Budgie (1971)★ 7.6/10
- Drama
Directed by: Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Mike Newell, Jim Goddard, Moira Armstrong, Alan Gibson
Written by: Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse, Douglas Livingstone, Jack Trevor Story
Chirpy Cockney petty crook Ronald "Budgie" Bird is the main character in this British television series.
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Cast & crew
Adam FaithBudgie Bird
Iain CuthbertsonCharlie Endell
Lynn DalbyHazel FletcherJune LewisMrs. Endell
John Rhys-DaviesLaughing Spam FritterStella TannerMrs. Fletcher
Jack ShepherdDet. Constable Leadbetter
Georgina HaleJean Bird
Derek NewarkDet. Inspector BryantGeorge ToveyJack Bird
Margaret NolanInga
Rio FanningGrogan
Julia McCarthyAlice Bird
James BolamWossname
George A. CooperDet. Inspector ShepherdAnne CarrollViolet Bird
Donald DouglasTony Pringle
Nan MunroMrs. BeechamJonathan PhillipsHowardJohn HartleyHeavy
Neil WilsonMr. Dooley
Patrick DurkinPoliceman
James WarriorDet. Con. Gunn
Derrick GilbertArcade AttendantAllan O'KeefeFootball Fan
Christopher Good1st ConstableJohn PeelMackayMichael Finbarr2nd ConstableRon Farebrother3rd Constable
Norman RossingtonZipBetty MarsdenLady Maisie
Sylvia KayEileen
Norman BirdInspector Charles Upton
Joe GladwinMaguire
Adrienne PostaCharity, The Salford Stripper
John Franklyn-RobbinsMarcus Lake
Madge RyanConnie
Brenda BruceJaney-BaibDon HawkinsJackie Fordyce
Johnny ShannonLeopold King
Derek JacobiHerbert Fletcher
Philip StoneFrank Broughton
Alfie BassDickie Silver
Michael BatesMinces Nutty
James GroutMajor Hawkins
David BauerKing Jorgenson
John ThawDenzil Davies
Anthony ValentineJeff Staines
George InnesJumbo Stevens
John SavidentGodlove
David SwiftSergeant Oxley
James BreeMr. Purvis
Peter BirrelBarryWilliam HoylandDouglas Hardisty
Fanny RoweMagistrate
Kenneth CranhamInky Ballantine
Joan HicksonEdith Broughton
Gordon JacksonSoapy Simon
Bill DeanDutchie Holland
Valerie WhiteMrs. ColemanSheila BrennanQueen JorgensonJosef ZaranoffWalnut McGuiness
Peter SallisPeter Olliphant
Walter SparrowReggie
Bernard KayMr. Drummond
John HorsleyLeslie
Judith ArthyHeddaMarion MathieDoloresIan StirlingPC WarburtonLaurie AspreyDuffySusan GlanvilleJanet Broughton
Gretchen FranklinCarrie Wetherall
Ken WynneDicky-Tin-EarJune JagoMrs. LeemanMay WardenCarrie
Frank WylieHoly MackerelAlex MarshallFionaKevin MoranTwitchy Fred
Anouska HempelHelga
John CaterDinsdale
Geoffrey BeeversPhillips
Roy EvansReggie
Richard OwensSingleman
Jack MayMr. Pratt
Jack WoolgarBenskin
Reg LyeOld Narky
Arthur PentelowMr. GraceRosemarie DunhamWoman in CafeLlewellyn ReesChairman of The BenchStuart EamesRon
Christopher BenjaminClaude
Milton JohnsNervous DochertyAvril ElgarMrs. SilverstoneMichael HarbourBackseat MulliganDavid AllisterGeoffrey LingroveKathleen HeathMrs. InglewoodPeter WhitbreadCyril CopelandRoy HanlonAlfie AppleAdrian RopesBaines-Johnson
Nicholas SmithDetective Sergeant Cooney
Tenniel EvansInchbeck
Jack SmethurstSaunders
Carol DilworthEleanor King
Angus MacKayCarver
Davyd HarriesJossJohn HumphryDefence CounselColin RixPolice SergeantAllan McClellandEddie HendersonArthur BlakePoliceman
Diane KeenSheila
John BarrardShop AssistantHeather CanningMona
Kevin BrennanLandlord of Pub
Artro MorrisGerald
Barbara LeakeTobacconist Shop LadyCarole MowlamWaitressTim BrintonTV AnnouncerBrenda GoganPolicewoman O'Hannigan
Frank MillsLandlordBarbara NewMrs. L.
Preston LockwoodGrindleyMichael StaintonPolice ConstableJohn CrockerFrankOlive MilbourneYorkshire WomanCharles ReaPolice InspectorKenneth GardnierClerk of CourtJohn PayneAndrewGillian RhindCoralJennie PaulPolicewoman
Harold Innocent2nd Jeweller - Pirbeck
Jimmy GardnerSid
Barry StantonRainbow FergusonValerie LushWoman with a Poodle
John J. CarneyCareless McDavittEamonn BoyceDesperate DanKevin FloodTobacconistTyre CruiserGlory of Fulham
Talfryn ThomasCustomer
Richard ButlerBraithwaiteJoe RitchieYorkshire ManVivienne BurgessMrs. FrenchRaymond MasonClerk of The CourtStanley McGeaghStation ConstableRichardson MorganCourt PolicemanRonald RussellMagistrateRay RobertsHeavyRosalie WestwaterIreneRoger BrierleyHolywell
Larry CrossAntique CollectorHarold KasketMorryPeggy AitchisonCafe ProprietressLoftus BurtonLazy BMaurice BushMaurice
Reg PritchardGriffithsRobert BernalIrish BarmanSiobhan QuinlanRoseDesmond StokesLesRon HackettDetectiveGeorge McLoughlinCharlie's Son
Shirley StelfoxBarmaidRoger Hume1st JewellerKenneth WatsonPrison GovernorGlynis BrooksYoung LadyShelagh WilcocksLady on TrainColin CunninghamJewellerMuguette De BraieMrs. GranelliAngela EastonYoung Woman
Brenda CowlingCustomer in SupermarketPetronella BarkerTraffic WardenJohn HughesHarryHani BorelleZiggyMohan SinghPakistaniPaul FloodCharlie's Son
Colin Prockter3rd JewellerSheila SandsGloriaMatthew CorbettOlder BoyChristopher Cunningham1st BidderJohn ReesCafé OwnerYvonne MannersMrs. PurvisTom BrownePC MurchisonTerence MountainMaurice KahnDan GillanVan DriverRay EdwardsCity GentCharles HillDanteAli BabaPakistaniCarol HaddonShowroom HostessPamela MansonLouie's Widow
Valerie BellDutchie's GirlfriendMarilyn FinlayWaitress
Peter Spraggon2nd BidderRobert KingYoung BoyVy Tye2nd. Stripper
Albert MosesPakistani
Frank JarvisMan on MowerGail HarrisonShowroom GirlMartin FiskLonsdalePeter WhitakerWine WaiterMichael StevensConstableFraser KerrFather MoranPeter TyrrellMini-Cab Driver
Derek WareShepherdMichael McVeyChildTerry SartainWaiterDixon AdamsPolice ConstableJagdish ChowlaPakistaniBrian GilmarConstable
Dorian HealyChild
Frank CodaCivilian DriverVic TaylorStation Constable
Marc BoyleConstable
William MaxwellYorkshire SupporterLeo DavisHazel's BabyStuart BarryConstableBernard JacksonDet. Constable LilywhiteMike HorsburghBig Tony
Dickie DaviesSelf
Walter GoodmanDiner in Café (uncredited)
Mel BlancBoice of Sylvester & Tweety Pie (uncredited)
Terence ConoleyTeacher (uncredited)
Stuart FellCricketer (uncredited)Gigi Gatti (uncredited)Michael EarlDetective (uncredited)
John Scott MartinPrisoner in visiting room (uncredited)Lewis AlexanderJeweller (uncredited)Peter EvansJewellery Store Customer (uncredited)Ray MarioniCroupier (uncredited)Aubrey Danvers-WalkerPrisoner (uncredited)Richie StewartMild Man (uncredited)