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The Liver Birds
Overview
The Liver Birds is a British sitcom set in the city of Liverpool, in the north-west of England, which aired on BBC1 from 1969 to 1978, and again in 1996. It was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. These two Liverpudlian writers had met at a local writers club and decided to pool their talents. Having been invited to London by Michael Mills and asked to write about two young women sharing a flat, Mills brought in sitcom expert Sydney Lotterby to work with the writing team. Lotterby had previously worked with Eric Sykes, Sheila Hancock and on The Likely Lads. Carla Lane in fact wrote most of the episodes, Taylor co-writing only the first two series. The pilot was shown as an episode of Comedy Playhouse, the BBC's breeding ground for sitcoms, in April 1969.
Top Cast
Nerys Hughes
Sandra Hutchinson
Polly James
Beryl Hennessey
Mollie Sugden
Mrs Hutchinson
Michael Angelis
Lucien
Seasons
Season 1 (1969)
No overview available.
4 episodes
Season 2 (1971)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Wedding
1971-01-07It's the day before Beryl's Gloria's wedding, though Gloria announces that their dad's been seeing another woman, and their Mam's being brave. She also now doesn't want to get married.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Look Before You Leap
1971-01-14After finishing with Peter Crawford, Sandra is so upset, that Beryl tracks him down and invites him to the flat. Unfortunately there's a case of mistaken identity when a salesman turns up.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 3: Housekeeping
1971-01-21Being short on the housekeeping, and with lots of IOUs in their holiday fund, the girls decide they need to earn some money. Sandra suggests selling the commode but the search for a new part for it leads them to the auction house.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 4: The Proposal
1971-01-28With Sandra wanting the flat for herself and her boyfriend Danny, Beryl pretends she has a boyfriend of her own, but in reality is visiting Gerry in the flat below
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 5: The Good Samaritans
1971-02-04In full helping people mode, Sandra decides to let Irene and her new husband stay in their flat for the weekend. They'll stay at Gerry's whilst he's away, and look after the cat. Unfortunately Gerry & his mum turn up.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 6: Three’s A Crowd
1971-02-11A friend of Sandra's arrives for a couple of days. She's an actress, posh, and sexy and soon gets up Beryl's nose, especially after the effect she has on their two dates.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 7: The New Neighbour
1971-02-18The girls both throw themselves at the suave, sports car owning new downstairs neighbour. After learning that he's spending the weekend at his parent's guest house in Llandudno, they both decide to go and surprise him
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 8: The New Flat
1971-02-25Due to their constant arguing, the girls eventually decide to move to a bigger flat in Allerton. Unfortunately due to the cost, they need a third person to share so start interviewing
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 9: The Dog
1971-03-04Sandra brings home a stray dog, even though they're not allowed to keep pets. Then the girls get told that the landlord is going to make an inspection, but how do they hide the dog?
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 10: Grandad
1971-03-11Wondering what to do as it's Saturday, Sandra gets roped into looking after her Grandad. She coaxes Beryl to join her but Grandad soon proves more trouble than expected
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 11: Mother’s Day
1971-03-18It's Mother's Day, and both girl's parents arrive to spend the evening with them. Not only do things get off to a very frosty start, but Beryl breaks Sandra's mother's posh present
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 12: Promotion
1971-03-25Sandra gets promoted in work. Wishing she was more like Sandra, Beryl decides to take elocution lessons. Practicing on a posh customer soon gets Beryl into trouble though, and Sandra is told to give her the sack
Runtime: 30 minSeason 3 (1972)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: One's a Crowd
1972-02-11Episode 2: Birds on the Dole
1972-02-18Episode 3: Good Little Girls Should Be in Bed
1972-02-25Episode 4: Birds on Strike
1972-03-03Episode 5: Fella-A-Day Girl
1972-03-10Episode 6: Birds and Bottom Drawers
1972-03-17Episode 7: The Christening
1972-03-24Episode 8: Birds on Horseback
1972-03-31Episode 9: Valentine's Day
1972-04-07Episode 10: Birds in the Club
1972-04-14Episode 11: The Driving Test
1972-04-21Episode 12: Liverpool or Everton
1972-04-28Episode 13: The Parrot
1972-05-05Season 4 (1974)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Anybody Here Seen Thingy?
1974-01-02Episode 2: Friends at First Sight
1974-01-09Episode 3: Life Is Just a Bowl of Sugar
1974-01-16Episode 4: Where's Beryl?
1974-01-23Episode 5: Girl Saturday
1974-01-30Episode 6: Pack Up Your Troubles
1974-02-06Episode 7: Have Hen Will Travel
1974-02-13Episode 8: Love Is
1974-02-20Episode 9: Anyone for Freedom
1974-02-27Episode 10: Follow That Ring
1974-03-06Episode 11: The Bride Went That-A 'Way
1974-03-13Episode 12: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
1974-03-20Episode 13: And Then There Was One
1974-03-27Season 5 (1975)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: It Takes All Kinds
1975-09-05Episode 2: Look After the Children...
1975-09-12Episode 3: You've Got to Laugh...
1975-09-19Episode 4: Love Is a Many Stupid Thing
1975-09-26Episode 5: Dinner for Three
1975-10-03Episode 6: The Lily and the Dandelion
1975-10-10Episode 7: Everybody Is Beautiful
1975-10-17Episode 8: Special: In Every Street
1975-10-24Season 6 (1976)
No overview available.
5 episodes
Season 7 (1976)
No overview available.
9 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Friends and Lovers
1976-10-17Episode 2: She Dreams a Lot
1976-10-24Episode 3: A Mark on the World
1976-10-31Episode 4: Love 'Em: And Almost Leave 'Em
1976-11-07Episode 5: Oh, the Shame of It
1976-11-14Episode 6: Cry Please
1976-11-21Episode 7: The Nearly Hat
1976-11-28Episode 8: Yellow and Green Make Blue
1976-12-05Episode 9: Special: It Insists on Coming Once a Year
1976-12-12Season 8 (1977)
No overview available.
8 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Something Beginning
1977-09-23Episode 2: The Flower-Picker
1977-09-30Episode 3: You've No Idea What I've Been Through
1977-10-07Episode 4: God Bless Us and Save Us
1977-10-14Episode 5: They Decide Up There What Goes on Down Here
1977-10-21Episode 6: The Edge
1977-10-28Episode 7: The Struggle
1977-11-04Episode 8: Special: Open Your Eyes... and It Still Hasn't Gone
1977-11-11Season 9 (1978)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: There’s no place like away from home
1978-11-28Episode 2: The sixth day
1978-12-05Episode 3: Various kinds of old
1978-12-12Episode 4: Weeds
1978-12-19Episode 5: Somewhere to live some to love
1978-12-26Episode 6: The best things in life are not free
1979-01-02Season 10 (1996)
No overview available.
7 episodes
