Dorien: But I believe in meaningful relationships, lots of them, with lots of different men.
— Dorien Green defending her scrubber lifestyle.
- 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.
Tropes In This Episode:
- All There in the Script: Sandra's name is only given in the end credits.
- Call-Back: The prisoners' wives group has a meeting at Dalentrace.
- Deadpan Snarker: 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?
- "Dear John" Letter: Sharon mentions one of these, but Chris gets confused and tells her the bloke's name was Pete.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Chris asks his cellmate if he wants milk in his tea and gets a black eye for it.
- Get Out!: Sharon kicks Gil out of Dalentrace after finding out he purposely screwed up his wife's chance at parole.
- Naked People Are Funny: Tracey catches a naked Gil coming out of her shower.
- Noodle Incident:
- 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.
- One-Shot Character: Gil Baker and Sandra.
- One-Steve Limit: Chris mentions a Lisa Shemanski. Lisa was also the name of a recurring character in the first two series.
- Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: To the film 9½ Weeks.
- Sexless Marriage: Dorien assures Sharon that many marriages are nooky free.
- Ship Sinking: Dorien thought she had a real connection with Stanley, then he stole her credit cards and left her.
- Shirtless Scene: Gil briefly has one after his shower.
- Shout-Out:
- Tracey compares Stanley to Jiminy Cricket.
- Tracey mentions Brief Encounter.
- 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 Andy Capp and his wife.
- Chris tells Sharon she gives him more stick than Mandy gives John Major.
- Stage Names:
- The Pork Bayonets' drummer's name was Roy Leveret but he used Phil "Filthy" Phlegm onstage.
- Gil's was Cedric Snott.
- Status Quo Is God: Sharon plans to go to Norridge with 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.
- Speed Sex: Sharon complains about how quick men are in bed.
- Spiteful Spit: Gil reminisces about the time Phil "Filthy" Phlegm once gobbed on Bob Harris.
- Take That!:
- Sharon makes a joke about 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 Jackie Collins look like the Daymark catalog.
- Tracey and Dorien consider Norridge to be a terrible place to live.
- With a Foot on the Bus: Sharon came close to moving to Norridge with Gil, but ultimately decided to stay at Dalentrace.
- You Dirty Rat!: Gil's place is described as having hot and cold running mice.
