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The Best Episodes of Birds of a Feather

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The Best Episodes of Birds of a Feather

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...

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  1. 8.1/10(28 votes)

    #1 - Nuptials

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    S9:E5

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

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  2. 8.1/10(31 votes)

    #2 - Without a Trace

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    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.

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  3. 8.0/10(35 votes)

    #3 - It Happened in Hollywood

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    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.

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  4. 7.9/10(44 votes)

    #4 - Sailing

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    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.

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  5. 7.9/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Puppy Love

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    S6:E11

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

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    Director:Terry Kinane
  6. 7.9/10(30 votes)

    #6 - Still Waters Run Deep

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    S6:E12

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

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    Director:Terry Kinane
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  8. 7.9/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Baggage

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    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.

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    Director:Hugh Thomas
  9. 7.9/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Ghost

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    S9:E1

    The heavily pregnant Tracey is fed up with Sharon's slobbish habits - in particular her tendency to leave all the kitchen drawers open. But Sharon insists she didn't leave them like that, and when things start to go bump in the night, Tracey becomes convinced they're sharing the house with a poltergeist; thus, the girls and Dorien hold a seance.

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    Director:Terry Kinane
  10. 7.9/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Guess Who's Coming to Essex?

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    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.

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  11. 7.8/10(43 votes)

    #10 - Women's Troubles

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    S1:E4

    Tracey thinks she might be pregnant. However, on visiting the doctor, Sharon is horrified to discover she is pregnant by Dave, a man she has only recently met. Tracey can't stop herself telling Dave, who is delighted and immediately phones his mother with the good news. Sharon then confesses to Tracey that she has had an abortion.

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  12. 7.8/10(39 votes)

    #11 - Okey-Cokey-Karaoke

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    S4:E12

    Sharon and Tracey are desperate for a holiday, so a karaoke competition seems to be the ideal answer.

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    Director:Terry Kinane
  13. 7.8/10(18 votes)

    #12 - The Chigwell Years

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    S6:E15

    After over-indulging, Sharon nods off and dreams of a different life...

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  14. 7.8/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Model

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    S9:E4

    Sharon attracts interest from an unexpected quarter, while Tracey pays a surreptitious visit to a clinic.

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  15. 7.8/10(28 votes)

    #14 - The Chef, the Cook, His Mum and The Lodger

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    S11:E6

    Sharon gets a job as a school dinners supervisor and recruits Garth, who is more used to running a restaurant, as her cook and Tracey as her washer-up. However Sharon's dictatorial attitude almost leads to an all-out walk out by the staff. Dorien, meanwhile, having lost money playing online poker, gets a job as a dress shop assistant but is not pleased when the owner turns out to be her old rival Melanie Fishman, who reminds her of an embarrassing incident when they were at school.

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  16. 7.8/10(27 votes)

    #15 - Spa Wars

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    S11:E8

    With Naomi preparing to fly to New Zealand and the boys off to a rock festival Sharon, Tracey and Dorien have a weekend at a health spa where Sharon and Tracey discuss the worst case scenario for her test results. The weekend is interrupted when Tracey and Dorien suffer maternal concerns but when Tracey's results come through the trio is happily united.

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  17. 7.7/10(55 votes)

    #16 - Nicked

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    S1:E1

    Sharon visits Tracey's luxury house, 'Dalentrace', in Chigwell and meets Dorien for the first time. Meanwhile, their husbands, Chris and Darryl, take part in an armed robbery and are later jailed for twelve years. Sharon moves from her high-rise Edmonton flat to stay at Dalentrace with her sister.

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  18. 7.7/10(45 votes)

    #17 - Cheat!

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    S1:E5

    Sharon is indignant on discovering that 'Fat Stan', to whom she's sublet the flat in Edmonton, is using the property to store goods, as well as prostitutes. Nevertheless, it does bring about a money-making scheme. Tracey, meanwhile, is still suffering from a combination of depression and financial problems. She and Dorien go out to a dinner-and-dance, where Tracey gets hit on by Dorien's husband Marcus.

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  19. 7.7/10(32 votes)

    #18 - Commitments

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    S4:E3

    Sharon's husband Chris wants to dump her for another woman, and take the café away from her. Meanwhile, Dorien is leaving her husband and everything she owns for the youthful charms of lusty Luke. But how will she cope in his sleazy flat in Walthamstow?

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    Director:Terry Kinane
  20. 7.7/10(33 votes)

    #19 - East Side Story

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    S5:E9

    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.

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    Director:Terry Kinane
  21. 7.7/10(33 votes)

    #20 - An Inspector Stays

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    S5:E11

    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.

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  22. 7.7/10(32 votes)

    #21 - All Day and All of the Night

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    S6:E5

    Chris's cousin seems intent on turning the café into a drinking den.

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    Director:Terry Kinane
    Writer:Alun Lewis
  23. 7.7/10(28 votes)

    #22 - On The Glass

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    S6:E13

    Sharon's order book is empty, and Dorien has had her credit card limit slashed.

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    Director:Terry Kinane
  24. 7.7/10(28 votes)

    #23 - The Essex Patient

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    S8:E2

    Tracey and Sharon hit on a name for their new cleaning business: 'Maids of Ongar'. After a strenuous day's work though Sharon begins to feel ill.

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  25. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #24 - Mummies and Daddies

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    S9:E2

    Tracey is shocked to hear that Garth has apparently abandoned pregnant ex-girlfriend Kimberley - "typical male behaviour", according to Sharon. Meanwhile, Dorien needs to get to her boyfriend Richard’s before he returns home to find the malicious answer message she has left him.

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    Director:Terry Kinane
  26. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Tracey's Choice

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    S11:E5

    Dorien's Book group is coming round to discuss Crime and Punishment- Surprisingly Appropriate when Tracy warns Garth not Lead his younger brother astray. Source: TV program Information from the program it self.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Nuptials" is the best rated episode of "Birds of a Feather". It scored 8.1/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by Hugh Thomas, Terry Kinane and written by John Phelps, Gary Lawson, it aired on 12/14/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Without a Trace".