Birds Of A Feather
Series 2
Following the lives of sisters Tracey and Sharon who are left to fend for themselves after their husbands are arrested for armed robbery.
Where to Watch Birds Of A Feather • Series 2
16 Episodes
- Getting a Grip
E1Getting a GripTracey is shocked to receive overdue bills. There is also a letter from Garth, telling Tracey he has had a fight at school and she will have to pay for half the damage. To top it all off, the central heating breaks down and they hire two female plumbers, Alison and Gloria. Shortly after they leave, the tank starts leaking. - Sweet Smell of Success
E2Sweet Smell of SuccessTracey decides to raise cash by selling Darryl's Jaguar but, after a buyer has taken it, she learns from Darryl not only that it was due for repossession as he had failed to keep up the payments but that £25,000 was hidden in the spare wheel. To save Tracey embarrassment, Dorien buys it back for her. - Young Guns
E3Young GunsGarth brings home a handsome friend, Richard, to stay. They seem very keen to do things together and Tracey gets it into her head that they are a gay couple. Darryl is annoyed with her for jumping to conclusions and ultimately she is proved to be mistaken. Garth is not gay and Richard certainly is not as Dorien knows first hand. - Keep Off the Grass
E5Keep Off the GrassSharon, Tracey and Dorien witness Vinny Hutchins, a petty crook known to Darryl, as he robs a building society. The sisters argue about the morality of grassing him up for the reward but, after speaking to Darryl, Tracey is about to, only to find Dorien got in first to buy a new kitchen from her young lover, Luke, a kitchen fitter who needs the business to stop him being transferred. - Mice
E6MiceTracey is disgusted by the state of Sharon's bedroom and it also appears Sharon's poor levels of hygiene have spread throughout the house when Tracey discovers they have mice. After cleaning the house and buying poison, Sharon buys a cat, but it does not seem to have any effect. Eventually, Sharon rings pest control, who reveals that he has been at Dorien's house trying to get rid of a major mice infestation and the mice have come from her. - Brief Encounter
E7Brief EncounterSharon goes to the aid of a middle-aged man, Don, after he is mugged and robbed of his wallet and they go on a few dates and sleep together, even though she is aware that he is married. He tells her he is a financial advisor, who has come to Chigwell to help Marcus out of a jam. They decide to re-live the sixties and take drugs together but when the police come to return the wallet he flushes them down the toilet. - You Pays Yer Money
E8You Pays Yer MoneyIn the run-up to the local by-election Sharon discovers that she is not eligible to vote in Chigwell so she buys Darryl's vote off him. Tracey is not certain who to vote for so she gets all the candidates to visit her. Dorien is backing the Green Party because she fancies the - female - candidate's male agent but when she finds out that the couple are having an affair she votes Labour with Sharon and Tracey. - Trust
E9TrustTracey is having psycho-therapy for her depression and falls for Gerald, the smooth therapist. Forbidden by Darryl to carry on the sessions she meets Gerald in a bar where she declares her feelings for him but he believes that she is becoming too dependent on him and suggests they end the treatment. Sharon and Dorien agree to keep this from Darryl. - Thirty Something
E10Thirty SomethingAs she approaches thirty Sharon feels she has wasted her life and wants to do something positive. She considers buying her old council flat, inspired by the fact that the boyfriend of neighbor Lisa is in the property business. Tracey is against the idea, which is as well because Lisa's boyfriend gets sent down for dodgy dealings and Sharon takes his place with Lisa on a Club 18 - 30 holiday in Spain. - Old Friends
E12Old FriendsTracey meets up with Trish, her old bridesmaid, who has just left her husband. Tracey invites her to stay, which annoys Sharon, making her wonder how secure she will be when Darryl comes home. Dorien encourages her to befriend Trish and in fact the two women get on very well. Now, it is Tracey's turn to be annoyed as Trish never stops banging on about the past and she is relieved when Trish goes back to her husband. - Parting
E13PartingSharon decides that it is time to move on. She doesn't love Chris and he doesn't love her so it's time for the parting of the ways. Unfortunately her plan to tell him it's over coincides with his needing an operation to remove a malignant tumour from one of his testicles and he says he needs her support. Despite opposition from Tracey, Sharon goes through with her plan though she agrees she will still visit from time to time. - Jobs for the Girls
E14Jobs for the GirlsWith Christmas looming the sisters decide to get jobs to make money - Sharon advertises her services as a dog-walker, only to find that she has competition in the form of the 13-year-old son of one of Dorien's friends. Tracey agrees to type up a novel Dorien has written, which turns out to be a rip-off of 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'. - Falling in Love Again
E16Falling in Love AgainChris owes two fellow prisoners £3000 and their wives threaten Sharon and Tracey. Chris has a plan to raise the money which involves Sharon going to Germany to pick up a collectable car that he had while in Germany with the Army during the Cold War. Sharon manages to win a week in Berlin on the game show Second Time Lucky presented by Leslie Crowther. She is accompanied by Barry, the show's other winner and Tracey. Sharon and Barry don't get on well and try to keep separate as they tour the city with the cameras while Tracey tracks down the car, with the help of mechanic Manfred. Tracey and Manfred soon start to fall in love with each other. Back in England, Tracey ends their relationship over the telephone when she realises how much she loves Darryl. However, Manfred still sends the car over. Meanwhile, Luke dumps Dorien and she tries to get more romantic with Marcus, who she soon discovers is having an affair with a younger woman.
