Birds Of A Feather. Image shows from L to R: Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke), Dorien Green (Lesley Joseph), Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson). Copyright: Alomo Productions / Retort
Birds Of A Feather

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.

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Series 11, Episode 6 - The Chief, The Cook, His Mum & Her Lodger

Birds Of A Feather. Image shows from L to R: Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke), Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson). Copyright: Alomo Productions / Retort
Sharon welcomes Tracey home from prison with a job offer in the school kitchen she is now managing. Dorien's gambling debts are mounting up and now she cannot pay the rent, so Sharon arranges employment for her too - at a frock exchange.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 29th January 2015
Time
8:30pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 12th November 2015 11:40pm ITV1
Friday 19th August 2016 8:30pm ITV3
Sunday 4th February 2018 10:30pm ITV3
Sunday 20th January 2019 10:30pm ITV3
Sunday 13th October 2019 11:30pm ITV3
Monday 3rd August 2020 8:00pm ITV1

Cast & crew

Cast
Pauline Quirke Sharon Theodopolopodous
Linda Robson Tracey Stubbs
Lesley Joseph Dorien Green
Charlie Quirke Travis Stubbs
Samuel James Garth Stubbs
Guest cast
Jan Goodman Melanie Fishman
Lucy Ware Cecily
Benny Maslov Conrad
Suzy Aitchison Stephanie
Alice Bell Julia
Writing team
Laurence Marks Writer
Maurice Gran Writer
Gary Lawson Writer (Additional Material)
Susan Nickson Writer (Additional Material)
John Phelps Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Martin Dennis Director
Humphrey Barclay Producer
Jon Rolph Executive Producer
Steve Sheen Executive Producer
Jon Blow Editor
Heather Gibson Production Designer
Irving Berlin Composer
David Arch Composer

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