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 5 repeated at 5:20pm on Drama
- Streaming rank this week: 1,333
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - Substitute
Further details
Sharon tries to educate herself by reading more books. She's also avoiding visiting Chris and is considering a divorce.
Dorien has a hunky celebrity, Patsy Edwards, staying with her who catches Tracey's eye, much to Sharon's amusement.
In order to avoid Dorien's advances Pat goes out for the evening with Sharon and Tracey. The next morning Tracey reveals to Sharon that they talked for hours. Nothing happened between them, but they arrange dinner for the next night.
When Tracey finds a letter from Darryl to another woman, she assumes the worst and uses Sharon's visiting order to ask Chris if he knows anything.
Tracey decides that if Darryl has moved on then she should definitely go on a date with Pat. Tracey can't bring herself to do anything. Darryl sends another letter asking to see Tracey, he explains that he had written the original letter for a fellow inmate who is illiterate and the letters were switched by the prison guards.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 20th November 1989
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
- Thursday 25th April 2024 at 5:20pm on Drama
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Wednesday 10th July 2013 | 3:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 10th July 2013 | 8:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 10th July 2013 | 11:35pm | Drama |
Friday 12th July 2013 | 10:00am | Drama |
Wednesday 18th September 2013 | 1:10am | Drama |
Wednesday 18th September 2013 | 2:30pm | Drama |
Wednesday 18th September 2013 | 8:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 5th October 2013 | 2:50pm | Drama |
Saturday 5th October 2013 | 7:05pm | Drama |
Sunday 6th October 2013 | 4:30am | Drama |
Sunday 6th October 2013 | 2:00pm | Drama |
Monday 2nd December 2013 | 1:50pm | Drama |
Monday 2nd December 2013 | 7:00pm | Drama |
Thursday 3rd April 2014 | 2:00am | Drama |
Thursday 3rd April 2014 | 2:40pm | Drama |
Thursday 3rd April 2014 | 7:00pm | Drama |
Friday 4th April 2014 | 2:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 19th August 2014 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 6th January 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 6th January 2015 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 6th January 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 19th May 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 19th May 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 26th May 2015 | 1:20am | Drama |
Monday 28th September 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Monday 28th September 2015 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Friday 22nd January 2016 | 1:40pm | Drama |
Friday 22nd January 2016 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Monday 15th February 2016 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Monday 15th February 2016 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Friday 20th May 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Friday 30th September 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 7th February 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 22nd June 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Friday 23rd June 2017 | 1:10am | Drama |
Wednesday 1st November 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 1st November 2017 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 20th March 2018 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 20th March 2018 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 9th January 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 23rd May 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Friday 24th May 2019 | 2:30am | Drama |
Saturday 28th December 2019 | 7:00am | Drama |
Monday 4th May 2020 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 4th November 2020 | 7:50am | Drama |
Monday 12th April 2021 | 7:50am | Drama |
Monday 14th June 2021 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 2nd October 2021 | 10:20am | Drama |
Wednesday 18th May 2022 | 7:00am | Drama |
Wednesday 18th May 2022 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 19th May 2022 | 3:30am | Drama |
Thursday 2nd June 2022 | 7:00am | Drama |
Sunday 12th February 2023 | 7:45am | Drama |
Monday 27th March 2023 | 7:20am | Drama |
Saturday 15th April 2023 | 8:40am | Drama |
Cast & crew
Pauline Quirke | Sharon Theodopolopodous |
Linda Robson | Tracey Stubbs |
Lesley Joseph | Dorien Green |
David Cardy | Chris Theodopolopodous |
Alun Lewis | Darryl Stubbs |
Breffni McKenna | Patsy Edwards |
Alan Ford | Prison Officer |
Mark Billingham | Actor |
Ashley Gunstock | Actor |
Andy Nyman (as Andrew Nyman) | Actor |
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 |