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Always Crashing in the Same Car

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Always Crashing in the Same Car	type	TVTItem
Always Crashing in the Same Car	label	Always Crashing in the Same Car
Always Crashing in the Same Car	page	AlwaysCrashingInTheSameCar
Always Crashing in the Same Car	comment	A ten-minute short written and directed by Duncan Wellaway, Always Crashing in the Same Car (2007) stars Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann and is to date the only project to reunite them since cult classic Withnail and I (released twenty years earlier by the same production company, HandMade Films).James Booth (Grant) is under a lot of pressure from a vague international crisis of some kind, and to make matters worse he's feuding with his uppity advisor Bill Mackinnon (McGann). After storming out of a midnight meeting and driving off into the city, he makes a mistake that shifts the balance of power very firmly in Bill's favour. Tense phone calls and desperate cover-ups ensue.
Always Crashing in the Same Car	fetched	2023-04-24T10:42:32Z
Always Crashing in the Same Car	parsed	2023-04-24T10:42:32Z
Always Crashing in the Same Car	processingComment	Dropped link to Fanservice: Not a Feature - IGNORE
Always Crashing in the Same Car	isPartOf	DBTropes
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_1282bf4f	type	No Celebrities Were Harmed
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_1282bf4f	comment	No Celebrities Were Harmed: Grant is very obviously playing a version of Tony Blair, who was struggling through the tail end of his premiership at the time. This is especially clear during the final scene when he trots out a pitch-perfect Stepford Smile for the press. McGann's character equally has echoes of both Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell, and his controlling relationship with the PM only enhances this.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_1282bf4f	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_1282bf4f	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_1282bf4f
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_2bfb1856	type	Beard of Evil
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_2bfb1856	comment	Beard of Evil: Sported by Bill.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_2bfb1856	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_2bfb1856	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_2bfb1856
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_30ed4f7d	type	Sleazy Politician
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_30ed4f7d	comment	Sleazy Politician: Our 'heroes,' who also explicitly qualify as corrupt politicians by the end.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_30ed4f7d	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_30ed4f7d	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_30ed4f7d
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_35a858b3	type	Cluster F-Bomb
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_35a858b3	comment	Cluster F-Bomb
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_35a858b3	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_35a858b3	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_35a858b3
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_392372f9	type	Actor Allusion
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_392372f9	comment	Actor Allusion: Grant and McGann not having appeared on screen together since Withnail and I (where they also played sweary, codependent partners in crime). Grant's casting was in part a deliberate ploy to help secure funding by exploiting this reunion.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_392372f9	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_392372f9	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_392372f9
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_4548e6d9	type	Innocent Bystander
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_4548e6d9	comment	Innocent Bystander: The homeless woman accidentally run down by Jim.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_4548e6d9	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_4548e6d9	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_4548e6d9
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5a100b90	type	Puppet King
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5a100b90	comment	Puppet King: He may try to fight it, but Prime Minister Jim is firmly in Bill's pocket.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5a100b90	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5a100b90	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5a100b90
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5e2e55e4	type	The Casanova
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5e2e55e4	comment	The Casanova: It's implied that Bill is, or at least claims to be.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5e2e55e4	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5e2e55e4	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_5e2e55e4
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_6ec4232f	type	Casting Gag
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_6ec4232f	comment	Casting Gag: Grant and McGann not having appeared on screen together since Withnail and I (where they also played sweary, codependent partners in crime). Grant's casting was in part a deliberate ploy to help secure funding by exploiting this reunion.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_6ec4232f	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_6ec4232f	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_6ec4232f
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_7360806f	type	In-Series Nickname
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_7360806f	comment	In-Series Nickname: Billy-boy and Jimbo.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_7360806f	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_7360806f	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_7360806f
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_854601b3	type	Government Procedural
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_854601b3	comment	Government Procedural: Of the vaguest kind. It's not even clear they're in government until the final minute.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_854601b3	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_854601b3	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_854601b3
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_87ab7f69	type	Sharp-Dressed Man
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_87ab7f69	comment	Sharp-Dressed Man: Jim but more especially Bill.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_87ab7f69	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_87ab7f69	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_87ab7f69
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_92b988ee	type	Mouthscreen
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_92b988ee	comment	Mouthscreen: Bill gets several when talking on the phone.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_92b988ee	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_92b988ee	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_92b988ee
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_e3585b3d	type	No Party Given
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_e3585b3d	comment	No Party Given
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_e3585b3d	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_e3585b3d	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_e3585b3d
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_fcdf597b	type	Titled After the Song
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_fcdf597b	comment	Titled After the Song: The film takes its name from a song on the David Bowie album Low.
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_fcdf597b	featureApplicability	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_fcdf597b	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_fcdf597b
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_name	type	ItemName
Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_name	comment
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Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_name	featureConfidence	1.0
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Always Crashing in the Same Car / int_name
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Mouthscreen / int_cea12d06
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	No Party Given / int_cea12d06
Always Crashing in the Same Car	hasFeature	Short Film / int_cea12d06

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