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Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

1989–2016 · TV · 12 seasons · 126 episodes

The series ran 12 seasons across 126 episodes and has ended.

Synopsis

Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers. The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb6.2/1071%
TMDB6.4/1025 votes29%
Balasaur Score63100%

Seasons

1Series 17 ep1989
2Series 216 ep1990
3Series 313 ep1991
4Series 414 ep1992
5Series 514 ep1993
6Series 615 ep1994
7Series 711 ep1997
8Series 86 ep1998
9Series 96 ep1998
10Series 108 ep2014
11Series 118 ep2014
12Series 128 ep2016

Key crew

Cast

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Themes