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** Gil's old band, ''The Pork Bayonets'', once had a spot on ''The Old Grey Whistle Test''.
** Radio 1 refused to ban ''The Pork Bayonets''.

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** Gil's old band, ''The The Pork Bayonets'', Bayonets, once had a spot on ''The Old Grey Whistle Test''.
** Radio 1 refused to ban ''The The Pork Bayonets''.Bayonets.



** ''The Pork Bayonets''' drummer's name was Roy Leveret, but used Phil "Filthy" Phlegm onstage.

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** ''The The Pork Bayonets''' Bayonets' drummer's name was Roy Leveret, Leveret but he used Phil "Filthy" Phlegm onstage.



* StatusQuoIsGod: Sharon plans to go to Norridge with Gil, but can't go through with it because she's disgusted he left his wife to rot in prison for another two years.

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* StatusQuoIsGod: Sharon plans to go to Norridge with Gil, Gil but can't go through with it because she's disgusted that he left his wife to rot in prison for another two years.



** Gil is disgusted that Filthy now works for ''Smiths Crisps''.
** Tracey tells Dorien she makes Creator/JackieCollins look like the ''Daymark'' catalog.

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** Gil is disgusted that Filthy now works for ''Smiths Crisps''.
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** Tracey tells Dorien she makes Creator/JackieCollins look like the ''Daymark'' Daymark catalog.

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** Tracey comapres Stanley to [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]].
** Sharon got with a guy at Green Man.

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** Tracey comapres compares Stanley to [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]].
** Sharon got with a guy at Green Man.
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  • Sharon brings out Scrabble for Auntie Sylvie. —->Dorien: Scrabble? —->Sharon: I suppose you didn't think I could play? —->Dorien: I didn't think you could read.


* ProductPlacement:
** Tracey reads ''Hello!'' magazine in the first scene.
** Dorien considers Harvey Nichols a shop worth defrauding.
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-->-- '''Dorien Green''' defending her scrubber lifestyle.
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-->'''Dorien''': But I believe in meaningful relationships, lots of them, with lots of different men.

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-->'''Dorien''': ->'''Dorien''': But I believe in meaningful relationships, lots of them, with lots of different men.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Chris asks his cellmate if he wants milk in his tea and gets a black eye for it.



* SpotOfTea: Chris asks his cellmate if he wants milk in his tea and gets a black eye for it.
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** Dorien considers Harvey Nicholls a shop worth defrauding.

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** Dorien considers Harvey Nicholls Nichols a shop worth defrauding.

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* SpitefulSpit: Gil reminisces about the time Phil "Filthy" Phlegm once gobbed on Bob Harris.




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* TakeThat:
** Sharon makes a joke about [[UsefulNotes/TheMonegasqueRoyalFamily Princess Stéphanie]] being unable to cook.
** Dorien mentions a missionary would have no interest in reading a Jilly Cooper.
** Gil claims the whole point of punk music is that it's crap.
** Phil "Filthy" Phlegm once gobbed on Bob Harris' beard.
** Gil is disgusted that Filthy now works for ''Smiths Crisps''.
** Tracey tells Dorien she makes Creator/JackieCollins look like the ''Daymark'' catalog.
** Tracey and Dorien consider Norridge to be a terrible place to live.
* WithAFootOnTheBus: Sharon came close to moving to Norridge with Gil, but ultimately decided to stay at Dalentrace.
* YouDirtyRat: Gil's place is described as having hot and cold running mice.
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** Tracey comapres Stanley to [[WesternAnimation/Pinocchio Jiminy Cricket]].

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** Tracey comapres Stanley to [[WesternAnimation/Pinocchio [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]].
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* SpeedySex: Sharon complains about how quick men are in bed.

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* SpeedySex: SpeedSex: Sharon complains about how quick men are in bed.
* SpotOfTea: Chris asks his cellmate if he wants milk in his tea and gets a black eye for it.

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* ShoutOut:
** Tracey comapres Stanley to [[WesternAnimation/Pinocchio Jiminy Cricket]].
** Sharon got with a guy at Green Man.
** Tracey mentions ''Film/BriefEncounter''.
** Gil's old band, ''The Pork Bayonets'', once had a spot on ''The Old Grey Whistle Test''.
** Radio 1 refused to ban ''The Pork Bayonets''.
** Tracey mentions ''This Is Your Life''.
** Tracey remarks Dorien would try to seduce the Pope.
** Chris mentions James Galway.
** Chris says Pete and Lisa Shemanski made Tracey and Darryl look like ComicStrip/AndyCapp and his wife.
** Chris tells Sharon she gives him more stick than Mandy gives UsefulNotes/JohnMajor.
* StageNames:
** ''The Pork Bayonets''' drummer's name was Roy Leveret, but used Phil "Filthy" Phlegm onstage.
** Gil's was Cedric Snott.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Sharon plans to go to Norridge with Gil, but can't go through with it because she's disgusted he left his wife to rot in prison for another two years.
* SpeedySex: Sharon complains about how quick men are in bed.

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* ShipSinking: Dorien thought she had a real connection with Stanley, then he stole her credit cards and left her.
* ShirtlessScene: Gil briefly has one after his shower.
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* PopCulturePunBasedTitle: To the film ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks''.

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* PopCulturePunBasedTitle: PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: To the film ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks''.
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* AllThereInTheScript: Sandra's name is only given in the end credits.
* CallBack: The [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS3E5Confidence prisoners' wives group]] has a meeting at Dalentrace.
* DeadpanSnarker: Tracey when Dorien needs a Bible.
-->'''Sharon''': Didn' you get given a Bible when you was little?
-->'''Dorien''': Of course, but it wasn't a proper Bible.
-->'''Tracey''': Eh?
-->'''Dorien''': The Old Testament, but right now I need a New Testament.
-->'''Tracey''': Oh, if it's new you gotta 'ave one in'cha?
* DearJohnLetter: Sharon mentions one of these, but Chris gets confused and tells her the bloke's name was Pete.
* GetOut: Sharon kicks Gil out of Dalentrace after finding out he purposely screwed up his wife's chance at parole.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Tracey catches a naked Gil coming out of her shower.
* NoodleIncident:
** The girls were visited by a religious man, but can't decide if he was a Jehovah's Witness or a Seventh Day Adventist.
** The last time Sharon had a man was when she tripped a guy at Green Man and got under him before he hit the ground.
* OneShotCharacter: Gil Baker and Sandra.
* OneSteveLimit: Chris mentions a Lisa Shemanski. Lisa was also the name of a recurring character in the first two series.
* PopCulturePunBasedTitle: To the film ''Film/NineAndAHalfWeeks''.
* ProductPlacement:
** Tracey reads ''Hello!'' magazine in the first scene.
** Dorien considers Harvey Nicholls a shop worth defrauding.
* SexlessMarriage: Dorien assures Sharon that many marriages are nooky free.

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-->'''Dorien''': But I believe in meaningful relationships, lots of them, with lots of different men.

* Date First Aired: 11/10/1992

Sharon begins a relationship with Gil, a fellow Support Group member who doesn't want to stay with his wife after she is released from prison. Gil wants Sharon to move to Norwich with him, but Tracey isn't happy about Sharon's decision. As Sharon is preparing to tell Chris about her new man, worrying news about his cell-mate stops her in her tracks.
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