The birds are back in this British sitcom classic, but sisters Sharon (Pauline Quirke, Broadchurch) and Tracey (Linda Robson, Shine on Harvey Moon) have gone their separate ways and have not spoken in a long time. Meanwhile, their old friend Dorien (Lesley Joseph, Night and Day) has achieved fame under her pen name, Foxy Cohen, with her best-selling "erotic memoir," Sixty Shades of Green. When the trio find themselves facing financial trouble, they bury the hatchet and move in together. As they deal with low-wage jobs, dubious tattoos, and kids-and exes-turning up on their doorstep, their full house overflows with hilarity. Returning after a 15-year hiatus, this beloved comedy.
Tracey and Sharon haven't spoken in years, so when they run into each other at a book signing, the meeting is less than amiable. But when Tracey finds out Sharon lives in a run-down flat, she invites her sister to stay with her again.
With everyone at the house feeling pressed for cash, Tracey and Sharon convince Dorien to sell her designer clothes at a flea market. Although the sale goes well, Tracey is still overwhelmed by the bills, and so Sharon takes Dorien to get a job at World of Quid.
Tracey and Sharon end up sleeping in the living room after Marcie complains about the lack of privacy she and Garth have, sharing a room with Poppy. Unable to sleep because of all the noise in the house, Sharon tries the attic, where she makes a spectacular find.
Garth has dreams of opening his own restaurant, but the run-down building he plans to use desperately needs repairs. The plumber takes a liking to Tracey and asks her on a date, and Dorien visits an elderly man she hopes to marry for his money.
Sharon, Tracey, and Dorien commiserate over the pains of growing older when Sharon fears she is going deaf. Later, Tracey fumes when she finds out Travis got a tattoo to impress a girl.
Sharon's estranged husband, Chris, shows up to ask for a quick divorce so that he can marry his new girlfriend, a blind woman named Angie. When Angie reveals she is a Foxy Cohen fan, Dorien, Sharon, and Tracey are invited to her engagement party.
Dorien resigns from her position at World of Quid when she finds her novel in the bargain bin. Then Sharon is fired, and Tracey has to quit her job. With no money coming in, the women get into a heated argument, even as they're freezing cold from turning off the furnace.
After meeting two elderly sisters at the supermarket, Sharon and Tracey wonder what they will be like in the future. Dorien goes to court to defend Sixty Shades of Green against the plagiarism charge.
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"Has stood the test of time and come out on the other side more brilliant and chaotic than ever."
