Birds of a Feather 1989
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- October 16, 1989
- Last Aired
- February 25, 2016
- Format
- 12 seasons · 126 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~63 hours (30 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S10E1 "Gimme Shelter" (★ 7/10)
- Created By
- Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
- Networks
- BBC One, ITV1
- Where to Stream
- YouTube TV
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★ TMDB users: 6.3/10 from 24 votes ComedyDrama 12 seasons · 126 eps Ended
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What is Birds of a Feather?
The British sitcom "Birds of a Feather" is a comedy-drama series created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. It was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and later revived on ITV.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1989
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 126
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 16, 1989
- Last aired
- Feb 25, 2016
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC One, ITV1
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Updated
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At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.3/10 from 24 votes
- Format
- 12 seasons · 126 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Networks
- BBC One, ITV1
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Overview
The British sitcom "Birds of a Feather" is a comedy-drama series created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. It was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and later revived on ITV. The series stars Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, and Lesley Joseph, with the creators also writing some of the episodes. The show follows the lives of two sisters, one of whom moves in with the other after their husbands are sent to prison. Their lives become intertwined with that of their glamorous next-door neighbour, Dorien Green. The series explores the relationships and misadventures of these three women, showcasing their personalities and interactions.
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Birds of a Feather (TV Series 1989-2020) - Full cast & crew - IMDb
Birds of a Feather (TV Series 1989-2016) - Cast & Crew — The Movie ...
Birds of a Feather — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Birds of a Feather (TV series) - Wikipedia
Birds Of A Feather cast & crew - British Comedy Guide
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Should you watch it?
“Two sisters navigate life together after their husbands are imprisoned for armed robbery.”
Reasons to watch
- features a long-running cast
- explores family dynamics
Keep in mind
- premise relies on criminal activity
- contains mature themes
Watch it if you enjoy classic British sitcoms about family and friendship.
The series contains themes related to imprisonment and domestic life.
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Cast
Pauline Quirke
Sharon Theodopolopodos
Linda Robson
Tracey Stubbs
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Lesley Joseph
Dorien Green
Alun Lewis
Darryl Stubbs
Peter Polycarpou
Chris Theodopolopodous
Matthew Savage
Garth Stubbs
Charlie Quirke
Travis Stubbs
David Cardy
Chris Theodopolopodous
Douglas McFerran
Darryl Stubbs
Eamonn Walker
Colin ☻
Christine Ellerbeck
Lisa
Bernard Holley
Richard
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Season 1 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Nicked Mytharc Oct 16, 1989
- E2 Just Visiting Core Oct 23, 1989
- E3 Shift! Core Oct 30, 1989
- E4 Women's Troubles Core Nov 6, 1989
- E5 Cheat! Core Nov 13, 1989
- E6 Substitute Mytharc Nov 20, 1989
- E7 Sailing Mytharc Dec 26, 1989
Season 2 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Getting a Grip Mytharc Sep 6, 1990
- E2 Sweet Smell of Success Core Sep 13, 1990
- E3 Young Guns Core Sep 20, 1990
- E4 Muesli Core Sep 27, 1990
- E5 Keep Off the Grass Core Oct 4, 1990
- E6 Mice Mytharc Oct 11, 1990
- E7 Brief Encounter Core Oct 18, 1990
- E8 You Pays Yer Money Core Oct 25, 1990
- E9 Trust Core Nov 1, 1990
- E10 Thirty Something Core Nov 8, 1990
- E11 Love on the Run Core Nov 15, 1990
- E12 Old Friends Core Nov 22, 1990
- E13 Parting Mytharc Nov 29, 1990
- E14 Jobs for the Girls Core Dec 6, 1990
- E15 Someone Else's Baby Mytharc Dec 13, 1990
- E16 Falling in Love Again Mytharc Dec 25, 1990
Season 3 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Keeping Up Appearances Mytharc Aug 31, 1991
- E2 Tinker, Tailor Core Sep 7, 1991
- E3 Baby Come Back Core Sep 14, 1991
- E4 Just Family Core Sep 21, 1991
- E5 Confidence Core Sep 28, 1991
- E6 The Lost Weekend Core Oct 5, 1991
- E7 History Core Oct 12, 1991
- E8 Poetic Justice Core Oct 19, 1991
- E9 Favour of the Month Core Oct 26, 1991
- E10 Cuckoo Core Nov 2, 1991
- E11 Schooling Core Nov 9, 1991
- E12 Business Mytharc Nov 16, 1991
- E13 We'll Always Have Majorca Mytharc Dec 25, 1991
Season 4 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Breadwinner Mytharc Sep 13, 1992
- E2 Food for Thought Core Sep 20, 1992
- E3 Commitments Core Sep 27, 1992
- E4 Wipe That Smile Off Your Tape Core Oct 4, 1992
- E5 Caring Core Oct 11, 1992
- E6 Nine and a Half Days Core Oct 11, 1992
- E7 Belongings Core Oct 25, 1992
- E8 Hungry for Love Core Nov 1, 1992
- E9 Time and Tides Core Nov 8, 1992
- E10 Sisters Are Doing It... Core Nov 15, 1992
- E11 The Front Core Nov 22, 1992
- E12 Okey-Cokey-Karaoke Core Nov 29, 1992
- E13 Loyalty Mytharc Nov 29, 1992
- E14 The Chigwell Connection Mytharc Dec 25, 1992
Season 5 · 14 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 High Fidelity Mytharc Sep 5, 1993
- E2 Bang Core Sep 12, 1993
- E3 Non-Starter Core Sep 19, 1993
- E4 Absent Friends Core Sep 26, 1993
- E5 Suspicious Minds Core Oct 3, 1993
- E6 Dead Loss Core Oct 10, 1993
- E7 A Brush with the Law Core Oct 17, 1993
- E8 Mind Over Matter Core Oct 24, 1993
- E9 East Side Story Core Oct 31, 1993
- E10 Find the Lady Core Nov 7, 1993
- E11 An Inspector Stays Core Nov 14, 1993
- E12 All Gone Pear Shaped Core Nov 21, 1993
- E13 A Beautiful Game Mytharc Nov 28, 1993
- E14 It Happened in Hollywood Mytharc Dec 25, 1993
Season 6 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Not in My Backyard Mytharc Sep 18, 1994
- E2 Mrs Robinson Core Sep 25, 1994
- E3 First Time Caller Core Oct 2, 1994
- E4 Compulsion Core Oct 9, 1994
- E5 All Day and All of the Night Core Oct 16, 1994
- E6 Appreciation Society Core Oct 23, 1994
- E7 Moving Core Oct 30, 1994
- E8 Out Core Nov 6, 1994
- E9 In at the Deep End Core Nov 13, 1994
- E10 Buisness is Buisness Core Nov 20, 1994
- E11 Puppy Love Core Nov 27, 1994
- E12 Still Waters Run Deep Core Dec 4, 1994
- E13 On the Glass Core Dec 11, 1994
- E14 Christmas in Dreamland Mytharc Dec 24, 1994
- E15 The Chigwell Years Mytharc Dec 18, 1996
Season 7 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Stand by Your Man Mytharc Mar 26, 1997
- E2 Nearest and Dearest Core Jun 2, 1997
- E3 Cheers Core Jun 9, 1997
- E4 Relative Strangers Core Jun 16, 1997
- E5 Porridge Core Jun 23, 1997
- E6 Rising Damp Core Jun 30, 1997
- E7 Three Up, Two Down Core Jul 7, 1997
- E8 Are You Being Served? Core Jul 14, 1997
- E9 Never the Twain Core Jul 21, 1997
- E10 Three's Company Mytharc Jul 28, 1997
- E11 Reservoir Birds Mytharc Dec 27, 1997
Season 8 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Trouble and Strife Mytharc Jan 5, 1998
- E2 The Essex Patient Core Jan 12, 1998
- E3 Maids of Ongar Core Jan 19, 1998
- E4 Baggage Core Jan 26, 1998
- E5 Can't Judge a Book Mytharc Feb 2, 1998
- E6 Money Mytharc Feb 9, 1998
Season 9 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ghost Mytharc Nov 16, 1998
- E2 Mummies and Daddies Core Nov 23, 1998
- E3 Sunday Core Nov 30, 1998
- E4 Model Core Dec 7, 1998
- E5 Nuptials Mytharc Dec 14, 1998
- E6 Holy Ground Mytharc Dec 24, 1998
Season 10 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Gimme Shelter Mytharc Jan 2, 2014
- E2 Slave Core Jan 9, 2014
- E3 Hot Stuff Core Jan 16, 2014
- E4 Hearts for Sale Core Jan 23, 2014
- E5 Tattoo You Core Jan 30, 2014
- E6 Blinded by Love Core Feb 6, 2014
- E7 Back to Zero Mytharc Feb 13, 2014
- E8 You Can't Always Get What You Want Mytharc Mar 6, 2014
Season 11 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 Birds on a Plane Mytharc Dec 26, 2014
- E2 There's Something About Sharon Core Jan 1, 2015
- E3 Guess Who's Coming to Essex? Core Jan 8, 2015
- E4 The Girls with the Pearl Buttons Core Jan 15, 2015
- E5 Tracey's Choice Core Jan 22, 2015
- E6 The Chef, the Cook, His Mum and Her Lodger Core Jan 29, 2015
- E7 Without a Trace Mytharc Feb 5, 2015
- E8 Spa Wars Mytharc Feb 12, 2015
Season 12 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Knocking on Heaven's Door Mytharc Jan 7, 2016
- E2 Too Much of Nothing Core Jan 14, 2016
- E3 Tombstone Blues Core Jan 21, 2016
- E4 Going, Going, Gone Core Jan 28, 2016
- E5 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You Core Feb 4, 2016
- E6 Abandoned Love Core Feb 11, 2016
- E7 Blonde on Blonde Mytharc Feb 18, 2016
- E8 Forever Young Mytharc Feb 25, 2016
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
Who created the show?
The series was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.
Who are the main stars?
The show stars Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, and Lesley Joseph.
Where did the show air?
It was broadcast on BBC One and later on ITV.
What is the premise?
Two sisters move in together after their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery.
Who is the neighbor?
The sisters' neighbor and friend is named Dorien Green.
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