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Trivia
There is some more to it than just this. I hope. I’ll dig something up.
Returning characters
Geoff Lamp, Monkey Alan, Pete Gibbons...the list stops there, have all been mentioned, but not seen, previously in the show.
Geoff Lamp and Monkey Alan are mentioned in the same episode in series 1, being episode 4. Gareth tells Dawn that a career in paper is worth sticking with because Geoff Lamp is 42 and has his own Porsche, all from paper, and also tells her that Monkey Alan in the warehouse fancies her even if no one else does, in an attempt to cheer her up after she and Lee have had an argument.
Pete Gibbons is mentioned at the end of the financial year party, to the extent that we know he received a really good leaving present whereas Ricky the temp is getting nothing. Nothing.
The two bits of trivia we learn from the commentary, are that Julia Davis provided the voice of the potential date Brent calls when in his car, and that the dog’s real name is not Nelson, but Bella. Fascinating? I think so.
Self–referencing
While Brent is talking about how he was stitched up, he mentions head-butting an interviewee, which we see him do in episode 5 of series 1. Although I reckon most viewers will have remembered that, so it’s not great trivia.
At the end of the special, everyone is waiting for the flash light to come on, which also happens in episode 6 of series 2, where he is waiting for his photo to be taken by the reporter from Inside Paper, after he’s just chucked her out of his office. I think Gervais might have a thing for the little moments we spend with a fixed grin on our face whenever a posed photo has to be taken.
Fact
Pound for pound, lemons DO contain more sugar than strawberries. And it goes without saying that cows have four stomachs.
When Dawn reappears at the end of the episode, Brent is telling Gareth and Tim a riddle, though we don’t quite hear it as the sounds is largely dedicated to the song and we’re looking at Dawn coming in. Idiots. Couldn't direct traffic them lot.
Anyway, I’ve looked it up for you, because I’m just that kind of guy:
A father and son are in a car accident. They are rushed to the hospital. The Father dies on the way, while the son is taken to the operating room. Later, the doctor comes in and says: “I can’t operate on him, because he's my son.”
How can the doctor be telling the truth?I do know the answer, but thought I’d omit it from this page, so you can have fun working it out. (pretty easy anyway)
Roughly 29 minutes into the episode, Ron Merchant makes his final appearance in the series. Check the videos page out for the full lowdown!