- Date First Aired: 27/09/1990
Darryl is not in a good mood. Another prisoner called Billy has been let free, which has reminded him that he's in prison for another eight years. Concerned about her husband's health, Tracey decides to live like him for two days to properly understand how he feels, although Sharon doesn't think she'll last long. Annoyed, Tracey manages to rope Sharon in the attempt as well.
Meanwhile, Darryl has decided to do art class in prison, although he isn't coping well. That night, he's annoyed by a fellow prisoner named Gary. However, Gary is The Pollyanna, and he starts to teach Darryl how to survive life in prison. Also, Dorien has a problem - she's been locked out of her house, with Marcus away on a Neighbourhood Watch Convention. The sisters thus let Dorien stay with them for a while. It's not long before Tracey's prison experiment goes wrong - Sharon is caught eating in the middle of the night, leading to the sisters being locked into the room by Dorien. Then, the sisters start to argue. Making matters worse, Dorien finds out that her house has been robbed. Unfortunately, she is distracted by this problem, leaving Sharon and Tracey trapped. They are thus forced to get out through the window and on the roof. They end up shattering the windshield of a police officer's car and go to prison for a while.
Tropes In This Episode:
- Analogy Backfire: When Tracey and Sharon are in prison for damaging a police car.Sharon: You're right Trace, i'is th' lit'le things you miss.Tracey: Yeah, only a Ford Sierra ain't lit'le, and you didn't miss it.
- Continuity Nod: Darryl's love of West Ham United was first established in "Substitute".
- Fee Fi Faux Pas: Tracey goes on a tangent trying to remind Darryl who Jane Miller is, only to remember they only met after Darryl's incarceration which annoys an already depressed Darryl.
- The Ghost: Jane Miller, who Tracey met after Darryl was locked up.
- Gilligan Cut: When Tracey and Sharon are trying to escape the locked room, Sharon decides to go to the roof via the window, to which Tracey says she refuses to go on the roof. Smash cut to the two on the roof yelling at Dorien.
- I'm a Humanitarian: Sharon considers cannibalism while trapped with Tracey, only to reconsider when she realises she'd have to eat herself considering how little of Tracey there is.
- In Another Man's Shoes: Tracey deliberately decides to live like prison-bound Darryl for a while to understand what he's going through better.
- Mistaken for Gay: Darryl briefly believes that Gary is offering sex to him when he asks him what he misses the most in prison.
- Mrs. Robinson: Sharon theorises that Dorien's off with a toyboy when she doesn't return to free her and Tracey.
- One-Shot Character: Billy and Gary.
- One-Steve Limit: Gary shares his name with a One-Shot Character in "Subsititute".
- "Open!" Says Me: The first indication that Dorien's house has been robbed is when she finds that there is no longer any door to her house.
- Painful Body Waxing: Dorien has trouble staying silent when waxing her legs, so she puts a wax strip over her mouth to keep it in.
- The Pollyanna: Gary refuses to let prison get to him and teaches Darryl how to enjoy himself there.
- Riddle for the Ages: So who did rob Dorien and Marcus' house?
- Sanity Slippage: Darryl has a quick breakdown in his prison art class.
- Skewed Priorities: When her house has been robbed, Dorien calls the insurance company before the police because she'd rather have the money than her things back.
- Shout-Out:
- Darryl has a copy of Penthouse.
- Tracey mentions French and Saunders.
- Sharon wakes up with a copy of The Naked Heart in her bed.
- Something We Forgot: After Dorien finds out that her house has been burgled, she completely forgets to let free the two sisters, leading to them trying to get her attention up on the roof.
- Suicide as Comedy: Darryl tells Gary all he has are suicidal tendencies and a copy of Penthouse, so he asks if he should slobber himself to death.
- Take That!: Gary makes several jokes about how much West Ham United lose.
- Your Door Was Open: How Dorien invites herself inside.Dorien: Tracey have you gone soft? Your kitchen door was unlocked. I mean you of all people should know better than that, anyone could walk in.Tracey: I can see that.
