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 4 - Birds On Strike
After taking three days off work with "tonsillitis" to spend time with a boyfriend before he goes to sea for 18 months, Beryl's keen to show her face back at the factory. No sooner has she done so than her family are blackmailing her into taking part in a labour dispute protest.
Notes
This episode is also known as Girls On Strike.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 3rd March 1972
- Time
- 7:40pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Nerys Hughes | Sandra Hutchinson |
| Polly James | Beryl Hennessey |
| Ken Jones | Uncle Dermot |
| Bill Dean | Uncle Jack |
| Brian Pettifer | Cousin Hughie |
| Clive Swift | Jim Royle |
| John Junkin | Mr. Belshaw |
| Colin Bean | First Speaker |
| Paul Lindley | Second Speaker |
| Garth Watkins | Mr. Hindle |
| Jack Seddon | Writer |
| David Pursall | Writer |
| Sydney Lotterby | Director |
| Sydney Lotterby | Producer |
| Peter Pitt | Editor |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
| Anna Ridley | Production Designer |