7.0/1024 votes#1 - Trouble and Strife
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/1998
When Sharon wrecks Tracey's bed, it is the final straw. She promises to get a job and make a contribution - especially with Tracey's baby on the way. A stint in an abattoir ends when she is sacked for stealing meat, but Dorien is looking for a cleaner.
Director: Hugh Thomas
Writer: Gary Lawson, John Phelps
7.5/1026 votes#2 - The Essex Patient
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/1998
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.
Director: Hugh Thomas
Writer: Damon Alexis-Rochefort
7.2/1026 votes#3 - Maids of Ongar
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/1998
The girls are short of money, and go to see bank manager Martin Mann. But they suffer a bout of giggles after Tracey calls him 'Mr Mann', and he refuses to lend to the wives of bank robbers - particularly as he was the bank manager Darryl and Chris robbed.
Director: Hugh Thomas
Writer: Sam Lawrence
7.7/1026 votes#4 - Baggage
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/1998
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.
Director: Hugh Thomas
Writer: Geoff Rowley
7.4/1026 votes#5 - Can't Judge a Book
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/1998
Chris comes up with a surprise, while Sharon's contentment is shattered by the medical advice all women dread—she's got to lose weight
Director: Hugh Thomas
Writer: Sue Teddern
7.2/1028 votes#6 - Money
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/1998
Tracey receives an endowment policy for Garth in the post, and finds herself facing a dilemma—should she hand the money over or take Sharon's advice and squander it on herself?
Director: Hugh Thomas
Writer: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
The Best Episodes of Birds of a Feather Season 8
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Trouble and Strife" is the best rated episode of "Birds of a Feather" season 8. It scored 7/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Hugh Thomas and written by Gary Lawson, John Phelps, it aired on 1/5/1998. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Essex Patient".