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 2, Episode 1 repeated at 5:20pm on Drama
- Streaming rank this week: 1,417
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 7 - Brief Encounter
Further details
Lisa the slag visits Chris in prison and he has made her son a special toy raising suspicions with one of the guards. They have an argument and Lisa pushes the toy back at Chris and storms out.
Sharon tells a homeless beggar that she gave him all her change that morning, just before she sees an older gentleman being mugged, she runs over as the mugger is running away and helps the man up. Dorien is shocked that such a thing can happen in Chigwell.
Tracey tells Sharon that Lisa has been visiting Chris and that he has asked to see her.
Dorien wants to move as she considers her areas dialing code to be common.
Out for the evening Sharon bumps into Don, the man who she helped earlier during the day, he buys her a drink and dinner. It turns out he is Marcus Green's financial adviser. They go out for dinner again the next evening, once Sharon's hangover is out of the way.
It turns out that Chris and Lisa staged the row so that Lisa could throw the toy that Chris made back at him with drugs inside that she has smuggled in.
Tracey finds amusement in Sharon going out with a 53 year old when she's still only 29.
When Chris tries to get Sharon to smuggle something in, she leaves, taking her wooden ornament with her. Chris becomes distressed and bangs his head against the wall.
On their last night together, Don presents Sharon with a Beatles record. After keeping the drugs meant for Chris, Sharon wants to experience what Don experienced in the 1960's, but before they can light up the police come knocking and Don flushes everything down the toilet. It turns out that the police have recovered his wallet from the mugging.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 18th October 1990
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
- Friday 3rd May 2024 at 5:20pm on Drama
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Tuesday 16th July 2013 | 2:40pm | Drama |
Tuesday 16th July 2013 | 7:40pm | Drama |
Tuesday 16th July 2013 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 23rd July 2013 | 10:00am | Drama |
Wednesday 24th July 2013 | 2:00am | Drama |
Monday 23rd September 2013 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 24th September 2013 | 1:50pm | Drama |
Tuesday 24th September 2013 | 7:40pm | Drama |
Saturday 26th October 2013 | 1:45pm | Drama |
Saturday 26th October 2013 | 5:35pm | Drama |
Sunday 27th October 2013 | 1:00pm | Drama |
Wednesday 11th December 2013 | 1:50pm | Drama |
Wednesday 11th December 2013 | 7:00pm | Drama |
Thursday 12th December 2013 | 4:25am | Drama |
Monday 14th April 2014 | 2:00pm | Drama |
Monday 14th April 2014 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 15th April 2014 | 1:20am | Drama |
Wednesday 27th August 2014 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 14th January 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 14th January 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Friday 29th May 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Friday 29th May 2015 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Wednesday 7th October 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 7th October 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 27th January 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 28th January 2016 | 1:00am | Drama |
Wednesday 24th February 2016 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Wednesday 24th February 2016 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 1st June 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 11th October 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 12th October 2016 | 3:30am | Drama |
Thursday 16th February 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Sunday 23rd April 2017 | 7:10am | Drama |
Monday 3rd July 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 4th July 2017 | 1:10am | Drama |
Friday 10th November 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Friday 10th November 2017 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 25th November 2017 | 10:20am | Drama |
Thursday 29th March 2018 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 29th March 2018 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Friday 18th January 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 4th June 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 14th May 2020 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 10th November 2020 | 7:15am | Drama |
Friday 16th April 2021 | 7:10am | Drama |
Wednesday 23rd June 2021 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 16th October 2021 | 7:10am | Drama |
Friday 27th May 2022 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 5th April 2023 | 7:30am | Drama |
Saturday 29th April 2023 | 8:45am | Drama |
Sunday 30th April 2023 | 7:00am | Drama |
Sunday 11th June 2023 | 2:55am | Drama |
Cast & crew
Pauline Quirke | Sharon Theodopolopodous |
Linda Robson | Tracey Stubbs |
Lesley Joseph | Dorien Green |
Peter Polycarpou | Chris Theodopolopodous |
Alun Lewis | Darryl Stubbs |
Christine Ellerbeck | Lisa |
Niven Boyd | Prison Officer |
Mark Kingston | Don |
Don Gallagher | Policeman |
Richard Clews | Man in Bar |
David Keyes (as David Keys) | Beggar |
Peter Tilbury | Writer |
Nic Phillips | Director |
Nic Phillips | 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 |