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** Even worse foreshadowing, the earliest pitch for the series had Ben as a widower.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Bette is played by Creator/LizSmith, who would later be best known for playing Mrs. Cropley in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' and Nana in ''Series/TheRoyleFamily''.
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* HarsherInHindsight: "The Man Who Knew Too Much", first shown in 1996, starts with Ben [[HollywoodMidLifeCrisis falling into a depression]] over his upcoming 38th birthday, at one point claiming "I'm going to die soon!" His actor, Creator/GaryOlsen, would die only four years later, aged just 42.
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** "The Man Who Knew Too Much", first shown in 1996, starts with Ben [[HollywoodMidLifeCrisis falling into a depression]] over his upcoming 38th birthday, at one point claiming "I'm going to die soon!" His actor, Creator/GaryOlsen, would die only four years later, aged just42.42.
** Ben's illness in Series 2's ''Bedtime for Bonzo'', in light of Gary Olsen's death from cancer in 2000 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
** "The Man Who Knew Too Much", first shown in 1996, starts with Ben [[HollywoodMidLifeCrisis falling into a depression]] over his upcoming 38th birthday, at one point claiming "I'm going to die soon!" His actor, Creator/GaryOlsen, would die only four years later, aged just
** Ben's illness in Series 2's ''Bedtime for Bonzo'', in light of Gary Olsen's death from cancer in 2000 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice - One episode did this with a joke where Ben puts David's goldfish into a food mixer (since they don't have a tank for it yet) and then accidentally switches on the mixer. At the end of the episode, the show broke the fourth wall with actor Gary Olsen explaining how they used a prop fish - and then went into this trope, with another scene where Olsen accidentally microwaves the real fish.
* HarsherInHindsight: "The Man Who Knew Too Much", first shown in 1996, starts with Ben [[HollywoodMidLifeCrisis falling into a depression]] over his upcoming 38th birthday, at one point claiming "I'm going to die soon!" His actor, Gary Olsen, would die only four years later, aged just 42.
* HarsherInHindsight: "The Man Who Knew Too Much", first shown in 1996, starts with Ben [[HollywoodMidLifeCrisis falling into a depression]] over his upcoming 38th birthday, at one point claiming "I'm going to die soon!" His actor, Gary Olsen, would die only four years later, aged just 42.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice - One episode did this with a joke where Ben puts David's goldfish into a food mixer (since they don't have a tank for it yet) and then accidentally switches on the mixer. At the end of the episode, the show broke the fourth wall with actor Gary Olsen Creator/GaryOlsen explaining how they used a prop fish - and then went into this trope, with another scene where Olsen accidentally microwaves the real fish.
* HarsherInHindsight: "The Man Who Knew Too Much", first shown in 1996, starts with Ben [[HollywoodMidLifeCrisis falling into a depression]] over his upcoming 38th birthday, at one point claiming "I'm going to die soon!" His actor,Gary Olsen, Creator/GaryOlsen, would die only four years later, aged just 42.
* HarsherInHindsight: "The Man Who Knew Too Much", first shown in 1996, starts with Ben [[HollywoodMidLifeCrisis falling into a depression]] over his upcoming 38th birthday, at one point claiming "I'm going to die soon!" His actor,
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* HilariousInHindsight: "The Millenium Experience" deals with a shortage of loo rolls, to the point that Ben has created a large stock of them. In 2020, the UsefulNotes/Covid19 pandemic would genuinely see a shortage of loo rolls, to the point of people keeping large stashes of them in their homes.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped - One of the Christmas specials ended with Bill giving a speech about how easy it is to become homeless. This was about as far as possible from subtlety, but nevertheless an important message, especially given the time of year.
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* ActingForTwo - Bill's mother and aunt were played by the same actress. (They [[FridgeBrilliance might have been identical twins]].)
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* 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.
** Declan was played by Mitchell Ray in his first appearance, and by Alex Kew when he became a regular character.
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* ActingForTwo - Bill's mother and aunt were played by the same actress. (They [[FridgeBrilliance might have been identical twins]].)
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* 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.
** Declan was played by Mitchell Ray in his first appearance, and by Alex Kew when he became a regular character.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice - One episode did this with a joke where Ben puts David's goldfish into a food mixer (since they don't have a tank for it yet) and then accidentally switches on the mixer. At the end of the episode, the show broke the fourth wall with actor Gary Olsen explaining how they used a prop fish - and then went into this trope, with another scene where Olsen accidentally microwaves the real fish.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice - One episode did this with a joke where Ben puts David's goldfish into a food mixer (since they don't have a tank for it yet) and then accidentally switches on the mixer. At the end of the episode, the show broke the fourth wall with actor Gary Olsen explaining how they used a prop fish - and then went into this trope, with another scene where Olsen accidentally microwaves the real fish.fish.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped - One of the Christmas specials ended with Bill giving a speech about how easy it is to become homeless. This was about as far as possible from subtlety, but nevertheless an important message, especially given the time of year.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped - One of the Christmas specials ended with Bill giving a speech about how easy it is to become homeless. This was about as far as possible from subtlety, but nevertheless an important message, especially given the time of year.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice - One episode did this with a joke where Ben puts David's goldfish into a food mixer (since they don't have a tank for it yet) and then accidentally switches on the mixer. At the end of the episode, the show broke the fourth wall with actor Gary Olsen explaining how they used a prop fish - and then went into this trope, with another scene where Olsen accidentally microwaves the real fish.
