Birds of a Feather: Series 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 · 30 min
Sharon is looking for a man, but the one she likes is attracted to Tracey.
Bang
Sep 12, 1993 · 30 min
It's an explosive time in Chigwell, with upheavals for Sharon, Tracey and Dorien.
Non-Starter
Sep 19, 1993 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 30 min
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 · 60 min
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