Birds of a Feather - Complete Season 1 ( Birds of a Feather - Complete Series 1 ) ( Birds of a Feather - Complete Series One )

Birds of a Feather - Complete Season 1 (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Birds of a Feather - Complete Series 1
Alternate Title: Birds of a Feather - Complete Series One
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
175 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Maurice Gran
Laurence Marks

Written By:
Maurice Gran
Laurence Marks

Actors:
Pauline Quirke ..... Sharon Theodopolopodous
Linda Robson ..... Tracey Stubbs
Lesley Joseph ..... Dorien Green
Alun Lewis ..... Darryl Stubbs
Peter Polycarpou ..... Chris Theodopolopodous
Matthew Savage ..... Garth Stubbs

Synopsis:

Everyone's favourite Essex girls return with this DVD release of the very first series of Birds Of A Feather - one of the 1990s' most successful, long-running and memorable sitcoms. Created by legendary screenwriters Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (The New Statesman, Shine on Harvey Moon), the series chronicles the misadventures of Sharon and Tracy (Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson) - North London-born sisters left to fend for themselves, both financially and emotionally, when their husbands are jailed for armed robbery. The girls have lived very different lives, Tracey enjoying the neo-Georgian splendour of 'Dalentrace' - the luxury home paid for by husband Darryl's criminal activities - while her sister remained in an Edmonton tower block. Now, Sharon has moved in with Tracey to enjoy a few home comforts and offer moral support - even if some of her habits prove a tad annoying. And if life in Chigwell sometimes seems a little dull, there are always the extra-marital antics of their man-eating Jewish neighbour, Dorien (Lesley Joseph), to keep them entertained...

Everyone's favourite Essex girls return with this DVD release of the very first series of Birds of a Feather - one of the 1990s' most successful, long-running and memorable sitcoms. This release includes for the first time the 1989 Christmas Special! Created by legendary screenwriters Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (The New Statesman, Shine on Harvey Moon), the series chronicles the misadventures of Sharon and Tracy (Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson) North London-born sisters left to fend for themselves, both financially and emotionally, when their husbands are jailed for armed robbery. The girls have lived very different lives, Tracey enjoying the neo-Georgian splendour of 'Dalentrace' the luxury home paid for by husband Darryl's criminal activities while her sister remained in an Edmonton tower block. Now, Sharon has moved in with Tracey to enjoy a few home comforts and offer moral support - even if some of her habits prove a tad annoying. And if life in Chigwell sometimes seems a little dull, there are always the extra-marital antics of their man-eating Jewish neighbour, Dorien (Lesley Joseph), to keep them entertained...

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1: Nicked
Original Air Date-16 October 1989
Sharon Theodopolopolous and Tracey Stubbs are sisters. Tracey lives with her husband Daryl at Dal'n'Trace,a des res in leafy Chigwell whilst Sharon survives in a council flat. One day their husbands go out to work and fail to return. This is because they have been sentenced to twelve years for armed robbery. Tracey invites Sharon to move in with her and introduces her to the next door Dorien,who has a husband and a penchant for younger men.

Season 1, Episode 2: Just Visiting
Original Air Date-23 October 1989
Whilst Sharon is over-joyed to be rid of Chris, a 'toe-rag' who cheats on her with other women, Tracey is devastated to be without her beloved Daryl and the sisters' visit to Maidstone prison yields different reactions. Then Tracey must break the news to her son Garth at his boarding school.

Season 1, Episode 3: Shift
Original Air Date-30 October 1989
Whilst Sharon revels in the joys of moving up in the world and joining Dorien to sell clothes,a depressed Tracey finds that her credit card is being refused and goes back to her old job as a supermarket check-out girl,though she feels unwelcome and is not keen to persevere.

Season 1, Episode 4: Women's Troubles
Original Air Date-6 November 1989
Whilst Sharon has sex in daring places with new lover Dave,Tracey believes she is pregnant though when Dorien takes her to see a doctor and the results of the pregnancy testing kit come through it turns out to be Sharonwho is expecting and who later has an abortion,to her boyfriend's dismay.

Season 1, Episode 5: Cheat!
Original Air Date-13 November 1989
Tracey is depressed and her doctor tells her to get out more so she accompanies Dorien to a dinner-dance where Dorien cops off with the man she lined up for Tracey and Tracey gets hit on by Dorien's husband Marcus. Sharon agrees to sell pirate Rolling Stones tour T-shirts for her lodger Stan and is almost done for fraud.

Season 1, Episode 6: Substitute
Original Air Date-20 November 1989
Sharon gets into philosophy whilst Tracey gets mad when she opens a letter from Daryl addressed to 'Darling Juliet' and considers sleeping with Dorien's lodger,a handsome Irish foot-baller,in revenge. However he will not be party to a rebound relationship and Tracey is relieved when she learns the truth from Daryl.

Season 1, Episode 7: Sailing
Original Air Date-26 December 1989
Tracey finds out that,before he was sent down, Darryl bought two tickets for them to go on a Christmas cruise. To the annoyance of Sharon,she decides to take Garth but when she learns that Garth is going to Germany with his school choir for the holiday she refuses to go at all. Fortunately Dorien proves to be a good neighbour by purporting to buy the tickets for herself and Marcus and inviting the sisters to come on board to wave her off.. .which turns out to be a ruse to trick Tracey into taking the cruise.

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