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It seems quite in character that the Inspector would purposefully leave an Oddity behind at Angie and Aidan’s home

while they (the Inspector) goes gallivanting across the Cosmos, leaving their mates to deal with an overbearing, controlling visitor.

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‘You can read, can’t you, Inspector?’

‘The sign that says “No Pests Allowed”, you mean?’

‘That includes you.’

#Inspector Spacetime #No Animals Allowed (trope)#No Animals Allowed #Do Not Disturb sign #Quotable Inspector Spacetime #You can read can't you #the Inspector (character)#the sign that says #No Pests Allowed #you mean #that includes you #The Thing That Would Not Leave (trope)#The Thing That Would Not Leave #yes the Inspector may be a pest #but for a good reason

The programme can be dark at times, such as in the episode ‘Kablooey’,

in which a robotic field medic purposefully kills patients to save money during a war without an identifiable adversary.

#Inspector Spacetime #Kablooey (episode)#Played for Horror (trope)#Played for Horror #War for Fun and Profit (trope)#War for Fun and Profit #robotic field medic #For-Ever War (trope)#For-Ever War #killing patients #to save money #the slightest injury #results in death #because the auto-doc doesn't provide anything else #no identifiable adversary #the NHS #National Health Service

A village named Witch's Teat would be located in the mountains in the Welsh borderlands

since ‘it’s cold as a witch’s teat’ isn’t just a saying for no reason.

#Inspector Spacetime #The Angels (serial)#Classic Series #Idyllic Welsh Village (trope)#Idyllic Welsh Village #Witch's Teat (fictional village)#a village named #would be located in #mountains #Welsh borderlands #It's cold as a witch's teat #isn't just a saying #for no reason #idiom

The noises of jungle animals were certainly jarring,

since they were so out of place in ‘In Desert of the Day’.

#Inspector Spacetime #In Desert of the Day (episode)#Noisy Nature (trope)#Noisy Nature #Stock Sound Effects (trope)#Stock Sound Effects #Wacky Sound Effect (trope)#Wacky Sound Effect #the noises of the jungle #jungle animals #were jarring #out of place #since they don't belong #in a desert setting #perhaps some wind sounds would have been better

German dance group The Real McCoy chose their moniker from

the Fourth Inspector, who repeatedly referred to themself as ‘the Real McCoy’ on a few occasions.

#Inspector Spacetime #Homage (trope)#Homage #The Real McCoy (musical group)#naming choice #German dance duo #chose their moniker #the Inspector (character)#Fourth Inspector #repeatedly referred to themself as #the Real McCoy #on a few occasions #1990s #'90s dance

Quite frequently, characters just cannot help themselves but to ask absurd rhetorical questions that end up blowing up in their faces.

Mme. Ruppert: ‘You have no faith?’

Circuit Chap: ‘Confirmed.’

#Inspector Spacetime #The Previous Inspector (special)#Blunt Yes (trope)#Blunt Yes #Rhetorical Question Blunder (trope)#Rhetorical Question Blunder #quite frequently #characters #just cannot help themselves #but to ask #absurd rhetorical questions #that end up #blowing up in their faces #Quotable Inspector Spacetime #You have no faith?#Madame Evangeline Ruppert (character)#Confirmed #Circuit Chap

Especially during the Classic Series,

female Associates were occasionally strapped down to a medical table for examination, mainly by the camera.

#Inspector Spacetime #Strapped to an Operating Table (trope)#Strapped to an Operating Table #Male Gaze (trope)#Male Gaze #Classic Series #female Associates #Associates #were occasionally strapped to #medical table #for examination #mainly by the camera #so viewers would see what the director saw #also done in the Revived Series

It’s surprising that the programme has never separated the Inspector from the BOOTH by

sending the Inspector through a portal to another part of spacetime to prevent them from using the BOOTH to solve the mystery of the week.

She appeared in EastEnders and The Bill.

#R.I.P.#obituary #Cheryl Hall (actress)#EastEnders (series)#in memoriam

Imagine what the Inspector would have to do if they came upon

a clone of Josef Stalin on an alien planet light-years away from Earth in the distant future.

Someone would have a lot of explaining to do.

#Inspector Spacetime #episode idea #I'll Explain Later (trope)#I'll Explain Later #You Cloned Stalin? (trope)#You Cloned Stalin?#The Clone (trope)#The Clone #Josef Stalin (historical person)#What If #the Inspector (character)#came upon #a clone of Josef Stalin #on an alien planet #light-years away from #Earth #in the distant future #someone would have #a lot of explaining to do

No matter how damaged a computer system may be, the Inspector can repair it and recover corrupted data it holds so they can get on with solving the mystery of the week.

If they aren’t able to recover it so easily, that becomes the next step in resolving the crisis of the week, before they can solve said mystery.

It might be interesting to see what the scriptwriters would do with a scenario where

the BOOTH picks up an inexplicable transmission filled with apparently random numbers, leading the Inspector on a wild-goose chase throughout spacetime.

Obviously, BTV couldn’t help but spoil the fact that the Henry Anglo version of the Sergeant would return at the end of Series 11,

having heavily promoted the season finale during the broadcast of ‘The Navigator’, the series’ premiere.

#Inspector Spacetime #The Navigator (episode)#The Inspector Rises (episode)#Late Arrival Spoiler (trope)#Late Arrival Spoiler #Series 11 #BTV (corporation)#couldn't help but spoil #the fact that #the Sergeant (character)#Henry Anglo (character)#Henry Anglo version #would return at the end of the series #Season Finale (trope)#Season Finale #heavily promoted #during the broadcast of #the season premiere #oops

The title of the serial ‘Creation of the Blorgons’

rather spoilt the fact that the Inspector did not destroy the Blorgons when they had been sent back in time to do just that.

The Inspector’s Associates are often called Constables,

even though they have no actual law-enforcement training.

#Inspector Spacetime #Reckless Gun Usage (trope)#Reckless Gun Usage #the Inspector (character)#Associates #often called #Constables #moniker #even though #they have no actual #law-enforcement training #Artistic Licence - Law Enforcement (trope)#Artistic Licence - Law Enforcement

It’s almost as awful as it is hilarious when

Angie Lake picks up a revolver, then swings it around a finger like she’s actually handled a firearm before.

‘There’s nothing to thi—’ *bang*

#Inspector Spacetime #A County Called Cruelty (episode)#Reckless Gun Usage (trope)#Reckless Gun Usage #almost as awful as it is hilarious #Angie Lake (character)#picks up a revolver #Batman Grabs a Gun (trope)#Batman Grabs a Gun #swings it around a finger #like she's actually #handled a firearm #handled a firearm before #There's nothing to thi—#Bang #Self-Interruption (trope)#Self-Interruption

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