Birds of a Feather

1989•12 series•Entertainment / Comedy

Available on U&Drama

Sisters Sharon and Tracey have absolutely nothing in common - until the day their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon moves out of her dreary council flat and into wealthy Tracey's palatial home in the suburbs. As the women get on with their lives and their husbands serve their sentences, they find help and hindrance in equal parts from Tracey's man-eating neighbour, Dorien, a married, middle-aged woman who has frequent affairs with younger men.

Episode 1Birds on a Plane

Dorien is treating Sharon and Tracey to a Christmas trip to the Canary Islands; with an overdramatic passenger also on board, the plane does not reach its destination. S11 E1: Birds on a Plane

Episode 2There's Something About Sharon

Dorien gets the idea that Sharon could be the heroine for her next book, and Tracey's got her hands full with a despondent Garth. S11 E2: There's Something About Sharon

Episode 3Guess Who's Coming to Essex?

Sharon and Tracey discover that Dorien has been keeping a secret for over fifty years and decide to get involved, but Dorien is reluctant to confront her past. S11 E3: Guess Who's Coming to Essex?

Episode 4The Girls with the Pearl Buttons

Tracey gets a letter from her auntie Vera who is retiring as a Pearly Queen and wants her to take over, but Tracey faces competition from a jealous Sharon. S11 E4: The Girls With The Pearl Buttons

Episode 5Tracey's Choice

Dorien's book group is convening to discuss Crime and Punishment, which turns out to be rather applicable to the events that unfold in Tracey's household. S11 E5: Tracey's Choice

Episode 6The Chief, The Cook, His Mum and Her Lodger

Tracey is out of prison, and Sharon gets a job as a school dinner supervisor and recruits Garth as her cook and Tracey as her washer-up. S11 E6: The Chief, The Cook, His Mum and Her Lodger

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