The concept of Birds of a Feather is excellent. Two working class London sisters making it big after their now imprisoned husbands robbed a bank and the laundered money moved them to an upper class area. On arrival they discover their neighbour is a snobby, man-eating middle class woman who looks down on her new neighbours.
Every episode, especially in the early days, is packed full of comedy with Pauline Quirke as the larger than life and lovable Sharon - trapped in a marriage to her Greek waste-of-space husband, but ever looking for something else. Tracey, her sister is ever dedicated to her husband Daryl and son Garth, and struggles through life without her husband by her side. Then there is the formidable neighbour Dorien who will sleep with anything that moves - so long as it isn't her husband Marcus.
The comedy is very fast and occasionally a little far-fetched, but this is good all-round family entertainment which is standing the test of time well. The acting was top-notch from start to finish, and the many social bust-ups and slanging wars between Sharon and Dorien are priceless comedy. I, like many others, feel the series started to wither as ideas ran dry towards the final few series', but the early episodes are definitely worth watching time and again. 8/10 early episodes. 4/10 for the final two series.
Every episode, especially in the early days, is packed full of comedy with Pauline Quirke as the larger than life and lovable Sharon - trapped in a marriage to her Greek waste-of-space husband, but ever looking for something else. Tracey, her sister is ever dedicated to her husband Daryl and son Garth, and struggles through life without her husband by her side. Then there is the formidable neighbour Dorien who will sleep with anything that moves - so long as it isn't her husband Marcus.
The comedy is very fast and occasionally a little far-fetched, but this is good all-round family entertainment which is standing the test of time well. The acting was top-notch from start to finish, and the many social bust-ups and slanging wars between Sharon and Dorien are priceless comedy. I, like many others, feel the series started to wither as ideas ran dry towards the final few series', but the early episodes are definitely worth watching time and again. 8/10 early episodes. 4/10 for the final two series.