Birds of a Feather
1989, Series, 75 min, Comedy, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 64
Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. 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 episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run.
Directed by Terry Kinane, Charlie Hanson, Martin Dennis, Nic Phillips, Baz Taylor, Hugh Thomas, Tony Dow, Dez McCarthy, Nick Wood, Sue Bysh, Geoffrey Sax, Ben Gosling Fuller
Cast
- Linda Robson as Tracey Stubbs
- Lesley Joseph as Dorien Green
- Pauline Quirke as Sharon Theodopolopodous
- Alun Lewis as Darryl Stubbs
- Peter Polycarpou as Chris Theodopolopodous
- Matthew Savage as Garth Stubbs
- Charlie Quirke as Travis Stubbs
- Samuel James as Garth Stubbs
- David Cardy as Chris Theodopolopodous
- Matt Willis as Garth Stubbs
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