Birds of a Feather

Name: Birds of a Feather
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Charlie Quirke

1989

★★★☆☆ 6.1/10

📺 12 Seasons

🎬 126 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 30 min/episode

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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.

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Seasons

Season 1

1989 • 7 Episodes

Sharon visits Tracey's luxury house, 'Dalentrace', in Chigwell and meets Dorien for the first time. Meanwhile, their husbands, Chris and Darryl, take part in an armed robbery and are later jailed for twelve years. Sharon moves from her high-rise Edmonton flat to stay at Dalentrace with her sister.

Season 2

1990 • 16 Episodes

Tracey is shocked to receive overdue bills. There is also a letter from Garth, telling Tracey he has had a fight at school and she will have to pay for half the damage. To top it all off, the central heating breaks down and they hire two female plumbers, Alison and Gloria. Shortly after they leave, the tank starts leaking.

Season 3

1991 • 13 Episodes

Chris wins the premium bond, so Sharon tries to force his signature to keep the money for herself. Meanwhile, when Tracy visits Daryl, she finds him to be unkept and unclean. When Sharon comments on this, Tracy kicks her out.

Season 4

1992 • 14 Episodes

With the café doing great business, Sharon's in the money, but Tracey is unhappy at being a kept woman.

Season 5

1993 • 14 Episodes

Sharon is looking for a man, but the one she likes is attracted to Tracey.

Season 6

1994 • 15 Episodes

Someone famous is moving to Chigwell. She's guarded by heavies, and her children are called Harry and William. It's no wonder Tracey, Sharon, and Dorien draw the obvious conclusions.

Season 7

1997 • 11 Episodes

A Phone call brings exciting news; Darryl will be out in a fortnight, followed by Chris.

Season 8

1998 • 6 Episodes

When Sharon wrecks Tracey's bed, it is the final straw. She promises to get a job and make a contribution - especially with Tracey's baby on the way. A stint in an abattoir ends when she is sacked for stealing meat, but Dorien is looking for a cleaner.

Season 9

1998 • 6 Episodes

The heavily pregnant Tracey is fed up with Sharon's slobbish habits - in particular her tendency to leave all the kitchen drawers open. But Sharon insists she didn't leave them like that, and when things start to go bump in the night, Tracey becomes convinced they're sharing the house with a poltergeist; thus, the girls and Dorien hold a seance.

Season 10

2014 • 8 Episodes

Mouthy Sharon’s living in an Edmonton tower block and is clearly down on her luck, her older sister Tracey’s still living in Chigwell with son Travis, while man-eating Dorien has repackaged herself as Foxy Cohen, author of the sex blockbuster Sixty Shades of Green.

Season 11

2014 • 8 Episodes

Dorien is treating Sharon and Tracey to a Christmas trip to the Canaries, but will it be plane sailing?

Season 12

2016 • 8 Episodes

Tracey’s ex-husband dies and she has to decide what kind of a send-off to give him. Sharon wants the funeral to be right for her boys, Dorien’s got the perfect outfit, and Chigwell’s criminal fraternity want to make it extra special.