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Budgie is a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV company London Weekend Television and broadcast on the ITV network between 1971 and 1972. The series was created by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall . The show was produced by Verity Lambert, Rex Firkin was the Executive producer.
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- E1 OutNext upApr 9, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
Ronald "Budgie" Bird has just been released from prison, and has been given the job of looking Charity, one of Charlie Endell's strippers While looking after Charity, Budgie and his Irish mate Grogan accidentally steal a van load of pornographic magazines from the police and then try to destroy the evidence by burning them on a cricket field.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Walter Sparrow (Reggie), Adrienne Posta (Charity, The Salford Stripper), Rio Fanning (Grogan), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), Allan McClelland (Eddie Henderson), John Payne (Andrew), Rosalie Westwater (Irene)
- E2 Some Mothers' SonsApr 16, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie seems to have fallen on his feet - a flat right in the centre of Soho all to himself for six weeks. But why is Charlie doing him a favour - and Hazel's mother has plans for him too.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Albert Moses (Pakistani), Nicholas Smith (Detective Sergeant Cooney), Llewellyn Rees (Chairman of The Bench), Stella Tanner (Mrs. Fletcher), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), James Bree (Mr. Purvis), Marion Mathie (Dolores)
- E3 BrainsApr 23, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie's on to something big. It means "playing at home" in Watford for a change. It means seeing his wife Jean; but Budgie knows he's sure of a welcome there isn't he?
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Peter Birrel (Barry), Bernard Kay (Mr. Drummond), Carol Haddon (Showroom Hostess), Georgina Hale (Jean), Don Hawkins (Jackie Fordyce), Arthur Pentelow (Mr. Grace), Siobhan Quinlan (Rose)
- E4 Grandee HotelApr 30, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
An evening of "luxury"- Spanish nosh and chateau-bottled "plonk" at the Grandee Hotel on the North Orbital Road - gives Budgie the chance of clinching an important business deal.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Preston Lockwood (Grindley), Jack Smethurst (Saunders), Anthony Valentine (Jeff Staines), Peter Sallis (Peter Olliphant), Sylvia Kay (Eileen), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), June Lewis (Mrs. Endell)
- E5 In DeepMay 7, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie's in the money - it's unheard of. But it's true. But how did he get it, and more importantly how can he hang on to it?
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), John Savident (Godlove), Madge Ryan (Connie), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), June Lewis (Mrs. Endell), Laurie Asprey (Duffy), Stuart Eames (Ron), Terence Mountain (Maurice Kahn)
- E6 Could Do BetterMay 14, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie's got a job working in Charlie Endell's bookshop. He's saving up for a holiday. But Hazel has a problem that starts off a sequence of events which leads Budgie back to his old school and into a tricky situation.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Ian Stirling (PC Warburton), John Franklyn-Robbins (Marcus Lake), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), David Swift (Sergeant Oxley), Geoffrey Beevers (Phillips)
- E7 Best MatesMay 21, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
"A man's best mate is his best mate" they said, especially when he is in trouble. But Budgie finds that in the case of Maguire that trouble leads to trouble, and still more trouble - 500 troubles to be exact.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Joe Gladwin (Maguire), Stella Tanner (Mrs. Fletcher), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), William Hoyland (Douglas Hardisty), Roy Evans (Reggie), Colin Rix (Police Sergeant), John Hartley (Heavy)
- E8 Everybody Loves a BabyMay 28, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie is in the farming business - but not the kind that includes furry creatures or our feathered friends. The only "birds" are two-legged ones.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Anouska Hempel (Helga), Margaret Nolan (Inga), Johnny Shannon (Leopold King), Judith Arthy (Hedda), Carol Dilworth (Eleanor King), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), June Lewis (Mrs. Endell)
- E9 A Pair of CharliesJun 4, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie is asked to join a gang of criminals to rob a bank, but the police are on to it. But Charlie Endell's sex shop is hit instead.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Norman Bird (Inspector Charles Upton), Jack Shepherd (PC Donnelly), George Innes (Jumbo Stevens), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), Reg Lye (Old Narky), Davyd Harries (Joss), Jennie Paul (Policewoman)
- E10 Fiddler on the Hoof 1Date to be announced · 50 min
Synopsis
There are domestic problems for Budgie - one of them being his dad; and, to quote Budgie: "What is a dad? A dad is a bloke who skives from home and tries to tap you for a couple of quid."
Guest stars: Donald Douglas (Tony Pringle), Betty Marsden (Lady Maisie), George Tovey (Jack Bird), Julia McCarthy (Alice Bird), Anne Carroll (Violet Bird), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), Angus MacKay (Carver), John Crocker (Frank)
- E11 Fiddler on the Hoof 2Date to be announced · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie's sister, Vi, wants to marry Tony, and Budgie says he'll fix it. But one problem is how to get Tony to the altar, and another is the "paying guest", Zip.
Guest stars: George Tovey (Jack Bird), Julia McCarthy (Alice Bird), Anne Carroll (Violet Bird), Norman Rossington (Zip), Donald Douglas (Tony Pringle), Jack May (Mr. Pratt), Patrick Durkin (Policeman), Barbara New (Mrs. L.)
- E12 Sunset MansionsDate to be announced · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie, avoiding the police as usual, meets Janey and Denzil, an odd couple, gets involved in the throbbing world of show business. But he finds that every silver lining there is a cloud.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), John Thaw (Denzil Davies), John Horsley (Leslie), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), June Lewis (Mrs. Endell), Brenda Bruce (Janey-Baib), Richard Owens (Singleman), Gillian Rhind (Coral)
- E13 And in AgainJul 2, 1971 · 50 min
Synopsis
Budgie gives Charlie Endell a birthday present, but Charlie shows his gratitude in a very peculiar way - and Budgie finds himself back in the company of old friends.
Guest stars: Iain Cuthbertson (Charlie Endell), Derek Newark (Det. Inspector Bryant), Stella Tanner (Mrs. Fletcher), Fanny Rowe (Magistrate), Lynn Dalby (Hazel Fletcher), June Lewis (Mrs. Endell), John Cater (Dinsdale), Tenniel Evans (Inchbeck)
Cast & crew
Created by Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
Adam Faith
Iain Cuthbertson
