<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> Original Series: 16 October 1989 (1989 - 10 - 16)--24 December 1998 Revived Series: 2 January 2014--present </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 from 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 . </P> <P> 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). </P> <P> 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 almost eight 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 Christmas special was filmed in Malta, and aired on Christmas Eve 2016 . Another Christmas special aired on 18 December 2017 . Series 13 (the fourth on ITV) has been ordered, but won't air until 2018 . </P>

Who plays tracey in birds of a feather