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Mrs Potato is Spudgun's mother. She appears in "Parade," and was portrayed by actress Patsy Rowlands. At the beginning of the episode, she has reported her son to the police for stealing her handbag. Whilst Spudgun insists he borrowed it so he could go to a cross-dressing party, Mrs Potato is adamant it was a theft. Chief Inspector Grobelaar is not impressed with her wasting police time, and has her taken outside for a good drubbing. Later on in the episode, she partakes in several drinks and then heads down to Harry The Bastard's Pawn Shop in hope of making some cash to put on the horses.

Lilpotato

"Oh shit..."

Trivia[]

  1. Her first name is never mentioned in dialogue, but the credits give it as "Lil."
  2. Her surname raises questions about the origin of her son's nickname. In 'Accident', Spudgun explains to Richie that he obtained his namesake thanks to a revolting trick he can perform with a potato. However, he could have been joking, and in fact is named as such because his surname is Potato as well.
  3. She is the only minor character in the entire series to break the fourth wall. The moment comes when Chief Inspector Grobelaar tells his colleagues to take her outside and "give her a good drubbing", upon which she turns to look at the camera and exclaims, "Oh shit..."
  4. Actress Patsy Rowlands passed away in 2005 aged 74.
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