• Air date: 16 Oct '89 7 episodes
      Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers. The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run. On 3 March 2009, the The Mirror reported that the classic sitcom was set for a return reporting that Lesley Joseph, Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson have all been asked by the team behind the sitcom to make another...
  • List of Episodes (7)
    • 1. Nicked

      16 Oct '89
      Sharon comes to visit Tracey in her new house while their husbands complete some business.
    • 2. Just Visiting

      23 Oct '89
      Sharon and Tracey try to come to terms with the husbands' imprisonment—and to explain the situation to Tracey's son Garth.
    • 3. Shift!

      30 Oct '89
      Whilst Sharon revels in the joys of moving up in the world and joining Dorien to sell clothes,a depressed Tracey finds that her credit card is being refused and goes back to her old job as a supermarket check-out girl,though she feels unwelcome and is not keen to persevere.
    • 4. Women's Troubles

      06 Nov '89
      Sharon has a new man in her life; Tracey discovers that she may be pregnant.
    • 5. Cheat!

      13 Nov '89
      Sharon gets an evening job selling unofficial T-shirts at Wembley; Tracey is having money worries; and Dorien has her eye on a new man.
    • 6. Substitute

      20 Nov '89
      Marcus and Dorien's temporary lodger finds favour with Tracey, causing her to contemplate being unfaithful to Darryl.
    • 7. Sailing

      26 Dec '89
      Tracey is preparing for her first Christmas without Darryl, when something in the post heightens the prospects of enjoyable festivities.