Birds on the Wing (1971)
Synopsis
Birds on the Wing is a 1971 BBC Two television comedy written by Peter Yeldham and produced by Graeme Muir, originally aired in a single series of six episodes. A businessman becomes enamoured of an attractive young woman, whom he finds out is trying to con him with her friend. The three form an unlikely alliance.
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
Episodes
Episode 1
Charles plainly has designs on Elizabeth...but she & Samantha have designs of a different kind.
Episode 2
A highly successful confidence trick pulled by Charlie and the girls almost ends in disaster.
Episode 3
A highly ingenious trick on Mr. Uskudar almost comes to grief because Charlie and the girls cannot resist trying to con each other.
Episode 4
Through no fault of their own, surprisingly enough, Charlie and the girls fall foul of the local police and have to make a hasty getaway.
Episode 5
Humiliation at the hands of his Swiss bank manager prompts Charlie to try and con Elizabeth and Samantha.
Episode 6
Charlie's in Geneva, still trying to trace the girls; but they're in Tokyo.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Birds on the Wing
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Production
BBC