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.

Last Updated: 8/31/2024Network: ITV1Status: Ended
Baby Come Back
star
6.43
37 votes

#1 - 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.

There's Something About Sharon
star
6.92
12 votes

#2 - There's Something About Sharon

Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2015

Sharon amazes the others when it turns out that she has a high IQ, and Dorien, under pressure to find a heroine for her next book, decides to push her towards a surprising career. Tracey however, has got her hands full with a despondent Garth, but the household joins forces to put Sharon through her paces and make sure she is the man for the job.

Hearts for Sale
star
6.93
15 votes

#3 - Hearts for Sale

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2014

Tracey, Sharon and Dorien become involved with three very different men, while Travis has romantic troubles of his own. However, everyone's relationship hopes take a knock when Garth and Marcie organise a pop-up restaurant evening at the house to fund the refurbishment of their new pub.

Flavour of the Month
star
6.95
37 votes

#4 - Flavour 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.

Writer: Geoff Rowley
Blinded by Love
star
6.95
19 votes

#5 - Blinded by Love

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2014

Sharon's estranged husband Chris gets in touch asking for a divorce so he can marry his new girlfriend Angie, but Tracey has her doubts. Later, at the happy couple's engagement party, Dorien meets a handsome blind man who takes a shine to her.

Keeping Up Appearances
star
6.95
41 votes

#6 - 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.

Gimme Shelter
star
6.96
47 votes

#7 - Gimme Shelter

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2014

Mouthy Sharon’s living in an Edmonton tower block and is clearly down on her luck, her older sister Tracey’s still living in Chigwell with son Travis, while man-eating Dorien has repackaged herself as Foxy Cohen, author of the sex blockbuster Sixty Shades of Green.

Tracey's Choice
star
7.00
10 votes

#8 - Tracey's Choice

Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/22/2015

Dorien's Book Group is convening to discuss Crime and Punishment – which turns out to be rather applicable to the events that unfold in Tracey's household.

The Girls with the Pearl Buttons
star
7.00
11 votes

#9 - The Girls with the Pearl Buttons

Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/15/2015

Tracey and Sharon are both been nominated by Auntie Vera to take over her Pearly Queen title. It's war as they try to outdo each other – and Dorien has a daunting engagement herself.

Caring
star
7.00
6 votes

#10 - Caring

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1992

Auntie Sylvie,just out of hospital,comes to convalesce with Tracey and Sharon and proves to be very demanding,as well as encouraging Garth to buy a motor-bike against his mother's wishes. They consider putting her in a home but feel unable to go through with it though fortunately she has a mind of her own.

Schooling
star
7.00
8 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.

Nicked
star
7.05
22 votes

#12 - Nicked

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/1989

Sharon visits Tracey's luxury house, 'Dalentrace', in Chigwell and meets Dorien for the first time. Meanwhile, their husbands, Chris and Darryl, take part in an armed robbery and are later jailed for twelve years. Sharon moves from her high-rise Edmonton flat to stay at Dalentrace with her sister.

Without a Trace
star
7.08
12 votes

#13 - Without a Trace

Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/5/2015

Sharon makes plans to take Tracey and Dorien on a madcap 70s weekender, but there is no dressing up the news that Tracey is about to receive.

You Pays Yer Money
star
7.10
10 votes

#14 - You Pays Yer Money

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/1990

Sharon isn't registered to vote in Chigwell, but when election fever hits the constituency, she wants to make use of Darryl's vote. Since Tracey insists she pay for the privilege, she sets about raising the readies.

Directors: Charlie Hanson
Getting a Grip
star
7.13
16 votes

#15 - Getting a Grip

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1990

With their husbands still in prison, Sharon and Tracey turn to their man-hungry neighbour Dorien for help when their central heating breaks down.

Love on the Run
star
7.14
14 votes

#16 - Love on the Run

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/15/1990

Darryl has been taken to hospital with appendicitis, and plans to escape and spend the night with his wife. Meanwhile, Sharon sees this as an opportunity to do some entertaining of her own.

Directors: Charlie Hanson
Business
star
7.15
34 votes

#17 - Business

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/16/1991

Sharon and Tracel fall out over an inheritance.

Mice
star
7.15
13 votes

#18 - Mice

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/1990

Tracey's plan to hold a perfume-selling party hits a major snag when Sharon discovers some furry gate-crashers.

Directors: Charlie Hanson
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star
7.21
24 votes

#19 - Too Much of Nothing

Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2016

Tracey’s house has been burgled during Darryl’s funeral. The family decide it’s up to them to track down their possessions and set out on a trail involving a snooker club, a pawnbroker and the infamous Theydon Boys drag club.

star
7.21
14 votes

#20 - You Can't Always Get What You Want

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2014

Sharon and Tracey get a glimpse of a possible future when they see two elderly sisters in the supermarket and it worries them. Dorien's court case comes to a conclusion – but what will the verdict be?

Jobs for the Girls
star
7.22
9 votes

#21 - Jobs for the Girls

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/6/1990

Sharon and Tracey want spending money for Christmas, so start looking for extra work. Sharon is confident that the people of Chigwell will be crying out for her pet care services, while Tracey starts doing a spot of typing from home.

Mummies and Daddies
star
7.22
36 votes

#22 - Mummies and Daddies

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/1998

Tracey is shocked to hear that Garth has apparently abandoned pregnant ex-girlfriend Kimberley - "typical male behaviour", according to Sharon. Meanwhile, Dorien needs to get to her boyfriend Richard’s before he returns home to find the malicious answer message she has left him.

Sunday
star
7.26
34 votes

#23 - Sunday

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/1998

In pursuit of a wedding present for Garth, the girls visit an antiques market which is being held in an old warehouse. On their arrival, it looks as if they might be in for a long night.

Commitments
star
7.29
7 votes

#24 - Commitments

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1992

Sharon's husband Chris wants to dump her for another woman, and take the café away from her. Meanwhile, Dorien is leaving her husband and everything she owns for the youthful charms of lusty Luke. But how will she cope in his sleazy flat in Walthamstow?

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Baggage
star
7.29
35 votes

#25 - 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.

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