7.5/1023 votes#1 - Stand by your Man
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/1997
A Phone call brings exciting news; Darryl will be out in a fortnight, followed by Chris.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Sue Teddern
7.3/1028 votes#2 - Nearest and Dearest
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/1997
With Darryl on the way home, Sharon's time with Tracey is coming to an end.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Damon Alexis-Rochefort
7.2/1027 votes#3 - Cheers
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/1997
After his release, Chris swiftly finds himself back inside- this time in a hospital bed.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.3/1025 votes#4 - Relative Strangers
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/1997
Dorien has moved in with her mother after being kicked out by Marcus, but then discovers her husband has been leading a double life. Darryl throws Sharon out of his house after a heated argument leaving Sharon with no choice but to move in with Chris.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Geoff Rowley
7.6/1023 votes#5 - Porridge
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/1997
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
Writer: Gary Lawson, John Phelps
7.7/1025 votes#6 - Rising Damp
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/1997
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
7.3/1025 votes#7 - Three up, Two Down
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 7/7/1997
Dalentrace is in jeaopardy as Sharon and Tracey sink into debt; Dorien's generosity cannot be a permanent solution. Tracey is becoming a decisive woman, and is taking matters into her own hands. Garth, meanwhile, decides to move in with his girlfriend Kimberly.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Gary Lawson, John Phelps
7.2/1022 votes#8 - Are You Being Served?
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 7/14/1997
Tracy and Sharon are now living in their new house, as Dor comes to visit after her recent trip to Monaco. She comes back with the news that she slept with Ralph Gardener, head of Central Water, who is currently all over the media. She comes up with the plan to cash in by making up a story about being pregnant. Meanwhile, Sharon decides that she wants to have a baby, and gets Dor to hook her up with someone, while Tracy is completely against both of their plans.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Gary Lawson, John Phelps
7.3/1023 votes#9 - Never the Twain
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/1997
Dorien is holed up in a Lake District hotel, devising juicy titbits with journalist David Kane. Sharon has started thinking about adoption, while Garth is worried about his dad. The sisters set off to visit their husbands in their new prison, Slade, while Dorien is pampered in the hotel.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Laurence Marks, Maurice Gran
7.5/1021 votes#10 - Three's Company
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 7/28/1997
Sharon is still assessing men for their reproductive potential making Tracey feel rather uncomfortable. 'Nouveau destitute' Dorien suddenly recalls she has a very rich mother-in-law, while Tracey drops the bombshell that she is pregnant and isn't sure it's Darryl's.
Director: Baz Taylor
Writer: Geoff Rowley
NaN/100 votes#11 - Reservoir Birds
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/1997
Sharon and Tracey are working at a casino and agree to take part in a publicity stunt in which Sharon 'appears' to win a million pounds. The sisters are unaware however that they have been set up as thieves by the owner.
Director: N/A
Writer: Gary Lawson, John Phelps
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Stand by your Man" is the best rated episode of "Birds of a Feather" season 7. It scored 7.5/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Baz Taylor and written by Sue Teddern, it aired on 3/26/1997. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Nearest and Dearest".