Budgie: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Classic 1970s drama, starring Adam Faith as petty crook Ron 'Budgie' Bird. Recently released from prison, Budgie soon finds himself embroiled in more petty scams and get rich quick schemes, none of which seem to end in success, and all of which seem to get Budgie in trouble with the police, and with his dodgy underworld boss, Charlie Endell (Iain Cuthbertson).

Series details

• Title: Budgie
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1971-04-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-07-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11019
• IMDb ID: tt0065279
• TVDB ID: 82160

Cast and credited roles

• Adam Faith — Ronald 'Budgie' Bird
• Iain Cuthbertson — Charlie Endell
• Lynn Dalby — Hazel Fletcher

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1971-04-09; final listed air date 1971-07-02; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1972-04-21; final listed air date 1972-07-14; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Budgie on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.