About this season
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.
Episodes (15)
1. Not in My Backyard
Aired 18 September 1994 • 30 min
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.
2. Mrs Robinson
Aired 25 September 1993 • 30 min
Garth is dating an older divorcee, while Chris has turned his hand to creative writing.
3. First Time Caller
Aired 2 October 1994 • 30 min
Tracey ponders her contribution to society; a radio phone-in offers one answer.
4. Compulsion
Aired 9 October 1994 • 30 min
Dorien's spending sprees are ever-more lavish - but why?
5. All Day and All of the Night
Aired 16 October 1994 • 30 min
Chris's cousin seems intent on turning the café into a drinking den.
6. Appreciation Society
Aired 23 October 1994 • 30 min
After a heated argument, Sharon and Tracey agree to change places for a week.
7. Moving
Aired 30 October 1994 • 30 min
Tracey considers a move to the country, as Garth settles into the flat above the café.
8. Out
Aired 6 November 1994 • 30 min
Sharon is furious: Chris has applied for home leave!
9. In at the Deep End
Aired 13 November 1994 • 30 min
Sharon thinks installing a swimming pool will be easy, since she has a café full of builders.
10. Buisness is Buisness
Aired 20 November 1994 • 30 min
Sharon struggles to run the café alongside the pool business.
11. Puppy Love
Aired 27 November 1994 • 30 min
There are surprises all around when Dorien and the sisters trace their first loves.
12. Still Waters Run Deep
Aired 4 December 1994 • 30 min
Prospective client Monty Kray wants a pool installing - within days.
13. On the Glass
Aired 11 December 1994 • 30 min
Sharon's order book is empty, and Dorien has had her credit card limit slashed.
14. Christmas in Dreamland
Aired 24 December 1994 • 50 min
It's Christmas Eve. After over-indulging, Sharon nods off and dreams of a very different life. Chris is a rich and famous pop star, she is his glamorous diva wife, and Dorien is their virginal spinster cleaning lady. Tracey, meanwhile, is a down and out, living in a council flat with her layabout husband Darryl and their delinquent son Garth.
15. The Chigwell Years
Aired 18 December 1996 • 30 min
After over-indulging, Sharon nods off and dreams of a different life...