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 2 - Birds On The Dole
Fast approaching having to pay their next month's rent, the girls are struck by the realisation that they're out of work - and have only 50 pence to their collective name! A trip to sign on is called for, but the dole queue is not something they're used to and a ruckus ensues.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 18th February 1972
- Time
- 7:40pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Nerys Hughes | Sandra Hutchinson |
| Polly James | Beryl Hennessey |
| Mollie Sugden | Thelma Hutchinson |
| Sheila Fay | Ethel Hennessey |
| Cyril Shaps | Mr. Hennessey |
| Julian Battersby | Second Labourer |
| Ivan Beavis | Mr. Hutchinson |
| Ken Jones | Uncle Dermot |
| Bill Dean | Uncle Jack |
| John Ringham | Clerk of the Court |
| Norman Shelley | Magistrate |
| Artro Morris | Mr. Hockle |
| Brian Pettifer | Cousin Hughie |
| Arnold Peters | Store Manager |
| Peter Kerrigan | First Labourer |
| Denis O'Neil | Police Constable |
| Jack Seddon | Writer |
| David Pursall | Writer |
| Sydney Lotterby | Director |
| Sydney Lotterby | Producer |
| Peter Pitt | Editor |
| Roger Liminton | Production Designer |