Birds of A Feather - Theme Tune

Theme Tune

The theme tune was Irving Berlin's "What'll I Do". From the first series Berlin sang it but from the third series onwards is sung by Quirke and Robson.

• Series 1

During the opening theme for series 1, Quirke and Robson were seen both dressed in a white shirt and a black skirt and they walked towards to screen through several spotlights. Once they reached the screen it faded to Quirke and Robson sat back to back as they rotated. The ending theme was an extended version sung by Quirke and Robson together. And it showed Quirke and Robson walking to the screen and back, passing through the spot lights, while the credits rolled on the left of the screen.

Series 2 featured the same music as series 1 but introduced the new opening which featured pictures of characters Sharon and Tracey as they grow up.

1. Sharon and Tracey as babies, could be toddlers.
2. As young children (this stage of their lives is featured in the closing theme)
3. As children, grown up
4. As teenagers, from this picture onwards it is actually Quirke and Robson that featured in the pictures.
5. As young adults
6. As adults, which could on Tracey's wedding day. From this picture onwards, the pictures are in colour.
7. As adults, which could be on Sharon's wedding day.
8. As adults, now as they appear in the series.

For the picture transition, the pictures faded. The last picture remained until the entire screen faded into the episode.

The episode closing theme, was an extended version of the song which was still sung by Quirke and Robson but they did not sing together, they had separate verses to sing, but they sang the last line together, "That won't come true, what'll I do". The video was of the child actors that are supposed to be a young Sharon and Tracey, in the second picture of the opening theme, out in a park eating ice creams with their teddies, chasing each other, Tracey trying to get Sharon to play, Sharon jumping down some steps, Tracey looking through a railing to a pond and it ends with Sharon and Tracey waving bye and running away from the screen together.

• Series 3–9

Series 3 introduced a new version of the song which was performed by Quirke and Robson. Robson sang the first verse and Quirke sang the last. It used the same video as the series 2 opening and closing theme.