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).
who plays tracey in birds of a feather
Linda Robson