6.6/1034 votes#1 - High Fidelity
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/1993
Sharon is looking for a man, but the one she likes is attracted to Tracey.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Jenny Lecoat
7.3/1031 votes#2 - Bang
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1993
It's an explosive time in Chigwell, with upheavals for Sharon, Tracey and Dorien.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Gary Lawson, John Phelps
7.2/1029 votes#3 - Non-Starter
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1993
Dorien tries, and fails, to sell her unwanted furniture, and Sharon badgers Tracey into giving her driving lessons; after one of Sharon's disastrous driving tests it doesn't take long for Tracey's nerves to go bad. Eventually, Sharon's driving errors lead to her crashing into the van taking Darryl and Chris to a new prison, and the girls are suspected of organising a jail-break - before making the joke spot on the news.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Geoff Rowley
7.2/1031 votes#4 - Absent Friends
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1993
After a spate of burglaries, the sisters find themselves on the agenda of a Neighbourhood Watch meeting at Dorien's house. But is there a connection between the crimes and the anonymous letters and calls Tracey has been receiving?
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Geoff Rowley
7.3/1029 votes#5 - Suspicious Minds
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1993
Dorien's husband goes missing, and she's later seen digging a suspiciously man-shaped hole in the garden, prompting Sharon and Tracey to fear their man-hungry neighbour has taken to murder as a sideline.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Tony Millan, Mike Walling
6.9/1033 votes#6 - Dead Loss
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1993
A family tragedy wins Sharon's husband leave from prison—but he takes the opportunity to do a runner.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Geoff Rowley
6.8/1032 votes#7 - A Brush with the Law
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1993
At last it seems as if Sharon has found romance, but the path of true love is rocky. For Tracey, a business venture with Dorien has its own hazards.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Sue Teddern
7.1/1028 votes#8 - Mind Over Matter
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/1993
Sharon has toothache, but won't go to the dentist. When Dorien tries to help, the result is chaos.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Richard Preddy, Gary Howe
7.5/1031 votes#9 - East Side Story
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/31/1993
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.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Geoff Deane
7.1/1030 votes#10 - Find the Lady
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/1993
A mystery pension fund payment leads Tracey, Sharon and Dorien on a voyage of discovery which ends with a big surprise.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Peter Tilbury
7.5/1031 votes#11 - An Inspector Stays
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/1993
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.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
6.9/1034 votes#12 - All Gone Pear Shaped
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/1993
Sharon faces a crisis in her relationship with Colin, Tracey has a new friend, and Dorien feels left out. In Chigwell, feathers are ruffled.
Director: Terry Kinane
Writer: Sue Teddern
7.0/1032 votes#13 - A Beautiful Game
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/28/1993
Tracey manages a boys' football team, while Dorien finds a psychic who will change her life. In the end, the two worlds collide.
Director: Charlie Hanson
Writer: Geoff Deane
7.9/1032 votes#14 - It Happened in Hollywood
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/25/1993
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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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"High Fidelity" is the best rated episode of "Birds of a Feather" season 5. It scored 6.6/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Terry Kinane and written by Jenny Lecoat, it aired on 9/5/1993. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Bang".