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Birds of a Feather : Season 5
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Air date: 05 Sep '93 - 14 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 (14)
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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1. High Fidelity
05 Sep '93Sharon is looking for a man, but the one she likes is attracted to Tracey.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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2. Bang
12 Sep '93It's an explosive time in Chigwell, with upheavals for Sharon, Tracey and Dorien.
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3. Non-Starter
19 Sep '93Dorien tries, and fails, to sell her unwanted furniture, and Sharon badgers Tracey into giving her driving lessons; after one of Sharon's disastrous driving tests it doesn't take long for Tracey's nerves to go bad. Eventually, Sharon's driving errors lead to her crashing into the van taking Darryl and Chris to a new prison, and the girls are suspected of organising a jail-break - before making the joke spot on the news.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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4. Absent Friends
26 Sep '93After a spate of burglaries, the sisters find themselves on the agenda of a Neighbourhood Watch meeting at Dorien's house. But is there a connection between the crimes and the anonymous letters and calls Tracey has been receiving?
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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5. Suspicious Minds
03 Oct '93Dorien's husband goes missing, and she's later seen digging a suspiciously man-shaped hole in the garden, prompting Sharon and Tracey to fear their man-hungry neighbour has taken to murder as a sideline.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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6. Dead Loss
10 Oct '93A family tragedy wins Sharon's husband leave from prison—but he takes the opportunity to do a runner.
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7. A Brush with the Law
17 Oct '93At last it seems as if Sharon has found romance, but the path of true love is rocky. For Tracey, a business venture with Dorien has its own hazards.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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8. Mind Over Matter
24 Oct '93Sharon has toothache, but won't go to the dentist. When Dorien tries to help, the result is chaos.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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9. East Side Story
31 Oct '93Love is in the air for Tracey's son, Garth, but the course of true love runs anything but smoothly—particularly when Dorien takes a hand.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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10. Find the Lady
07 Nov '93A mystery pension fund payment leads Tracey, Sharon and Dorien on a voyage of discovery which ends with a big surprise.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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11. An Inspector Stays
14 Nov '93When the police want to use Tracey and Sharon's home for a surveillance operation, the girls suspect a new neighbour, but the solution proves closer to home.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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12. All Gone Pear Shaped
21 Nov '93Sharon faces a crisis in her relationship with Colin, Tracey has a new friend, and Dorien feels left out. In Chigwell, feathers are ruffled.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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13. A Beautiful Game
28 Nov '93Tracey manages a boys' football team, while Dorien finds a psychic who will change her life. In the end, the two worlds collide.
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Birds of a Feather (1989)
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14. It Happened in Hollywood
25 Dec '93When Sharon And Tracy find out that their real father could be actor George Hamilton, Dor takes them on a trip to Hollywood to try and find out for sure. But chaos ensues when they sneak onto the backlot of George's new movie.
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