History Series / TwoPointFourChildren

* MrSeahorse - PlayedForLaughs in one episode where Bill buys a pregnancy test but then realises that one of the tester sticks is missing. It turns out that Ben took it, used it, and now thinks he is pregnant.

* FakingTheDead - In one episode, Jake dies suddenly and leaves a will demanding that Ben arrange a ''Series/StarTrek''-themed funeral for him. It turns out he faked the whole thing to humiliate Ben.

The episodes could be very surreal -- one ended up as a parody of ''Series/ThePrisoner''. And Bill had numerous prophetic dreams given to her by her SpiritAdvisor, a biker.

* MoodWhiplash - Frequently. The biggest example is probably the second-to-last episode of Season 4, which ''almost'' ends on the triumphant note of Jenny winning the school talent contest thanks to Ben and David helping her by dressing as TheBluesBrothers and singing "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Then they get home and find the house has burnt down.

* Jenny, the daughter
* David, the son

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Named after the then-average number of children in a British family -- today it would probably be 1point8 Children.

* MrsRobinson - possibly. One episode was centred around Bill reading David's diary and becoming convinced he was in a relationship with an older woman ... then learning the woman was his drama teacher and he was appearing in a production of ''TheGraduate'' ... and ''then'' at the very end, he thanks the teacher for "everything. "No, ''[[TeacherStudentRomance everything]]''".

''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'' is a prime example of MagicRealism. It was written by Andrew Marshall, whose former writing partner David Renwick was responsible for the more successful ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' (which was more like tragic surrealism). Both jointly created classic radio comedy ''Radio/TheBurkissWay''. ''2point4 Children'' has strong echoes of Burkiss, but is a little less surrealistic.

Named after the then-average number of children in a British family -- today it would probably be 1.8 Children.

''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'' is a prime example of MagicRealism. It was written by Andrew Marshall, whose former writing partner David Renwick was responsible for the more successful ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' (which was more like tragic surrealism). Both jointly created classic radio comedy ''Radio/TheBurkissWay''. ''2.4 Children'' has strong echoes of Burkiss, but is a little less surrealistic.

* StandardizedSitcomHousing: the setting is what could be called ''The Creator/{{BBC}} Semi-Dee'' - the universal semi-detached house found universally all over Britain, and since the 1950's the standard set for BBC family sitcoms of the ''Series/TerryAndJune'' genre. Although ''2.4 Children'' [[GenreSavvy knowingly sends up]] the twee and dated assumptions of the London-based sitcom about a middle-class family, living humdrum comfortable lives in nice parts of suburbia.

''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'' is a prime example of MagicRealism. It was written by Andrew Marshall, whose former writing partner David Renwick was responsible for the more successful ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'' (which was more like tragic surrealism). Both jointly created classic radio comedy ''TheBurkissWay''. ''2.4 Children'' has strong echoes of Burkiss, but is a little less surrealistic.

* [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Predecessor]] - Considered by some to have paved the way for the similarly-themed ''MyFamily''.

* StandardizedSitcomHousing: the setting is what could be called ''The Creator/{{BBC}} Semi-Dee'' - the universal semi-detached house found universally all over Britain, and since the 1950's the standard set for BBC family sitcoms of the ''[[Creator/TerryScott TerryAndJune]]'' genre. Although ''2.4 Children'' [[GenreSavvy knowingly sends up]] the twee and dated assumptions of the London-based sitcom about a middle-class family, living humdrum comfortable lives in nice parts of suburbia.

The episodes could be very surreal -- one ended up as a parody of ThePrisoner. And Bill had numerous prophetic dreams given to her by her SpiritAdvisor, a biker.

* StandardizedSitcomHousing: the setting is what could be called ''The Creator/{{BBC}} Semi-Dee'' - the universal semi-detached house found universally all over Britain, and since the 1950's the standard set for BBC family sitcoms of the ''[[Creator/TerryScott Series/TerryAndJune]]'' genre. Although ''2.4 Children'' [[GenreSavvy knowingly sends up]] the twee and dated assumptions of the London-based sitcom about a middle-class family, living humdrum comfortable lives in nice parts of suburbia.

* StandardizedSitcomHousing: the setting is what could be called ''The Creator/{{BBC}} Semi-Dee'' - the universal semi-detached house found universally all over Britain, and since the 1950's the standard set for BBC family sitcoms of the ''Series/TerryAndJune'' genre. Although ''2.4 Children'' [[GenreSavvy knowingly sends up]] the twee and dated assumptions of the London-based sitcom about a middle-class family, living humdrum comfortable lives in nice parts of suburbia.

* StandardizedSitcomHousing: the setting is what could be called ''The Creator/BBC Semi-Dee'' - the universal semi-detached house found universally all over Britain, and since the 1950's the standard set for BBC family sitcoms of the ''Series/TerryAndJune'' genre. Although ''2.4 Children'' [[GenreSavvy knowingly sends up]] the twee and dated assumptions of the London-based sitcom about a middle-class family, living humdrum comfortable lives in nice parts of suburbia.

* StandardSitcomHousing: the setting is what could be called ''The Creator/BBC Semi-Dee'' - the universal semi-detached house found universally all over Britain, and since the 1950's the standard set for BBC family sitcoms of the ''Series/TerryAndJune'' genre. Although ''2.4 Children'' [[GenreSavvy knowingly sends up]] the twee and dated assumptions of the London-based sitcom about a middle-class family, living humdrum comfortable lives in nice parts of suburbia.

* DropInCharacter
* FakingTheDead - In one episode, Jake dies suddenly and leaves a will demanding that Ben throw him a ''Series/StarTrek''-themed funeral. It turns out he faked the whole thing to humiliate Ben.

* NotSoAboveItAll - Bill maybe the only sane woman, but she does lose it when things get too much, plus every so often she proves she can be just as unusual as the rest of her family.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute

* MrsRobinson - possibly. One episode was centred around Bill reading David's diary and becoming convinced he was in a relationship with an older woman ... then learning the woman was his drama teacher and he was appearing in a production of ''TheGraduate'' ... and ''then'' at the very end, he thanks the teacher for "everything. No, ''[[TeacherStudentRomance everything]]''".

* NotSoAboveItAll - Bill maybe the only sane man, but she does loose it when things get to much, plus every so often she proves on occasion she can be just as unusual as the rest of her family.

* MisterSeahorse - PlayedForLaughs in one episode where Bill buys a pregnancy test but then realises that one of the tester sticks is missing. It turns out that Ben took it, used it, and now thinks he is pregnant.
* MoodWhiplash - Frequently. The biggest example is probably the second-to-last episode of Season 4, which ''almost'' ends on the triumphant note of Jenny winning the school talent contest thanks to Ben and David helping her by dressing as TheBluesBrothers and singing "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love". Then they get home and find the house has burnt down.

* ActingForTwo - Bill's mother and aunt were played by the same actress. (They [[FridgeBrilliance might have been identical twins]].)

* TheOtherDarrin - Jenny was first played by Georgina Cates and then by Clare Buckfield.
** Declan was played by Mitchell Ray in his first appearance, and by Alex Kew when he became a regular character.

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs - Dawn, the "per-son-al ben-ker" later resurfaces as an equally deranged and annoying loan officer.

The episodes could be very surreal -- one ended up as a parody of ThePrisoner. And Bill had numerous prophetic dreams given to her by her SpiritAdvisor -- a biker whom it turned out [[spoiler: may have been DeadAllAlong due to a bike accident]].

''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'' is a prime example of MagicRealism. It was written by Andrew Marshall, whose former writing partner David Renwick was responsible for the more successful ''[[OneFootInTheGrave One Foot in the Grave]]'' (which was more like tragic surrealism). Both jointly created classic radio comedy ''TheBurkissWay''. ''2.4 Children'' has strong echoes of Burkiss, but is a little less surrealistic.

* ActingForTwo - Bill's mother and aunt were played by the same actress.
** Her mom and aunt [[FridgeBrilliance might have been identical twins]].
* AllJustADream- actually happened twice- "Fortuosity" in Series 4 and "Fame" in Series 8.
* ArcWords - Bill's recurring dream of a biker telling her to stay out of "MIA". The dream was cut short; it was supposed to say "Miami", where she was caught in a hurricane in a later episode.
** In fact MIA is the three-letter airport code for Miami International, and it only occurs in one or two episodes. Two points don't make an arc, although since the seasons are only six episodes long, two episodes is a sizeable chunk.
* BrandX - the video game ''Ninja Badger''
* BrattyTeenageDaughter - Jenny

* ChristmasEpisode - five of them!
** All of which end with [[SuddenMusicalEnding a bizarre Broadway-esque musical number]].
* CloudCuckoolander - All the characters were prone to this, but especially Ben, who believed that ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' was real until Christine told him the truth - when he was 36.

* DeadAllAlong - It is strongly implied that [[spoiler: Bill's mysterious motorcycle guy]] was this. Bill [[spoiler: sees his obituary]] in a stack of old newspapers she was going to throw away.
** The end of the first episode of the second series shows a TV news report (which Bill misses, due to being asleep) reporting on the accident that killed him. This implies he was alive during the first series.