''Birds on the Wing'' is a 1971 British

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

which originally aired in a single series of six episodes on

BBC 2 BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...

.Wagg p.17-18 A businessman becomes enamoured of an attractive young woman, who he finds out is trying to con him with her friend. The three form an unlikely alliance.

Main cast

Richard Briers Richard David Briers (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor whose five-decade career encompassed film, radio, stage and television. Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in ''Marriage Lines'' (1961–66), but ...

as Charles Jackson *

Julia Lockwood Julia Lockwood (born Margaret Julia Leon; 23 August 1941 – 24 March 2019) was a British actress. Daughter of Margaret Lockwood, her career began as a child actress at the age of four and spanned 30 years in film, television and the theatre. ...

as Samantha *

Anne Rogers Anne Rogers (born 29 July 1933) is an English actress, dancer, and singer. Career Anne Rogers was born in Liverpool and began her stage career at the age of 15. She was in the original London production of '' The Boy Friend'', playing the femal ...

as Elizabeth

References

Bibliography

* Wagg, Stephen. ''Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference''. Routledge, 2004.

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0066632 1971 British television series debuts 1971 British television series endings 1970s British comedy television series BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows