Birds of a Feather

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.

First Air Date: 1989-10-16

Last Air Date: 2016-02-25

Number of Seasons: 12

Number of Episodes: 126

Created By: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran

Networks: BBC One, ITV1

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Top Cast

Pauline Quirke as Sharon Theodopolopodos
Linda Robson as Tracey Stubbs
Lesley Joseph as Dorien Green
Alun Lewis as Darryl Stubbs
Peter Polycarpou as Chris Theodopolopodous
Matthew Savage as Garth Stubbs
Charlie Quirke as Travis Stubbs
David Cardy as Chris Theodopolopodous
Douglas McFerran as Darryl Stubbs
Eamonn Walker as Colin

Seasons

Specials (2016) - (3 Episodes)

Series 1 (1989) - (7 Episodes)

Series 2 (1990) - (16 Episodes)

Series 3 (1991) - (13 Episodes)

Series 4 (1992) - (14 Episodes)

Series 5 (1993) - (14 Episodes)

Series 6 (1994) - (15 Episodes)

Series 7 (1997) - (11 Episodes)

Series 8 (1998) - (6 Episodes)

Series 9 (1998) - (6 Episodes)

Series 10 (2014) - (8 Episodes)

Series 11 (2014) - (8 Episodes)

Series 12 (2016) - (8 Episodes)

Specials (2016)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: There's a Girl in My Souk (2016-12-24)

Tracey's son Travis mysteriously vanishes in Tangiers, Morocco during his gap year - so the girls fly out to find him. Will they be back in Chigwell for Christmas?
Ep. 2: The House for the Rising Sons (2017-12-18)

It’s Christmas in Chigwell and the Birds are back. Tracey has got big plans that could upset the festive harmony in the house, Sharon has found a novel way of doing her Christmas shopping and Dorien has got a mystery to solve. What could possibly go wrong? Elsewhere, Garth decides to help the homeless after meeting an attractive homeless busker (guest star Emily Atack), and Travis' new career choice puts him in a difficult place, with Sharon's new shopping method and the family's criminal heritage.
Ep. 3: We Gotta Get Out of This Place (2020-12-24)

At the end of a 2020 no-one could have predicted, we catch up with the inhabitants of our favourite Essex address... and find big changes in all their lives. Tracey and Dorien have been getting right on each others' thruppennies, while Sharon has escaped to the other side of the world and is stuck on a Covid-cruise... Who can fill the Sharon-shaped hole in their lives this Christmas?