The Liver Birds. Image shows from L to R: Beryl Hennessey (Polly James), Sandra Hutchinson (Nerys Hughes). Copyright: BBC
The Liver Birds

The Liver Birds

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1969 - 1996
  • 86 episodes (10 series)

Sitcom exploring the lives and loves of two young, single females sharing a flat together in Liverpool. Stars Nerys Hughes, Polly James, Elizabeth Estensen, Pauline Collins, Mollie Sugden and more.

Episode menu

Series 3, Episode 10 - Birds In The Club

It's all go when Sandra's boyfriend invites her to be his rugby club's entrant to a Miss Hot Pants competition. She soon discovers her bum is a full 2 inches bigger than she thought! Can she get back down with just a fortnight till the contest?

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 14th April 1972
Time
7:40pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 6th October 2011 8:00am Gold
Friday 7th October 2011 6:30am Gold
Wednesday 15th February 2012 6:30am Gold
Wednesday 15th February 2012 8:40am Gold
Thursday 31st May 2012 9:00am Gold
Friday 1st June 2012 6:30am Gold
Saturday 27th October 2012 7:40am Gold
Sunday 28th October 2012 6:00am Gold
Friday 18th January 2013 8:20am Gold
Saturday 19th January 2013 6:30am Gold
Thursday 6th November 2014 1:00pm Drama
Thursday 6th November 2014 6:00pm Drama

Cast & crew

Cast
Nerys Hughes Sandra Hutchinson
Polly James Beryl Hennessey
Guest cast
David Jackson Rupert
Michael Earl Club Official
Myles Hoyle Rugby Player
Brendan Price Rugby Player
Geoffrey Evans Rugby Player
Writing team
Jack Seddon Writer
David Pursall Writer
Production team
Douglas Argent Director
Douglas Argent Producer
Peter Pitt Editor
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Peter Brachacki Production Designer

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