Sharon: An' what was 'e in for, eh? 'E could 'ave an obsessional hatred of women... for fat women. (Beat) For fat Cockney women!
— Sharon Theodopolopodous fretting over Desmond's criminal history.
- Date First Aired: 26/10/1991
Desmond Gibbs, an "old prison friend" of Darryl's, turns up at Dalentrace to visit Tracey. With a squash injury keeping Marcus at home - and ruining Dorien's planned adventures with her toyboy - Sharon suggests that the accident-prone Desmond acts as temporary chauffeur.
Tropes In This Episode:
- Continuity Nod:
- Tracey is still refusing to throw away any of Darryl's things.
- Tracey finds the suit Darryl wore when he was sentenced to twelve years in prison.
- Deadpan Snarker: Sharon on the topic of moths.Tracey: 'Ow big should mothballs be?Sharon: Dunno. How big was the moth?
- Drives Like Crazy: Desmond panics after hearing a police siren and floors it into a lorry.
- Fee Fi Faux Pas: After Sharon mentions Chris was on E wing, Desmond tells her he never mixed with those from E wing because it was full of animals. He realises what he said and tries to apologise, but she agrees with him.
- Jar Potty: Desmond asks Tracey for a bucket after being invited to stay the night.
- Offscreen Crash: Desmond accidentally smashes a plate when doing the dishes.
- One-Shot Character: Desmond Gibbs.
- One-Steve Limit: Sharon and Chris mention a prisoner called Straight Dave. Dave also was the name of the man who got Sharon pregnant in "Women's Troubles" and returned earlier this series in "Baby Come Back" and there was a One-Shot Character called David in "Falling in Love Again".
- Pun-Based Title: The title of the episode comes from the phrase "flavour of the month".
- Shout-Out:
- Desmond reads about Nelson Mandela in the paper.
- Dorien compares Tracey and Sharon watching Desmond garden to Crimewatch UK.
- Take That!: After seeing a garish suit of Darryl's, Sharon asks if he's going to host The Price Is Right.
- Verbal Backspace: Sharon asks Tracey if anything's gone missing from the kitchen and gets told a jug and a plate. Right on cue, a plate is heard smashing and Tracey corrects herself to two plates.
- Walking Disaster Area: Desmond is incredibly clumsy, and a little dim, which proves to be a dangerous combination.
