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 1, Episode 1 repeated tomorrow at 5:20pm on Drama
- Streaming rank this week: 1,168
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 12 - Old Friends
Further details
Sharon gets a knock on the back door from Trish Taylor, Tracey's old best friend from school, Tracey follows her in. They bumped into each other in town.
They start talking about the past, Sharon feels ignored when Trish keeps talking over her. Tracey asks Trish to stay.
Tracey forgets about their night out after Sharon has got dressed up. She's going to a concert with Trish instead. Sharon goes out with Dorien who eyes up younger men, as usual.
The novelty of having Trish around soon wears off for Tracey when she realises she never shuts up.
Trish goes out with Sharon for the evening where she tells her about her husbands obsession with birds, of the feathered variety.
Feeling sorry for Trish, Sharon tells Tracey that she can't just ask her to leave as she is unhappy. Tracey asks Dorien for advice.
The girls tell Trish that she should try and solve her marriage problems rather then running away.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 22nd November 1990
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Thursday 18th July 2013 | 3:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 18th July 2013 | 8:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 20th July 2013 | 1:20am | Drama |
Tuesday 30th July 2013 | 10:00am | Drama |
Sunday 11th August 2013 | 10:00am | Drama |
Thursday 26th September 2013 | 1:15am | Drama |
Thursday 26th September 2013 | 2:30pm | Drama |
Thursday 26th September 2013 | 8:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 2nd November 2013 | 7:00pm | Drama |
Sunday 3rd November 2013 | 2:00am | Drama |
Sunday 3rd November 2013 | 10:20am | Drama |
Sunday 3rd November 2013 | 1:30pm | Drama |
Wednesday 18th December 2013 | 1:50pm | Drama |
Wednesday 18th December 2013 | 7:00pm | Drama |
Thursday 19th December 2013 | 2:40am | Drama |
Wednesday 23rd April 2014 | 1:20am | Drama |
Wednesday 23rd April 2014 | 2:00pm | Drama |
Thursday 24th April 2014 | 12:10am | Drama |
Monday 1st September 2014 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 2nd September 2014 | 1:20am | Drama |
Wednesday 21st January 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 21st January 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 4th June 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 4th June 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 13th October 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 13th October 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Monday 1st February 2016 | 1:40pm | Drama |
Monday 1st February 2016 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 2nd March 2016 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Thursday 3rd March 2016 | 12:30am | Drama |
Wednesday 8th June 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 18th October 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 19th October 2016 | 3:20am | Drama |
Thursday 23rd February 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Monday 10th July 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 11th July 2017 | 12:40am | Drama |
Friday 17th November 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Friday 17th November 2017 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 9th December 2017 | 9:40am | Drama |
Friday 6th April 2018 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Friday 25th January 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 26th January 2019 | 3:10am | Drama |
Tuesday 11th June 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Friday 22nd May 2020 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 12th November 2020 | 7:45am | Drama |
Tuesday 20th April 2021 | 7:45am | Drama |
Wednesday 30th June 2021 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 16th October 2021 | 10:20am | Drama |
Wednesday 12th April 2023 | 7:30am | Drama |
Friday 23rd June 2023 | 3:25am | Drama |
Cast & crew
Pauline Quirke | Sharon Theodopolopodous |
Linda Robson | Tracey Stubbs |
Lesley Joseph | Dorien Green |
Chrissie Cotterill | Trish |
Alex Knight | Man in Wine Bar |
John Ross | Writer |
Sue Bysh | Director |
Nic Phillips | Series Producer |
Allan McKeown | Executive Producer |
Michael Pilsworth | Executive Producer |
Phil Moss | Editor |
Kenneth Sharp (as Ken Sharp) | Production Designer |
John Hubbard | Casting Director |
Susie Parriss | Casting Director |
Alison Munro | Costume Designer |
Keith Reed | Lighting Designer |
David Snell | Composer |
David MacDonald | 1st Assistant Director |
Steve Hellaby | Dubbing Editor |