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* PrecisionFStrike: After Dorien gives a long speech about the type of man she wished she could've married if she wasn't forced to marry Marcus, Tracey and Sharon glance at each other reply only with a flat "Bullshit".
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* PrecisionFStrike: After Dorien gives a long speech about the type of man she wished she could've married if she wasn't forced to marry Marcus, Tracey and Sharon glance at each other and reply only with a flat "Bullshit".
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-->'''Dorien''': You could buy lots of houses and hotels, an' I could pay you ''enormous'' amounts of ''rent''!
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-->'''Dorien''': You could buy lots of houses and hotels, an' I could pay you ''enormous'' amounts of ''rent''!''rent!''
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->'''Dorien''': There is a time and a place for bondage, and this is ''neither''!
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->'''Dorien''': There is a time and a place for bondage, and this is ''neither''!''neither!''
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Sharon remarks that Chris' habit of this was always leaving him with wrist injuries.
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* BreakingPointSwearing: After Dorien gives a long speech about the type of man she wished she could've married if she wasn't forced to marry Marcus, Tracey and Sharon glance at each other reply only with a flat "Bullshit".
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* PrecisionFStrike: After Dorien gives a long speech about the type of man she wished she could've married if she wasn't forced to marry Marcus, Tracey and Sharon glance at each other reply only with a flat "Bullshit".
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Meanwhile, Dorien has been acting strangely - she's been buying in bulk from Chain Stores and giving stuff to the sisters. Soon, the sisters get an invite to a wedding for Estelle Kapper - Dorien's mum. Tracey thus theorists that she's shopping to deal with this fact. They eventually manage to take Dorien's credit cards of her and force her to go cold turkey. When she struggles, they decide to go to the root of the problem and make Dorien talk to her mother.
Sharon soons gets Chris a present - a knitted jumper from Tracey. However, he is unaware that it has a message on the back calling him a "pratt". On the downside, this gives Tracey a repetitive strain injury, leading to her quitting knitting. Soon, Dorien decides to go to the wedding after all, having decided that she likes Stewart after all.
Sharon soons gets Chris a present - a knitted jumper from Tracey. However, he is unaware that it has a message on the back calling him a "pratt". On the downside, this gives Tracey a repetitive strain injury, leading to her quitting knitting. Soon, Dorien decides to go to the wedding after all, having decided that she likes Stewart after all.
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Meanwhile, Dorien has been acting strangely - she's been buying in bulk from Chain Stores chain stores and giving stuff to the sisters. Soon, the sisters get an invite to a wedding for Estelle Kapper - Dorien's mum. Tracey thus theorists that she's shopping to deal with this fact. They eventually manage to take Dorien's credit cards of her and force her to go cold turkey. When she struggles, they decide to go to the root of the problem and make Dorien talk to her mother.
Sharon soons gets Chris a present - a knitted jumper from Tracey. However, he is unaware that it has a message on the back calling him a "pratt". On the downside, this gives Tracey a repetitive strain injury, leading to her quitting knitting. Soon, Dorien decides to go to the wedding after all,having decided that she likes Stewart after all.
Sharon soons gets Chris a present - a knitted jumper from Tracey. However, he is unaware that it has a message on the back calling him a "pratt". On the downside, this gives Tracey a repetitive strain injury, leading to her quitting knitting. Soon, Dorien decides to go to the wedding after all,
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Sharon remarks that Chris' habit of this was always leaving him with wrist injuries.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: Tracey tries to take up knitting, but ends up selling her machine by the end of the episode.
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->'''Sharon''': Sounds like denial to me.
->'''Dorien''': Oh, thank you Sharon. That's very rich coming from the woman that thinks denial is the river that runs past d'pyramids.
-->-- '''Dorien Green''' defending herself against '''Sharon Theodopolopodous'''' criticisms.
->'''Dorien''': Oh, thank you Sharon. That's very rich coming from the woman that thinks denial is the river that runs past d'pyramids.
-->-- '''Dorien Green''' defending herself against '''Sharon Theodopolopodous'''' criticisms.
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-->-- '''Dorien Green'''
* DeadpanSnarker: Dorien doesn't like it when people say she's in denial.
-->'''Sharon''': Sounds like denial to me.
-->'''Dorien''': Oh, thank you Sharon. That's very rich coming from the woman that thinks denial is the river that runs past d'pyramids.
-->'''Sharon''': Sounds like denial to me.
-->'''Dorien''': Oh, thank you Sharon. That's very rich coming from the woman that thinks denial is the river that runs past d'pyramids.
* TheGhost: Stewart, who will soon be Dorien's stepfather.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Sharon remark toyboys run in Dorien's family after hearing her mother is marrying a man thirteen years younger than her.
* OneSteveLimit: Stewart is the name of Dorien's soon-to-be stepfather, and was also a OneShotCharacter in "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS5E7ABrushWithTheLaw A Brush with the Law]]".
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* RetailTherapy: As shown by the end of the episode, Dorien has been dealing with the fact that her mother is planning to marry someone new by buying in bulk.
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* PrecisionFStrike: After Dorien gives a long speech about the type of man she wished she could've married if she wasn't forced to marry Marcus, Tracey and Sharon glance at each other reply only with a flat "Bullshit".
* RetailTherapy:As shown by the end of the episode, Dorien has been dealing with the fact that her mother is planning to marry someone new by buying in bulk.bulk. This even seeps into a proposed game of ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'':
-->'''Dorien''': You could buy lots of houses and hotels, an' I could pay you ''enormous'' amounts of ''rent''!
* RetailTherapy:
-->'''Dorien''': You could buy lots of houses and hotels, an' I could pay you ''enormous'' amounts of ''rent''!
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* SpeakInUnison: Both Sharon and Tracey say "What?" at the same time after Dorien reveals that she has never seen Stewart, the man who her mother is supposed to be marrying.
* TakeThat: Sharon comments that you could buy Gyles Brandreth for a thousand quid as long as you can put up with him grinning inanely from the sofa.
* TakeThat: Sharon comments that you could buy Gyles Brandreth for a thousand quid as long as you can put up with him grinning inanely from the sofa.
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** Marcus is away in Hong Kong doing work for Creator/ChrisPatton.
** Dorien wants to watch Creator/{{ITV}}.
*SpeakInUnison: SpeakInUnison:
** Both Sharon and Tracey say "What?" at the same time after Dorien reveals that she has never seen Stewart, the man who her mother is supposed to be marrying.
** They also both say "Bullshit" after hearing Dorien's ideal man.
*TakeThat: TakeThat:
** Sharon comments that you could buy Gyles Brandreth for a thousand quid as long as you can put up with him grinning inanely from thesofa.sofa.
** Dorien doesn't want to watch ''Series/{{Newsnight}}'' or ''Sportsnight'', but Sharon wants to only to see if they shoot Paul Daniels.
** Dorien wants to watch Creator/{{ITV}}.
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** Both Sharon and Tracey say "What?" at the same time after Dorien reveals that she has never seen Stewart, the man who her mother is supposed to be marrying.
** They also both say "Bullshit" after hearing Dorien's ideal man.
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** Sharon comments that you could buy Gyles Brandreth for a thousand quid as long as you can put up with him grinning inanely from the
** Dorien doesn't want to watch ''Series/{{Newsnight}}'' or ''Sportsnight'', but Sharon wants to only to see if they shoot Paul Daniels.
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** One of the specials at Sharon's Café is an "[[Creator/AnneHathaway Anne Hathaway's]] Cottage Pie]]".
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** One of the specials at Sharon's Café is an "[[Creator/AnneHathaway Anne Hathaway's]] Cottage Pie]]".Pie".
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->'''Sharon''': Sounds like denial to me.
->'''Dorien''': Oh, thank you Sharon. That's very rich coming from the woman that thinks denial is the river that runs past d'pyramids.
-->-- '''Dorien Green''' defending herself against '''Sharon Theodopolopodous'''' criticisms.
->'''Sharon''': Sounds like denial to me.
->'''Dorien''': Oh, thank you Sharon. That's very rich coming from the woman that thinks denial is the river that runs past d'pyramids.
-->-- '''Dorien Green''' defending herself against '''Sharon Theodopolopodous'''' criticisms.
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-->'''Tracey''': It's a knitting machine of course.
-->'''Sharon''': Of course! ({{Beat}}) What for?
-->'''Tracey''': Well, I was gonna make some spaghetti on it or I could try knitting with it.
-->'''Sharon''': Of course! ({{Beat}}) What for?
-->'''Tracey''': Well, I was gonna make some spaghetti on it or I could try knitting with it.
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-->'''Tracey''': It's a knitting machine machine, of course.
-->'''Sharon''': Ofcourse! ({{Beat}}) course. What for?
-->'''Tracey''': Well, I was gonna make some spaghetti onit it... or I could try knitting with it. it.
* AutoErotica: On Sharon's 28th birthday, Chris left her alone so he could "practice backseat aerobics" with a girl called Stephanie.
-->'''Sharon''': Of
-->'''Tracey''': Well, I was gonna make some spaghetti on
* AutoErotica: On Sharon's 28th birthday, Chris left her alone so he could "practice backseat aerobics" with a girl called Stephanie.
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* ABirthdayNotABreak: Sharon spent her last birthday before Chris was sent to jail alone in the laundrette whilst Chris was off cheating on her.
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* ABirthdayNotABreak: Sharon spent her last 28th birthday (the last before Chris was sent to jail jail) alone in the laundrette whilst Chris was off cheating on her.her.
* BriefAccentImitation: Sharon picks up an American accent when telling Chris about the American tourists.
* BriefAccentImitation: Sharon picks up an American accent when telling Chris about the American tourists.
* HappyBirthdayToYou: Sharon sings it to Chris, but to a different tune and uses it to insult him.
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* ShoutOut: Tracey remembers hearing a piece on shopaholics from ''Good Morning with Anne and Nick''.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Tracey remembers hearing a piece on shopaholics from ''Good Morning with Anne andNick''.Nick''.
** After seeing Tracey's knitting machine, Sharon asks if she can get [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Two]] on it.
** One of the specials at Sharon's Café is an "[[Creator/AnneHathaway Anne Hathaway's]] Cottage Pie]]".
** Tracey remembers hearing a piece on shopaholics from ''Good Morning with Anne and
** After seeing Tracey's knitting machine, Sharon asks if she can get [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Two]] on it.
** One of the specials at Sharon's Café is an "[[Creator/AnneHathaway Anne Hathaway's]] Cottage Pie]]".
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* TakeThat: Sharon comments that you could buy Creator/GylesBrandreth for a thousand quid as long as you can put up with him grinning inanely from the sofa.
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* TakeThat: Sharon comments that you could buy Creator/GylesBrandreth Gyles Brandreth for a thousand quid as long as you can put up with him grinning inanely from the sofa.
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* MysteryFood: The brown runny food that Chris was served at the prison. Apparently, 30% think it's mince, 20% beans, and the rest chocolate blancmange.
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* MysteryFood: MysteryMeat: The brown runny food that Chris was served at the prison. Apparently, 30% think it's mince, 20% beans, and the rest chocolate blancmange.
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* Date First Aired: 09/10/1994
Sharon has spent her hard-earned money on a machine that apparently causes your blackheads to fall out, much to Tracey's annoyance, who fears that Sharon may be turning into a shopaholic. Tracey also reveals that she's taken up knitting, using a thousand quid knitting machine. Unfortunately, she's not very good at it. Making matters worse, it's Chris' birthday today and he wants a present, so Sharon asks Tracey to knit him a sweater.
Meanwhile, Dorien has been acting strangely - she's been buying in bulk from Chain Stores and giving stuff to the sisters. Soon, the sisters get an invite to a wedding for Estelle Kapper - Dorien's mum. Tracey thus theorists that she's shopping to deal with this fact. They eventually manage to take Dorien's credit cards of her and force her to go cold turkey. When she struggles, they decide to go to the root of the problem and make Dorien talk to her mother.
Sharon soons gets Chris a present - a knitted jumper from Tracey. However, he is unaware that it has a message on the back calling him a "pratt". On the downside, this gives Tracey a repetitive strain injury, leading to her quitting knitting. Soon, Dorien decides to go to the wedding after all, having decided that she likes Stewart after all.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AgeGapRomance: The 68-year-old Estelle Kapper to the 55-year-old Stewart, much to the horror of Dorien.
* AskAStupidQuestion: Sharon asks what Tracey's knitting machine is meant to do:
-->'''Tracey''': It's a knitting machine of course.
-->'''Sharon''': Of course! ({{Beat}}) What for?
-->'''Tracey''': Well, I was gonna make some spaghetti on it or I could try knitting with it.
* BigWhat: Dorien's response when she finds out that Tracey knows that her mother is getting married.
* BirthdayEpisode: Chris celebrates his birthday today, although it is not a happy occasion for him.
* ABirthdayNotABreak: Sharon spent her last birthday before Chris was sent to jail alone in the laundrette whilst Chris was off cheating on her.
* CurseCutShort: Sharon tries to say the word "bastard" but is cut off by Tracey.
-->'''Sharon''': Oh, well, that's what I've always said, innit? Dorien really is a ba-
-->'''Tracey''': Sharon!
* ForgottenBirthday: Until prompted by Chris, Sharon didn't realize that it was Chris' birthday.
* GoingColdTurkey: The sisters force Dorien to quit her addiction to shopping abruptly by confiscating her credit cards.
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: When Sharon asks Tracey to knit a sweater for Chris, Tracey sees it as a sign that she really hates Chris.
* MarriageOfConvenience: Dorien claims that her mother made her marry Marcus because he had lots of money, although it's suggested that she's lying.
* MysteryFood: The brown runny food that Chris was served at the prison. Apparently, 30% think it's mince, 20% beans, and the rest chocolate blancmange.
* NoodleIncident: Tracey once made Darryl the only tank top which had room for a tank turret.
* NotHerself: Dorien has been buying at chain stores and giving stuff to Sharon and Tracey, a behavior not usually associated with her. It turns out that she's dealing with the fact that her mother is marrying someone else.
* OneWordTitle: The name of the episode is "Compulsion".
* RetailTherapy: As shown by the end of the episode, Dorien has been dealing with the fact that her mother is planning to marry someone new by buying in bulk.
* ShoutOut: Tracey remembers hearing a piece on shopaholics from ''Good Morning with Anne and Nick''.
* SpeakInUnison: Both Sharon and Tracey say "What?" at the same time after Dorien reveals that she has never seen Stewart, the man who her mother is supposed to be marrying.
* TakeThat: Sharon comments that you could buy Creator/GylesBrandreth for a thousand quid as long as you can put up with him grinning inanely from the sofa.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tracey tries to take up knitting, although she proves to be terrible at it.
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Sharon has spent her hard-earned money on a machine that apparently causes your blackheads to fall out, much to Tracey's annoyance, who fears that Sharon may be turning into a shopaholic. Tracey also reveals that she's taken up knitting, using a thousand quid knitting machine. Unfortunately, she's not very good at it. Making matters worse, it's Chris' birthday today and he wants a present, so Sharon asks Tracey to knit him a sweater.
Meanwhile, Dorien has been acting strangely - she's been buying in bulk from Chain Stores and giving stuff to the sisters. Soon, the sisters get an invite to a wedding for Estelle Kapper - Dorien's mum. Tracey thus theorists that she's shopping to deal with this fact. They eventually manage to take Dorien's credit cards of her and force her to go cold turkey. When she struggles, they decide to go to the root of the problem and make Dorien talk to her mother.
Sharon soons gets Chris a present - a knitted jumper from Tracey. However, he is unaware that it has a message on the back calling him a "pratt". On the downside, this gives Tracey a repetitive strain injury, leading to her quitting knitting. Soon, Dorien decides to go to the wedding after all, having decided that she likes Stewart after all.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AgeGapRomance: The 68-year-old Estelle Kapper to the 55-year-old Stewart, much to the horror of Dorien.
* AskAStupidQuestion: Sharon asks what Tracey's knitting machine is meant to do:
-->'''Tracey''': It's a knitting machine of course.
-->'''Sharon''': Of course! ({{Beat}}) What for?
-->'''Tracey''': Well, I was gonna make some spaghetti on it or I could try knitting with it.
* BigWhat: Dorien's response when she finds out that Tracey knows that her mother is getting married.
* BirthdayEpisode: Chris celebrates his birthday today, although it is not a happy occasion for him.
* ABirthdayNotABreak: Sharon spent her last birthday before Chris was sent to jail alone in the laundrette whilst Chris was off cheating on her.
* CurseCutShort: Sharon tries to say the word "bastard" but is cut off by Tracey.
-->'''Sharon''': Oh, well, that's what I've always said, innit? Dorien really is a ba-
-->'''Tracey''': Sharon!
* ForgottenBirthday: Until prompted by Chris, Sharon didn't realize that it was Chris' birthday.
* GoingColdTurkey: The sisters force Dorien to quit her addiction to shopping abruptly by confiscating her credit cards.
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: When Sharon asks Tracey to knit a sweater for Chris, Tracey sees it as a sign that she really hates Chris.
* MarriageOfConvenience: Dorien claims that her mother made her marry Marcus because he had lots of money, although it's suggested that she's lying.
* MysteryFood: The brown runny food that Chris was served at the prison. Apparently, 30% think it's mince, 20% beans, and the rest chocolate blancmange.
* NoodleIncident: Tracey once made Darryl the only tank top which had room for a tank turret.
* NotHerself: Dorien has been buying at chain stores and giving stuff to Sharon and Tracey, a behavior not usually associated with her. It turns out that she's dealing with the fact that her mother is marrying someone else.
* OneWordTitle: The name of the episode is "Compulsion".
* RetailTherapy: As shown by the end of the episode, Dorien has been dealing with the fact that her mother is planning to marry someone new by buying in bulk.
* ShoutOut: Tracey remembers hearing a piece on shopaholics from ''Good Morning with Anne and Nick''.
* SpeakInUnison: Both Sharon and Tracey say "What?" at the same time after Dorien reveals that she has never seen Stewart, the man who her mother is supposed to be marrying.
* TakeThat: Sharon comments that you could buy Creator/GylesBrandreth for a thousand quid as long as you can put up with him grinning inanely from the sofa.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Tracey tries to take up knitting, although she proves to be terrible at it.
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