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 tomorrow at 7am on Drama
- Streaming rank this week: 1,373
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1 - Getting A Grip
Further details
A letter from Garth both worries Tracey and cheers her up, He's been fighting at school, but he is coming home for the holidays. The bills however don't cheer Tracey up, the electricity is overdue and is duly cut off.
Dorien demands that Tracey fixes the overflowing guttering as it is keeping husband Marcus awake at night.
The girls call several plumbers, Grief Stricken, Can't Give A Firm Time, Not Up To It and finally two female plumbers, who finally fix the heating.
After Sharon overhears them assuming that Sharon and Tracey are lesbians, Tracey starts to set them straight and confesses that their husbands are in prison.
Soon after the job is finished the plumbing starts to leak all over the house, just in the nick of time Can't Give A Firm Time turns up to save the day.
Garth sends another letter, he isn't coming home.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 6th September 1990
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Thursday 11th July 2013 | 3:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 11th July 2013 | 8:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 16th July 2013 | 10:00am | Drama |
Thursday 19th September 2013 | 2:30pm | Drama |
Thursday 19th September 2013 | 8:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 12th October 2013 | 6:20pm | Drama |
Sunday 13th October 2013 | 12:55am | Drama |
Sunday 13th October 2013 | 1:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 4th December 2013 | 1:15am | Drama |
Wednesday 4th December 2013 | 1:50pm | Drama |
Wednesday 4th December 2013 | 7:00pm | Drama |
Monday 7th April 2014 | 2:00pm | Drama |
Monday 7th April 2014 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Tuesday 8th April 2014 | 1:20am | Drama |
Thursday 21st August 2014 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 7th January 2015 | 1:00pm | Drama |
Wednesday 7th January 2015 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Thursday 8th January 2015 | 3:25am | Drama |
Thursday 21st May 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 21st May 2015 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Sunday 20th September 2015 | 10:00pm | ITV3 |
Wednesday 30th September 2015 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 30th September 2015 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Monday 25th January 2016 | 1:40pm | Drama |
Monday 25th January 2016 | 11:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 17th February 2016 | 6:00pm | Drama |
Wednesday 17th February 2016 | 11:10pm | Drama |
Tuesday 24th May 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Monday 29th August 2016 | 3:15am | Drama |
Tuesday 4th October 2016 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 5th October 2016 | 3:25am | Drama |
Thursday 9th February 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Monday 26th June 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 27th June 2017 | 1:15am | Drama |
Friday 3rd November 2017 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Friday 3rd November 2017 | 11:10pm | Drama |
Saturday 18th November 2017 | 9:00am | Drama |
Thursday 22nd March 2018 | 2:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 22nd March 2018 | 11:00pm | Drama |
Friday 11th January 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Tuesday 28th May 2019 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 6th May 2020 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Thursday 5th November 2020 | 7:50am | Drama |
Saturday 7th November 2020 | 7:00am | Drama |
Tuesday 13th April 2021 | 7:50am | Drama |
Wednesday 14th April 2021 | 3:20am | Drama |
Wednesday 16th June 2021 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Saturday 9th October 2021 | 7:45am | Drama |
Friday 20th May 2022 | 7:00am | Drama |
Friday 20th May 2022 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Wednesday 29th March 2023 | 7:20am | Drama |
Saturday 22nd April 2023 | 7:55am | Drama |
Friday 26th April 2024 | 5:20pm | Drama |
Cast & crew
Pauline Quirke | Sharon Theodopolopodous |
Linda Robson | Tracey Stubbs |
Lesley Joseph | Dorien Green |
Gordon Winter | "Grief Stricken" |
Sam James | 'Not Up To It' |
Eve Bland | Alison |
Jane Hollowood | Gloria |
Nick Kemp | 'Firm Time' |
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 |
Bill Lee | Lighting Designer |
David Snell | Composer |
David MacDonald | 1st Assistant Director |
Steve Hellaby | Dubbing Editor |