Birds Of A Feather (1989)
- TV sitcom
- ITV1 / BBC One
- 1989 - 2020
- 128 episodes (12 series)
Sitcom about mismatched sisters Tracey and Sharon, and their glamorous friend, Dorien. Stars Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Charlie Quirke, Samuel James and more.
- Series 5, Episode 7 repeated Sunday at 7am on Drama
- Streaming rank this week: 3,291
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Just Visiting
Further details
With Sharon firmly settled in, Tracey is on anti depressants while Sharon is happy that her husband is out of the way.
Tracey has another dilemma. How does she tell her son Garth, who is at boarding school, that Darryl has been sent to prison? Tracey wants to cover it up, but Sharon suggests telling him the truth.
Sharon spots Dorien acting suspiciously outside a kitchen showroom who is angry that having a pair of gangsters molls living next door has had a negative impact on the housing prices.
Meanwhile while Sharon is out, Tracey almost drowns Dan the pool cleaner when he tries it on and she pushes him in.
Sharon is startled when a truanting Garth wanders into the pool via the garden. Having a heart to heart Sharon lets slip about his dad's predicament, leading Garth to destroy Tracey's belongings and almost giving her a second indoor swimming pool.
In prison Darryl and Chris sharing a cell is leading to tension as the girls prepare to visit for the first time.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 23rd October 1989
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Monday 8th July 2013 | 10:10am | Drama |
Monday 8th July 2013 | 3:20pm | Drama |
Monday 8th July 2013 | 8:20pm | Drama |
Monday 16th September 2013 | 2:30pm | Drama |
Monday 16th September 2013 | 8:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 28th September 2013 | 6:40pm | Drama |
Sunday 29th September 2013 | 6:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 26th November 2013 | 1:50pm | Drama |
Tuesday 26th November 2013 | 7:00pm | Drama |
Sunday 30th March 2014 | 11:40pm | Drama |
Monday 31st March 2014 | 2:00pm | Drama |
Monday 31st March 2014 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Wednesday 13th August 2014 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 14th August 2014 | 1:20am | Drama |
Sunday 31st August 2014 | 5:00pm | Drama |
Monday 1st September 2014 | 12:10am | Drama |
Wednesday 17th December 2014 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 17th December 2014 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Thursday 18th December 2014 | 12:15am | Drama |
Sunday 19th April 2015 | 5:40pm | Drama |
Monday 20th April 2015 | 3:15am | Drama |
Wednesday 13th May 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 14th May 2015 | 1:25am | Drama |
Sunday 24th May 2015 | 1:05am | Drama |
Tuesday 22nd September 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 22nd September 2015 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Wednesday 20th January 2016 | 1:40pm | Drama |
Wednesday 20th January 2016 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 9th February 2016 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 9th February 2016 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Monday 16th May 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Monday 26th September 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 1st February 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Friday 16th June 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 17th June 2017 | 1:10am | Drama |
Thursday 26th October 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 26th October 2017 | 11:15pm | Drama |
Wednesday 14th March 2018 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 14th March 2018 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 3rd January 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Friday 17th May 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 | 2:30am | Drama |
Tuesday 24th December 2019 | 7:10am | Drama |
Saturday 11th January 2020 | 7:10am | Drama |
Tuesday 28th April 2020 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Monday 2nd November 2020 | 7:50am | Drama |
Sunday 21st March 2021 | 7:00am | Drama |
Thursday 8th April 2021 | 7:45am | Drama |
Tuesday 8th June 2021 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 2nd October 2021 | 7:45am | Drama |
Thursday 12th May 2022 | 7:00am | Drama |
Thursday 12th May 2022 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Monday 16th May 2022 | 3:10am | Drama |
Monday 24th October 2022 | 12:05am | Drama |
Tuesday 21st March 2023 | 7:15am | Drama |
Saturday 8th April 2023 | 7:55am | Drama |
Cast & crew
Pauline Quirke | Sharon Theodopolopodous |
Linda Robson | Tracey Stubbs |
Lesley Joseph | Dorien Green |
David Cardy | Chris Theodopolopodous |
Alun Lewis | Darryl Stubbs |
Simon Nash | Garth Stubbs |
Gary Love | Poolman |
Trevor Byfield | Prison Officer |
Jackie Downey | Kathy |
Laurence Marks | Writer |
Maurice Gran | Writer |
Tony Dow | Director |
Esta Charkham | Producer |
Allan McKeown | Executive Producer |
John Jarvis | Editor |
Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
John Bristow | Production Designer |
Beth Charkham | Casting Director |
Lisa Benjamin | Costume Designer |
Diana Roberts | Make-up Designer |
Ron Bristow | Lighting Designer |
David Snell | Composer |