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The Liver Birds

TV Series 1969 TMDB 6.1/10 Ended

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.

The Liver Birds is a TV series first shown in 1969. TMDB lists 10 seasons and 85 episodes for this title. Status: Ended. Genres: Comedy. TMDB score 6.1/10 from 9 votes.

10Seasons
85Episodes
30mEpisode runtime
9TMDB votes

Title details

Type
TV Series
Original title
The Liver Birds
Release year
1969
First air date
July 25, 1969
Last air date
June 17, 1996
Status
Ended
Seasons
10
Episodes
85
Episode runtime
30 minutes
Genres
Comedy
Networks
BBC One
Director
Angie de Chastelai Smith
TMDB rating
6.1/10 (9 votes)
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Seasons

S1 Season 1 · 1969 4 ep
S2 Season 2 · 1971 12 ep
S3 Season 3 · 1972 13 ep
S4 Season 4 · 1974 13 ep
S5 Season 5 · 1975 8 ep
S6 Season 6 · 1976 5 ep
S7 Season 7 · 1976 9 ep
S8 Season 8 · 1977 8 ep
S9 Season 9 · 1978 6 ep
S10 Season 10 · 1996 7 ep

Cast

Nerys Hughes

Nerys Hughes

Sandra Hutchinson

Polly James

Polly James

Beryl Hennessey

Mollie Sugden

Mollie Sugden

Mrs Hutchinson

Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis

Lucien

Characters

  • Sandra Hutchinson voiced by Nerys Hughes
  • Beryl Hennessey voiced by Polly James
  • Mrs Hutchinson voiced by Mollie Sugden
  • Lucien voiced by Michael Angelis

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