Chirpy Cockney petty crook Ronald "Budgie" Bird is the main character in this British television series.Chirpy Cockney petty crook Ronald "Budgie" Bird is the main character in this British television series.Chirpy Cockney petty crook Ronald "Budgie" Bird is the main character in this British television series.
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- TriviaDue to a union action by television technicians, the first four episodes were made in black and white as a protest over pay.
- Crazy creditsIn the opening titles, the wording "Budgie", "Starring Adam Faith" and "And Iain Cuthbertson" is made up of piles of pound notes arranged on the ground into the shape of the lettering. These notes come from a briefcase which Budgie steals from a car and which he then drops, causing the banknotes to spill out.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Greatest: 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001)
- SoundtracksThe Loner
(uncredited)
Written by Nick Harrison
Performed by The Milton Hunter Orchestra
[First series theme tune]
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Great series
So pleased that this great series is being shown again on UK television. I remember it so well from the evenings I and my boyfriend (later husband) watched it together after the commute home from working in London in the early 1970s. Adam Faith as Ron "Budgie" Bird and Ian Cuthbertson as Charlie Endell were very different in character but gelled perfectly. Both are sadly missed, especially Faith whose premature death robbed us of a fine young actor who would have very probably have gone on to even greater things. Early episodes are in black and white due to technicians strikes, but don't let that put you off this popular series which now looks like a prototype for "Minder" - although Charlie Endell is not as lovable a rogue as Arthur Daly, having a vicious and somewhat darker persona. All in all I recommend this to anyone especially those like me who enjoy a dollop of 70's nostalgia now and then.
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- GladtobeGrey
- Jun 30, 2020
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