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The Goes Wrong Show

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The Goes Wrong Show	comment	The Goes Wrong Show is a BBC comedy anthology, created by Mischief Theatre, that debuted in 2019.The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society has been commissioned to produce Play of the Week, a televised series of short plays on the BBC. Unfortunately, despite everyone's best intentions, each production inevitably goes wrong.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_108c268e	type	Hotter and Sexier
The Goes Wrong Show / int_108c268e	comment	Hotter and Sexier: "Summer Once Again" was supposed to contain a pre-recorded sex scene between Roger (Robert) and Margaret (Sandra), but Robert's forced to fast-forward through it due to the limited time left to finish the play.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_149ff4b0	type	HilarityEnsues
The Goes Wrong Show / int_149ff4b0	comment	In "90 Degrees", Robert storms off the set and his attempt to shoplift some wine gums goes awry, with the whole thing being transmitted to us over a headset. At the end, the Police appear to arrest him.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1777688d	type	Genre Savvy
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1777688d	comment	Genre Savvy: In "The Lodge" and "There Is No Escape", Trevor and the backstage crew black out the set in response to characters' lines ("out like a light", "punch your lights out"), anticipating that the cast will read stage directions aloud. Max is injured in "Summer Once Again" by attempting to hold a kettle that had been heating up over time. After the second time that Robert demands that the scene be done over again, Max is prepared this time round and uses oven gloves.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_17ce80aa	type	All There in the Manual
The Goes Wrong Show / int_17ce80aa	comment	All There in the Manual: Publicity material for the show mentions that Dennis had to be given the lead role in "A Trial to Watch" because of "a conversation with his grandmother that turned out to be legally binding."
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1881fc5c	type	Anti-Humor
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1881fc5c	comment	Anti-Humor: Annie's farce in "The Cornley Drama Festival: Part 2" involves a lot of this, as due to various in-universe mishaps, the scripted jokes don't land as expected (i.e. Max failing to "accidentally" shatter a window with a bucket, and Vanessa screwing up her character's innuendos).
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
The Goes Wrong Show / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: Invoked in "The Lodge" where Robert will regularly say the title, accompanied by flashing lights and creepy music (until the third repetition where a cheerful fairground tune is accidentally played instead.) "Harper's Locket" has two of these, accompanied by the sound of thunder. Lampshaded in "Summer Once Again," as the drop takes on additional significance every time they start the play over again.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1994ba0b	type	Gone Horribly Right
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1994ba0b	comment	Gone Horribly Right: Amazingly, every now and then the set designers/makeup folks end up doing things well...too well as they make something so realistic that it throws the actors off. "The Pilot (Not the Pilot)" is supposed to end with Jonathan cackling that he's not Winston Churchill but a German imposter..only to find the makeup/mask is so well applied that he can't peel it off so just rolls with "I really am Churchill."
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_19da8a03	type	Incurable Cough of Death
The Goes Wrong Show / int_19da8a03	comment	Dennis keeps saying "Cough" in "Summer Once Again" at points where his character is showing signs of his Incurable Cough of Death. When leaving notes for Dennis in his script fails, Robert resorts to hitting him.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_19df659c	type	Gone Horribly Wrong
The Goes Wrong Show / int_19df659c	comment	Gone Horribly Wrong: Er...have you read the title?
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1b4ead2d	type	Soft Glass
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1b4ead2d	comment	Soft Glass: Played straight and then subverted in "Harper's Locket". Jonathan, who is unable to open the door between the dining room and the garden, smashes through the window next to it. Later, unable to go through the door at the back of the stage, he attempts this on the window next to it, only to bounce off.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1b65dfad	type	The Cameo
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1b65dfad	comment	The Cameo: Tommy Blaize from Strictly Come Dancing makes a brief appearance in "The Spirit of Christmas" as Santa's singing voice before Robert snatches the microphone away. Members of the then-current cast of The Play That Goes Wrongnote Polly Sampton, Sydney K Smith, and Ellie Morris, the latter of whom is better known for originating the role of Lucy in Peter Pan Goes Wrong appear as jury members in "A Trial to Watch".
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1ba8eb64	type	Visual Pun
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1ba8eb64	comment	Visual Pun: In "The Lodge", after a noise is dismissed as just a bat, a cricket bat floats by on a string. In "The Nativity", Mary (Sandra) and Joseph's (Max) desert journey is simulated by pulling a painted sheet of wallpaper behind them. Eventually, the desert landscape stops and hastily painted words appear: "Trevor, paint more desert here". Cue a series of desserts scrolling past on the wallpaper.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1bc4ad4a	type	Permanent Placeholder
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1bc4ad4a	comment	Permanent Placeholderinvoked: In "A Trial to Watch", Dennis ends up mistaking a placeholder for improvised dialogue as one of his lines.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1c404c3e	type	Interrupted by the End
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1c404c3e	comment	Interrupted by the End: Due to Robert rushing through "Summer Once Again", he finds they still have a few minutes left to fill. He eventually decides to let Jonathan perform his scene as the family doctor, which was skipped on the first run-through. Unfortunately, Jonathan barely gets half a sentence out before Robert realizes his watch is slow, and they have to roll the credits.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1d2b0c27	type	Hamster-Wheel Power
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1d2b0c27	comment	Hamster-Wheel Power: In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", Valerie (Sandra) shows off the Allied forces' state-of-the-art code breaking machine. The front panel falls off, revealing that the machine is powered by Trevor on a pedal bike.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1dea3034	type	Cool Shades
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1dea3034	comment	Cool Shades: Max insisted on wearing these in "The Lodge", even though his character is supposed to be indoors on a dark night. He also boasts two pairs of sunglasses (and a monocle) in "The Pilot (Not the Pilot)."
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1f14978d	type	Talking Animal
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1f14978d	comment	Talking Animal: Robert attempts to turn Ruffles the dog into one in "90 Degrees", but is repeatedly thwarted.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1fcf563d	type	Directed by Cast Member
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1fcf563d	comment	Directed by Cast Member: In-Universe example; Chris directed and starred in almost every episode's Show Within a Show. The only two exceptions so far are in "The Nativity", which he directed and narrated (but didn't play a character in), and in "Summer Once Again", where Robert usurped Chris' spot as director.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_1ff05ec7	type	Pillow Pregnancy
The Goes Wrong Show / int_1ff05ec7	comment	Vanessa uses a balloon under her shirt to simulate pregnancy, but the balloons keep bursting.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_20613a2a	type	Victorian Novel Disease
The Goes Wrong Show / int_20613a2a	comment	Victorian Novel Disease: "Summer Once Again" treats typhoid this way. Which is just another demonstration of the Society's magnetic attraction to hacky scripts, because while typhoid is a dangerous and period-appropriate illness, it is not a chronic disease that would take decades to kill someone.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_21f19cfa	type	Fake American
The Goes Wrong Show / int_21f19cfa	comment	Fake American: invoked Attempted, specifically a Southern drawl, with varying degrees of success by the cast in "90 Degrees", and the cause for an extended "beer/bear" pun scene.note Americans actually pronounce 'bear' as 'bare', same as Brits, but given that it's Dennis receiving the line.... "There Is No Escape" from season two has them again attempting American accents in a play set in a US prison.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
The Goes Wrong Show / int_22cf536c	comment	Chekhov's Gun: Played with in "The Lodge". There's a gun on the wall, and it goes off accidentally when Chris bumps into it... which means that when Robert attempts to fire it later, it's unloaded. Robert brings an actual gun to the performance in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1" as an example of a Chekhov's Gun and claims that now that he's showed it to the audience, he needs to shoot someone before the end of the play.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_23698fa8	type	Aborted Arc
The Goes Wrong Show / int_23698fa8	comment	Aborted Arc: There is no further mention of the Max/Sandra and Jonathan/Annie invokedrelationships established in previous Mischief Theatre productions, although Sandra refuses to kiss Max onscreen in "Harper's Locket", suggesting there has been some falling out. Even in the second series, which gives the actors more time as themselves, makes no mention of it. In fact, there are almost no references to the actors' lives outside the plays beyond Robert's divorce, most probably due to the limited time slot. This is somewhat averted in the second series, especially in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1 & 2" where the characters get to appear outside the context of the plays.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_23b059ec	type	Bedsheet Ghost
The Goes Wrong Show / int_23b059ec	comment	Bedsheet Ghost: When Max's character in "The Lodge" dies, Vanessa puts a sheet over him. Max briefly tries to turn the role into this trope before Chris stops him.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_259d5879	type	Anachronism Stew
The Goes Wrong Show / int_259d5879	comment	Anachronism Stew: As Chris explains, "The Pilot (not the pilot)" features multiple historical inaccuracies that deterred other theatre troupes from performing it. Among other things, this World War II drama takes place in 1961, Britain and Germany are at war in Vietnam, and the King of England is Henry VIII. In a rare non-disastrous mixup, King Herod's palace in "The Nativity" is decorated with Babylonian religious imagery, despite Herod being a Jewish monarch under Roman rule. Annie's contribution to the Drama Festevil (sic) is meant to climax with the cast being given Viagra about 20 years before it came onto the market.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_25bc8511	type	Generation Xerox
The Goes Wrong Show / int_25bc8511	comment	Generation Xerox: Played with in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2," where a picture of the Cornley Drama Society from the 1970s shows the members look exactly like the modern-day members, but in the fashion of the time.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_26eb6287	type	Funny Background Event
The Goes Wrong Show / int_26eb6287	comment	Funny Background Event: In "The Spirit of Christmas" while the family is reconciling with one another, Trevor gets into a physical fight with Robert while trying to wrestle away the bottle of sherry. In "Harper's Locket" Edwin (Chris) and Bernard (Robert) have a spirited debate on servants as Bernard states "I would never dream of harming one of my servants." Cue him losing his croquet mallet, that smashes through the glass ceiling and knocking Vanessa straight in the head. From the same play, Jonathan continually has trouble with the doors, thus is always seen in the background trying to exit or enter a scene. In "90 Degrees" while Melinda (Annie) and Barb (Sandra) are having a conversation on Buddy's (Dennis) gold digging wife Renee (Vanessa), the others are having trouble getting Dennis and his wheel chair through the sideways door. Sandra and Annie even having to repeat the entire conversation in its entirety to give the others more time. In Chris's ballet in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1", Dennis is seen in the background following Trevor's painted footsteps around. Trevor creates a loop to trap him.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_275ca6e1	type	Ass Pull
The Goes Wrong Show / int_275ca6e1	comment	invokedActually done not too badly in "90 Degrees" when, after so much backbiting and backstabbing, Renee and Barbara reveal they've been together (in more ways than one) this entire time.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_2864490b	type	Gravity Screw
The Goes Wrong Show / int_2864490b	comment	Gravity Screw: A non-science fiction version of Cross Gravity, caused by the sets being built at the wrong angles. The actors try to play the scene as if gravity were normal, with limited success. Near the end of "The Nativity", the storybook set falls on its back, forcing everyone to act out the last scene lying down on the set while they're filmed from directly above the stage.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_29a39f6	type	Easter Egg
The Goes Wrong Show / int_29a39f6	comment	Easter Egg: Robert's book on acting is sprinkled across multiple episodes in the first seasonnote The original plan was to hint towards a reveal in "The Spirit of Christmas" — the intended finale — but the episodes were reordered so the reveal happened first. Dave Hearn and Nancy Zamit sneak in a fistbump (or "spud" as they call them) in various episodes.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_2d363f63	type	Frame-Up
The Goes Wrong Show / int_2d363f63	comment	Frame-Up: Edwin (Chris) attempts to frame Harper (Max) for theft in "Harper's Locket". In "90 Degrees", Robert manages to get Chris arrested for shoplifting as well as himself.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_2d88e42c	type	Gender Bender
The Goes Wrong Show / int_2d88e42c	comment	Gender Bender: After Annie, as the King of England, inadvertently gets stripped to her undergarments in "The Most Lamentable...", she tries to play it off as this via some sort of curse.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_2d92c43c	type	Little "No"
The Goes Wrong Show / int_2d92c43c	comment	Little "No": Used in "The Nativity" by Annie, who's playing the donkey and does not want Sandra trying to climb on her. Also used by her "The Lodge," when Max asks if she can do any tricks with her foot-long skipping rope.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_2ed5e99d	type	Depraved Bisexual
The Goes Wrong Show / int_2ed5e99d	comment	Depraved Bisexual: In "90 Degrees", Renee (Vanessa) is involved with all three Burgess siblings as part of her Gold Digger plans.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_2fcf9bbc	type	Gratuitous Foreign Language
The Goes Wrong Show / int_2fcf9bbc	comment	Gratuitous Foreign Language: In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", Camille (Vanessa) is supposed to pepper her English dialogue with multiple languages. But she can't remember the proper lines so she ends up reciting song lyrics instead. In French, she recites Frere Jacques, in German she quotes 99 Luftballons, and in Spanish all she can say is "La la la la la la bamba." At one point, she simply says "Petits Filous" because she can't think of anything else.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_2fcfd52a	type	Stock Footage Failure
The Goes Wrong Show / int_2fcfd52a	comment	Stock Footage Failure: invoked almost every time CPDS uses stock footage in their performances. In "Harper's Locket", it shows footage of "Harper" riding up to the house on a horse. When he rides off, later in the scene, the same footage is shown, only it is being played backwards. In a later shot that's supposed to show the horse dying from a gunshot, you can hear the crew talking behind the camera, the horse is an obvious wooden mannequin, and, because they used too much explosive (as you can hear them admit in the stock footage) the horse is obliterated by a huge explosion. In ''The Lodge," Robert, playing the Big Bad, is supposedly performing a satanic ritual behind a door, but a janitor walks in on him and turns on the lights, revealing they shot it in a bathroom. (A Call-Back to Peter Pan Goes Wrong.)
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_33dc3697	type	Never Work with Children or Animals
The Goes Wrong Show / int_33dc3697	comment	Never Work with Children or Animals: invoked In "The Spirit of Christmas", when Santa asks the children what they want for Christmas, they respond with "An Xbox!" and "A Play Station!" despite having been (apparently) told to ask for things that were within the show's budget. The cast use a live cat in "Harper's Locket", only for it to get trapped inside the piano and attack Annie when she opens the lid. In "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2", a horse that was intended to be used during Sandra's radio drama gets loose backstage and Trevor has to chase after it with a tranquillizer gun.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_340575a7	type	Girl on Girl Is Hot
The Goes Wrong Show / int_340575a7	comment	Girl on Girl Is Hot: In "90 Degrees", when it's revealed that Renee (Vanessa) is having an affair with Barbara (Sandra) and worked with her to get the family business for herself, Robert (who's voicing the dog) lasciviously says he has some thoughts on this. Vanessa hastily silences him.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_34e05535	type	Rummage Fail
The Goes Wrong Show / int_34e05535	comment	Rummage Fail: In "Harper's Locket", Baron Graves (Chris) attempts to frame the title character (Max) for theft by planting a one-pound note in one of his pockets. However, when the time comes for Bernard (Robert) to retrieve the planted note, he instead pulls out a pack of gum, a handful of milk sachets, and a copy of Max's "Dr Frog" script before giving up.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_37d94ed9	type	Agony of the Feet
The Goes Wrong Show / int_37d94ed9	comment	Agony of the Feet: Happens a lot. In The Nativity, Treverâ€™s foot gets caught in the set, trapping him for the next scene. Max is confused, while Sandra rolls with it. Later in the same episode, the bowling ball representing pregnancy falls out and hits Chris on the foot.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_3aaa9cd0	type	All Deserts Have Cacti
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3aaa9cd0	comment	All Deserts Have Cacti: "The Nativity" features (actors as) cacti in the Judaean desert.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3aaa9cd0	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3aaa9cd0	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_3aaa9cd0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3c0a4666	type	Noodle Incident
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3c0a4666	comment	Noodle Incident: When introducing "Harper's Locket", Chris mentions how the CPDS previously televised "More Horse", an unlicensed sequel to War Horse. He doesn't go into detail but mentions that the complaints were plentiful and abusive, and that he would never again perform his Jamaican accent. Chris calls "A Trial To Watch" the first legal drama they've put on, but not the first they've been involved in.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3c0a4666	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3c0a4666	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_3c0a4666
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3fb6b526	type	Delayed Reaction
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3fb6b526	comment	Delayed Reaction: In the opening scene of "A Trial to Watch", Dennis is supposed to cut off one of Chris' lines, but misses his cue and says his line a moment later.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3fb6b526	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_3fb6b526	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_3fb6b526
The Goes Wrong Show / int_400b9d22	type	Sunglasses at Night
The Goes Wrong Show / int_400b9d22	comment	Sunglasses at Night: Max's character wears these in "The Lodge".
The Goes Wrong Show / int_400b9d22	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_400b9d22	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_400b9d22
The Goes Wrong Show / int_415b3315	type	Stylistic Suck
The Goes Wrong Show / int_415b3315	comment	Stylistic Suck: Of course the show is built around this, with Bad "Bad Acting" and countless disasters that are set off, but perhaps less obvious is the fact that the plays tend to be horribly written as well, with hokey and sometimes nonsensical plots, atrocious dialogue and of course endless padding, with lengthy scenes where the characters do nothing except serve tea or eat dinner while talking about how good the food is or asking how much sugar each character wants in their tea. With few exceptions, if these plays had been performed expertly and everything had gone off without a hitch, they would have been painfully boring to watch. As such, the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's total incompetence actually saves the plays, by in-universe turning them So Bad, It's Good.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_415b3315	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_415b3315	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_415b3315
The Goes Wrong Show / int_42839f8b	type	Sound-Effect Bleep
The Goes Wrong Show / int_42839f8b	comment	Sound-Effect Bleep: Dennis's character in "90 Degrees" swears a lot, and some of his dialogue has been censored for TV — unfortunately, with the sound effects usually coming in at the wrong time.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_42839f8b	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_42839f8b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_42839f8b
The Goes Wrong Show / int_43c4002a	type	Call-and-Response Song
The Goes Wrong Show / int_43c4002a	comment	Call-and-Response Song: Attempted with Nistle (Sandra) and Nostle's (Jonathan) duet in "The Spirit of Christmas", which consists of them singing about their friendship and copying each other's dance moves. Unfortunately, with Jonathan stuck in the chimney, Sandra has to perform the entire choreography, including an air lift and a trust fall, by herself.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_43c4002a	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_43c4002a	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_43c4002a
The Goes Wrong Show / int_442cc963	type	Spelling Bee
The Goes Wrong Show / int_442cc963	comment	In "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2", it's mentioned during Sandra's audio drama that Dennis's character won a Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word "incompetent." Later, in Annie's 1970s farce, Dennis is supposed to play a swarm of bees ... and keeps yelling "INCOMPETENT!" every time he appears, apparently thinking he's portraying a swarm of literal spelling bees. In the previous episode, Robert advises to put a large hat on a sub-actor in order to draw attention away from their bad performance and uses Annie has his example. In Part 2, Annie's farce features Robert as the Archbishop of Canterbury in a large hat.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_442cc963	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_442cc963	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_442cc963
The Goes Wrong Show / int_443b78cd	type	Tranquil Fury
The Goes Wrong Show / int_443b78cd	comment	Tranquil Fury: A frequent result of Chris's attempts to stay in character while seething at his co-stars' failings.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_443b78cd	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_443b78cd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_443b78cd
The Goes Wrong Show / int_448934a1	type	Lame Last Words
The Goes Wrong Show / int_448934a1	comment	Lame Last Words: In "There is No Escape", after Stu (Vanessa) is stabbed in the prison shower by Mick (Annie) and Rex (Sandra), Vanessa has to improvise new dying last words to Billy (Chris) as Chris' narration cue repeats itself, which end up coming off as this.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_448934a1	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_448934a1	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_448934a1
The Goes Wrong Show / int_45a559cf	type	Wardrobe Malfunction
The Goes Wrong Show / int_45a559cf	comment	Wardrobe Malfunction: The snowman suit gets caught in the toy machine's grinder in the middle of Chris' song, thus he must vacate it through the bottom, ending up in only his underwear by the end.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_45a559cf	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_45a559cf	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_45a559cf
The Goes Wrong Show / int_462f90e7	type	Non-Singing Voice
The Goes Wrong Show / int_462f90e7	comment	Non-Singing Voice: invoked Robert is clearly lip-synching his musical number in "The Spirit of Christmas" and the camera pans a little too far to reveal the actual singer just off-set. Robert then drunkenly grabs the microphone and takes over, singing horrendously loud and off-key.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_462f90e7	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_462f90e7	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_462f90e7
The Goes Wrong Show / int_46754750	type	Inadvertent Entrance Cue
The Goes Wrong Show / int_46754750	comment	Dennis thinking something was his cue and starting to shout, "GET OUT!"
The Goes Wrong Show / int_46754750	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_46754750	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_46754750
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4720744e	type	Cut Phone Lines
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4720744e	comment	Cut Phone Lines: Fortnoy (Robert) attempts this in "The Lodge" while David (Chris) calls the police to report Tony's (Max) death. Unfortunately, the line is too thick for the scissors to cut through, even after multiple attempts.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4720744e	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4720744e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4720744e
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4a87e664	type	Oh Wait, This Is My Grocery List
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4a87e664	comment	Oh Wait, This Is My Grocery List: In "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2", Dennis introduces his segment by pulling out the piece of paper he's written the title on: "Toothpaste, Â£1.99", before realising that it's a receipt. Subverted when he pulls out the real piece of paper... which reveals his segment is called "Toothpaste, Â£1.69".
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4a87e664	featureApplicability	-0.3
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4a87e664	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4a87e664
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4aaffbd5	type	I Never Said It Was Poison
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4aaffbd5	comment	Also in "90 Degrees" when Melinda (Annie) and Barb (Sandra) discuss Buddy's (Dennis) wife Renee (Vanessa) Melinda notes she has eyes for another, prompting Barb to say that there's nothing between Renee and Larry (Max), which in turn prompts Melinda to note she never mentioned Larry. While this could count as a case of I Never Said It Was Poison, as Larry and Renee had had at least one moment of weakness, it also hints that she is actually having an affair with Barb.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4aaffbd5	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4aaffbd5	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4aaffbd5
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ae690ca	type	Laughing Mad
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ae690ca	comment	Laughing Mad: Robert's character in "The Lodge" does an Evil Laugh, but it quickly devolves into desperation as Robert futilely tries to find some way to exit the set; the chair lift he's riding pitches him through a wall, the door leading off the landing opens onto another wall, the kitchen door can't be opened and the study door has a seven foot drop behind it. He finally gives up and exits through the cupboard under the stairs, with his laughter basically screams by this point. It happens again later in the play, where his character tries to shoot Chris and Vanessa — but the prop gun had already been fired earlier by accident so there's no flash-bang, and it then comes to pieces in his hands (the latter of which wasn't in the script but happened by chance on the night, leaving Henry Lewis to hastily improvise.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ae690ca	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ae690ca	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ae690ca
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c1a359f	type	William Fakespeare
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c1a359f	comment	William Fakespeare: A double dose in the second episode of season two. "The Most Lamentable..." was written by Simon Shakespeare, the lesser known cousin of Colin Shakespeare.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c1a359f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c1a359f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c1a359f
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c70b4a9	type	Bleep-dammit!
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c70b4a9	comment	The sound effects that are supposed to censor Dennis's speech coming in at the wrong time.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c70b4a9	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c70b4a9	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4c70b4a9
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4d422f71	type	Throw It In!
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4d422f71	comment	In The Nativity, Treverâ€™s foot gets caught in the set, trapping him for the next scene. Max is confused, while Sandra rolls with it.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4d422f71	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4d422f71	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4d422f71
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e3d253b	type	Downer Ending
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e3d253b	comment	Downer Ending: "The Lodge" ends with four people dead, Fortnoy's multiple murders to revive his wife proving fruitless when he is killed just as she is reborn, and the little girl forced to watch her mother kill her father, and then try to kill her—and because of a door being unexpectedly locked, the play goes off-script and the little girl is murdered too. The end of "90 Degrees" sees the Burgess father dead, the family business sold off to someone who will ruin it rather than the son who cared about it, and Larry alone in his house after estranging both his siblings. Then, Robert's arrest results in him ad-libbing that Ruffles the dog is dead. "Summer Once Again" is supposed to end with almost the entire cast dead from typhoid, with main character Roger losing his entire family (including his first love, his son, and even his dog) before his death at the end. But since Robert didn't leave enough time to finish the play, he has to settle for just telling the audience what the plot was supposed to be.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e3d253b	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e3d253b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e3d253b
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e7c4536	type	Wham Line
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e7c4536	comment	Wham Line: Every one of the plays tries this at some point...and end up falling flat due to how terrible the set-up and the miscues are. "The Pilot (Not the Pilot") is supposed to end with "Churchill" revealing himself to be a German imposter...but he can't get the mask off so he settles for "I am Winston Churchill." The would-be reveal of The Mole is given away completely by Dennis long before it's to be revealed. invokedBefore that, the audience gets one for laughs when this WWII drama is revealed to be set in 1961. invokedActually done not too badly in "90 Degrees" when, after so much backbiting and backstabbing, Renee and Barbara reveal they've been together (in more ways than one) this entire time.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e7c4536	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e7c4536	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4e7c4536
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4edbce3e	type	InterClassRomance
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4edbce3e	comment	Inter-Class Romance: "Harper's Locket" focuses on such a romance between stable hand Harper (Max) and noblewoman Celeste (Sandra). "Summer Once Again" would have involved entire storylines based around this. Too bad the audience doesn't get to see them since Robert's forced to rush past them because of time limitations.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4edbce3e	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4edbce3e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4edbce3e
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4efe80e1	type	Lazy Bum
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4efe80e1	comment	Lazy Bum: Trevor in â€œThe Nativityâ€� takes this to new heights, not painting over a placeholder with desert, adding paintings of desserts when asked to fill it in and using the space to complain that this isnâ€™t his job. He also doesnâ€™t cut face holes in the cactuses, instead saying that itâ€™s actually cacti.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4efe80e1	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4efe80e1	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4efe80e1
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ff31e76	type	Playing a Tree
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ff31e76	comment	Playing a Tree: In most episodes Dennis is cast as an inanimate object, animal, or similar in an ultimately futile attempt to limit how much damage he can do.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ff31e76	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ff31e76	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_4ff31e76
The Goes Wrong Show / int_518c9e4e	type	Stunt Casting
The Goes Wrong Show / int_518c9e4e	comment	Stunt Casting: In-universe. According to his rehearsal diary, Robert apparently tried to get Judi Dench to play Annie's part in "Summer Once Again", but was told she was unavailable.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_518c9e4e	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_518c9e4e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_518c9e4e
The Goes Wrong Show / int_55a5d1e0	type	Vocal Range Exceeded
The Goes Wrong Show / int_55a5d1e0	comment	Vocal Range Exceeded: Belle's (Vanessa) sweet song to Santa starts out alright, until the register gets too high for her, ending in her shrieking through her final verse.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_55a5d1e0	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_55a5d1e0	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_55a5d1e0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_55cd4012	type	"Everybody Dies" Ending
The Goes Wrong Show / int_55cd4012	comment	"Everybody Dies" Ending: "The Lodge" ends this way, but in true Goes Wrong fashion, it's not actually supposed to — the mother character is forced to kill her daughter because the police officer can't get through the front door, which has been bolted from the inside. The police officer goes on acting as if the girl is still alive. Hilarity Ensues.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_55cd4012	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_55cd4012	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_55cd4012
The Goes Wrong Show / int_57b74bd4	type	Achievements in Ignorance
The Goes Wrong Show / int_57b74bd4	comment	Achievements in Ignorance: Max and Dennis are the dimmest members of the CPDS, but the fact that they don't know what they're doing allows them to pull off two almost flawless segments during the Cornley Drama Festival as they focus on what they're able to do rather than trying to show off and arrange elaborate setpieces that go wrong.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_57b74bd4	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_57b74bd4	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_57b74bd4
The Goes Wrong Show / int_592fa231	type	Acquired Error at the Printer
The Goes Wrong Show / int_592fa231	comment	Acquired Error at the Printer: As Chris explains before presenting "The Lodge", this happened to the publicity materials for a previous Play of the Week Halloween season, forcing them to present such stage adaptations as The Texas Chainsaw Massager (where Leatherface would give back rubs to the local community), as well as a pajama-based production of Nightwear On Elm Street. The sign Chris commissioned for the Cornley Drama Festival, as shown in Part 1, misspelled the last word as "Festevil". Come Part 2, it's been painted over to say "Festivile".
The Goes Wrong Show / int_592fa231	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_592fa231	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_592fa231
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a3b8032	type	The Un-Reveal
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a3b8032	comment	"The Pilot (Not the Pilot") is supposed to end with "Churchill" revealing himself to be a German imposter...but he can't get the mask off so he settles for "I am Winston Churchill." The would-be reveal of The Mole is given away completely by Dennis long before it's to be revealed. invokedBefore that, the audience gets one for laughs when this WWII drama is revealed to be set in 1961.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a3b8032	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a3b8032	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a3b8032
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a40d6a	type	Adaptation Distillation
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a40d6a	comment	Adaptation Distillation: It's unintentional in-universe due to it being essentially The Mockbuster of real Shakespeare plays, but "The Most Lamentable..." is a combination of multiple plays' plot elements. These include Hamlet, Macbeth, The Comedy of Errors, King Lear, Richard III, and more. It's also a possible Shout-Out to Reduced Shakespeare Company.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a40d6a	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a40d6a	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_5a40d6a
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5bdf025f	type	Instant Sedation
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5bdf025f	comment	Instant Sedation: Some horse tranquilizers and a tranquilizer dart render everyone but Chris, Jonathan, Dennisnote who is still rendered unconscious, but due to running at a closed window at full speed, not tranquilizers and Trevor unconscious within moments during Annie's play in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2."
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5bdf025f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_5bdf025f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_5bdf025f
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6112a91d	type	Unit Confusion
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6112a91d	comment	Unit Confusion: Some sets for "A Trial To Watch" were designed in inches and built in centimeters.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6112a91d	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6112a91d	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_6112a91d
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6163afd9	type	Reliably Unreliable Guns
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6163afd9	comment	About halfway through the episode, Chris causes a prop gun on the wall to go off early when he bumps into it... so when Robert attempts to fire it later, it's unloaded, and he has to continue his Evil Laugh as he reloads it.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6163afd9	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6163afd9	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_6163afd9
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6547ce31	type	Accidental Proposal
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6547ce31	comment	Accidental Proposal: Happens in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1" where Vanessa, in-character, asks Dennis' character to marry her during an improvised scene. Dennis takes this as a real proposal, and wants to use her credit card to pay an Â£8,000 deposit for the wedding.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6547ce31	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6547ce31	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_6547ce31
The Goes Wrong Show / int_65df51a8	type	That Poor Cat
The Goes Wrong Show / int_65df51a8	comment	That Poor Cat: In "Harper's Locket", the cast frantically shoves pillows into the player piano to try and stop it, and down flies everywhere. Then they mistakenly put the white fluffy cat in and freeze in horror at the screech. Fortunately, the cat ultimately proves to be unhurt and breaks out of the piano at the end of the play. Unfortunately, it is also extremely angry, and Annie's face is the nearest target for its rage.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_65df51a8	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_65df51a8	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_65df51a8
The Goes Wrong Show / int_664bc28f	type	British Brevity
The Goes Wrong Show / int_664bc28f	comment	British Brevity: The first and second series only have 6 episodes each.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_664bc28f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_664bc28f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_664bc28f
The Goes Wrong Show / int_67d722d8	type	A Storm Is Coming
The Goes Wrong Show / int_67d722d8	comment	A Storm Is Coming: Celeste (Sandra) says this at the beginning of "Harper's Locket", referencing the family tension that will take place shortly after a rainstorm later on.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_67d722d8	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_67d722d8	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_67d722d8
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6feeef5c	type	Censor Box
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6feeef5c	comment	Censor Box: Applied heavily during Annie's play in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2," covering mouths during inappropriate language, body parts (such as during butt slaps), and covers Jonathan entirely when he plays a nude character. During Jonathan's circus act where, due to the rest of the cast being unconscious, he has to perform a Disappearing Box trick by himself, one of these is used to cover him as he leaves the box from the back.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6feeef5c	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_6feeef5c	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_6feeef5c
The Goes Wrong Show / int_708614d3	type	Killer Outfit
The Goes Wrong Show / int_708614d3	comment	Killer Outfit: Chris narrowly averts this trope twice: In "The Spirit of Christmas", during his solo number as Mr. Snowman, a spin move causes his scarf to be caught in a toy-making machine, which nearly consumes him. Fortunately, he slips out of his costume right before it's engulfed, leaving him in his underwear for the rest of the play. In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", his tie gets caught in the crank mechanism of the phone he's calling a warning into. His next line delivery ends up sounding constricted until Sandra could cut him free.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_708614d3	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_708614d3	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_708614d3
The Goes Wrong Show / int_70b840b6	type	Giving Them the Strip
The Goes Wrong Show / int_70b840b6	comment	In "The Spirit of Christmas", during his solo number as Mr. Snowman, a spin move causes his scarf to be caught in a toy-making machine, which nearly consumes him. Fortunately, he slips out of his costume right before it's engulfed, leaving him in his underwear for the rest of the play.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_70b840b6	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_70b840b6	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_70b840b6
The Goes Wrong Show / int_71a34999	type	Painful Rhyme
The Goes Wrong Show / int_71a34999	comment	Painful Rhyme: Several in "The Most Lamentable...", such as blood/good, evidently the fault of either faulty writing or Tudor pronunciation.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_71a34999	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_71a34999	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_71a34999
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7286e96d	type	Idiot Ball
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7286e96d	comment	Idiot Ball: Chris grabs it during "There is No Escape" where, when he has to recite Stu Malone's (Vanessa) last words, instead of the meaningful and relevant line scripted, he repeated the bit of awkward improv Vanessa gave when the pre-recorded narration cue is accidentally replayed. One could also cite Vanessa in the aforementioned scene, given that she could've simply repeated her previous line.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7286e96d	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7286e96d	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_7286e96d
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7374ab13	type	Once More, with Clarity
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7374ab13	comment	Once More, with Clarity: This is supposed to happen at the end of "A Trial To Watch" when Nigel's widow (Annie) testifies, revealing that she was the person Jack was speaking to and not the mirror in the wardrobe. But the two set halves, at that point, are the gym and the mortuary, which rather alters the intended effect.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7374ab13	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7374ab13	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_7374ab13
The Goes Wrong Show / int_751bd286	type	Is This Thing Still On?
The Goes Wrong Show / int_751bd286	comment	Robert and Chris's backstage arguments being heard through the RC dog's speaker as they squabble over who is to voice the dog.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_751bd286	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_751bd286	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_751bd286
The Goes Wrong Show / int_75d6bf40	type	Belligerent Sexual Tension
The Goes Wrong Show / int_75d6bf40	comment	Belligerent Sexual Tension: Drives the plot of "A Trial to Watch" due to the leading man and his ex-wife still having feelings for each other ... or it would if not for said leading man being played by Dennis.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_75d6bf40	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_75d6bf40	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_75d6bf40
The Goes Wrong Show / int_76a0b98c	type	Extreme Close-Up
The Goes Wrong Show / int_76a0b98c	comment	Dennis' Extreme Close-Up in "A Trial to Watch", after his big revelation in the case, is ruined by the camera hitting him in the head.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_76a0b98c	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_76a0b98c	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_76a0b98c
The Goes Wrong Show / int_77552932	type	Character Shilling
The Goes Wrong Show / int_77552932	comment	Character Shilling: Sandra's script for her audio play in the "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2," basically consists of Vanessa, Robert and Chris saying how beautiful and talented she is, much to their chagrin.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_77552932	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_77552932	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_77552932
The Goes Wrong Show / int_778076f9	type	Upside-Down Blueprints
The Goes Wrong Show / int_778076f9	comment	Upside-Down Blueprints: The study set for "90 Degrees" was built on its side due to the builders misinterpreting the play's title on their technical drawings as a building direction. Additionally, the bedroom set was built upside down for a similar reason.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_778076f9	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_778076f9	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_778076f9
The Goes Wrong Show / int_78c895c8	type	Amusing Injuries
The Goes Wrong Show / int_78c895c8	comment	Amusing Injuries: A staple of each episode is the actors getting unintentionally hurt but carrying on. A particularly wince-worthy example is "The Pilot (not the pilot)" where Camille (Vanessa) gets hit painfully in the face three times but tries not to show it.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_78c895c8	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_78c895c8	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_78c895c8
The Goes Wrong Show / int_792fef74	type	Cute, but Cacophonic
The Goes Wrong Show / int_792fef74	comment	Cute, but Cacophonic: Vanessa pitches her voice up into a loud squeak to play Belle in "The Spirit of Christmas". Exaggerated when she has to sing in Belle's voice at a nearly impossibly high register to match the backing track.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_792fef74	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_792fef74	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_792fef74
The Goes Wrong Show / int_79ba6777	type	Pocket Protector
The Goes Wrong Show / int_79ba6777	comment	Pocket Protector: In "Harper's Locket", Celeste survives being shot at because the titular locket protects her from the bullet.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_79ba6777	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_79ba6777	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_79ba6777
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7b6e47a5	type	Armor-Piercing Question
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7b6e47a5	comment	Armor-Piercing Question: In "Summer Once Again" Robert has successfully staged a coup due to the mistakes that would occur during Chris' productions. At the end of the episode, after so many mistakes that he restarted the play twice, using up so much time that they had to skip several scenes, rush through the others, and cover the rest through Robert summarizing the rest of the plot, Chris walks over to Robert and has this to say.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7b6e47a5	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7b6e47a5	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_7b6e47a5
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7bb1296b	type	"Rashomon"-Style
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7bb1296b	comment	"Rashomon"-Style: "A Trial to Watch" shows the scene of Nigel's death from multiple viewpoints (as well as in different locations, due to the stage hands bringing on the wrong set halves for the flashbacks).
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7bb1296b	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7bb1296b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_7bb1296b
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7d89315b	type	"The Reason You Suck" Speech
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7d89315b	comment	"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Robert gives one to the audience in "The Spirit of Christmas", ranting about how often they complain to the BBC about the CPDS's work. Or, more specifically, his own conduct.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7d89315b	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7d89315b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_7d89315b
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7e38c1a7	type	Her Code Name Was "Mary Sue"
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7e38c1a7	comment	Her Code Name Was "Mary Sue": Sandra's segment of "The Cornley Drama Festival" is essentially an advert for herself, featuring an unfailingly successful version of herself. All other characters either are incompetent (incommpentententente?) competition, or existing only to compliment Sandra's character.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7e38c1a7	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7e38c1a7	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_7e38c1a7
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f2427a6	type	Dawson Casting
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f2427a6	comment	Dawson Casting: invoked Belle (in "The Spirit of Christmas") is supposed to be a young girl but is played by a grown woman. Annie plays an even less convincing child in "The Lodge."
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f2427a6	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f2427a6	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f2427a6
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f6f9cc7	type	Honking Arriving Car
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f6f9cc7	comment	Honking Arriving Car: In "Summer Once Again," Robert playing "Roger" makes his grand entrance to Northwood Manor in a car preceded by the honking horn. After Robert calls for a reset of "Scene One" for a second time, because of numerous mistakes, the car horn sound effect is mistakenly cued "three pages early."
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f6f9cc7	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f6f9cc7	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_7f6f9cc7
The Goes Wrong Show / int_805deb6e	type	Small Role, Big Impact
The Goes Wrong Show / int_805deb6e	comment	Small Role, Big Impact: In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", Dennis is cast as a telegram machine with no lines yet still manages to prematurely spoil the play's twist for the audience.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_805deb6e	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_805deb6e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_805deb6e
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8391b1c7	type	Artistic License â€“ Law
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8391b1c7	comment	Artistic License â€“ Law: Deliberately and delightfully invoked and played for laughs throughout the "A Trial to Watch" episode, including: the wrong coat of arms is on the wall in the courtroom (it should be the UK Royal Arms, not... whatever arms are there) the address of the judge (characters use "Your Honour" instead of "Your Lordship" for a High Court judge), the use of a gavel in the courtroom (famously never used in England & Wales), calling court security a "bailiff", shouting "objection" in court like Americans, the defence barrister's conduct (a defence barrister who finds evidence that their client is guilty would advise them to plead guilty and refuse to represent them further otherwise, not pass it off secretly), referring to a witness 'taking the stand' (it's called a witness box in England and Wales), the barrister referring to the judge as 'Justice' instead of 'Mr Justice', the judge walking in wig-and-gown through the courthouse, and the judge being willing to chat with a defendant in his chambers (although this might be explained by corruption). Of course, the CPDS were willing to put on a play earlier in which World War II was canonically in 1961 in Vietnam, so they don't seem all that concerned about the accuracy of the plays they put on.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8391b1c7	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8391b1c7	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_8391b1c7
The Goes Wrong Show / int_83ea0763	type	Rouge Angles of Satin
The Goes Wrong Show / int_83ea0763	comment	Rouge Angles of Satin: For one of his ETM messages in "The Pilot (not the pilot)", Dennis asks Chris how to spell "Plymouth", to which Chris replies "Doesn't matter!" Cue Vanessa reading from the resulting telegram that German forces never attacked "Plimmley-mooth". During a scene in "The Lodge", the message "EXPECT MORE BODIES" is supposed to appear on a window. Trevor instead writes "EXPECT MORE BOIDES", which Chris reads aloud exactly as spelt.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_83ea0763	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_83ea0763	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_83ea0763
The Goes Wrong Show / int_83f101d3	type	Can-Crushing Cranium
The Goes Wrong Show / int_83f101d3	comment	Can-Crushing Cranium: Annie as "Mick the Muscle" in There Is No Escape attempts this after snatching a soda can from Chris. Interestingly, it goes wrong not because Annie isn't suited to playing a tough, muscular character (as established by only being able to do a single push-up earlier), but because the soda machine malfunctioned, forcing her and Chris to mime the can.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_83f101d3	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_83f101d3	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_83f101d3
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8409a385	type	Exactly What It Says on the Tin
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8409a385	comment	Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Dennis' contribution to "The Cornley Drama Festival" is a play titled "Toothpaste, Â£1.69," in which he purchases a tube of toothpaste for Â£1.69...and that's it.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8409a385	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8409a385	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_8409a385
The Goes Wrong Show / int_85460422	type	Reaching Between the Lines
The Goes Wrong Show / int_85460422	comment	Reaching Between the Lines: In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", during the Split-Screen Phone Call.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_85460422	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_85460422	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_85460422
The Goes Wrong Show / int_863fa679	type	What Happened to the Mouse?
The Goes Wrong Show / int_863fa679	comment	What Happened to the Mouse?: King Herod in "The Nativity" isn't seen again after the only scene he appears in (though considering everything that's happened by the end, that's the least of the production's problems).
The Goes Wrong Show / int_863fa679	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_863fa679	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_863fa679
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8b38b6b9	type	Anywhere but Their Lips
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8b38b6b9	comment	Anywhere but Their Lips: Accidental example - Vanessa has some poor luck with scripted kisses. In "The Pilot (Not The Pilot)" she fumbles her cue and ends up kissing Chris' chin. "A Trial To Watch" has her end up smushed against the side of Dennis' face, as he to turns to camera at the last moment to announce "They kiss. Roll Credits." "90 Degrees" thanks to the set design, an attempt to kiss Dave leads to her dangling upside down by her feet. A later apparently scripted one is when she only kisses Sandra's hand. In "The Most Lamentable..." Jonathon cannot lift the visor of his helmet. She ends up kissing his tongue.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8b38b6b9	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8b38b6b9	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_8b38b6b9
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8bb55271	type	Hazmat Suit
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8bb55271	comment	Hazmat Suit: In the short produced for Children In Need 2020, Robert wears one during a "COVID-safe" sketch.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8bb55271	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8bb55271	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_8bb55271
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8be2ef8d	type	Grammar Correction Gag
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8be2ef8d	comment	Grammar Correction Gag: While preparing the wallpaper landscape for "The Nativity", Chris left a message for Trevor to cut face holes for a pair of actors dressed as cactuses, to appear in the desert scene. Instead, Trevor wrote back "It's actually cacti." Cue both actors blindly stumbling into Mary (Sandra), Joseph (Max), their donkey (Annie and Vanessa), and Chris.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8be2ef8d	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8be2ef8d	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_8be2ef8d
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8c1ac7c4	type	High Hopes, Zero Talent
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8c1ac7c4	comment	High Hopes, Zero Talent: Robert, in line with previous Mischief Theatre productions, who continues trying to sabotage Chris in the hope of replacing him as leading man. "Harper's Locket" shows that Max fits this trope with regard to his secret ambition of becoming a scriptwriter.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8c1ac7c4	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8c1ac7c4	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_8c1ac7c4
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8d411e7c	type	SpecialEffectsFailure
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8d411e7c	comment	Special Effects Failureinvoked: Incredibly frequent. A particularly notable example is Max's fake blood in "A Trial to Watch", which fails to work the first two times and completely covers Chris in blood the third time.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8d411e7c	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8d411e7c	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_8d411e7c
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8fd7af48	type	Sir Swears-a-Lot
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8fd7af48	comment	Sir Swears-a-Lot: Dennis plays such a character in "90 Degrees." Predictably, attempts to censor his speech fail.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8fd7af48	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_8fd7af48	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_8fd7af48
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9006ff70	type	Sorry to Interrupt
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9006ff70	comment	Sorry to Interrupt: In "The Lodge", Robert's filming a scene (apparently in a restroom at the BBC) where his character performs an occult ritual. A member of cleaning staff walks in and makes a hasty retreat.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9006ff70	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9006ff70	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_9006ff70
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9014df71	type	Saying Sound Effects Out Loud
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9014df71	comment	Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: Dennis' lines as Treacle the horse in "Harper's Locket" mainly consist of "Whinny", "Canter", "Bray", etc. Of course, him being Dennis, he screwed this up at least once. As Robert voices Ruffles in "90 Degrees", his lines mainly consist of "Woof", "Bark", and "Growl". At one point, he says "Wag wag wag" before Chris comes in and tells him there's a button on his remote to get the RC dog to wag its tail. Dennis keeps saying "Cough" in "Summer Once Again" at points where his character is showing signs of his Incurable Cough of Death. When leaving notes for Dennis in his script fails, Robert resorts to hitting him.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9014df71	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9014df71	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_9014df71
The Goes Wrong Show / int_90e31482	type	Laser-Guided Karma
The Goes Wrong Show / int_90e31482	comment	Laser-Guided Karma: In the third iteration of the first scene of "Summer Once Again" Robert, who wrote Chris' role "Manure Boy"note an employee whose job was to clear away manure, which he also eats, ends up accidentally falling face first into Chris's wheelbarrow of manure, which Chris smugly takes note of. Furthermore, when Chris picks up his suitcase, which Robert had filled with bricks to make Chris look weak in the second iteration, it opens, dropping said bricks onto Robert's foot.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_90e31482	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_90e31482	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_90e31482
The Goes Wrong Show / int_913089c2	type	Screwed by the Network
The Goes Wrong Show / int_913089c2	comment	Screwed by the Network: In-universe. By "The Nativity," the BBC hates CPDS so much they don't just refuse to fund them, they schedule two fire drills during taping because "they'd rather disturb [CPDS's] broadcast than one of their empty studios."
The Goes Wrong Show / int_913089c2	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_913089c2	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_913089c2
The Goes Wrong Show / int_927b2f11	type	The Bus Came Back
The Goes Wrong Show / int_927b2f11	comment	The Bus Came Back: Robert's niece Lucy (Ellie Morris) was last seen in the special A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, but makes a return appearance in "There Is No Escape."note Ellie Morris was previously seen in "A Trial to Watch" as a silent extra, with no indication that she is in character as Lucy.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_927b2f11	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_927b2f11	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_927b2f11
The Goes Wrong Show / int_92c56229	type	Comedy Ghetto
The Goes Wrong Show / int_92c56229	comment	invokedComedy Ghetto: Apparently an unfortunate belief of not just Chris and Robert, but also previous Cornley troupes - according to Annie, the last comedy put on by the organization was in 1979, which she herself repeats for the Festival.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_92c56229	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_92c56229	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_92c56229
The Goes Wrong Show / int_97069d40	type	Harmless Electrocution
The Goes Wrong Show / int_97069d40	comment	Harmless Electrocution: In "The Most Lamentable...", hitting the apparently exposed wiring of a hanging Klieg light with a prop sword sends visible electricity coursing through an entire suit of armor — which simply results in the suit becoming an electromagnet, and not a painful death.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_97069d40	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_97069d40	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_97069d40
The Goes Wrong Show / int_970c790a	type	Big Bad
The Goes Wrong Show / int_970c790a	comment	In ''The Lodge," Robert, playing the Big Bad, is supposedly performing a satanic ritual behind a door, but a janitor walks in on him and turns on the lights, revealing they shot it in a bathroom. (A Call-Back to Peter Pan Goes Wrong.)
The Goes Wrong Show / int_970c790a	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_970c790a	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_970c790a
The Goes Wrong Show / int_980647af	type	Visible Boom Mic
The Goes Wrong Show / int_980647af	comment	Visible Boom Micinvoked: This moment in "The Pilot (not the pilot)":
The Goes Wrong Show / int_980647af	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_980647af	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_980647af
The Goes Wrong Show / int_99ab4e84	type	Hand Blast
The Goes Wrong Show / int_99ab4e84	comment	Hand Blast: Done by the Archangel Gabriel in "The Nativity" to impregnate Mary.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_99ab4e84	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_99ab4e84	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_99ab4e84
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9b57f005	type	AcCENT upon the Wrong SylLABle
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9b57f005	comment	Accent Upon The Wrong Syllable: One of Trevor's lines in The Most Lamentable... has him interpret iambic pentameter in a bluntly-rhythmic fashion, in contrast to everyone else's more natural delivery (He is normally a stage manager, after all).
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9b57f005	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9b57f005	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_9b57f005
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c379ef0	type	Cross-Cast Role
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c379ef0	comment	Cross-Cast Role: Annie takes on the role of Commander Wycombe in "The Pilot (not the pilot)" because the original actor, Chris's father, doesn't show up. Annie, Vanessa, and Sandra are all cast as male characters in "There Is No Escape", since it's set in a men's prison. Annie also plays the king in "The Most Lamentable ..."
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c379ef0	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c379ef0	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c8701b5	type	A Day in the Limelight
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c8701b5	comment	A Day in the Limelight: Dennis, who spends most of the show relegated to portraying stage settings, plays the main character in "A Trial to Watch", as well as supporting characters in "90 Degrees", "Summer Once Again", and "The Most Lamentable...". The two-part season two finale, "The Cornley Drama Festival," gives each character a chance to shine. Jonathan in particular, after two series of continuously being trapped by the set or his costume, now has the stage to himself... because Chris and Trevor are driving everyone else to the hospital.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c8701b5	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c8701b5	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_9c8701b5
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9ce6492a	type	Taking the Bullet
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9ce6492a	comment	Taking the Bullet: Celeste (Sandra) does this for Harper (Max) in "Harper's Locket".
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9ce6492a	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9ce6492a	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_9ce6492a
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9d12bbc1	type	Foreshadowing
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9d12bbc1	comment	Foreshadowing: In "90 Degrees", microphone audio from Chris and Robert has them say that toy maker, who usually makes Jack-In-The-Boxes, built their set furniture. Jacks later pop out of the couch used in the show. Also in "90 Degrees" when Melinda (Annie) and Barb (Sandra) discuss Buddy's (Dennis) wife Renee (Vanessa) Melinda notes she has eyes for another, prompting Barb to say that there's nothing between Renee and Larry (Max), which in turn prompts Melinda to note she never mentioned Larry. While this could count as a case of I Never Said It Was Poison, as Larry and Renee had had at least one moment of weakness, it also hints that she is actually having an affair with Barb. "Summer Once Again" has several cases of "unintentional" note that is to say in Universe it isn't intended as foreshadowing, but out of universe if was to Robert restarting the play (twice) and some of the mistakes that crop up later. The first line in the play (from Vanessa) is "I feel like I've lived through this moment so many times before." Dennis' line "This beef is as tough as old boots" hints that in the third replay, Annie will mix up the dinner (goulash) and Vanessa's rain boots (galoshes).
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9d12bbc1	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9d12bbc1	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_9dab0a6e	type	Continuity Nod
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9dab0a6e	comment	Continuity Nod: The events of "The Nativity" are referenced in "Summer Once Again" as the reasoning for Robert to take over as director from Chris. This continues in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1 & 2" where Chris mentions he agreed to let everyone produce their own material so the rest of the society wouldn't try to replace him again.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_9dd2329c	type	Camera Abuse
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9dd2329c	comment	Camera Abuse: Dennis' Extreme Close-Up in "A Trial to Watch", after his big revelation in the case, is ruined by the camera hitting him in the head. At the end of "The Lodge", Sandra lunges up into the shot for a Jump Scare and bangs her forehead on the camera, leaving a smear of greasepaint on the lens. During "The Most Lamentable...," Jonathan (after his suit of armor becomes magnetized) causes one of the studio cameras to fly towards his crotch. In "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1," during the ballet, Chris accidentally leads Vanessa into dancing into the camera lens.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_9dfb8296	type	This Is Gonna Suck
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9dfb8296	comment	This Is Gonna Suck: The actors are not pleased with having to deal with the... uniquely built sets of "90 Degrees". Robert's delivery noticeable wavers when he asks the others to join him in the study, and Max lets out a horrified "oh no" when he realizes that one set was built upside-down.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_9f8a12d7	type	Who's on First?
The Goes Wrong Show / int_9f8a12d7	comment	Who's on First?: In "The Lodge", Chris snaps at Dennis for wrongly chiming in with his line of "GET OUT! GET OUT!" one too many times and orders him off the set. Naturally, when it actually is time for him to get back in and say the line, this ensues.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a10d8339	type	The Show Must Go On
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a10d8339	comment	The Show Must Go On: Taken to parodical extremes, leading to performances with one performer stuck in a chimney, performances on sets that are an order of magnitude too small, performances where a ceiling fan is trying to decapitate the cast, and performances on sets that are literally upside down. An inability to do this is perhaps Robert's biggest issue in "Summer Once Again"; no matter how many things go wrong with Chris at the helm, the cast carry on the play, but in "Summer Once Again" twice Robert insists on redoing the first scene, forcing them to rush the rest of the play.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a1841170	type	Generational Saga
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a1841170	comment	Generational Saga: "Summer Once Again" was clearly written to be this, to the point that even without Robert forcing the cast to repeat the first scene three times in order to get it perfect, it's hard to see how a full performance of the play could possibly have been done in the allotted time frame.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a188ac4b	type	Overly Long Gag
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a188ac4b	comment	Overly Long Gag: Several, but the topper has to be "the Lodge" as Robert has to keep Laughing Mad as he fails to find a proper exit out of the set.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a188ac4b	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a18a7c01	type	Hand-or-Object Underwear
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a18a7c01	comment	Jonathan fares even worse in "The Nativity", as he's trapped in a revolving set with bits of his costume continuously getting caught and ripped away on the scenery, and he ends up with only Hand-or-Object Underwear.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a27c0c2c	type	Artistic License â€“ Religion
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a27c0c2c	comment	Artistic License â€“ Religion: In Annieâ€™s farce from the 70s, the Archbishop of Canterbury threatens reprisals from the Vatican. In real life, the Church of England hasnâ€™t had to answer to the Vatican since 1532.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a2f6e439	type	The Living Dead
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a2f6e439	comment	The Living Dead: In both "A Trial to Watch" and "The Lodge" Max's character dies, but even when he's supposed to be dead he can't resist the urge to sit up and mug for the camera.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a33b90b2	type	Improv
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a33b90b2	comment	Improv: Vanessa's contribution to "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1" is an attempted session of improv games. She and Annie find themselves unable to do anything but the same routine, Chris and Max somehow make it through the Alphabet Game despite Max's lack of understanding the rules, and Vanessa ends up accidentally engaged to Dennis (who puts an Â£8,000 deposit for a wedding venue on her credit card).
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a4905771	type	Double-Meaning Title
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a4905771	comment	Double-Meaning Title: "A Trial To Watch" hints at the trial that the actors themselves are going to endure when performing it. "90 Degrees" refers to the heat outside, and seems just to set up the joke involving the Upside-Down Blueprints. "Summer Once Again" is a Title Drop from within the play itself, but it's also foreshadowing for how Robert keeps restarting the first scene in order to get the performance right. "The Most Lamentable..." is an abbreviation of the comically long Tudor title, but it's also an accurate summary of the final product. "There is No Escape" hints that the actors are stuck doing this terrible, dangerous play.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a58e5ad7	type	Naked People Are Funny
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a58e5ad7	comment	Naked People Are Funny: Annie's farce in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2" features Jonathan running through the scene as "Norman Nord, the Nudist Lord." However, due to standards and practices, his his entire body is covered.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a63b885f	type	Newspaper Dating
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a63b885f	comment	Newspaper Dating: In "The Lodge", Emma (Vanessa) finds Fortenoy's (Robert) scrapbook containing a newspaper article about a previous house guest who disappeared in 1937. She holds up a paper announcing the Spice Girls reunion tour.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a6cda066	type	Rule of Three
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a6cda066	comment	And when he finally reads the right book on the third try
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a73c667a	type	Captivity Harmonica
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a73c667a	comment	Captivity Harmonica: Rex (Sandra) plays one during his introductory scene in There Is No Escape... which she ends up swallowing. As a result, for the rest of the episode, the harmonica keeps making noise whenever she speaks.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_a9ee4fee	type	Secret Diary
The Goes Wrong Show / int_a9ee4fee	comment	Secret Diary: Robertâ€™s gets mixed up with the bible Dennis is supposed to read from in â€œSummer Once Againâ€�. He does it again on the next repeat. And when he finally reads the right book on the third try
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_aa30e350	type	Sole Survivor
The Goes Wrong Show / int_aa30e350	comment	Sole Survivor: Subverted in "The Lodge". Alice (Annie) was clearly supposed to be saved by the police officer (Jonathan) at the last minute from her possessed mother ... but Chris locked the door earlier, so the police officer couldn't get inside in time to save her and Vanessa had to follow through with 'stabbing' her. Instead, Jonathan dragged her around as if she were still alive.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_ac08a87	type	Treadmill Trauma
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ac08a87	comment	Treadmill Trauma: The gym scene in "A Trial To Watch" starts with Karl (Dennis) joining Becky (Vanessa) on the treadmills. However, Dennis is unable to start or speed up his own treadmill; his monitor had accidentally been wired to control Vanessa's treadmill. Cue Vanessa being launched into a weight rack as she fails to keep pace.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: The cast soldiers on regardless despite their dismay at everything going wrong; but in "90 Degrees" Max, after going through hell acting on a set that was built at the wrong angle, gets a look at the next set and moans "Oh no." He's right to be dismayed, as the set is upside down. On the third attempt at Summer Once Again, Annie mistakenly brings out the galoshes instead of the goulashes. Rather than attempt to cover the mistake, Dennis takes a bite out of the galoshes ("This beef's as tough as old boots!"), but it's not until Vanessa steps into the goulash dishes...
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_af2547c9	type	Informed Flaw
The Goes Wrong Show / int_af2547c9	comment	Informed Flaw: "90 Degrees" is said to contain coarse language and that steps have been taken to obscure it (with badly timed bleeps) but the actual dialogue is actually quite mild and doesn't warrant any censorship. Presumably, this is a swipe at American TV, which censors swearing far more often than British TV, but of course the language herenote Mostly just the word "crap" would not get such a treatment. Though, considering Dennis gets knocked out for part of the play, itâ€™s likely he said something racier at that point in the script, given the characterâ€™s reactions.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b25547b1	type	Pink Is Erotic
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b25547b1	comment	Pink Is Erotic: Played for laughs. In "'The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2'", Mr. Carmichael, Miss Pennyforth, and the Archbishop of Canterbury each wear pink in the raunchy sex comedy that so lewd it had to be drastically censored.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b47d95be	type	No OSHA Compliance
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b47d95be	comment	No OSHA Compliance: Chris' scarf gets caught in the rollers of the magic toy machine in "The Spirit of Christmas" and he almost gets strangled and crushed before he manages to slip out. Most of the sets wouldn't pass inspection in real life, with usually 2-3 performers getting comically hurt in an episode.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b47d95be	featureApplicability	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b4a6ae4c	type	Everyone Has Standards
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b4a6ae4c	comment	Everyone Has Standards: Chris can be nasty and petty, but even he regards Robert's preemptive apology for Lucy's performance as "just mean."
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b4a6ae4c	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b53077b3	type	Take That!
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b53077b3	comment	Take That!: A likely one in "The Most Lamentable...". Throughout the play several factions have been backstabbing and murdering while seeking the throne, and one is clearly scripted to win, but due to the characters getting randomly "killed off" by accidents, twice off-script, the narrator has to hastily improvise and hand the crown to essentially the nearest person just to finish the story. Sound familiar?
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b6de94d1	type	Executive Meddling
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b6de94d1	comment	invokedAt the start of â€œThe Nativityâ€�, Chris states that a fire drill will occur in the middle of the show due to Executive Meddling by the BBC. When the alarm happens, everyone assumes itâ€™s real.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b871de85	type	Annoying Laugh
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b871de85	comment	Annoying Laugh: One of Rob's first attempts at screwing with "The Most Lamentable..." after being recast as an irrelevant trumpeter is to join in with the other extras laughing at Eric the Jester's jokes by laughing really loudly and obnoxiously.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b8e3f20a	type	Demoted to Extra
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b8e3f20a	comment	Demoted to Extra: In-universe, following Robert's disastrous turn as director in "Summer Once Again," Chris takes control once again in "The Most Lamentable..." and assigns Robert background roles with no lines. Robert spends the play making sure his "relevant trumpeter" character becomes involved in every scene.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b913a5df	type	Accidental Innuendo
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b913a5df	comment	invokedDennis's mixed-up lines coming out as sexual innuendos — "She's my sex life", "I'm going to get jacked off!"
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b913a5df	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_b9368655	type	Third Party Stops Attack
The Goes Wrong Show / int_b9368655	comment	Third Party Stops Attack: Happens in "Harper's Locket" when a motorised fan comes loose from the ceiling during a dinner party scene and descends towards the table, threatening to decapitate the cast. They're saved when Jonathan steps in from outside and intercepts the fan.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_ba236071	type	It Makes Sense in Context
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ba236071	comment	During "The Most Lamentable...," Jonathan (after his suit of armor becomes magnetized) causes one of the studio cameras to fly towards his crotch.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_ba28c6b4	type	Useless Without Cell Phones
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ba28c6b4	comment	Useless Without Cellphones: The official press release announcing the second series quotes Chris saying that he's issued all members of the CPDS with several phones to avoid any further "miscommunication".
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_ba28c6b4	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_baeb2d6f	type	Glass-Shattering Sound
The Goes Wrong Show / int_baeb2d6f	comment	Glass-Shattering Sound: From Jonathan, of all people, in "Harper's Locket" when he can neither open the door or smash through the window next to it. So he screeches at a high pitch to break the window.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_baeb2d6f	featureApplicability	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_bb18a227	type	It's All About Me
The Goes Wrong Show / int_bb18a227	comment	It's All About Me: All of the cast show signs of this at some point, but Sandraâ€™s radio play takes the cake, wherein she casts herself as a Parody Sue with her main competition being played by Dennis (who naturally messes up) and Max (who is given no dialogue). Karma bites her in the butt when she inhales Dennisâ€™s deodorant instead of breath spray.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_bb35f8b6	type	Mixed Metaphor
The Goes Wrong Show / int_bb35f8b6	comment	Mixed Metaphor: Dennis delivers one in "A Trial to Watch", due to his dodgy line recall. Chris was forced to pre-record one for "There is No Escape", as due to the BBC's anti-knife crime policy, he had to say that the tension-filled prison was on "a spoon's edge".
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_bbe740e2	type	Tyrant Takes the Helm
The Goes Wrong Show / int_bbe740e2	comment	Tyrant Takes the Helm: "Summer Once Again" is directed by Robert, who took the opportunity to try to force Chris out after audience complaints about "The Nativity".
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_bc6c6c90	type	Drop-In Character
The Goes Wrong Show / int_bc6c6c90	comment	Drop-In Character: Jonathan plays one in "90 Degrees", who is there solely to appear at the window and offer the characters desserts.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_bf74d357	type	Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
The Goes Wrong Show / int_bf74d357	comment	Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Referenced in "Cornley Drama Festival Part 1". Dennis thinks Vanessa's proposed to him, so he goes to call his mother, who reportedly describes Dennis as a "2" and Vanessa "a solid 8."
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c04b1231	type	Jump Scare
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c04b1231	comment	Jump Scare: Sandra, at the end of "The Lodge", presumably as a parody of The Woman in Black's infamous jump scare. It's surprisingly effective, but immediately defused by Sandra bumping her head on the camera.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c0ec82a9	type	Lives in a Van
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c0ec82a9	comment	Lives in a Van: In "The Spirit of Christmas", Robert says while drunk that he lives in his car following his divorce (although he reassures the audience that it's not that bad, since the car is a Honda Civic.)
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c1d5b78	type	Reading the Stage Directions Out Loud
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c1d5b78	comment	Reading the Stage Directions Out Loud: Dennis does this numerous times, carrying on from previous Cornley productions, such as in "A Trial to Watch" and when he loudly parrots everything Chris yells at him in "The Lodge". Trevor and the backstage crew are seemingly so used to this that they expect it and respond accordingly — when Vanessa's character says "out like a light" (asleep) they take this as the cue to black out the set.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c2393191	type	Show Within a Show
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c2393191	comment	Show Within a Show: As is common for Mischief Theatre. Each episode is the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society putting on a new play.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c303c2f4	type	Farce
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c303c2f4	comment	Farce: Annie stages one of these in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2." Even in a piece where things are meant to go awry, they still manage to mess it up anyhow (in no small part thanks to a renegade horse loose in the studio).
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3648b87	type	Teeth-Clenched Teamwork
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3648b87	comment	Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: As in other Mischief Theatre productions, Chris and Robert are bitter rivals, sniping at and competing to outshine one another. Chris also gets quite livid with Max and Dennis, though they're too simple-minded and good-natured to take it personally.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3648b87	featureApplicability	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3665600	type	Mammy
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3665600	comment	Mammy: Melinda (Annie) covers this role in "90 Degrees". She's put in a Fat Suit with boobs to give her the appropriate size.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3665600	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3665600
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3c2466b	type	Squib
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3c2466b	comment	Squib: Chris uses them in "Harper's Locket". They go off prematurely twice, fail to go off when they're supposed to, and then go off unexpectedly afterwards.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3c2466b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_c3c2466b
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c45c9fcd	type	Ass Shove
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c45c9fcd	comment	Ass Shove: Subverted. When Trevor is unconscious and bare-assed on the table in "Harper's Locket", Vanessa offers a meat thermometer to check if the 'rump roast' is ready. She gets waved off.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c45c9fcd	featureApplicability	-0.3
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c45c9fcd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_c45c9fcd
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d09d24	type	Couch Gag
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d09d24	comment	Couch Gag: Different things happen to the opening logo in each episode.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d09d24	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d09d24	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d09d24
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d293c4	type	Let's See YOU Do Better!
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d293c4	comment	Let's See YOU Do Better!: invoked Done in-universe, albeit not willingly on Chris' part, as Robert usurps control of the troupe after the events of "The Nativity" — and then proceeds to ruin the performance of "Summer Once Again" due to his own ego and perfectionism. At least when Chris is in charge, the troupe usually manage to finish the play.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d293c4	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d293c4	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_c4d293c4
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c5ef2d50	type	Cringe Comedy
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c5ef2d50	comment	Cringe Comedy: Vanessa's entry in the Drama Festival: her attempts to give an improv showcase are foiled by the fact that she cannot improvise. Nonethless her optimism, and everyone else's game attempts to help make it incredibly entertaining.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c5ef2d50	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c5ef2d50	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_c5ef2d50
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c819533b	type	Rage Breaking Point
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c819533b	comment	Rage Breaking Point: By "The Nativity", CPDS are now funded by a corporation because the BBC has finally got sick of them and refused to produce any more of their work. Trevor has his own such moment at the end of the episode when, sick of Chris's constant haranguing, he slams the set (shaped like a book) closed with the cast trapped in it.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c819533b	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c819533b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_c819533b
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c8c00dc9	type	Obvious Stunt Double
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c8c00dc9	comment	Obvious Stunt Double: Played for Laughs. In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", Annie, a petite, full-figured woman, is doubled by a tall, muscular man for shirtless scenes.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c8c00dc9	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_c8c00dc9	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_c8c00dc9
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb0743c0	type	Lame Pun Reaction
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb0743c0	comment	Lame Pun Reaction: In "The Nativity" the three wise men offer "gold standard interest rates", "frank 'n' sensible financial advice" and "myrrh-gage plans" from the bank funding the episode. Even the usually oblivious Dennis looks thoroughly embarrassed at having to say this line. Robert reads Max's "Dr. Frog" script in "Harper's Locket" and has this reaction to the line "Read these reports, they're ribbeting."
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb0743c0	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb0743c0	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb0743c0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb123fdc	type	iSophagus
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb123fdc	comment	iSophagus: In "There Is No Escape", Sandra swallows her character's Captivity Harmonica after Annie bumps her. She continues with her lines, accompanied by the instrument for the rest of the play. The harmonica plays over the end credits.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb123fdc	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb123fdc	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_cb123fdc
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ccb97ff2	type	Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ccb97ff2	comment	Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion: Dennis' improvised song in "The Most Lamentable..." concludes with him getting cut off before he can finish.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ccb97ff2	featureApplicability	-0.3
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ccb97ff2	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_ccb97ff2
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cf64a80d	type	Hostile Show Takeover
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cf64a80d	comment	Hostile Show Takeover: Robert employs a coup prior to "Summer Once Again" and replaces Chris as director (deliberately relegating him to a small, put-upon part) while he receives a large part with a tremendous entrance (complete with banner and confetti). Unfortunately, his efforts to prevent any mistakes from occurring result in having to restart the play twice, then running through the entire rest of the plot in the remaining six minutes of air time.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cf64a80d	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_cf64a80d	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_cf64a80d
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d02585dd	type	Ending Theme
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d02585dd	comment	Ending Theme: The credits theme is the same as the opening theme, but is always rearranged depending upon the topic of that week's play.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d02585dd	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d02585dd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d02585dd
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d028e0da	type	An Arm and a Leg
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d028e0da	comment	An Arm and a Leg: The Lieutenant (Chris) in "The Pilot (not the pilot)" is missing a leg from a flying accident.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d028e0da	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d028e0da	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d028e0da
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d12d3449	type	Fight Scene Failure
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d12d3449	comment	Fight Scene Failureinvoked: In "A Trial To Watch", between Nigel (Max) and Jack (Chris); in "There is No Escape" between Mick (Annie) and Stu (Vanessa); and in "The Lodge" between David (Chris) and Fortenoy (Robert). Robert initially refuses to fall until Chris actually delivers a convincing hit, but ends up actually hitting Chris by mistake and hurriedly capitulates.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d12d3449	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d12d3449	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d12d3449
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d1affec1	type	That Came Out Wrong
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d1affec1	comment	That Came Out Wrong: In "The Nativity", when Mary (Sandra) says that she is a virgin and shouldn't be able to have a child, Archangel Gabriel (Robert) says she has been "impregnated remotely." Max cringes, and Robert instantly apologizes for the way the line came out.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d1affec1	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d1affec1	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d1affec1
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d32b4ca3	type	Pantomime Animal
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d32b4ca3	comment	Pantomime Animal Dennis plays 2 of them using the same one-person horse costume: Treacle in "Harper's Locket", and Rudolph in "The Spirit of Christmas". Vanessa and Annie play the donkey in "The Nativity", though they can't agree on who's playing the head and who's playing the arse.note Cue one scene where they both come on as the head, and another scene where they both come on as the arse.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d32b4ca3	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d32b4ca3	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d32b4ca3
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d3f33049	type	Blasphemous Boast
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d3f33049	comment	Blasphemous Boast: In "The Nativity", the cast turn to the camera and smile as a corporate jingle claiming "Even Jesus loves cash!" plays. Everyone looks uncomfortable with it.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d3f33049	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d3f33049	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d3f33049
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d42626f9	type	Fake Boobs
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d42626f9	comment	Fake Boobs: In "90 Degrees", Annie has stuffed two balls into her shirt to play the maid character of Melinda. Of course, this being the Goes Wrong Show, they end up accidentally falling out during a scene in the study. In a later scene, Annie has put them back in, but they appear ridiculously lopsided.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d42626f9	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d42626f9	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d42626f9
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d52d28b6	type	Hypocrite
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d52d28b6	comment	Hypocrite: In "Harper's Locket" Robert chastises Max for stealing milk sachets from the canteen, in "90 Degrees" Robert shoplifts a packet of family size Wine Gums.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d52d28b6	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d52d28b6	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d52d28b6
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6707631	type	Waxing Lyrical
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6707631	comment	Waxing Lyrical: As mentioned above in Gratuitous Foreign Language, In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", Camille (Vanessa) is supposed to say multiple phrases in various different languages. Since, she can not remember those phrases, she just begins saying the lyrics to songs.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6707631	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6707631	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6707631
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6fce880	type	To the Tune of...
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6fce880	comment	To the Tune of...: "The Nativity" sees "O Little Town of Bethlehem" sung to the tune of "Funeral March", "Camptown Races", "Auld Lang Syne", and "The Cancan Song" thanks to a mix-up of music sheets.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6fce880	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6fce880	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d6fce880
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d7f6f486	type	The Other Darrin
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d7f6f486	comment	The Other Darrin: invoked A sketch for Children in Need 2020 had the cast performing a "COVID-secure" sketch about a couple in a restaurant, leading to the two main characters being frequently "replaced" due to overzealous precautions (for instance, Annie is instantly removed when being sprayed with disinfectant makes her cough.)
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d7f6f486	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d7f6f486	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d7f6f486
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d9cf40fa	type	Screw This, I'm Outta Here
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d9cf40fa	comment	Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Jonathan does this in "A Trial to Watch" when he can't fit onto the too-small courtroom set and the other actors playing the jury won't make way for him, even though they don't have any lines and he does.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d9cf40fa	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_d9cf40fa	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_d9cf40fa
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc0d80ee	type	High-Pressure Blood
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc0d80ee	comment	High-Pressure Blood: When the pump on Max's blood tubing finally works in "A Trial to Watch", it spurts a torrent of red liquid on Chris.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc0d80ee	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc0d80ee	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc0d80ee
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc1c7647	type	Voice of the Legion
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc1c7647	comment	Voice of the Legion: Attempted in "The Lodge" as a possessed Emma (Vanessa) speaks in unison with the ghost of Vera (Sandra). Unfortunately, their timing is noticeably off, and Sandra keeps flubbing her lines.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc1c7647	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc1c7647	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc1c7647
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc579c91	type	Contrived Coincidence
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc579c91	comment	Contrived Coincidence: In A Trial to Watch, the mixed-up sets somehow always have just enough in common with the intended ones for the story to go ahead, but in a subtly wrong way (random objects in the background forming stairs, some sort of drink being available for Max and Chris to share, a picture always in the same place on the wall, etc.)
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc579c91	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc579c91	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc579c91
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc774000	type	Start X to Stop X
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc774000	comment	Start X to Stop X: In "The Nativity", Chris's piano catches fire from the candle placed next to it. As the others try to put the fire out, Dennis rushes in with a blowtorch, having taken the idea of "fight fire with fire" literally.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc774000	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc774000	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_dc774000
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dcbe8a6e	type	Chekhov's Gunman
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dcbe8a6e	comment	Chekhov's Gunman: In "The Most Lamentable..." Robert note who has been relegated to non-speaking background roles for this play as punishment for the previous week's coup attempts to turn his role as an irrelevant court trumpeter into one. He succeeds, as one of the only characters left after most were killed off of their actors rendered unconscious, he ends up being crowned king at the end of the play.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dcbe8a6e	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dcbe8a6e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_dcbe8a6e
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dd0c5d58	type	Acting for Two
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dd0c5d58	comment	Acting for Two: invoked In "The Nativity" Dennis, Vanessa, and Annie all take many different roles including the shepherds, wise men, donkey, innkeepers and even a tumbleweed. Sandra doubles as both the Virgin Mary and King Herod's queen. In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", Wycombe's body double also plays a German pilot. In "A Trial to Watch", Jonathan plays the jury foreman and a reporter covering the trial, while Annie plays the bailiff and Angela Inwood, M.P. In "90 Degrees", Robert plays Mr. Pines and controls/voices Ruffles offstage. "Summer Once Again" wouldâ€™ve had Johnathan playing the family doctor, Rogerâ€™s son and a monk in Jerusalem, but Robert rushing through the play results in him not getting to say any lines. "The Most Lamentableâ€¦" has everyone but Chris and Jonathan playing multiple roles. Robert attempts this in "There is No Escape" by inventing the role of Wallaceâ€™s pre-school son Timmy (even though Wallace has been in jail for 20 years), but Chris shoos him offstage before he can do anything. Played straight with Vanessa playing Stu Malone and the Deputy Warden.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dd0c5d58	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_dd0c5d58	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_dd0c5d58
The Goes Wrong Show / int_de9fd393	type	Piano Drop
The Goes Wrong Show / int_de9fd393	comment	Piano Drop: "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2" ends with a piano falling on Jonathan (it was intended to be lowered down earlier in the performance).
The Goes Wrong Show / int_de9fd393	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_de9fd393	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_de9fd393
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e016e53f	type	Throwing Off the Disability
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e016e53f	comment	Throwing Off the Disability: Dennis's character does this at the end of 90 Degrees, standing up out of his wheelchair and walking away.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e016e53f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e016e53f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e016e53f
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e0c470a1	type	The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e0c470a1	comment	The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You: Parodied at the end of "The Lodge", where the Jump Scare provided by Vera's ghost is ruined by Sandra hitting her forehead on the camera.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e0c470a1	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e0c470a1	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e0c470a1
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2a41c3b	type	Literal-Minded
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2a41c3b	comment	Literal-Minded: In "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1", Max's contribution is "a Kitchen Sink Drama" — consisting of everyone dressed up as crockery and dish sponges in an actual sink. It doesn't help that his second act was a Soap Opera (as in, Sandra singing opera while dressed as a bottle of soap).
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2a41c3b	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2a41c3b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2a41c3b
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2d457	type	The Ditz
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2d457	comment	Dennis' lines as Treacle the horse in "Harper's Locket" mainly consist of "Whinny", "Canter", "Bray", etc. Of course, him being Dennis, he screwed this up at least once.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2d457	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2d457	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e2d457
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3c20140	type	As Long as It Sounds Foreign
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3c20140	comment	As Long as It Sounds Foreign: In "The Pilot (Not The Pilot)", Vanessa apparently has trouble remembering her foreign language lines, so she resorts to reciting the lyrics to songs like "Frere Jacques" and "99 Luftballons".
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3c20140	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3c20140	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3c20140
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3edc213	type	The Show Must Go Wrong
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3edc213	comment	The Show Must Go Wrong: Exactly What It Says on the Tin.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3edc213	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3edc213	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e3edc213
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e563bf09	type	Insistent Terminology
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e563bf09	comment	Insistent Terminology: The second episode is called "The Pilot" because it's about a pilot, but it's not the Pilot Episode, so the phrase "(not the pilot episode)" comes up on screen when being a pilot is discussed.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e563bf09	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e563bf09	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e563bf09
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e5d8460d	type	Unexplained Recovery
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e5d8460d	comment	Unexplained Recovery: Despite a seemingly fatal gunshot a quite close range, Treacle the horse manages to survive being shot by Baron Graves. In "90 Degrees", during one of the scenes on the sideways study set, Dennis is knocked out by a briefcase falling on his head, and remains unconscious for the rest of the scene. About one scene later, he's regained consciousness without explanation, and without any visible bruising.note This was despite the fact that the original The Play That Goes Wrong had a door to the head knocking Sandra out of commission for the majority of Act 1 and half of Act 2, leaving behind a visible goose-egg bruise on her forehead.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e5d8460d	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e5d8460d	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e5d8460d
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e70127	type	The Mole
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e70127	comment	The would-be reveal of The Mole is given away completely by Dennis long before it's to be revealed.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e70127	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e70127	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e70127
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e8e3807	type	Aside Glance
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e8e3807	comment	Aside Glance: Sandra has a bad habit of glancing at the audience at moments that make her lines look sarcastic or untruthful. For instance, as the Virgin Mary after saying, "But I can't have a child, I'm a virgin!"
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e8e3807	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e8e3807	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e8e3807
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9526120	type	Flashback... Back... Back...
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9526120	comment	Flashback... Back... Back...: Each of the 3 flashbacks in "A Trial to Watch" begins with the actor who triggered it repeating the last word or two of their line until the set has finished changing. The first time, it worked without a hitch with Vanessa's cue of "In the living room... living room... living room...". The second time, the stagehands miss the same cue from Chris, so he has to keep repeating the line with increased urgency until he's screaming it, calming down once the stagehands finally pick up on it. The third time, Annie's cue becomes an Accidental Innuendo as she says "It was a night of passion and happiness... piness... piness...".
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9526120	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9526120	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9526120
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9e35e8f	type	Exact Words
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9e35e8f	comment	Exact Words: In "The Nativity", during the innkeepers scene, Dennis forgets his lines while playing the third innkeeper (as well as the first two) and takes Sandra's exasperated words as a reminder. Can also be taken as Literal-Minded.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9e35e8f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9e35e8f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_e9e35e8f
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ea8de006	type	Traitor Shot
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ea8de006	comment	Traitor Shot: Possibly unintentional — in "The Pilot (not the pilot)", after Sandra's character explains what words the Germans would use to end a message for codebreaking, "Heil Hitler", she glances meaningfully at the audience for a moment. This is Sandra's Character Tic, however, and might just be ill-timed. (Either way, it doesn't work, due to Dennis spoiling the identity of The Mole earlier.)
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ea8de006	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_ea8de006	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_ea8de006
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaa10414	type	Misspelling Out Loud
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaa10414	comment	Misspelling Out Loud: Happens with Dennis during Sandra's radio play in "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2".
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaa10414	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaa10414	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaa10414
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaf5a1ac	type	Groin Attack
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaf5a1ac	comment	Groin Attack: Two of these in "Harper's Locket": Jonathan steps on a croquet mallet and gets hit in the crotch, while Max gets his trousers caught in the mechanism inside Dennis's horse head. Max ends up spilling a kettle full of hot water in his lap during "Summer Once Again"
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaf5a1ac	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaf5a1ac	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_eaf5a1ac
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb0df85e	type	Ham-to-Ham Combat
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb0df85e	comment	Ham-to-Ham Combat: In their shared death scene in "The Lodge," Chris and Robert keep one-upping each other with increasingly loud and broad actions to try and get the last word in.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb0df85e	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb0df85e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show	hasFeature	The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb0df85e
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb251937	type	Dirty Cop
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb251937	comment	Dirty Cop: Jack (Chris) in "A Trial to Watch" appears to be an ex-cop who was kicked off the force for gambling issues. He attempts to use something he learned as a cop to blackmail the judge.
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb251937	featureApplicability	1.0
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eb251937	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_eba6a077	type	Cain and Abel
The Goes Wrong Show / int_eba6a077	comment	Cain and Abel: Jack and Nigel Inwood, respectively, in the Show Within a Show of "A Trial to Watch."
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_ed3e90f3	comment	Duct Tape for Everything: In "The Nativity", instead of using a wire harness to allow the Archangel Gabriel to fly (perhaps remembering their previous attempts with wires) the crew duct-taped Robert to a cloud set piece. It goes about as well as the CPDS' other special effects.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f19e8a55	type	Bad "Bad Acting"
The Goes Wrong Show / int_f19e8a55	comment	Bad "Bad Acting": Everyone has their moments. Max mugs for the camera at inappropriate times, while Sandra constantly gives it seductive glances. Robert jumps from Large Ham to calm mid-sentence. Vanessa's good when everything is going to script, but completely falls apart whenever she has to adlib. The prime example of the trope is Dennis, however; from missing his cues to forgetting his lines (but oddly remembering every line in the production that isn't his), to having no idea how to emote, to mistaking stage directions for parts of the dialogue. In short, if there is any way he can mess up, he will. Often the troop try to compensate for his total lack of ability by casting him in non-speaking roles or even inanimate objects, but even those roles — or maybe especially those roles — he manages to make a mess out of. Oddly enough, however, he seems to remember everyone else's lines remarkably well, and on occasions where roles somehow get confused and swapped he can start turning in good performances of other people's characters.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f23c26ab	comment	Food Slap: In "90 Degrees", Annie is supposed to spray her castmates with a water gun for scenes that require them to cry. When she tries to do this for Dennis, she's out of water, so she tosses hot coffee in his face instead.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f247d841	comment	Intoxication Ensues: The set for "The Spirit of Christmas" uses real alcohol as props and Robert quickly gets drunk after indulging.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f27ec906	comment	Identical Stranger: The plot of "The Most Lamentable..." revolves around this (even though the twins are played by Max and Chris, who look nothing alike).
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f511ea9b	type	Product Placement
The Goes Wrong Show / int_f511ea9b	comment	Product Placement: Parodied in "The Nativity", where a bank has agreed to sponsor the company's performance, which leads things such as a giant billboard for the bank in Bethlehem, the manger having a cash machine, and the three wise men crowbarring financial puns into their gift givings.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f63e468f	type	Terrible Artist
The Goes Wrong Show / int_f63e468f	comment	Terrible Artist: Annie's character in "Harper's Locket" is supposed to be a talented painter. When whoever is piloting the bird accidentally ruins the artwork commissioned for the show, Annie has to hastily put together a replacement, composed of stick figures and a frog (the only thing she knows how to draw.)
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f6b2bfb7	type	Gold Digger
The Goes Wrong Show / int_f6b2bfb7	comment	Gold Digger: Renee (Vanessa) in "90 Degrees", who has seduced all three of the Burgess siblings so she can run off with whichever one inherits their dying father's business.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f6b698ac	type	Complexity Addiction
The Goes Wrong Show / int_f6b698ac	comment	Complexity Addiction: The show would be far less amusing if the cast weren't trying to use props that were far too elaborate or fiddly for the job at hand. See: The present vending machine in "The Spirit of Christmas", the vacuum cleaner tongue for the horse in "Harper's Locket", Jonathan's armor in "The Most Lamentable...", and the remote-control dog in "90 Degrees".
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f842fb67	type	Disappearing Box
The Goes Wrong Show / int_f842fb67	comment	During Jonathan's circus act where, due to the rest of the cast being unconscious, he has to perform a Disappearing Box trick by himself, one of these is used to cover him as he leaves the box from the back.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f9a3fedc	comment	Vignette Episode: The two-part season two finale, "The Cornley Drama Festival," consists of various performance pieces by the Cornley members.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_f9f2c33	type	Running Gag
The Goes Wrong Show / int_f9f2c33	comment	Running Gag: Several, both across the show itself and within the episodes: Different things happen in each episode to prevent Jonathan playing his role; from being trapped in a chimney or locked behind a door to unable to fit onto a set that's far too small. None of the scripted kisses go right. In "The Spirit of Christmas"... The Christmas tree decorations and Christmas dinner props get mixed up. Initially Lawrence (Max) is chopping ornaments for dinner, then they put chicken breasts and sausage links on the tree. Maude (Annie) stirs a bowl of tinsel, and at the end, when Lawrence returns with the missing star for the tree, it's a roasted turkey. Nostle (Jonathan) is trapped in the chimney, so Nistle (Sandra) has to make do without him. In "The Pilot (not the pilot)", the view out the window frequently involves off-stage actors having conversations that directly contradict what the on-stage actors just said. Also Robert, playing Adolf Hitler, keeps repeatedly appearing on set when he's not supposed to be there. In "A Trial to Watch"... The split set getting the wrong halves for flashbacks. invokedDennis's mixed-up lines coming out as sexual innuendos — "She's my sex life", "I'm going to get jacked off!" In "The Lodge"... Vanessa uses a balloon under her shirt to simulate pregnancy, but the balloons keep bursting. People fall when going through the door to the study, which comes out several feet above the floor on the other side. Dennis thinking something was his cue and starting to shout, "GET OUT!" Everyone padding out their sentences with excessive adjectives to compensate for the fact that the play is a little too short for its timeslot. The three title drops, each accompanied by alternating-colored lights and creepy music. The first time, it works as expected; the second time, the music comes in late; the third time, a cheerful fairground tune is played instead. In "Harper's Locket"... Pieces breaking off Dennis's horse head whenever anyone tries to pet him. Jonathan being unable to open the doors on set. Chris's Squib going off at the wrong time. In "90 Degrees"... Some of the sets have been built at the wrong angles (see Upside-Down Blueprints below), causing objects and people to fly across the room in each scene. Robert and Chris's backstage arguments being heard through the RC dog's speaker as they squabble over who is to voice the dog. The sound effects that are supposed to censor Dennis's speech coming in at the wrong time. Annie not being quick enough to hide the water gun she's using to spray other cast members for scenes where their characters are crying. Dennis forgetting that his character can't walk or otherwise use his legs.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_fa4c90cb	type	Split-Screen Phone Call
The Goes Wrong Show / int_fa4c90cb	comment	Split-Screen Phone Call: Between Corporal Sky (Sandra) and Wing Commander Wycombe (Annie) in "The Pilot (not the pilot)". Played for laughs when they start Reaching Between the Lines, and then when the separator bar falls down.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_fb3576b2	type	The Dog Bites Back
The Goes Wrong Show / int_fb3576b2	comment	The Dog Bites Back: Robert takes the opportunity whilst serving as director in "Summer, Once Again" to mock and humiliate Chris, giving him self-deprecatory lines and putting bricks in the bag he is supposed to pick up. On the third performance, Chris opens the bag onto Robert's foot and takes visible delight in apologising for his appearance and smell after Robert himself has ended up face down in the dung barrow.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_fc151e9d	type	Department of Redundancy Department
The Goes Wrong Show / int_fc151e9d	comment	Department of Redundancy Department: Many of the additional adjectives used to pad out "The Lodge" border on this.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_fe0330fb	type	Brick Joke
The Goes Wrong Show / int_fe0330fb	comment	Brick Joke: Various small hiccups in each episode will usually come back to haunt the production later. Examples: While Chris is introducing "The Spirit of Christmas", Dennis, who was to play Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, comes on to ask Chris what noise a reindeer makes, to which Chris replies "Clearly a matter for rehearsals, Dennis!". Guess what "noise" Dennis makes as he carries Santa off at the end of the play. In "The Lodge"... About halfway through the episode, Chris causes a prop gun on the wall to go off early when he bumps into it... so when Robert attempts to fire it later, it's unloaded, and he has to continue his Evil Laugh as he reloads it. As David (Chris) attempts to leave the house, he's supposed to find that the front door is locked; however, when he tries opening it, it's unlocked, and he has to lock it himself. This means that when the police officer (Jonathan) comes in to save Alice (Annie), he can't get the door open in time. Speaking of doors, early in the episode, Max accidentally pulls out the doorknob when he tries to open the kitchen door. So, when the group has to hide in the kitchen from Fortnoy (Robert) later, they can't get in. Early in "Harper's Locket", the head flies off of Robert's croquet mallet, crashing through the ceiling of the dining room set and leaving a hole above the chair where Robert needs to sit later. Then a rainstorm rolls in... In "90 Degrees", Robert storms off the set and his attempt to shoplift some wine gums goes awry, with the whole thing being transmitted to us over a headset. At the end, the Police appear to arrest him. Also in "90 Degrees," Robert mentions that Chris hired a toymaker to craft the furniture for the set. Much later in the episode, we see a jack-in-the-box pop out from the couch (followed by several at the very end of the episode). invokedAt the start of â€œThe Nativityâ€�, Chris states that a fire drill will occur in the middle of the show due to Executive Meddling by the BBC. When the alarm happens, everyone assumes itâ€™s real. In "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 1", various bricks from Robert's acting masterclass come back during Chris' ballet. Chris' flute is glued to his hand, as Sandra and Annie were secretly filmed discussing. When Chris' Caterpillar is apparently dead, Robert loudly tries to force tears out as he previously instructed the rest of the cast to do, and proudly declares "GOT ONE!" when he does. When Chris surprisingly emerges from the cocoon, Robert is shocked enough to pull a gun and shoot him in the arm, fulfilling the law of Chekhov's Gun. In "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2", it's mentioned during Sandra's audio drama that Dennis's character won a Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word "incompetent." Later, in Annie's 1970s farce, Dennis is supposed to play a swarm of bees ... and keeps yelling "INCOMPETENT!" every time he appears, apparently thinking he's portraying a swarm of literal spelling bees. In the previous episode, Robert advises to put a large hat on a sub-actor in order to draw attention away from their bad performance and uses Annie has his example. In Part 2, Annie's farce features Robert as the Archbishop of Canterbury in a large hat.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_fe3dfca8	comment	Prop Recycling: In-universe in the first series. The 2 components that make up the reindeer costume in "The Spirit of Christmas" appear again in "The Lodge" (the mounted deer head) and "Harper's Locket" (the body). The combining of these was meant to be a Call-Back, with audiences understanding that Cornley resorted to reusing whatever was on hand (explaining why Dennis's head is on a plaque), but Executive Meddling caused the episode to be aired as the series premiere instead of its finale. During the first Fire Drill in "The Nativity", Max & Sandra change back into their street clothes. Max is wearing the same turtleneck he wore as Tony in "The Lodge". This Jumper is actually owned by Dave Hearn, Max's performer.
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_fe91380c	comment	Nobility Marries Money: In "Harper's Locket", this is apparently the reason for the arranged marriage between Celeste (Sandra) and Baron Graves (Chris.)
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_ff24ad1d	comment	Bawdy Song: In "The Most Lamentable ..." Dennis, playing a court jester, is supposed to sing a traditional song. It quickly turns into this trope when he accidentally burns the lyrics and has to make up his own, unfortunately involving a goose (since the other characters are eating roast goose.)
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The Goes Wrong Show / int_ff6ae1f6	comment	As Robert voices Ruffles in "90 Degrees", his lines mainly consist of "Woof", "Bark", and "Growl". At one point, he says "Wag wag wag" before Chris comes in and tells him there's a button on his remote to get the RC dog to wag its tail.
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