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* TitleDrop: Tracey suggests calling the sister's new cleaning service "Birds of a Feather", the only reference to the actual title of the series during the run.
-->'''Sharon''': Domestic Cleanin'? Can't you think of a better name than that?
-->'''Tracey''': Well... I was thinking about ''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''': Tha's crap!
-->'''Sharon''': Domestic Cleanin'? Can't you think of a better name than that?
-->'''Tracey''': Well... I was thinking about ''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''': Tha's crap!
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* TitleDrop: Tracey suggests calling the sister's new cleaning service "Birds of a Feather", the only reference to the actual title of the series during the run.
-->'''Sharon''': Domestic Cleanin'?run:
->'''Sharon''': "Domestic Cleanin'"? Can't you think of a better name thanthat?
-->'''Tracey''':that?\\
'''Tracey''': Well... I was thinking about''Birds "''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''':Feather''".\\
'''Sharon''': Tha's crap!
-->'''Sharon''': Domestic Cleanin'?
->'''Sharon''': "Domestic Cleanin'"? Can't you think of a better name than
-->'''Tracey''':
'''Tracey''': Well... I was thinking about
-->'''Sharon''':
'''Sharon''': Tha's crap!
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* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Dorien shows an interest in new-age healing this episode, which leads Tracey to accuse her of pursuing a hobby every week, usually only for the purposes of finding someone to have sex with.
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* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Dorien shows an interest in new-age new age healing this episode, which leads Tracey to accuse her of pursuing a hobby every week, usually only for the purposes of finding someone to have sex with.
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* IncrediblyLamePun: Sharon dismisses Tracey's idea of "Maids of Ongar" (a play on "maids of honour") as a joke, but without the funny part.
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* IncrediblyLamePun: LamePunReaction: Sharon dismisses Tracey's idea of "Maids of Ongar" (a play on "maids of honour") as a joke, but without the funny part.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: As noticed by the others, Tracey becomes more harsh this episode, being unsympathetic to Sharon, insulting Dorien, and being quite harsh to Garth.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: As noticed by the others, Tracey becomes more harsh harsher this episode, being unsympathetic to Sharon, insulting Dorien, and being quite harsh to Garth.
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** Sharon repeatedly sings "I Got You" by Music/JamesBrown.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Sharon is revealed to have had “sick note" as one given by her headmaster, mainly because of her tendency to get out of stuff with a sick note.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Sharon is revealed to have had “sick "sick note" as one given by her headmaster, mainly because of her tendency to get out of stuff with a sick note.
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* CelebrityCrush: Sharon states that if she was a lesbian, then she'd have a thing for Carol Vorderman.
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** Tracey compares Sharon and Dorien's friendship to ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie and Florence Nightingale".
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** Tracey compares Sharon and Dorien's friendship to ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie and Florence Nightingale".Nightingale.
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** When Tracey asks what Sharon might sue Dorien for, Dorien snaps that she doesn't know because she isn't ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey''.
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** When Tracey asks what Sharon might sue Dorien for, Dorien snaps that she doesn't know because she isn't ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey''.Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Sharon is revealed to have had a "sick note" as one given by her headmaster, mainly because of her tendency to get out of stuff with a sick note.
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* EmbarrassingNickname: Sharon is revealed to have had a "sick “sick note" as one given by her headmaster, mainly because of her tendency to get out of stuff with a sick note.
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* SickEpisode: Sharon spends the episode sick thanks to her lifestyle (although she briefly claims it to be a PlotAllergy.
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* SickEpisode: Sharon spends the episode sick thanks to her lifestyle (although she briefly claims tries to pass it to be off as a PlotAllergy.PlotAllergy).
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** Sharon wants Dorien to read her a Creator/JaneSeymour interview.
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** Sharon wants Dorien to read her a Creator/JaneSeymour Creator/JaneSeymourActress interview.
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* AffectionateNickname: Dorien uses "Shal", Tracey's nickname for Sharon, when trying to butter her up so she won't sue her if she was behind her trip to hospital.
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** When Tracey asks what Sharon might sue Dorien for, Dorien snaps that she doesn't know because she isn't ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey''.
** Sharon wants Dorien to read her a Creator/JaneSeymour interview.
** Sharon wants Dorien to read her a Creator/JaneSeymour interview.
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->'''Dorien''': Tracey ''flirted'' with this awful man. Her behaviour was ''outrageous''.
->'''Garth''': Translation: She pulled, you didn't.
-->-- '''Garth Stubbs''' reading between the lines of '''Dorien Green's''' whinge.
->'''Garth''': Translation: She pulled, you didn't.
-->-- '''Garth Stubbs''' reading between the lines of '''Dorien Green's''' whinge.
* BabyTalk: Sharon uses it to mock Garth after he asks if he's spoilt.
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* ContinuityNod: Tracey mentions how Garth [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS7E9NeverTheTwain had intended to move to France]].
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* ContinuityNod: Tracey mentions how Garth [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS7E9NeverTheTwain had intended to move going off to France]].
* DumbBlonde: After pretending to mistake "euthanasia" for "youth in Asia", Tracey reassures Dorien that not all blondes are dumb.
-->'''Tracey''': Not all blondes are dumb.
-->'''Dorien''': Not all blondes are ''blonde''.
-->'''Tracey''': Not all blondes are dumb.
-->'''Dorien''': Not all blondes are ''blonde''.
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* {{Fainting}}: Sharon frequently faints in front of Mrs. Hackett thanks to her poor lifestyle..
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* {{Fainting}}: Sharon frequently faints in front of Mrs. Hackett thanks to her poor lifestyle..lifestyle.
* GoldDigger: When thinking about what kind of woman she'd be sexually interested in, Dorien's first thought is that she'd have to be rich and powerful.
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-->'''Sharon''': I collapsed at work today. Precious little sympathy I got off her.
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-->'''Sharon''': I collapsed ''collapsed'' at work today. Precious little sympathy I got off her.'er.
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** Tracey calls Garth "Literature/LittleLordFauntleroy" when complaining about how spoilt he is.
** Tracey compares Sharon and Dorien's friendship to ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie and Florence Nightingale".
** Sharon admits that if she had to be a lesbian, she'd be interested in Carol Vorderman.
** Tracey compares Sharon and Dorien's friendship to ComicStrip/LittleOrphanAnnie and Florence Nightingale".
** Sharon admits that if she had to be a lesbian, she'd be interested in Carol Vorderman.
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** Sharon mentions she'll have Shalentrace so clean that Music/MichaelJackson could eat off of it.
** Tracey claims that if Literature/{{Dracula}} bit Sharon, he'd get diabetes.
** Tracey claims that if Literature/{{Dracula}} bit Sharon, he'd get diabetes.
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* SpeakInUnison: Sharon and Garth mutter "We all do" after Dorien says she misses when Tracey used to be so vacant.
* TakeThat:
** Sharon uses ''Series/{{Brookside}}'' as a euphemism for lesbianism.
** Dorien is disgusted when Sharon thinks that she'd be interested in Judy Finnigan or Janet Street-Porter.
** Sharon complains that a lack of food makes her feel like Karen Carpenter.
* TakeThat:
** Sharon uses ''Series/{{Brookside}}'' as a euphemism for lesbianism.
** Dorien is disgusted when Sharon thinks that she'd be interested in Judy Finnigan or Janet Street-Porter.
** Sharon complains that a lack of food makes her feel like Karen Carpenter.
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* {{Fainting}}: Sharon frequently faints in front of Mrs. Hackett thanks to her allergies.
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Dorien shows an interest in new-age healing this episode, which leads Tracey to accuse her of pursuing a hobby every week, usually only for the purposes of finding someone to ave sex with.
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Dorien shows an interest in new-age healing this episode, which leads Tracey to accuse her of pursuing a hobby every week, usually only for the purposes of finding someone to ave sex with.
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* {{Fainting}}: Sharon frequently faints in front of Mrs. Hackett thanks to her allergies.
poor lifestyle..
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Dorien shows an interest in new-age healing this episode, which leads Tracey to accuse her of pursuing a hobby every week, usually only for the purposes of finding someone toave have sex with.
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Dorien shows an interest in new-age healing this episode, which leads Tracey to accuse her of pursuing a hobby every week, usually only for the purposes of finding someone to
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* SickEpisode: Sharon spends the episode sick, something which is initially blamed on her lifestyle, even though it's eventually revealed to be a PlotAllergy.
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* SickEpisode: Sharon spends the episode sick, something which is initially blamed on sick thanks to her lifestyle, even though it's eventually revealed lifestyle (although she briefly claims it to be a PlotAllergy.
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** Sharon complains about smelling like a sideboard from ''Series/TheAntiquesRoadshow''.
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** Sharon complains about smelling like a sideboard from ''Series/TheAntiquesRoadshow''.the ''Series/AntiquesRoadshow''.
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** Tracey calls Garth "Music/RolfHarris".
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** Tracey calls Garth "Music/RolfHarris"."Rolf Harris".
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* PunnyName: According to Tracey, the name "Maids of Ongar" is a play on "maids of honour", except they live near Ongar.
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* PunnyName: PunnyName:
** According to Tracey, the name "Maids ofOngar" '''Ongar'''" is a play on "maids of honour", except they live near Ongar.Ongar.
** Dorien finds a new wine bar called the "Vincent van '''Go-Go'''".
** According to Tracey, the name "Maids of
** Dorien finds a new wine bar called the "Vincent van '''Go-Go'''".
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** Dorien's new wine bar is called the "[[Creator/VincentVanGogh Vincent van Go-Go]]".
** Tracey calls Garth "Music/RolfHarris".
** Tracey snaps at Garth that she's sorry she isn't running [[Film/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas the best little whorehouse in Essex]].
** Tracey calls Garth "Music/RolfHarris".
** Tracey snaps at Garth that she's sorry she isn't running [[Film/TheBestLittleWhorehouseInTexas the best little whorehouse in Essex]].
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After the last episode, the sisters have now set up their new business in domestic cleaning. However, afterward, Sharon isn't feeling too well - she's got a temperature, although Tracey doesn't believe her at first until she faints during one of their jobs. The doctor decides that Sharon needs to change her lifestyle, although Tracey still thinks that she is milking it.
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After [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS8E1TroubleAndStrife the last episode, episode]], the sisters have now set up their new business in domestic cleaning. However, afterward, Sharon isn't feeling too well - she's got a temperature, although Tracey doesn't believe her at first until she faints during one of their jobs. The doctor decides that Sharon needs to change her lifestyle, although Tracey still thinks that she is milking it.
* BigEater: Tracey complains about how much rubbish Sharon eats.
-->'''Sharon''': These are ''not'' rubbish. These contain the two most important food groups - chocolate and biscuit.
-->'''Sharon''': These are ''not'' rubbish. These contain the two most important food groups - chocolate and biscuit.
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* TheGhost: Rupert, who's giving Dorien sessions in energy channeling and crystal healing.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Sharon dismisses Tracey's idea of "Maids of Ongar" (a play on "Maids of Honour") as a joke, but without the funny part.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Sharon dismisses Tracey's idea of "Maids of Ongar" (a play on "Maids of Honour") as a joke, but without the funny part.
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* TheGhost: TheGhost:
** Rupert, who's giving Dorien sessions in energy channeling and crystal healing.
** Emma, Garth's new girlfriend.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Sharon dismisses Tracey's idea of "Maids of Ongar" (a play on"Maids "maids of Honour") honour") as a joke, but without the funny part.part.
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The episode title is a play on the novel ''Literature/TheEnglishPatient''.
** Rupert, who's giving Dorien sessions in energy channeling and crystal healing.
** Emma, Garth's new girlfriend.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Sharon dismisses Tracey's idea of "Maids of Ongar" (a play on
* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The episode title is a play on the novel ''Literature/TheEnglishPatient''.
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* MusicalChores: Sharon sings "I Got You" by ''Music/JamesBrown'' whilst she's preparing in the kitchen and cleaning Mrs. Hackett's place.
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* MusicalChores: Sharon sings "I Got You" by ''Music/JamesBrown'' Music/JamesBrown whilst she's preparing in the kitchen and cleaning Mrs. Hackett's place.
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* PlayingSick: This is what Tracey thinks that Sharon's doing, not helped by her history of doing this - after all, her nickname used to be "sick-note". As the episode goes on, however, it's revealed that Sharon was sick all along.
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* PlayingSick: This is what Tracey thinks that Sharon's doing, not helped by her history of doing this - after all, her nickname used to be "sick-note"."sick note". As the episode goes on, however, it's revealed that Sharon was sick all along.
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* PunnyName: According to Tracey, the name "Maids of Ongar" is a play on "Maids of Honour", except they live near Ongar.
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* PunnyName: According to Tracey, the name "Maids of Ongar" is a play on "Maids "maids of Honour", honour", except they live near Ongar.
* ShoutOut:
** Sharon complains about smelling like a sideboard from ''Series/TheAntiquesRoadshow''.
** Tracey snaps at Sharon that she shouldn't play ''Literature/TheEnglishPatient''.
** Dorien claims that Sharon smells like she's been rogered by Mr Sheen.
** The nursery has [[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Noddy and Big Ears]] painted on the wall.
** Sharon claims that having to walk to Mrs. Hackett's house is worse than ''Series/{{Tenko}}''.
** Sharon repeatedly sings "I Got You" by Music/JamesBrown.
** Sharon complains about smelling like a sideboard from ''Series/TheAntiquesRoadshow''.
** Tracey snaps at Sharon that she shouldn't play ''Literature/TheEnglishPatient''.
** Dorien claims that Sharon smells like she's been rogered by Mr Sheen.
** The nursery has [[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Noddy and Big Ears]] painted on the wall.
** Sharon claims that having to walk to Mrs. Hackett's house is worse than ''Series/{{Tenko}}''.
** Sharon repeatedly sings "I Got You" by Music/JamesBrown.
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-->'''Sharon''': Domestic Cleaning? Can't you think of a better name than that?
-->'''Tracey''': I was thinking about ''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''': That's crap.
-->'''Tracey''': I was thinking about ''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''': That's crap.
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-->'''Sharon''': Domestic Cleaning? Cleanin'? Can't you think of a better name than that?
-->'''Tracey''': Well... I was thinking about ''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''':That's crap.Tha's crap!
-->'''Tracey''': Well... I was thinking about ''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''':
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* ContinuityNod: Tracey mentions how Garth had intended to move to France.
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* ContinuityNod: Tracey mentions how Garth [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS7E9NeverTheTwain had intended to move to France.France]].
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* MusicalChores: Sharon sings "I feel good" whilst she's preparing in the kitchen and cleaning Mrs. Hackett's place.
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* MusicalChores: Sharon sings "I feel good" Got You" by ''Music/JamesBrown'' whilst she's preparing in the kitchen and cleaning Mrs. Hackett's place.
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* Date First Aired: 12/01/1998
After the last episode, the sisters have now set up their new business in domestic cleaning. However, afterward, Sharon isn't feeling too well - she's got a temperature, although Tracey doesn't believe her at first until she faints during one of their jobs. The doctor decides that Sharon needs to change her lifestyle, although Tracey still thinks that she is milking it.
Meanwhile, Garth is having problems with his room and wants it changed, although Tracey is a bit annoyed, as the room is the nursery and Garth had previously shown a desire to move. Tracey thus forces Garth to move out and get a job. Soon, everyone thinks that Tracey is beginning to get a little too harsh for their liking so Sharon takes Dorien's offer of new-age healing up.
The next morning, it seems to work and she manages to do the job, but it's not long before she feels sick and faints again. Tracey is worried as she did not previously believe her, but it turns out that Sharon has an allergy to something. Well, until it turns out that that's another term for Sharon having a poor lifestyle.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AnimalMetaphor: Danny likes to compare women to birds. To him, Tracey is like a swan, whilst Dorien is merely a thrush.
* ContinuityNod: Tracey mentions how Garth had intended to move to France.
* CryingWolf: Tracey doesn't believe Sharon's claims that she's sick at first, as Sharon has had a history of faking illness to get out of stuff. It's eventually revealed that she is genuinely sick.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Sharon is revealed to have had a "sick note" as one given by her headmaster, mainly because of her tendency to get out of stuff with a sick note.
* {{Fainting}}: Sharon frequently faints in front of Mrs. Hackett thanks to her allergies.
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Dorien shows an interest in new-age healing this episode, which leads Tracey to accuse her of pursuing a hobby every week, usually only for the purposes of finding someone to ave sex with.
* TheGhost: Rupert, who's giving Dorien sessions in energy channeling and crystal healing.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Sharon dismisses Tracey's idea of "Maids of Ongar" (a play on "Maids of Honour") as a joke, but without the funny part.
* MisophoniaGag: Sharon loudly sucks on a chocolate biscuit, much to Tracey's annoyance.
* MusicalChores: Sharon sings "I feel good" whilst she's preparing in the kitchen and cleaning Mrs. Hackett's place.
* NoSympathy: Tracey is more annoyed that Sharon put herself in a position to be sick than actually sympathetic to her, thanks to her thinking that she's just playing it up to get out of her new job. She does become more sympathetic when it turns out that she is sick... until she finds out that it was self-inflicted.
-->'''Sharon''': I collapsed at work today. Precious little sympathy I got off her.
* OneShotCharacter: Mrs. Hackett and Danny
* PlayingSick: This is what Tracey thinks that Sharon's doing, not helped by her history of doing this - after all, her nickname used to be "sick-note". As the episode goes on, however, it's revealed that Sharon was sick all along.
* PlotAllergy: {{Subverted}}. Sharon is revealed to suffer from an allergy after she faints twice during the episode, although it's later revealed to have occured as a result of her poor lifestyle.
* PunnyName: According to Tracey, the name "Maids of Ongar" is a play on "Maids of Honour", except they live near Ongar.
* SelfDeprecation: The name "Birds of a Feather" is dismissed by Sharon as "crap". Keep in mind that this is the name used by the show itself.
* SickEpisode: Sharon spends the episode sick, something which is initially blamed on her lifestyle, even though it's eventually revealed to be a PlotAllergy.
* TheTheTitleConfusion: Although the episode title is "The Essex Patient", UKTV Play just refers to it as simply "Essex Patient" without any "The" to it.
* TitleDrop: Tracey suggests calling the sister's new cleaning service "Birds of a Feather", the only reference to the actual title of the series during the run.
-->'''Sharon''': Domestic Cleaning? Can't you think of a better name than that?
-->'''Tracey''': I was thinking about ''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''': That's crap.
* TookALevelInJerkass: As noticed by the others, Tracey becomes more harsh this episode, being unsympathetic to Sharon, insulting Dorien, and being quite harsh to Garth.
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After the last episode, the sisters have now set up their new business in domestic cleaning. However, afterward, Sharon isn't feeling too well - she's got a temperature, although Tracey doesn't believe her at first until she faints during one of their jobs. The doctor decides that Sharon needs to change her lifestyle, although Tracey still thinks that she is milking it.
Meanwhile, Garth is having problems with his room and wants it changed, although Tracey is a bit annoyed, as the room is the nursery and Garth had previously shown a desire to move. Tracey thus forces Garth to move out and get a job. Soon, everyone thinks that Tracey is beginning to get a little too harsh for their liking so Sharon takes Dorien's offer of new-age healing up.
The next morning, it seems to work and she manages to do the job, but it's not long before she feels sick and faints again. Tracey is worried as she did not previously believe her, but it turns out that Sharon has an allergy to something. Well, until it turns out that that's another term for Sharon having a poor lifestyle.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AnimalMetaphor: Danny likes to compare women to birds. To him, Tracey is like a swan, whilst Dorien is merely a thrush.
* ContinuityNod: Tracey mentions how Garth had intended to move to France.
* CryingWolf: Tracey doesn't believe Sharon's claims that she's sick at first, as Sharon has had a history of faking illness to get out of stuff. It's eventually revealed that she is genuinely sick.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Sharon is revealed to have had a "sick note" as one given by her headmaster, mainly because of her tendency to get out of stuff with a sick note.
* {{Fainting}}: Sharon frequently faints in front of Mrs. Hackett thanks to her allergies.
* FleetingPassionateHobbies: Dorien shows an interest in new-age healing this episode, which leads Tracey to accuse her of pursuing a hobby every week, usually only for the purposes of finding someone to ave sex with.
* TheGhost: Rupert, who's giving Dorien sessions in energy channeling and crystal healing.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Sharon dismisses Tracey's idea of "Maids of Ongar" (a play on "Maids of Honour") as a joke, but without the funny part.
* MisophoniaGag: Sharon loudly sucks on a chocolate biscuit, much to Tracey's annoyance.
* MusicalChores: Sharon sings "I feel good" whilst she's preparing in the kitchen and cleaning Mrs. Hackett's place.
* NoSympathy: Tracey is more annoyed that Sharon put herself in a position to be sick than actually sympathetic to her, thanks to her thinking that she's just playing it up to get out of her new job. She does become more sympathetic when it turns out that she is sick... until she finds out that it was self-inflicted.
-->'''Sharon''': I collapsed at work today. Precious little sympathy I got off her.
* OneShotCharacter: Mrs. Hackett and Danny
* PlayingSick: This is what Tracey thinks that Sharon's doing, not helped by her history of doing this - after all, her nickname used to be "sick-note". As the episode goes on, however, it's revealed that Sharon was sick all along.
* PlotAllergy: {{Subverted}}. Sharon is revealed to suffer from an allergy after she faints twice during the episode, although it's later revealed to have occured as a result of her poor lifestyle.
* PunnyName: According to Tracey, the name "Maids of Ongar" is a play on "Maids of Honour", except they live near Ongar.
* SelfDeprecation: The name "Birds of a Feather" is dismissed by Sharon as "crap". Keep in mind that this is the name used by the show itself.
* SickEpisode: Sharon spends the episode sick, something which is initially blamed on her lifestyle, even though it's eventually revealed to be a PlotAllergy.
* TheTheTitleConfusion: Although the episode title is "The Essex Patient", UKTV Play just refers to it as simply "Essex Patient" without any "The" to it.
* TitleDrop: Tracey suggests calling the sister's new cleaning service "Birds of a Feather", the only reference to the actual title of the series during the run.
-->'''Sharon''': Domestic Cleaning? Can't you think of a better name than that?
-->'''Tracey''': I was thinking about ''Birds of a Feather''.
-->'''Sharon''': That's crap.
* TookALevelInJerkass: As noticed by the others, Tracey becomes more harsh this episode, being unsympathetic to Sharon, insulting Dorien, and being quite harsh to Garth.
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