S01E01 Out
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...
Budgie
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Some Mothers' Sons
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...
S01E03 Brains
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?
S01E04 Grandee Hotel
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.
S01E05 In Deep
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?
S01E06 Could Do Better
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...
S01E07 Best Mates
"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 -...
S01E08 Everybody Loves a Baby
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.
S01E09 A Pair of Charlies
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.
S01E10 Fiddler on the Hoof 1
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...
S01E11 Fiddler on the Hoof 2
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.
S01E12 Sunset Mansions
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.
S01E13 And in Again
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.
Cast
Adam Faith
Budgie Bird
Iain Cuthbertson
Charlie Endell
