Birds of a Feather: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Birds of a Feather Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
High Fidelity
Sep 5, 1993
Sharon is looking for a man, but the one she likes is attracted to Tracey.
Bang
Sep 12, 1993
It's an explosive time in Chigwell, with upheavals for Sharon, Tracey and Dorien.
Non-Starter
Sep 19, 1993
Dorien tries, and fails, to sell her unwanted furniture, and Sharon badgers Tracey into giving her driving lessons; after one of Sharon's disastrous driving tests it doesn't take l
Absent Friends
Sep 26, 1993
After a spate of burglaries, the sisters find themselves on the agenda of a Neighbourhood Watch meeting at Dorien's house. But is there a connection between the crimes and the anon
Suspicious Minds
Oct 3, 1993
Dorien's husband goes missing, and she's later seen digging a suspiciously man-shaped hole in the garden, prompting Sharon and Tracey to fear their man-hungry neighbour has taken t
Dead Loss
Oct 10, 1993
A family tragedy wins Sharon's husband leave from prison—but he takes the opportunity to do a runner.
A Brush with the Law
Oct 17, 1993
At last it seems as if Sharon has found romance, but the path of true love is rocky. For Tracey, a business venture with Dorien has its own hazards.
Mind Over Matter
Oct 24, 1993
Sharon has toothache, but won't go to the dentist. When Dorien tries to help, the result is chaos.
East Side Story
Oct 31, 1993
Love is in the air for Tracey's son, Garth, but the course of true love runs anything but smoothly—particularly when Dorien takes a hand.
Find the Lady
Nov 7, 1993
A mystery pension fund payment leads Tracey, Sharon and Dorien on a voyage of discovery which ends with a big surprise.
An Inspector Stays
Nov 14, 1993
When the police want to use Tracey and Sharon's home for a surveillance operation, the girls suspect a new neighbour, but the solution proves closer to home.
All Gone Pear Shaped
Nov 21, 1993
Sharon faces a crisis in her relationship with Colin, Tracey has a new friend, and Dorien feels left out. In Chigwell, feathers are ruffled.
A Beautiful Game
Nov 28, 1993
Tracey manages a boys' football team, while Dorien finds a psychic who will change her life. In the end, the two worlds collide.
It Happened in Hollywood
Dec 25, 1993
When Sharon And Tracy find out that their real father could be actor George Hamilton, Dor takes them on a trip to Hollywood to try and find out for sure. But chaos ensues when the