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Birds of a Feather : Season 2
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Air date: 06 Sep '90 - 16 episodesBirds 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...
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List of Episodes (16)
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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1. Getting A Grip
06 Sep '90With their husbands still in prison, Sharon and Tracey turn to their man-hungry neighbour Dorien for help when their central heating breaks down.
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2. Sweet Smell Of Success
13 Sep '90The bills are coming in thick and fast, and in an effort to raise some cash, Tracey wonders about selling Darryl's old car. Meanwhile, Sharon becomes a saleswoman, determined to flog hundreds of bottles of ""Heaven Scent.""
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3. Young Guns
20 Sep '90The Essex sisters go green in an effort to save the rainforests, but Tracey becomes distracted and increasingly concerned about her son Garth's sexual inclinations when he brings home a handsome older boy from boarding school.
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4. Muesli
27 Sep '90Tracey decides to experience Darryl's ordeal behind bars by creating her own prison in the attic, with Sharon as her cellmate.
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5. Keep Off The Grass
04 Oct '90Sharon and Tracey witness a friend of their husbands', Vinny Hutchins, making a speedy getaway from a post office raid in which a pensioner has been injured. While Tracey wants to turn him in, Sharon vehemently disagrees as it's against criminal ethics. After visiting Darryl and Chris, they change their minds. When Dorien is round, they see an appeal on 'Crime Busters' and Dorien recognises Vinny. Sharon and Tracey, after hearing about the reward money, decide to tell the police but Dorien rings
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6. Mice
11 Oct '90Tracey's plan to hold a perfume-selling party hits a major snag when Sharon discovers some furry gate-crashers.
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7. Brief Encounter
18 Oct '90A beautiful friendship begins for Sharon when she sees off a mugger who is attacking a businessman in Chigwell railway station. A chance encounter later in the evening reveals he is, in fact, Dorien's husband's financial adviser.
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8. You Pays Yer Money
25 Oct '90Sharon isn't registered to vote in Chigwell, but when election fever hits the constituency, she wants to make use of Darryl's vote. Since Tracey insists she pay for the privilege, she sets about raising the readies.
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9. Trust
01 Nov '90Tracey kicks smoking with the help of weekly psychotherapy sessions, realising that her nicotine addiction was due to her husband Darryl. But can Darryl trust her with the handsome shrink Gerald?
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10. Thirty Something
08 Nov '90Sharon is approaching her 30th birthday but is unable to see a bright future ahead of her—merely one which matches up to her past. Tracey would like to throw a party for her, but has problems with the guest list when she realises that their successful friends with families will only remind Sharon of ""all the things she hasn't got.""
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11. Love On The Run
15 Nov '90Darryl has been taken to hospital with appendicitis, and plans to escape and spend the night with his wife. Meanwhile, Sharon sees this as an opportunity to do some entertaining of her own.
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12. Old Friends
22 Nov '90Sharon fears that blood is truly thicker than water.
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13. Parting
29 Nov '90Sharon is faced with an impossible choice when her husband Chris tells her he is seriously ill.
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14. Jobs For The Girls
06 Dec '90Sharon and Tracey want spending money for Christmas, so start looking for extra work. Sharon is confident that the people of Chigwell will be crying out for her pet care services, while Tracey starts doing a spot of typing from home.
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15. Someone Else's Baby
13 Dec '90Inspired by Dorien taking her antique silver samovar to the Chigwell Antiques Roadshow, Sharon and Tracey decide to search through their mother's belongings for their own undiscovered treasure. Unfortunately, their search yields more than they could ever have bargained for. Perhaps Aunt Sylvie can shed some light?
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16. Falling in Love Again
25 Dec '90Sharon is about to go on the dating show, Second Time Lucky, and wins, so she visits Chris to discuss their divorce. But when Chris asks her for her help to pay off a gang who Chris indebted to, she must choose to go to Germany for her prize in order to bring back a German car that belonged to Chris. Tracy accompanies her to Berlin, where she helps find a mechanic who can fix up the car. Trouble is, Tracy takes a shine to the mechanic. Meanwhile, Dorien is told by Sharon that she saw Marcus
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