coroner'' ran for two series, with ten episodes in each, before being cancelled in March 2017. However there is currently a [[https://www.change.org/p/lydgia-parratt-reverse-the-decision-by-the-bbc-not-to-commission-a-third-series-of-the-coroner?recruiter=84568753&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink petition]] to bring the show back for a third series.

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''The Coroner'' ran for two series, with ten episodes in each, before being cancelled in March 2017. However there is currently a [[https://www.change.org/p/lydgia-parratt-reverse-the-decision-by-the-bbc-not-to-commission-a-third-series-of-the-coroner?recruiter=84568753&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink petition]] to bring the show back for a third series. \n Not to be confused with the Canadian series ''Series/{{Coroner}}''.
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* SuicideByAssassin: The VictimOfTheWeek in "The Fisherman's Tale" is revealed to have actually hired the sniper who killed him.
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*UsefulNotes/TheWestCountry: As to be expected for a show set in Devon. Half the cast [[TalkLikeAPirate sound like pirates]], and main income for the area seems to come from fishing, and tourism.

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* HeyYouHaymaker: In "Capsized", Judith taps a thug who has just beaten up Davey on the shoulder, and then delivers a GroinAttack as he turns around.



* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Perfectly Formed", [[spoiler:Lee Milar]] refers to dead baby as 'him', prompting Jane to ask how they knew it was a boy.

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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Perfectly Formed", [[spoiler:Lee Milar]] refers to the dead baby as 'him', prompting Jane to ask how they knew it was a boy.
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* AlwaysMurder: Averted. "Unlawful Killing" is the most common verdict, but Jane often comes to other conclusions.

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* AlwaysMurder: Averted. "Unlawful Killing" is the most common verdict, but Jane often comes to other conclusions. Even when it ''is'' Unlawful Killing, it's often clearly no more than manslaughter.
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* HooksAndCrooks: At the end of "Pieces of Eight", Jane confronts one of the robbers on board a sailing ship. The robber grabs a cargo hook and attempts to kill Jane with it.
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* ArmedBlag: In "Pieces of Eight", a gang of robbers dressed as pirates snatch an armoured van delivering cash to the bank.
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* AHandfulFornEye: When Davey tries to arrest a suspect at a building site in "The Captain's Pipe", the suspect grabs a handful of sand out of a wheelbarrow and flings it in Davey's eyes before attempting to escape.

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* AHandfulFornEye: AHandfulForAnEye: When Davey tries to arrest a suspect at a building site in "The Captain's Pipe", the suspect grabs a handful of sand out of a wheelbarrow and flings it in Davey's eyes before attempting to escape.
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* AHandfulFornEye: When Davey tries to arrest a suspect at a building site in "The Captain's Pipe", the suspect grabs a handful of sand out of a wheelbarrow and flings it in Davey's eyes before attempting to escape.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Perfectly Formed", [[spoiler:Lisa Milar]] refers to dead baby as 'him', prompting Jane to ask how they knew it was a boy.

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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Perfectly Formed", [[spoiler:Lisa [[spoiler:Lee Milar]] refers to dead baby as 'him', prompting Jane to ask how they knew it was a boy.
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: A Type 4 from "Life":
-->'''Davey:''' Greed makes strange bedfellows.
-->'''Jane:''' Shakespeare.
-->'''Davey:''' ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
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* HannibalLecture: Murderer Sidney Sutton attempts this on Jane when she is conducting an investigation of a murder committed in prison in "Life". He doesn't entirely succeed, but he gets inside her head enough that she falls for a deliberate piece of misdirection on his part.
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* ChuteSabotage: In "The Drop Zone", the chief instructor, Rafe, of a sky diving school falls to his death when his main and reserve parachute fail to open. The parachutes having being tampered with leads to suspicion of murder by one of his colleagues and when Jane receives a medical report that he had a terminal illness suicide becomes another possibility.
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: In "Perfectly Formed", [[spoiler:Lisa Milar]] refers to dead baby as 'him', prompting Jane to ask how they knew it was a boy.
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* SelfOffense: In "Those in Peril'', Jane attempts to save Mick when he is being strangled by attacking the assailant with stun gun she confiscated off Mick earlier. She ends up hitting Mick with the stun gun while the attacker flees.
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* ThisBearWasFramed: In "The Beast of Lighthaven", the VictimOfTheWeek is a reporter obsessed with proving true local legends of 'the Beast of Lighthaven'; a big cat that is supposed to stalk the moors. He is found dead on the moors with his throat ripped out and what looks like wounds from a big cat.
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''The Coroner'' is a [[TheBBC BBC]] drama series set in the fictional South Devon coastal town of Lighthaven. Jane Kennedy is a high-flying solicitor who finds herself returning to her hometown after yet another failed relationship. She ends up taking the post of local Coroner, and finds herself working alongside Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins, the man who broke her heart back when they were teenage sweethearts.

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''The Coroner'' is a [[TheBBC [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] drama series set in the fictional South Devon coastal town of Lighthaven. Jane Kennedy is a high-flying solicitor who finds herself returning to her hometown after yet another failed relationship. She ends up taking the post of local Coroner, and finds herself working alongside Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins, the man who broke her heart back when they were teenage sweethearts.
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* ThatManIsDead: In "Perfectly Formed", Jane and Davey have worked out most of the details regarding the remains of the dead baby found in the cottage, including that the mother was Lisa Milar, and go to confront the remaining suspects. Once they learn the true circumstances of the birth and death [[spoiler:and that Lisa Milar has undergone a sex change and is now Lee Milar]], the group ask Davey what he intends to do. Davey answers "I came here to arrest Lisa Milar. There's no Lisa Milar here".
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* QuicksandSucks: Done realistically in "The Drop Zone". Beth gets stuck in quicksand on a secluded beach, but is not actively being sucked down. She cannot save herself by lying back and floating (assuming that Beth would even know this) because doing so would cause her to put her head underwater. She has to call Davey to come and rescue her.
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* FlashedBadgeHijack: Davey does this in "The Drop Zone" when he commandeers a dirt bike in order to chase a suspect who is fleeing on a quad bike.

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