(L-R): Actresses Pauline Quirke, Lesley Joseph and Linda Robson star on the British sitcom, ‘Birds of a Feather.’

Two drastically different adult sisters are forced to learn how to live. and support each, together again after their husbands must atone for their crimes on the classic British sitcom, ‘Birds of a Feather.’ The BAFTA Award-nominate show has been critically acclaimed and loved by audiences throughout its entire run, in part because of its relatability. The series was celebrated when it originally aired on the BBC between 1989–1998, as well as when it was revived between 2014–2017 on ITV in the UK.

Repeats of ‘Birds of a Feather’ are now being broadcast on the Drama channel on Filmon TV. The latest episode to air on Filmon can be streamed this afternoon at 12:20-1pm local time. It can be watched live, or recorded and watched at a later time. The third episode from series 1, which is titled ‘Shift,’ follows one of the sisters, Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke), as she’s enjoying her new life in her sister Tracey Stubbs’ (Linda Robson) Chigwell home. However, while Sharon is helping herself to the prawns in the refrigerator, Tracey is having money troubles. The episode, which originally aired in October 1989, was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, and directed by Tony Dow.

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By Karen Benardello

As a graduate of LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic, Karen Benardello serves as ShockYa's Senior Movies & Television Editor. Her duties include interviewing filmmakers and musicians, and scribing movie, television and music reviews and news articles. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle.

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