Birds on the Wing (1971)
Synopsis
Birds on the Wing is a 1971 BBC Two television comedy written by Peter Yeldham and produced by Graeme Muir, originally aired in a single series of six episodes. A businessman becomes enamoured of an attractive young woman, whom he finds out is trying to con him with her friend. The three form an unlikely alliance.
First Air Date: 1971-07-11
Last Air Date: 1971-08-15
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Created By: Peter Yeldham
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Richard Briers as Charles Jackson
- Julia Lockwood as Samantha
- Anne Rogers as Elizabeth
- Richard Pescud as Henri
- Consuela Chapman as Maid
- Gino Melvazzi as Desk Clerk
- Joanna Denning as Ground Hostess
- Dudley Foster as Sir George West
- Bill Barnsley as Commissionaire
- Leslie Lawton as Waiter
Seasons
Series 1 (1971)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
Charles plainly has designs on Elizabeth...but she & Samantha have designs of a different kind.
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
A highly successful confidence trick pulled by Charlie and the girls almost ends in disaster.
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
A highly ingenious trick on Mr. Uskudar almost comes to grief because Charlie and the girls cannot resist trying to con each other.
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Ep. 4: Episode 4
Through no fault of their own, surprisingly enough, Charlie and the girls fall foul of the local police and have to make a hasty getaway.
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Ep. 5: Episode 5
Humiliation at the hands of his Swiss bank manager prompts Charlie to try and con Elizabeth and Samantha.
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Ep. 6: Episode 6
Charlie's in Geneva, still trying to trace the girls; but they're in Tokyo.
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