7.6/1053 votes#1 - Nicked
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/1989
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.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.2/1045 votes#2 - Just Visiting
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/1989
While Sharon is ecstatic that her no-good husband Chris has been sent to prison, Tracey is desperately missing her beloved Darryl and is on tranquilizers. Now she faces another hurdle - trying to find a way to tell her son, Garth, that his father is in prison.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.2/1041 votes#3 - Shift!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/1989
Sharon's day hasn't started well. She accidentally breaks a mug and spills coffee everywhere and then Tracey accuses her of not paying her way. Tracey is having problems with money, so she and Dorien try to sell some clothes. Meanwhile, Sharon has to go back to her job at the supermarket, but she isn't feeling welcome.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.6/1040 votes#4 - Women's Troubles
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/1989
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.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.5/1043 votes#5 - Cheat!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/1989
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.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.4/1036 votes#6 - Substitute
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/1989
Sharon is considering divorcing Chris and Dorien has football hero Patsy Edwards temporarily living in her house, who becomes very fond of Tracey. She doesn't want to be unfaithful to Darryl, however she suspects him of having an affair with a mysterious woman called Juliet.
Director: Tony Dow
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.7/1042 votes#7 - Sailing
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/26/1989
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
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Nicked" is the best rated episode of "Birds of a Feather" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Tony Dow and written by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran, it aired on 10/16/1989. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Just Visiting".