Tracey: You wouldn' catch me stealin' off my own husband.
Sharon: An' Chris won't catch me if you pay that into y'bank account.
— Sharon Theodopolopodous trying to steal from her husband Chris with a reluctant Tracey Stubbs.
- Date First Aired: 31/08/1991
While a prison visit ends with Sharon being ejected for violently slapping Chris in the face, Darryl's appearance appears to have taken a turn for the worse. Nevertheless, he desires for Tracey to look sexier on her next visit, so Dorien offers to allow her to borrow a selection of revealing outfits.
Tropes In This Episode:
- Auto Erotica: Sharon lies about having sex with a French lorry driver in his secret bedroom compartment.
- Bait-and-Switch Suicide: Darryl can be seen looking at what appears to be a razor blade and commenting that he's "a total waste of space", suggesting that he's about to off himself. Turns out that he was going to use the opportunity to clean himself up.
- "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: From this episode onward, the theme tune is sung by Linda Robson (Tracey) and Pauline Quirke (Sharon).
- Dope Slap: Chris ends up pissing Sharon so much that she slaps him in the face.
- Embarrassing Nickname: Chris repeatedly called Sharon "Mount Olympus" in his wedding speech.
- Fire-Breathing Diner: Dorien tricks Sharon into eating a spicy chili at dinner.
- The Food Poisoning Incident: Sharon got food poisoning whilst she and Tracey were taking Garth to Chessington when he was five.
- Forged Message: Sharon plans to forge Chris' signature so that she can cash in of £100.
- Get Out!:
- Sharon gets kicked out of the prison for slapping Chris.
- Tracey kicks out Sharon and Dorien after an argument at dinner.Tracey: Go on, get out! SLING YER 'OOK! Get out!Sharon: It weren't me, it was 'er!Tracey: Well, she can piss off and all!
- Loan Shark: Chris considers becoming one of these with the premium bonds that he's won.
- Noodle Incident:
- A circus performer was in Sharon's flat for a time, complete with performing seals.
- This hasn't been the first time that week that Sharon had been kicked out of a prison visit.
- Dorien tells Tracey and Sharon that she once pulled a rabbi at a funeral and had a long period of having an attraction to driving instructors.
- Some Scottish prisoners broke the prison boiler trying to make whiskey.
- Nose Nuggets: Sharon mentions seeing Darryl pick his nose and wiping it on the underneath of the table.
- One-Shot Character: Sonia Wiggins.
- Page Three Stunna: Tracey gets upset when Darryl wants her to dress like a page three bird.
- Rearrange the Song: Beginning in this episode, the theme song is now sung by Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson.
- Rich Language, Poor Language: Dorien gets confused by the phrase "banged up" and says "banged down" instead.
- Rule of Pool: Sharon mentions Tracey can't throw her out of the pool, only into it.
- Seriously Scruffy: Darryl's struggles with prison is starting to reflect in his appearance, with him becoming more dishevelled and scruffy. He does clean up though.
- Sexy Priest: Dorien once pulled a hunky rabbi.
- Ship Tease: Darryl mentions having saucy dreams about Sharon.
- Shout-Out:
- The title of the episode is a reference to the Brit Com Keeping Up Appearances.
- Sharon calls a hairdresser "Vidal", referring to British hairstylist Vidal Sassoon.
- Tracey comments that Sharon doesn't exactly look like she's off the see the Queen Mother.
- It's commented upon that a turn of the prison toilet was in more demand than a Cup Final ticket.
- Sharon mentions Nigel Dempster.
- Dorien tries to serve drinks like Patrick Swayze has them in Ghost (1990).
- Sharon calls Chris "Don Corleone".
- Suddenly Shouting: Tracey when telling Sharon and Dorien to Get Out!
- Take That!:
- Sharon warns Tracey that Darryl is going downhill faster than Cyril Smith on a Teflon coated sled.
- Sharon tells Tracey that Darryl looks like Worzel Gummidge and that it seems he hasn't washed his hair since Margaret Thatcher got the boot.
- Chris tells Darryl he's got worse stubble than Yasser Arafat.
- Wolf Whistle: The prisoners do this when a woman comes in wearing a particularly sexy outfit.
