The WORST episodes of Birds of a Feather
Every episode of Birds of a Feather ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Birds of a Feather!
Sharon (Pauline Quirke) lives in a council flat, while her sister Tracey (Linda Robson) lives in a luxurious house on a private estate. The two women lead very different lives until their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon moves in with Tracey to keep her company and to help pay the bills. They quickly become close friends with their neighbour Dorien (Lesley Joseph), whose chief interest in life is chasing after much younger men.
#1 - Christmas in Dreamland
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/24/1994
This is a duplicate of s00e11. What's wrong with you? Why are these fucked up duplicates constantly entered here?
#2 - 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?
#3 - 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
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Reservoir Birds
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/1997
This is a duplicate of s00e10. What's wrong with you? Why are these fucked up duplicates constantly entered here?
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Cheers
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/1997
After his release, Chris swiftly finds himself back inside- this time in a hospital bed.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - Ghost
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/1998
The heavily pregnant Tracey is fed up with Sharon's slobbish habits - in particular her tendency to leave all the kitchen drawers open. But Sharon insists she didn't leave them like that, and when things start to go bump in the night, Tracey becomes convinced they're sharing the house with a poltergeist; thus, the girls and Dorien hold a seance.
#18 - On the Glass
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1994
Sharon's order book is empty, and Dorien has had her credit card limit slashed.
#19 - Still Waters Run Deep
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1994
Prospective client Monty Kray wants a pool installing - within days.
#20 - Puppy Love
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1994
There are surprises all around when Dorien and the sisters trace their first loves.
#21 - Business Is Business
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1994
Sharon struggles to run the café alongside the pool business.
#22 - In at the Deep End
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1994
Sharon thinks installing a swimming pool will be easy, since she has a café full of builders.
#24 - Moving
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1994
Tracey considers a move to the country, as Garth settles into the flat above the café.
#25 - Appreciation Society
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1994
After a heated argument, Sharon and Tracey agree to change places for a week.