Season 1
13 episodes · Apr 9, 1971
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- S1E1
Out
Apr 9, 197150mRonald "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.
- S1E2
Some Mothers' Sons
Apr 16, 197150mBudgie 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.
- S1E3
Brains
Apr 23, 197150mBudgie'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?
- S1E4
Grandee Hotel
Apr 30, 197150mAn 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.
- S1E5
In Deep
May 7, 197150mBudgie'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?
- S1E6
Could Do Better
May 14, 197150mBudgie'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.
- S1E7
Best Mates
May 21, 197150m"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.
- S1E8
Everybody Loves a Baby
May 28, 197150mBudgie is in the farming business - but not the kind that includes furry creatures or our feathered friends. The only "birds" are two-legged ones.
- S1E9
A Pair of Charlies
Jun 4, 197150mBudgie 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.
- S1E10
Fiddler on the Hoof 1
50mThere 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."
- S1E11
Fiddler on the Hoof 2
50mBudgie'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.
- S1E12
Sunset Mansions
50mBudgie, 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.
- S1E13
And in Again
Jul 2, 197150mBudgie 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.