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** The episode title comes from the movie ''Love on the Run''.

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** The episode title comes from the movie ''Love on the Run''.''Film/LoveOnTheRun''.
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** Maureen Lipman is name-dropped by Tracey when she is trying to make an alarm call.

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** Maureen Lipman Creator/MaureenLipman is name-dropped by Tracey when she is trying to make an alarm call.

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** "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" by Music/DonMcLean plays on Martin's second visit to Dalentrace. Sharon also calls [=McLean=] one of her heroes, while Creator/VincentVanGogh is for Martin.
** "I Want To Break Free" by Music/{{Queen}} is heard playing as Tracey and Darryl leave the hotel. Creator/{{BBC}} Essex radio is also heard blaring in the same scene.
** Sharon and Dorien wait for Tracey and Darryl outside a Jolly Farmer's pub.

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** "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" by Sharon calls Music/DonMcLean plays on Martin's second visit to Dalentrace. Sharon also calls [=McLean=] one of her heroes, while Creator/VincentVanGogh is for Martin.
** "I Want To Break Free" by Music/{{Queen}} is heard playing as Tracey and Darryl leave the hotel. Creator/{{BBC}} Essex radio is also heard blaring in the same scene.
** Sharon and Dorien wait for Tracey and Darryl outside a Jolly Farmer's pub.
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** Darryl states that he knew the taxi driver was fishy as he was a ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Millwall]]'' supporter.

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** Darryl states that he knew the taxi driver was fishy as he was a ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Millwall]]'' [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Millwall]] supporter.
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-->'''Tracey''': Oh, there's a night bus from Calais to Rio is there?

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-->'''Tracey''': Oh, there's a night bus from Calais to Rio Rio, is there?
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* ProductPlacement:
** The policeman is seen reading ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]]'' during the hospital scene with Darryl.
** Sharon and Martin drink ''Pernod'' together.

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* ShirtlessScene: Darryl takes his shirt off when getting out of his pyjamas.

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* ShirtlessScene: ShirtlessScene:
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Darryl takes his shirt off when getting out of his pyjamas.pyjamas.
** There's also Martin coming in topless at the end of the episode.

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Darryl is in hospital with appendicitis and plans to escape for a night so that he can be with Tracey. With the help of a nurse, the policeman is drugged unconscious and Darryl and Tracey go to a hotel. Darryl considers escaping for good but Tracey convinces him not to. Meanwhile, Sharon is spending the night with Martin, an artist she recently met. She proceeds to sleep with him. The following morning, the taxi that Darryl and Tracey are in is stopped by a patrolman and the minicab driver gets arrested for drink-driving. Tracey decides to ring Sharon, who proceeds to drive with Dorien to pick Darryl and Tracey up and take them back to the hospital. They get back just as the policeman wakes up and he never finds out that Darryl escaped.

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Something has come up with Darryl is in - he has been sent to hospital with appendicitis and appendicitis. Whilst Tracey visits him, Darryl reveals his plans to escape prison for a night so that he can be out with Tracey. With Meanwhile, an artist named Martin shows up at the help of a nurse, the policeman is drugged unconscious house and hits it off with Sharon after she sees his paintings.

That night, Tracey
and Darryl and decide to have their night, Tracey go having claimed that her son had appendicitis to a hotel. Sharon to cover up her night out. However, the situation is complicated when Darryl considers escaping for good but decides that he's going to use the opportunity to RunForTheBorder. However, Tracey convinces doesn't want him not to. Meanwhile, Sharon is spending the night with Martin, an artist she recently met. She proceeds to sleep with him. live as a fugitive and they fight, although Darryl eventually gets around to her line of thinking.

The following next morning, the duo returns back to prison. However, their taxi that Darryl and driver is a DrunkDriver who is taken away by the police. Tracey are in and Darryl's return seem jeopardized but Tracey is stopped by able to get Sharon (who had a patrolman terrible night of sex with Martin) and Dorien (who had spent the episode on a tryst with her toyboy) to come to help. Unfortunately, Darryl's stitches burst and the minicab driver gets arrested for drink-driving. Tracey decides to ring Sharon, who proceeds to drive with Dorien to pick Darryl police come again. Thankfully, they don't recognize him and Tracey up and take them back he is successfully returned to the hospital. They get back just as the policeman wakes up and he never finds out that Darryl escaped.
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* StarvingArtist: Martin claims himself as one, arguing that he's merely a struggling artist with not much artist.

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* StarvingArtist: Martin claims himself as one, arguing that he's merely a struggling artist with not much artist.talent.
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* StarvingArtist: Martin claims himself as one, arguing that he's merely a struggling artist with not much artist.
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-->-- '''Tracey Stubbs''' trying to explain to '''Mrs. Simmons''' that her husband Darryl needs high-quality foods.
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-->'''Darryl''': Well, y'find anythin'? Any drugs, skeleton keys, sawn-off shotgun?
-->'''Policeman''': Not yet.

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-->'''Darryl''': --->'''Darryl''': Well, y'find anythin'? Any drugs, skeleton keys, sawn-off shotgun?
-->'''Policeman''': --->'''Policeman''': Not yet.



-->'''Tracey''': Yeah, yeah! That's it Darryl, you've rumbled me. I'm sexually satiated due to the attentions of the entire night shift of Fords of Dagenhams!

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-->'''Tracey''': --->'''Tracey''': Yeah, yeah! That's it Darryl, you've rumbled me. I'm sexually satiated due to the attentions of the entire night shift of Fords of Dagenhams!
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-->'''Tracey''': He ain't tried to top 'imself is 'e? Cause 'e was feelin' very depressed at my last visit. I blame it on the food in 'ere. All them additives an' colourin's an' E numbers. Well, 'e's got a very sensitive digestion. 'e likes fillet steak, corn-fed chicken, scotch-smoked salmon, can't stomach that Canadian stuff. I bet you've been feedin' 'im Canadian stuff!
-->'''Mrs. Simmons''': Mrs. Stubbs, I think I can with ''confidence'' say that your husband has ''not'' been force-fed inferior smoked salmon.

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-->'''Tracey''': ->'''Tracey''': He ain't tried to top 'imself is 'e? Cause 'e was feelin' very depressed at my last visit. I blame it on the food in 'ere. All them additives an' colourin's an' E numbers. Well, 'e's got a very sensitive digestion. 'e likes fillet steak, corn-fed chicken, scotch-smoked salmon, can't stomach that Canadian stuff. I bet you've been feedin' 'im Canadian stuff!
-->'''Mrs.->'''Mrs. Simmons''': Mrs. Stubbs, I think I can with ''confidence'' say that your husband has ''not'' been force-fed inferior smoked salmon.

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* InstantSedation: Joy puts chloral hydrate into Darryl's cake, knowing the policeman would eat it and fall asleep, which he does instantly.



* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Joy puts chloral hydrate into Darryl's cake, knowing the policeman would eat it and fall asleep.
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* SpeedSex: Darryl finishes quickly with Tracey and gets embarrassed about it.
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** The policeman is seen reading ''The Sun'' during the hospital scene with Darryl.

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** The policeman is seen reading ''The Sun'' ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers The Sun]]'' during the hospital scene with Darryl.
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-->'''Tracey''': He ain't tried to top 'imself is 'e? Cause 'e was feelin' very depressed at my last visit. I blame it on the food in 'ere. All them additives an' colourin's an' E numbers. Well, 'e's got a very sensitive digestion. 'e likes fillet steak, corn-fed chicken, scotch-smoked salmon, can't stomach that Canadian stuff. I bet you've been feedin' im Canadian stuff!

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-->'''Tracey''': He ain't tried to top 'imself is 'e? Cause 'e was feelin' very depressed at my last visit. I blame it on the food in 'ere. All them additives an' colourin's an' E numbers. Well, 'e's got a very sensitive digestion. 'e likes fillet steak, corn-fed chicken, scotch-smoked salmon, can't stomach that Canadian stuff. I bet you've been feedin' im 'im Canadian stuff!
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** Darryl states that he knew the taxi driver was fishy as he was a [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Millwall]] supporter.

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** Darryl states that he knew the taxi driver was fishy as he was a [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Millwall]] ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Millwall]]'' supporter.
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** "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) by Music/DonMcLean plays on Martin's second visit to Dalentrace. Sharon also calls [=McLean=] one of her heroes, while Creator/VincentVanGogh is for Martin.

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** "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) Night)" by Music/DonMcLean plays on Martin's second visit to Dalentrace. Sharon also calls [=McLean=] one of her heroes, while Creator/VincentVanGogh is for Martin.

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** Sharon and Martin drink Pernod together.

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** Sharon and Martin drink Pernod ''Pernod'' together.



-->'''Tracey''': Alright, alright, supposing we do do a bunk, then what?
-->'''Darryl''': Next stop, South America!
-->'''Tracey''': Oh, there's a night bus from Calais to Rio is there?



* ShirtlessScene: Darryl takes his shirt off when getting out of his pyjamas.



** Tracey calls the policeman "[[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Mr. Plod]]".



** "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) by Music/DonMcLean plays on Martin's second visit to Dalentrace. Sharon also calls [=McLean=] one of her heroes, while Creator/VincentVanGogh is for Martin.



** Sharon and Dorien wait for Tracey and Darryl outside a Jolly Farmer's pub.





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\n* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: Joy puts chloral hydrate into Darryl's cake, knowing the policeman would eat it and fall asleep.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Mrs. Simmons seems to be the one worker at the prison in the entire series who isn't horrible to the prisoners.

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-->'''Tracey''': He ain't tried to top 'imself is 'e? Cause 'e was feelin' very depressed at my last visit. I blame it on the food in 'ere. All them additives an' colourin's an' E numbers. Well, 'e's got a very sensitive digestion. 'e likes fillet steak, corn-fed chicken, scotch-smoked salmon, can't stomach that Canadian stuff. I bet you've been feedin' im Canadian stuff!
-->'''Mrs. Simmons''': Mrs. Stubbs, I think I can with ''confidence'' say that your husband has ''not'' been force-fed inferior smoked salmon.



Darryl is in hospital with appendicitis and plans to escape for a night so that he can be with Tracey. With the help of a nurse, the police guard is drugged unconscious and Darryl and Tracey go to a hotel. Darryl considers escaping for good but Tracey convinces him not to. Meanwhile, Sharon is spending the night with Martin, an artist she recently met. She proceeds to sleep with him. The following morning, the taxi that Darryl and Tracey are in is stopped by the police and the driver gets arrested for drink-driving. Tracey decides to ring Sharon, who proceeds to drive with Dorien to pick Darryl and Tracey up and take them back to the hospital. They get back just as the guard wakes up and he never finds out that Darryl escaped.

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Darryl is in hospital with appendicitis and plans to escape for a night so that he can be with Tracey. With the help of a nurse, the police guard policeman is drugged unconscious and Darryl and Tracey go to a hotel. Darryl considers escaping for good but Tracey convinces him not to. Meanwhile, Sharon is spending the night with Martin, an artist she recently met. She proceeds to sleep with him. The following morning, the taxi that Darryl and Tracey are in is stopped by the police a patrolman and the minicab driver gets arrested for drink-driving. Tracey decides to ring Sharon, who proceeds to drive with Dorien to pick Darryl and Tracey up and take them back to the hospital. They get back just as the guard policeman wakes up and he never finds out that Darryl escaped.



* DeadpanSnarker: When Darryl briefly accuses Tracey of having a bloke stuck somewhere. Tracey responds with this.

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* DeadpanSnarker: AssShove: Darryl brings it up when talking about drugging the policeman with cake.
-->'''Joy''': That drug shoulda gone straight to 'is brain!
-->'''Darryl''': Well if you wanted it go straight to 'is brain, y'shoulda stuffed the cake up 'is bum!
* BatmanGambit: Joy manages to drug the policeman by slipping it in Darryl's food, knowing he always ate most of it just to be an asshole.
* BigEater: The policeman in Darryl's room eats most of his food.
* BigotWithABadge: After seeing Darryl bleeding, the patrolman asks him if he was mugged, and if so, were the men black.
* {{Blackmail}}: Sharon threatens Dorien that if she doesn't help Tracey and Darryl, she'll tell Marcus about her trysts with Luke.
* CountryMatters: One of the words Darryl uses to describe himself after he storms out of the hotel room is "[[UsefulNotes/CockneyRhymingSlang berk]]".
* DeadpanSnarker:
** Darryl to the policeman after he eats most of his food.
-->'''Darryl''': Well, y'find anythin'? Any drugs, skeleton keys, sawn-off shotgun?
-->'''Policeman''': Not yet.
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When Darryl briefly accuses Tracey of having a bloke stuck somewhere. Tracey responds with this.



* DrunkDriver: The minicab driver drinks whenever Tracey and Darryl aren't looking. He is later taken away by a patrolman for this which jeopardises Darryl's escape.



* ForTheEvulz: The policeman had no reason to eat so much of Darryl's food, other than to bring him misery.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The policeman's habit of eating Darryl's food comes back to bite him when Joy slips chloral hydrate into Darryl's cake.
* HospitalHottie: Joy, who gives Darryl a face full of cleavage when plumping up his pillows.
* LingerieScene:
** Tracey wears some for Darryl, who unluckily falls asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow.
** Dorien meets Sharon in the door only in her lingerie.



* ProductPlacement: The policeman is seen reading ''The Sun'' during the hospital scene with Darryl.

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* ProductPlacement: MarshmallowHell: Darryl gets a face full of cleavage when Joy plumps up his pillows.
* NoodleIncident: Tracey asks Mrs. Simmons if Darryl's gone on the prison roof again.
* OneShotCharacter: Mrs. Simmons, Joy and Martin.
* OutOfFocus: Dorien doesn't appear until the last few minutes of the episode.
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The policeman is seen reading ''The Sun'' during the hospital scene with Darryl.Darryl.
** Sharon and Martin drink Pernod together.
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* DeadpanSnarker: When Darryl briefly accuses Sharon of having a bloke stuck somewhere. Tracey responds with this.
-->'''Tracey''': Yes Darryl, you rumbled me. I'm sexually satiated due to the attentions of the entire night shift of Ford's of Dagenham!

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* DeadpanSnarker: When Darryl briefly accuses Sharon Tracey of having a bloke stuck somewhere. Tracey responds with this.
-->'''Tracey''': Yes Yeah, yeah! That's it Darryl, you you've rumbled me. I'm sexually satiated due to the attentions of the entire night shift of Ford's Fords of Dagenham!Dagenhams!

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* RupturedAppendix: Darryl is suffering from appendicitis this episode and has to go to the Royal Infirmary.

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* RupturedAppendix: RupturedAppendix:
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Darryl is suffering from appendicitis this episode and has to go to the Royal Infirmary.Infirmary.
** Tracey lies that Garth is suffering from it as well so she can visit Darryl without Sharon knowing.
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* ProductPlacement: The officer is seen reading ''The Sun'' during the hospital scene with Darryl.

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* ProductPlacement: The officer policeman is seen reading ''The Sun'' during the hospital scene with Darryl.
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** When Darryl tries to encourage a romantic relation, Tracey asks if he is planning to do a Kenneth Clarke and screw the NHS.

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** When Darryl tries to encourage a romantic relation, relation with Joy the nurse, Tracey asks if he is planning to do a Kenneth Clarke and screw the NHS.
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* CallBack: Dorien is still in a relationship with [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E5KeepOffTheGrass her toyboy Luke]].



* ShoutOut: The episode title is likely a reference to the movie "Film/LoveOnTheRun".

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The episode title is likely a reference to comes from the movie "Film/LoveOnTheRun".''Love on the Run''.



** Creator/MaureenLipman is name-dropped by Tracey when she is trying to make an alarm call.

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** Creator/MaureenLipman Maureen Lipman is name-dropped by Tracey when she is trying to make an alarm call.



** TakeThat: Darryl states that he knew the taxi driver was fishy as he was a Millwall supporter.


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** TakeThat: Darryl states that he knew the taxi driver was fishy as he was a Millwall [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams Millwall]] supporter.

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* CallBack: Dorien is still in a relationship with [[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS2E5KeepOffTheGrass her toyboy Luke]].
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** "I want to break free" by Music/{{Queen}} is heard playing as Tracey and Darryl leave the hotel. Creator/{{BBC}} Essex radio is also heard blaring in the same scene.

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** "I want to break free" Want To Break Free" by Music/{{Queen}} is heard playing as Tracey and Darryl leave the hotel. Creator/{{BBC}} Essex radio is also heard blaring in the same scene.
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* Date First Aired: 15/11/1990

Darryl is in hospital with appendicitis and plans to escape for a night so that he can be with Tracey. With the help of a nurse, the police guard is drugged unconscious and Darryl and Tracey go to a hotel. Darryl considers escaping for good but Tracey convinces him not to. Meanwhile, Sharon is spending the night with Martin, an artist she recently met. She proceeds to sleep with him. The following morning, the taxi that Darryl and Tracey are in is stopped by the police and the driver gets arrested for drink-driving. Tracey decides to ring Sharon, who proceeds to drive with Dorien to pick Darryl and Tracey up and take them back to the hospital. They get back just as the guard wakes up and he never finds out that Darryl escaped.

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!!Tropes in this episode:
* DeadpanSnarker: When Darryl briefly accuses Sharon of having a bloke stuck somewhere. Tracey responds with this.
-->'''Tracey''': Yes Darryl, you rumbled me. I'm sexually satiated due to the attentions of the entire night shift of Ford's of Dagenham!
* DeathFakedForYou: Sharon lies and states that Chris is dead when Martin comes in.
* DescriptionCut: Tracey comments that Darryl must be so lonely in hospital. Cut to Darryl in bed, who is rather enjoying himself.
* DrivenToSuicide: When hearing about Darryl's move, Tracey's first thought is that he tried to top himself.
* GreatEscape: Darryl plans to escape jail so that he can have a night out with Tracey. He later plans to do this long-term.
* FakingAnotherPersonsIllness: Tracey fakes Garth having appendicitis so that she can get away from Sharon.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: One of the nurses gains a crush on Darryl, with Darryl being stated to have encouraged it.
* LookBehindYou: Sharon attempts to distract Tracey by asking her to look at the window so that she could have a bit of fisherman's bake.
* ProductPlacement: The officer is seen reading ''The Sun'' during the hospital scene with Darryl.
* RunForTheBorder: Darryl plans to escape the law through either crossing the Channel or otherwise escaping into another country.
* RupturedAppendix: Darryl is suffering from appendicitis this episode and has to go to the Royal Infirmary.
* ShoutOut: The episode title is likely a reference to the movie "Film/LoveOnTheRun".
** Sharon mentions liking anything with Creator/MelGibson in it.
** Creator/MaureenLipman is name-dropped by Tracey when she is trying to make an alarm call.
** "I want to break free" by Music/{{Queen}} is heard playing as Tracey and Darryl leave the hotel. Creator/{{BBC}} Essex radio is also heard blaring in the same scene.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Darryl considers escaping prison permanently but decides to return in the end.
* TakeThat:
** When Tracey is fearing for her husband, she accuses the prison staff of feeding him Canadian food.
** When Darryl tries to encourage a romantic relation, Tracey asks if he is planning to do a Kenneth Clarke and screw the NHS.
** TakeThat: Darryl states that he knew the taxi driver was fishy as he was a Millwall supporter.


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