Birds of a Feather
| Birds of a Feather | |
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| Genre | Sitcom and Family |
| Created by |
Laurence Marks Maurice Gran |
| Directed by | Nick Wood |
| Starring |
Pauline Quirke Linda Robson Lesley Joseph Samuel James Charlie Quirke |
| Theme music composer | Irving Berlin |
| Opening theme | "What'll I Do?" performed by Linda Robson & Pauline Quirke |
| Ending theme | "What'll I Do?" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 127 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jon Rolph Steve Sheen |
| Producer(s) | Jo Willett |
| Camera setup |
Video (1989–) Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 30–75 minutes (1989–98) 22 minutes (2014–) |
| Production company(s) | Alomo Productions (1989–98) Retort Productions / Quirkymedia Stuff (2014–) |
| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One (1989–98) ITV (2014–) |
| Picture format |
576i (4:3) (1989–98) 1080i (16:9) (2014–) |
| Original release |
BBC: 16 October 1989 – 24 December 1998 ITV: 2 January 2014 – present |
Birds of a Feather (commonly abbreviated to BOAF) is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC One from 16 October 1989 to 24 December 1998, then revived on ITV on 2 January 2014. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers.
The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson) and Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke) brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green (Lesley Joseph), is a middle-aged married Jewish woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the last two BBC series, the location is changed to nearby Hainault, Essex before returning to Chigwell in series 10 (the first aired on ITV).
The series ended its original BBC One run on Christmas Eve 1998 after nine years, but returned just over 15 years later, on 2 January 2014, on ITV, for its tenth series overall, running for eight episodes. The opening episode of the new series attracted nearly 8 million viewers, giving ITV its highest rated comedy since Barbara in 2000. In 2015, there was an eleventh series (the second series on ITV) aired from December 2014 – January 2015. A twelfth series (the third on ITV) aired in 2016. A special episode was filmed in Malta, and aired Christmas 2016. Series 13 has been ordered but will not air until late 2017 at the earliest.
The title comes from the (idiomatic) phrase "birds of a feather flock together" meaning that people having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs will congregate.
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