Birds of a Feather

Overview

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.

Series details

First air date

1989

Last air date

2016

Status

Ended

Seasons

12

Episodes

126

Episode runtime

30 min

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC One, ITV1

Created by

Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran

Production

BBC, ITV

Cast

Pauline Quirke

Sharon Theodopolopodos

Linda Robson

Tracey Stubbs

L

Lesley Joseph

Dorien Green

Charlie Quirke

Travis Stubbs

Rupert Vansittart

Wayne

David Emanuel

David Emanuel