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The Best Episodes of Birds of a Feather

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Birds of a Feather Season 12 Episode 8 - Forever Young
    9.0/10(40 votes)

    #1 - Forever Young

    S12:E8

    Sharon and Tracey suspect that Dorien is fast approaching “The Big Seven 0”, and decide that, whether she likes it or not, the event calls for celebration.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Birds of a Feather Season 12 Episode 6 - Abandoned Love
    8.5/10(31 votes)

    #2 - Abandoned Love

    S12:E6

    A surprise visitor in the form of the attractive Emma turns up at Tracey’s house. Sharon’s suspicious, Tracey is welcoming, and Dorien is shocked to the core. Travis, on the other hand, is over the moon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Birds of a Feather Season 12 Episode 1 - Knocking on Heaven's Door
    8.4/10(37 votes)

    #3 - Knocking on Heaven's Door

    S12:E1

    Tracey’s ex-husband dies and she has to decide what kind of a send-off to give him. Sharon wants the funeral to be right for her boys, Dorien’s got the perfect outfit, and Chigwell’s criminal fraternity want to make it extra special.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Birds of a Feather Season 12 Episode 2 - Too Much of Nothing
    8.4/10(34 votes)

    #4 - Too Much of Nothing

    S12:E2

    Tracey’s house has been burgled during Darryl’s funeral. The family decide it’s up to them to track down their possessions and set out on a trail involving a snooker club, a pawnbroker and the infamous Theydon Boys drag club.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Birds of a Feather Season 12 Episode 5 - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #5 - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You

    S12:E5

    Auntie Vera’s got problems with her hips and her block’s defective lifts and tells Sharon and Tracey she’s moving in with them. But Tracey’s only got one room available: it’s Dorien’s… and Dorien is dismayed to be told that family comes first.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Birds of a Feather Season 12 Episode 7 - Blonde on Blonde
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Blonde on Blonde

    S12:E7

    Travis has serious school news that he’s scared to break to his mum. Sharon decides she’ll pass herself off as Tracey and sort out his problems, but her efforts land the family in a mess that only arch-seducer Dorien can get them out of.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Birds of a Feather Season 3 Episode 4 - Just Family
    8.1/10(34 votes)

    #7 - Just Family

    S3:E4

    Darryl's parents, Les and Olive Stubbs, get into touch for the first time since his trial. Despite always hating them, Tracey invites them round for dinner. Dorien insists on coming round for the evening and helping with the cooking - although it later turns out she did this as she was expecting a boyfriend to call her on their number. A few days later Les and Olive write a letter to Darryl saying that Tracey's house is depraved and he suggests they move their from the prefab in Poplar. Tracey and Sharon are horrified by this. When Darryl's parents and Tracey all visit him in prison, an argument soon occurs and he finds out what his parents are really like.

    Director:Nic Phillips
    Writer:Geoff Rowley

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  8. Birds of a Feather Season 9 Episode 5 - Nuptials
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    #8 - Nuptials

    S9:E5

    The day of Garth's wedding arrives, and Sharon finds herself having to adopt an unfamiliar role.

    Directors:Hugh Thomas, Terry Kinane
    Writers:John Phelps, Gary Lawson

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  9. Birds of a Feather Season 10 Episode 1 - Gimme Shelter
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    #9 - Gimme Shelter

    S10:E1

    Mouthy Sharon’s living in an Edmonton tower block and is clearly down on her luck, her older sister Tracey’s still living in Chigwell with son Travis, while man-eating Dorien has repackaged herself as Foxy Cohen, author of the sex blockbuster Sixty Shades of Green.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Birds of a Feather Season 10 Episode 2 - Slave
    8.1/10(42 votes)

    #10 - Slave

    S10:E2

    Now that Sharon has given up work, Tracey is the only one in the house bringing in a wage, and it's not nearly enough to pay the bills, so Dorien kindly offers to dip into her savings to help out. However, when she calls the bank it emerges every penny she had has been spent on legal fees. In desperation, the sisters take their old friend to a car-boot sale and sell her beloved collection of designer clothes, right down to the shoes on her feet - which are snapped up by former TOWIE star Amy Childs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Birds of a Feather Season 10 Episode 8 - You Can't Always Get What You Want
    8.1/10(34 votes)

    #11 - You Can't Always Get What You Want

    S10:E8

    Sharon and Tracey get a glimpse of a possible future when they see two elderly sisters in the supermarket and it worries them. Dorien's court case comes to a conclusion – but what will the verdict be?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Birds of a Feather Season 11 Episode 7 - Without a Trace
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Without a Trace

    S11:E7

    Sharon plans to take Tracey and Dorien on a 70s weekend but whilst the trio are out buying clothes, Dorien spots a malignant mole on Tracey's back and insists she sees the doctor. Tracey wants to keep any bad news away from her sister but Sharon finds out anyway. Then Tracey's biopsy result arrives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Birds of a Feather Season 2 Episode 2 - Sweet Smell of Success
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    #13 - Sweet Smell of Success

    S2:E2

    Sharon's former neighbour, Lisa, has made a fortune selling a cheap perfume called 'Aromantique', around town. Sharon and Tracey jump on the bandwagon, as they are in desperate need of money. However, when this proves unsuccessful, Tracey decides to sell Darryl’s Jaguar for money. When a prospective buyer comes to view it, he drives it away. Tracey is later told it has been repossessed as Darryl never kept up the payments. At the next prison visit, Darryl tells her he hid £25,000 in the car’s spare wheel. When Tracey tries to buy the car back, Dorien buys it first to save Tracey’s embarrassment at having the car repossessed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Birds of a Feather Season 5 Episode 14 - It Happened in Hollywood
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    #14 - It Happened in Hollywood

    S5:E14

    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 they sneak onto the backlot of George's new movie.

    Director:Charlie Hanson
    Writer:Geoff Deane

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  15. Birds of a Feather Season 7 Episode 6 - Rising Damp
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Rising Damp

    S7:E6

    Tracey is anxious to make up for lost time, and heads out on the pull - but whatever happened to uncomplicated sex? While Garth is baffled by his mum's behaviour, Sharon gets on the TV to appeal for Chris's release, but ends up fighting the channel’s mascot - a man dressed as a dog.

    Director:Baz Taylor
    Writer:Sue Teddern

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  16. Birds of a Feather Season 10 Episode 5 - Tattoo You
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    #16 - Tattoo You

    S10:E5

    Tracey has Botox injections and Travis gets a tattoo, but how will his mum react? Meanwhile, it looks as if Sharon might need a hearing aid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Birds of a Feather Season 11 Episode 3 - Guess Who's Coming to Essex?
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Guess Who's Coming to Essex?

    S11:E3

    Sharon and Tracey discover that Dorien has been keeping a secret for over fifty years, but Dorien is reluctant to confront her past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Birds of a Feather Season 12 Episode 3 - Tombstone Blues
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #18 - Tombstone Blues

    S12:E3

    Sharon’s disapproval of Tracey dating policeman Barry and apparently overlooking Garth’s feelings for his dad lead to a major quarrel between the sisters. Is it one that Dorien, in her new role as Agony Aunt for GetA-Life Magazine, can solve?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Birds of a Feather Season 12 Episode 4 - Going, Going, Gone
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #19 - Going, Going, Gone

    S12:E4

    Tracey’s had enough of Dorien entertaining gentlemen callers and Sharon not bringing in a living wage, and throws them both out. Holed up in Sharon’s old bedsit, the two of them take a united stand…or do they?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Birds of a Feather Season 1 Episode 7 - Sailing
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #20 - Sailing

    S1:E7

    Tracey receives two tickets for a "Christmas Cruise" in the post - a romantic surprise planned by Darryl before being sent to prison. He booked two tickets as he wanted it to be just Tracey and him, thinking Garth would be on a school trip. Tracey decides to take Garth, annoying Sharon who wanted to go. When Garth telephones to say he will not be home for Christmas, Tracey refuses to go at all. However, Dorien devises a plan to get Tracey and Sharon to go on the cruise.

    Director:Geoffrey Sax
    Writers:Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran

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  21. Birds of a Feather Season 3 Episode 13 - We'll Always Have Majorca
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #21 - We'll Always Have Majorca

    S3:E13

    Sharon and Tracy are given the use of a holiday villa in Majorca by an old friend of the boys. Garth, who's working for Dor's husband, manages to get them and Dor free tickets over there. But he fails to mention why. That becomes obvious, when they step into the villa and see Daryl and Chris, who have escaped from jail while doing a music performance.

    Director:Nic Phillips
    Writer:Peter Tilbury

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  22. Birds of a Feather Season 6 Episode 11 - Puppy Love
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Puppy Love

    S6:E11

    There are surprises all around when Dorien and the sisters trace their first loves.

    Director:Terry Kinane
    Writer:Sue Teddern

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  23. Birds of a Feather Season 6 Episode 12 - Still Waters Run Deep
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #23 - Still Waters Run Deep

    S6:E12

    Prospective client Monty Kray wants a pool installing - within days.

    Director:Terry Kinane
    Writer:Geoff Deane

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  24. Birds of a Feather Season 7 Episode 5 - Porridge
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Porridge

    S7:E5

    Sharon is frantically trying to keep Chris out of her bed, and is prepared to go to any lengths to get a home of her own. Dorien is determined to win custody of the house and, posing as a barmaid, tracks down Marcus’s mistress in order to find out some home truths.

    Director:Baz Taylor
    Writers:John Phelps, Gary Lawson

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  25. Birds of a Feather Season 8 Episode 4 - Baggage
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #25 - Baggage

    S8:E4

    Sharon and Tracey attend a school reunion. Margie is still a bully, and Poxy Loxy is as leery as ever - though he does give Tracey a perfect chance to play a wicked prank. Meanwhile, Dorien meets someone from the past.

    Director:Hugh Thomas
    Writer:Geoff Rowley

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Best Episodes Summary

"Forever Young" is the best rated episode of "Birds of a Feather". It scored 9/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/25/2016. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Abandoned Love".