7.1/1032 votes#1 - Keeping Up Appearances
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/1991
Chris wins the premium bond, so Sharon tries to force his signature to keep the money for herself. Meanwhile, when Tracy visits Daryl, she finds him to be unkept and unclean. When Sharon comments on this, Tracy kicks her out.
Director: Nic Phillips
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.4/1027 votes#2 - Tinker, Tailor
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/1991
When a man, Charles Fitzroy, knocks on the door one evening asking for some water for his car, Sharon tells him all about Dorien and her relationships, which he seems interested in. After visiting Chris in prison, Sharon suspects that Charles may have been a police spy interested in the proceeds of Darryl and Chris' crimes. Soon after two policemen come round and they ask about the whereabouts of Dorien and Marcus, who needs to be questioned about a major fraud case of which he was the accountant. Sharon tells them they are on holiday in Zurich. When Dorien returns she finds that a Sunday newspaper has an article on her private life, and Sharon and Tracey feel guilty.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Peter Tilbury
6.8/1030 votes#3 - Baby Come Back
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/1991
Sharon bumps into Dave, her ex-boyfriend from shortly after the boys were sent down. This brings back all the feelings she had when she had the abortion with Dave's baby. But now she feels ready to settle down, and Dave could be just the right man. All she has to do is tell him that she never had a miscarriage. Meanwhile, Tracy gets all motherly when Garth comes home for the weekend.
Director: Nic Phillips
Writer: Sue Teddern
7.9/1030 votes#4 - Just Family
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/1991
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
7.0/1028 votes#5 - Confidence
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/1991
With money tight, Sharon has taken a job, but Tracey seems reluctant to follow, despite Sharon and Dorien's encouragement. Tracey admits to having little confidence, having never been allowed to work during her marriage, but Sharon volunteers her to do some voluntary work for Siobhan, the editor of the prisoners' dependents newsletter. Sharon then goes with Tracey when she goes to apply for a receptionist job but is worried about the application form, which makes her realise how few qualifications and little experience she has. Sharon gets the job by lying on the application form.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Gary Lawson, John Phelps
7.1/1029 votes#6 - The Lost Weekend
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/1991
It's Thursday night. Dorien's date has been cancelled, and Sharon and Tracey are bored. When the VCR blows up, Dorien generously offers to pay for an activity weekend for the girls. Sharon is unsure about the activity on offer which is hang gliding, later it turns out Dorien has had an accident so the activity weekend is cancelled.
Director: Nic Phillips
Writer: Peter Tilbury
7.2/1028 votes#7 - History
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/12/1991
Dorien suggests a car-boot sale, and the girls are keen - Sharon can get rid of some of Chris's old stuff, and Tracey will sell things that son Garth has outgrown. However, while clearing out possessions, an old photo is found with Darryl at a party, under the table with someone else. Sharon is chucked out of the house by Tracey for keeping it a secret.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Sue Teddern
7.4/1030 votes#8 - Poetic Justice
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/19/1991
Chris and Darryl are temporarily in Albany prison on the Isle of Wight. Sharon cancels her visit for Dorien so she can interview Chris about sexual deprivation for her OU dissertation. But while Dorien becomes the centre of attention, Tracey becomes a victim of food poisoning after eating at a motorway cafe.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.4/1028 votes#9 - Favour Of The Month
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/26/1991
Desmond, an 'old prison friend' of Darryl's, turns up at Dalentrace. With a squash injury keeping Marcus at home - and curtailing Dorien's amorous adventures - Sharon suggests that the accident-prone Desmond acts as temporary chauffeur.
Director: Nic Phillips
Writer: Geoff Rowley
6.9/1031 votes#10 - Cuckoo
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/2/1991
Sharon's flat is now housing belligerent squatters Cedric and Egbert; her neighbour has also been acquiring mail-order items using Sharon's identity. Chris offers to sort things out - with the aid of 'Batty' Harold and his mates, who specialise in GBH.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Peter Tilbury
7.2/1026 votes#11 - Schooling
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/9/1991
Sharon warns Tracey that her son will be a "mummy's boy" if she isn't careful. Sharon has also taken to dressing up and going out a lot, claiming she is going for job interviews. In fact, she is having lunch with the up-market Mark and they're now on their sixth date. However, her hopes of happiness are dashed when discovering Mark is an over-grown kid controlled by his mother.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Geoff Rowley
7.4/1026 votes#12 - Business
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/16/1991
Sharon and Tracel fall out over an inheritance.
Director: Nic Phillips
Writer: Gary Lawson, John Phelps
7.8/1028 votes#13 - We'll Always Have Majorca
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1991
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
The Best Episodes of Birds of a Feather Season 3
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Keeping Up Appearances" is the best rated episode of "Birds of a Feather" season 3. It scored 7.1/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Nic Phillips and written by Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran, it aired on 8/31/1991. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Tinker, Tailor".