Episode 1
Stand by Your Man
30m
A Phone call brings exciting news; Darryl will be out in a fortnight, followed by Chris.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Sue TeddernGuest stars Debbie Arnold, Tony Guilfoyle, Charlie Carter
TV series
Birds of a Feather
198912 seasons6.3 / 10
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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Synopsis
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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Episode 2
Nearest and Dearest
30m
With Darryl on the way home, Sharon's time with Tracey is coming to an end.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Damon Alexis-RochefortGuest stars Walter van Dyk, Matthew Savage
Episode 3
Cheers
30m
After his release, Chris swiftly finds himself back inside- this time in a hospital bed.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Laurence Marks, Maurice GranGuest stars Glyn Grimstead, Tony Guilfoyle, Martin Beaumont, Douglas McFerran, David Cardy, Matthew Savage
Episode 4
Relative Strangers
30m
Dorien has moved in with her mother after being kicked out by Marcus, but then discovers her husband has been leading a double life. Darryl throws Sharon out of his house after a heated argument leaving Sharon with no choice but to move in with Chris.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Geoff RowleyGuest stars John D. Collins, Malcolm McFee, Douglas McFerran, David Cardy, Matthew Savage
Episode 5
Porridge
30m
Sharon is frantically trying to keep Chris out of her bed, and is prepared to go to any lengths to get a home of her own. Dorien is determined to win custody of the house and, posing as a barmaid, tracks down Marcus’s mistress in order to find out some home truths.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by John Phelps, Gary LawsonGuest stars Seamus O'Neill, David Griffith, Nick Brimble, Sallyanne Law, Douglas McFerran, David Cardy, Matthew Savage
Episode 6
Rising Damp
30m
Tracey is anxious to make up for lost time, and heads out on the pull - but whatever happened to uncomplicated sex? While Garth is baffled by his mum's behaviour, Sharon gets on the TV to appeal for Chris's release, but ends up fighting the channel’s mascot - a man dressed as a dog.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Sue TeddernGuest stars Jill Halfpenny, Nickolas Grace, Wayne Foskett, Sallyanne Law, Matthew Savage
Episode 7
Three Up, Two Down
30m
Dalentrace is in jeaopardy as Sharon and Tracey sink into debt; Dorien's generosity cannot be a permanent solution. Tracey is becoming a decisive woman, and is taking matters into her own hands. Garth, meanwhile, decides to move in with his girlfriend Kimberly.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by John Phelps, Gary LawsonGuest stars Robin Kermode, Robert Harley, Ashok Kumar, Lloyd McGuire, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Kumi Narita, Akira Narita, Matthew Savage
Episode 8
Are You Being Served?
30m
Tracy and Sharon are now living in their new house, as Dor comes to visit after her recent trip to Monaco. She comes back with the news that she slept with Ralph Gardener, head of Central Water, who is currently all over the media. She comes up with the plan to cash in by making up a story about being pregnant. Meanwhile, Sharon decides that she wants to have a baby, and gets Dor to hook her up with someone, while Tracy is completely against both of their plans.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by John Phelps, Gary LawsonGuest stars Huggy Leaver
Episode 9
Never the Twain
30m
Dorien is holed up in a Lake District hotel, devising juicy titbits with journalist David Kane. Sharon has started thinking about adoption, while Garth is worried about his dad. The sisters set off to visit their husbands in their new prison, Slade, while Dorien is pampered in the hotel.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Laurence Marks, Maurice GranGuest stars Sophie Stanton, Christopher Blake, David Verrey, Tony Millan, Bunny May, Paul Regan, Douglas McFerran, Matthew Savage
Episode 10
Three's Company
30m
Sharon is still assessing men for their reproductive potential making Tracey feel rather uncomfortable. 'Nouveau destitute' Dorien suddenly recalls she has a very rich mother-in-law, while Tracey drops the bombshell that she is pregnant and isn't sure it's Darryl's.
Episode credits
Directed by Baz TaylorWritten by Geoff RowleyGuest stars Douglas McFerran, Tony Pritchard, David Cardy
Episode 11
Reservoir Birds
50mfinale
Sharon and Tracey are working at a casino and agree to take part in a publicity stunt in which Sharon 'appears' to win a million pounds. The sisters are unaware however that they have been set up as thieves by the owner.
Episode credits
Written by John Phelps, Gary LawsonGuest stars Christopher Ellison, David Roper, Aden Gillett, Robin McCallum, Raymond Trickitt, Darren Saul, Sasha Pitimson, Richard Trahair
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Cast
Pauline QuirkeSharon Theodopolopodos
Linda RobsonTracey StubbsLesley JosephDorien Green
Charlie QuirkeTravis Stubbs
Ray WinstoneMalcolm
Eamonn WalkerColin
Jamie Foreman
Alan FordPrison OfficerCredits
- Created by
- Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
- Written by
- Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks, Gary Lawson, John Phelps, Geoff Rowley, Sue Teddern, Peter Tilbury, Geoff Deane, Mike Walling, Tony Millan, Damon Alexis-Rochefort, Sam Lawrence, George Costigan, Steve Coombes, Dave Robinson, Alun Lewis, Ian Davidson, Gary Howe, Miles Tredinnick, Peter Vincent
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 126
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
ITV1United Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
ITVUnited Kingdom
Themes
armed robberycouncil estatehusbandmarriageneighborprisonsistersitcom