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ANDY CARROLL ON THE RAMPAGE

MICHAEL!LEE RECALLS WHEN AN INJURY-PRONE OLD-FASHIONED STRIKER GAVE THE ARSENAL DEFENCE A MAULING...

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COMMON trope in British sitcoms is the evocation of unfulfilled potential. Whether it’s Kurtan Mucklowe longing
 to leave his village but not possessing the wherewithal in This Country, Dawn Tinsey’s desire to become an illustrator but settling into becoming David Brent’s receptionist in The Office or the underlying sadness in the lives of Mark and Jez in Peep Show, comedy writers make their characters relatable by hinting at their innermost frustrations.
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