''Biggles'' was a 1960s television series based on the '' Biggles'' series of books by

W.E. Johns William Earl Johns (5 February 189321 June 1968) was an English First World War pilot, and writer of adventure stories, usually written under the pen name Capt. W. E. Johns: best known for creating the fictional air-adventurer ''Biggles''. Ear ...

. Neville Whiting played the title role.

Plot

There were 44 black and white episodes of 30 minutes (including adverts), which were made by

Granada Television ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was it ...

and ran from 1 April till 12 October 1960. Biggles was a Detective Air Inspector attached to

Scotland Yard Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...

. Helping him was Ginger ( John Leyton) and Bertie (David Drummond) and they fought against villains like von Stalhein (Carl Duering). Aimed at a younger audience there was plenty of action, excitement, death traps and even some flying with each adventure ending in a cliff hanger with the viewers told to tune in next week for more daring adventures.

Cast

* Neville Whiting as James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth * John Leyton as Ginger * David Drummond as Bertie * Carl Duering as von Stalhein

Episodes

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0161131, Biggles
NostalgiaCentral.com: Biggles
English-language television shows 1960s British children's television series 1960 British television series debuts Television shows produced by Granada Television 1960s British crime television series Television shows based on British novels