Sharon: Ooh, we got jam roll for afters. Always been partial to a quick roll, in't ya Dor?
— Sharon Theodopolopodous making a joke about Dorien's over-active sex life.
- Date First Aired: 13/09/1992
Garth has decided to blow his chance of a city job to go on a catering course in Nottingham. Tracey is upset, but offers to go along with it if he does well working in Sharon's cafe. Meanwhile, Dorien has decided to enroll in a psychology course in Harlow, posing as a penniless prisoner's wife in a bid to gain her tutor’s sympathy.
Tropes in this Episode:
- Accidental Misnaming: Tracey and Sharon call Emmeline Pankhurst "Amy".
- And I'm the Queen of Sheba: When Dorien discusses how Sharon threatened the stability of her marriage, Tracey comments that if her marriage was stable, then that makes her the Princess of Wales.
- Ascended Extra: Garth has finally finished boarding school and appears more often from now on.
- Blackmail: Sharon tells Dorien she won't tell Marcus about her affairs for one grand.
- Buffy Speak: Sharon forgets the name of Amelia Earhart and calls her "the woman who went over in the plane on her own".
- Continuity Nod:
- Tracey's typing lessons are brought up again.
- Lisa is mentioned for the first time since "Thirty Something" two series ago.
- Copycat Mockery: Garth puts on a nasal voice to imitate the voice on the train apologising for the delays.
- Deadpan Snarker: Dorien asks Sharon how old a donut in the café is and gets this response:Sharon: Cut it in half and count the rings.
- The Dreaded Toilet Duty: Tracey gets Sharon to make sure that Garth's first job at the café is to clean the toilets.
- "Fawlty Towers" Plot: Dorien's attempts to hide her wealth from the other students end with her posing as a penniless prisoner's wife living in squalor.
- Great Escape: Dorien wonders if Chris has escaped from prison and is hiding in the tool shed.
- Hidden Depths: Joey and Den surprisingly love Garth's fancy food.
- Historical Character Confusion:
- Sharon can't remember if a quote came from T. S. Eliot or W.H. Smith. Turns out it actually came from Sting.
- Tracey and Sharon mix up Celia Johnson, Emily Davison, Emmeline Pankhurst and Amelia Earhart.
- Noodle Incident:
- Garth has gone through phases of wanting to be a train driver, a freedom fighter and the Milky Bar kid.
- Sharon once used the cheese grater on her feet.
- Dorien once tucked her Bruce Oldfield into her knickers at Ascot.
- Sharon humiliated Dorien at a wine bar by telling her she wouldn't tell Marcus that she was out with a fella, even though she was out with Marcus.
- Tracey was so worried about Garth that she sprayed hair mousse under her arms.
- One-Shot Character: Joey, Den and Phillip Crawford.
- Porn Stash: Sharon tells Tracey that Garth has so many dirty magazines under his bed that it doesn't need legs.
- Rich Language, Poor Language: Dorien accidentally says "grass down" instead of "grass up".
- Shout-Out:
- Garth mentions getting a job off of Ronald McDonald.
- Sharon mentions that Garth is so eager in the kitchen that he makes Kieth Floyd look halfhearted.
- Tracey compares herself to Princess Diana.
- Sharon makes a joke about Grease when talking about her café's food.
- Sharon mentions how Richard Branson started Virgin Records.
- Sharon can't remember if T. S. Eliot or W.H. Smith said "If you love someone set them free". Tracey corrects her that it was actually Sting.
- Dorien threatens Sharon by asking her if she wants to live to see Neighbours tomorrow.
- Dorien lies that Marcus is related to the Kray twins, so Sharon tells her to pretend that she meant Elsie and Doris.
- Sharon mentions the song "Knees Up Mother Brown".
- Tracey and Sharon discuss Celia Johnson, Emily Davison, Emmeline Pankhurst and Amelia Earhart.
- Dorien spreads a lie about the IRA hiding a bomb factory in her tower block.
- After Dorien is compared to a nun, Sharon makes an indirect reference to Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.
- Tracey tries to make a recipe by Delia Smith.
- Garth mentions how Nottingham Forest ran rings around West Ham United.
- Story Arc: This episode starts Garth's desire to be a chef, which would fuel his plots throughout the later series.
- Supreme Chef: Garth takes up cooking and naturally adapts to it.
- Suspiciously Specific Denial: Dorien asks if Sharon next plans to expose her nose job, before hastily adding not that she's had one.
- Take That!:
- Sharon remarks that Garth scraped enough flies to start a Garibaldi factory.
- Sharon calls Joey "Jim Davidson with bum cleavage".
- Tell Him I'm Not Speaking to Him: Dorien gets Tracey to talk to Sharon for her when angry at her.
- Title Drop: When Sharon gives Garth a magazine.Sharon: 'Ere ya are Garthy, sommin' to read on the train. Food for thought.
- With a Foot on the Bus: Garth plans to go to college in Nottingham, but decides to find somewhere closer to home.
- Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Dorien pretends to be a penniless prisoner's wife to gain sympathy points from her tutor.
