Birds Of A Feather (1989)
- TV sitcom
- ITV1 / BBC One
- 1989 - 2020
- 128 episodes (12 series)
Sitcom about mismatched sisters Tracey and Sharon, and their glamorous friend, Dorien. Stars Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph, Charlie Quirke, Samuel James and more.
- Series 3, Episode 10 repeated Sunday at 7am on U&Drama
- Streaming rank this week: 1,460
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 4 - Muesli
Further details
Darryl is depressed as another inmate says his goodbye's as Tracey is visiting. He is also down that Tracey has come in with lots of news and he has nothing interesting to say.
Marcus has took Dorien's house keys by mistake and she can't get in, so Tracey agrees that she can stay.
Tracey decides that she wants to share Darryl's experience and understand what prison is like. She decides to turn a bedroom into a cell, complete with bunk beds. Sharon thinks it's a stupid idea, Dorien however, thinks it's a very good idea and agrees to be their warden. Sharon sneaks to the fridge and Dorien comes down hard, locking them in.
Meanwhile in prison Darryl's cellmate Gary is trying to cheer him up by showing him that a normal day inside can be like a normal day outside.
Dorien returns home to find the door has been forced and the house empty. She forgets that Sharon and Tracey are still locked in the bedroom.
The police arrive at Dorien's just as Sharon and Tracey climb through the skylight onto the roof, they throw tiles down to attract attention, one goes through the windscreen of the police car.
When they are arrested they get to spend the night in a real cell.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th September 1990
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Pauline Quirke | Sharon Theodopolopodous |
Linda Robson | Tracey Stubbs |
Lesley Joseph | Dorien Green |
Alun Lewis | Darryl Stubbs |
Stanford Calaman | Prison Officer |
Roger Griffiths | Gary |
John Forgeham | CID Officer |
Frank Harper | Billy |
Steve Coombes | Writer |
Dave Robinson | Writer |
Charlie Hanson | Director |
Nic Phillips | Series Producer |
Allan McKeown | Executive Producer |
Michael Pilsworth | Executive Producer |
Phil Moss | Editor |
Kenneth Sharp (as Ken Sharp) | Production Designer |
John Hubbard | Casting Director |
Susie Parriss | Casting Director |
Alison Munro | Costume Designer |
Keith Reed | Lighting Designer |
David Snell | Composer |
David MacDonald | 1st Assistant Director |
Steve Hellaby | Dubbing Editor |