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Birds of a Feather is a
British sitcom that aired on
BBC One from 1989 to 1998. 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 episodes sees sisters Tracey Stubbs (Robson) and Sharon Theodopolopodos (Quirke) brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for
armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an
Edmonton council flat, moves into to Tracey's expensive house in
Chigwell,
Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green (Joseph) is a middle-aged married woman is constantly having affairs with younger men.
Cast
Plot
When Sharon and Tracey's husbands are convicted and imprisoned for armed robbery, Sharon moves in with Tracey so they can support each other. Sharon is married to Chris Theodopolopodos, a
Greek Cypriot waster, and before moving in with Tracey lives on a
council estate. Tracey meanwhile had risen through society to reach the status of a pampered housewife in the exclusive suburb of
Chigwell in
Essex, her husband Darryl making money from a conservatory construction business. Tracey has a son, Garth, who after going to
boarding school becomes a
chef.
Sharon and Tracey's maternal aunt, "Auntie Sylvie" (
Vivian Pickles), is frequently mentioned and appears twice. Sharon and Tracey's maiden name is Rackham.
Episodes
Birds of a Feather aired for 102 episodes from
16 October 1989 to
24 December 1998. 95 episodes are thirty minutes in length, while one is forty minutes, four are 50 minutes, one is 60 minutes and one is 75 minutes. The theme tune is
Irving Berlin's "
What'll I Do", which from the
third series onwards is sung by Quirke and Robson.
Most episodes were written by
Laurence Marks &
Maurice Gran,
Gary Lawson &
John Phelps,
Geoff Rowley,
Sue Teddem,
Peter Tilbury,
Geoff Deane,
Tony Millan &
Mike Walling,
Damon Rochefort and
Sam Lawrence.
Keith Lindsay &
Martin Tomms,
Steve Coombes &
Dave Robinson,
George Costigan &
Julia North,
John Ross,
Frankie Bailey,
Miles Tredinnick,
Jenny Lecoat,
Alun Lewis,
Richard Preddy &
Gary Howe and
Ian Davidson &
Peter Vincent &
Tony Jordan all wrote one episode each.
Other countries
Birds of a Feather was sold to over 30 countries worldwide, and the format was sold to countries including
Australia (
ABC TV),
Spain and
South Africa. The show is regularly re-run on Australian pay TV.
An
American adaptation, called
Stand by Your Man was made by
Fox.
Rosie O'Donnell played hard-up Lorraine Popowski, while
Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman played her rich sister Rochelle Dunphy.
Sam McMurray played Rochelle's husband Roger, and
Rick Hall played Lorraine's husband Artie. The Dorien character was called Adrienne Stone played by
Miriam Flynn. The series aired for only eight episodes from
5 April 1992 to
9 August 1992.
DVD releases
The first series of
Birds of a Feather was released by Prism Leisure Corporation on
6 January 2003. Series One was released in Region 4 (
Australia) in March 2007.
Further Information
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