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: 1,145
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1989 - 2020
- Channels
- ITV1, BBC One
- Episodes
- 128 (12 series), plus 1 highlights specials
- Creators
- Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
- Stars
- Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Charlie Quirke, Samuel James, David Cardy, Peter Polycarpou, Alun Lewis and more
- Writers
- Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran, Gary Lawson, John Phelps and Susan Nickson
- Directors
- Nic Phillips, Charlie Hanson, Terry Kinane, Tony Dow, Baz Taylor, Nick Wood, Dez McCarthy, Martin Dennis and Hugh Thomas
- Producers
- Nic Phillips, Candida Julian-Jones, Rosie Bunting, Charlie Hanson, Esta Charkham, Tony Charles, Jo Willett, Humphrey Barclay and more
- Companies
Tracey and Sharon may be sisters, but they live very different lives. Tracey has a luxurious mansion with indoor swimming pool in leafy Essex, whilst Sharon resides in a grubby high-rise council flat in Edmonton. But when their husbands, Darryl and Chris, are convicted of armed robbery and sent to prison, the sisters are forced to live together.
They quickly become good - if not begrudging - friends with next-door-neighbour Dorien, whose hobby is cheating on her husband with much younger men. Together, Sharon and Tracey must face the dramas, tragedies, stresses and strains of keeping up with the world, without their husbands to support them.
Years later, the girls have long had done with Chris and Darryl, and financial strife forces to live together once more - now also with Dorien, not to mention Tracey's grown-up sons, Garth and Travis!
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Additional details
- Also known as
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- BOAF (Acronym)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 16th October 1989 at 8:30pm on BBC One
- Next repeats
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- Series 1, Episode 1: Tomorrow at 5:20pm on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 2: Friday at 5:20pm on Drama
- Series 5, Episode 12: Saturday at 7am on Drama
- Series 5, Episode 13: Monday at 7:10am on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 3: Monday at 5:20pm on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 4: Tuesday at 5:20pm on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 5: Wednesday 24th April at 5:20pm on Drama
- Series 1, Episode 6: Thursday 25th April at 5:20pm on Drama
- Series 2, Episode 1: Friday 26th April at 5:20pm on Drama
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 13th April 2024 at 7:00am on Drama - Series 5, Episode 11
- Sunday 7th April 2024 at 7:15am on Drama - Series 5, Episode 10
- Saturday 6th April 2024 at 7:10am on Drama - Series 5, Episode 9
Recording details
- The Prince Charles Cinema (London) - Christmas special 2016 and 2017 screenings.
- BBC Elstree Centre and Teddington Studios - Original BBC series.
- The London Studios - Series 10. Location filming from Wednesday 18th September 2013.
- Pinewood Studios - Series 11 & 12.
- BBC Elstree Centre - 2020 Christmas special