The Liver Birds - Revision history

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	~~{{Short description\|Television series}}~~

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	{{Infobox television		{{Infobox television
	\| image = Liver Birds screenshot.jpg		\| image = Liver Birds screenshot.jpg
	\| caption = [[Polly James]] (left) and [[Nerys Hughes]]		\| caption = [[Polly James]] (left) and [[Nerys Hughes]]
	\| genre = [[~~w:Sitcom\|~~Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[Sitcom]]
	\| creator = [[~~w:Carla Lane\|~~Carla Lane]]<br/>[[w:Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]		\| creator = [[Carla Lane]]<br/>[[Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]
	\| starring = [[Polly James]] (1969–1974, 1996)<br/>[[Pauline Collins]] (1969)<br/>[[Nerys Hughes]] (1971–1979, 1996)<br/>[[Elizabeth Estensen]] (1975–1979)		\| starring = [[Polly James]] (1969–1974, 1996)<br/>[[Pauline Collins]] (1969)<br/>[[Nerys Hughes]] (1971–1979, 1996)<br/>[[Elizabeth Estensen]] (1975–1979)
	\| writer = [[~~w:Carla Lane\|~~Carla Lane]]<br/>[[w:Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]<br/>Lew Schwarz<br/>Jack Seddon<br/>David Pursall		\| writer = [[Carla Lane]]<br/>[[Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]<br/>Lew Schwarz<br/>Jack Seddon<br/>David Pursall
	\| theme_music_composer =		\| theme_music_composer =
	\| opentheme =		\| opentheme =
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	\| list_episodes =		\| list_episodes =
	\| runtime = 24 minutes		\| runtime = 24 minutes
	\| network = [[w:BBC One\|BBC1]]		\| network = [[BBC One\|BBC1]]
	\| first_aired = {{Plainlist\|		\| first_aired = {{Plainlist\|
	* '''Original Series:'''<br/>{{Start date\|1969\|04\|14\|df=y}} – {{End date\|1979\|01\|05\|df=y}}		* '''Original Series:'''<br/>{{Start date\|1969\|04\|14\|df=y}} – {{End date\|1979\|01\|05\|df=y}}
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	'''''The Liver Birds''''' is a British [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]], set in [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]], [[w:North West England\|North West England]], which aired on [[w:BBC One\|BBC1]] from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by [[w:Carla Lane\|Carla Lane]] and [[w:Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met at a local writers club and decided to pool their talents. Having been invited to London by [[w:Michael Mills (British producer)\|Michael Mills]], the BBC's then Head of Comedy, and asked to write about two women sharing a flat, Mills brought in sitcom expert [[w:Sydney Lotterby\|Sydney Lotterby]] to work with the writing team.		'''''The Liver Birds''''' is a British [[sitcom\|sitcom]], set in [[Liverpool\|Liverpool]], [[North West England\|North West England]], which aired on [[BBC One\|BBC1]] from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by [[Carla Lane\|Carla Lane]] and [[Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met at a local writers club and decided to pool their talents. Having been invited to London by [[Michael Mills (British producer)\|Michael Mills]], the BBC's then Head of Comedy, and asked to write about two women sharing a flat, Mills brought in sitcom expert [[Sydney Lotterby\|Sydney Lotterby]] to work with the writing team.

	Lotterby had previously worked with [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Sheila Hancock]], and on ''[[The Likely Lads]]''. For the Liver Birds, Carla Lane wrote most of the episodes, Taylor co-writing only the first two series. The pilot was shown on 14 April 1969 as an episode of ''[[w:Comedy Playhouse\|Comedy Playhouse]]'', the BBC's breeding ground for sitcoms at the time.<ref name="ComedyConnections">BBC ''Comedy Connections''</ref>		Lotterby had previously worked with [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Sheila Hancock]], and on ''[[The Likely Lads]]''. For the Liver Birds, Carla Lane wrote most of the episodes, Taylor co-writing only the first two series. The pilot was shown on 14 April 1969 as an episode of ''[[Comedy Playhouse\|Comedy Playhouse]]'', the BBC's breeding ground for sitcoms at the time.<ref name="ComedyConnections">BBC ''Comedy Connections''</ref>

	== Outline ==		== Outline ==
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	The pilot and Series 1 starred [[Pauline Collins]] as Dawn and [[Polly James]] as Beryl Hennessey. In Series 2, [[Nerys Hughes]] debuted as Sandra Hutchinson, replacing Dawn for the rest of the programme's run. The Beryl-and-Sandra pairing is generally regarded as the programme's best period. Beryl was the more 'common' one, while Sandra was soft-spoken and more refined, due to the influence of her snobbish, overbearing mother ([[Mollie Sugden]]).		The pilot and Series 1 starred [[Pauline Collins]] as Dawn and [[Polly James]] as Beryl Hennessey. In Series 2, [[Nerys Hughes]] debuted as Sandra Hutchinson, replacing Dawn for the rest of the programme's run. The Beryl-and-Sandra pairing is generally regarded as the programme's best period. Beryl was the more 'common' one, while Sandra was soft-spoken and more refined, due to the influence of her snobbish, overbearing mother ([[Mollie Sugden]]).

	Carla Lane drew on her own mother for the character – "Mrs Hutchinson, I think she was my mother. I'm sure she was my mother". Beryl's 'common' mother (the Hennesseys live in [[w:Bootle\|Bootle]], a [[w:working class\|working class]] district north of the city) was played by Sheila Fay. Future ''[[w:Emmerdale\|Emmerdale]]'' actor [[w:Elizabeth Estensen\|Elizabeth Estensen]] as Carol Boswell replaced Beryl from Series 5 onwards.		Carla Lane drew on her own mother for the character – "Mrs Hutchinson, I think she was my mother. I'm sure she was my mother". Beryl's 'common' mother (the Hennesseys live in [[Bootle\|Bootle]], a [[working class\|working class]] district north of the city) was played by Sheila Fay. Future ''[[Emmerdale\|Emmerdale]]'' actor [[Elizabeth Estensen\|Elizabeth Estensen]] as Carol Boswell replaced Beryl from Series 5 onwards.

	The title comes from the name given to two [[w:Liver bird\|sculpted birds]] perched on top of the [[w:Royal Liver Building\|Royal Liver Building]] at [[w:Pier Head\|Pier Head]] in the city of [[w\|Liverpool\|]]. [[w:Michael Mills (British producer)\|Michael Mills]], who commissioned the series, came up with the title, although it was initially disliked by Carla Lane.<ref name="ComedyConnections" /> [[w:The Scaffold\|The Scaffold]] – a pop group whose line-up included [[w:John Gorman (entertainer)\|John Gorman]], later of ''[[w:Tiswas\|Tiswas]]'' fame, and poet [[w:Roger McGough\|Roger McGough]] – sang the title song.		The title comes from the name given to two [[Liver bird\|sculpted birds]] perched on top of the [[Royal Liver Building\|Royal Liver Building]] at [[Pier Head\|Pier Head]] in the city of [[w\|Liverpool\|]]. [[Michael Mills (British producer)\|Michael Mills]], who commissioned the series, came up with the title, although it was initially disliked by Carla Lane.<ref name="ComedyConnections" /> [[The Scaffold\|The Scaffold]] – a pop group whose line-up included [[John Gorman (entertainer)\|John Gorman]], later of ''[[Tiswas\|Tiswas]]'' fame, and poet [[Roger McGough\|Roger McGough]] – sang the title song.

	== List of ''The Liver Birds'' episodes ==		== List of ''The Liver Birds'' episodes ==
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	=== Series 4 (1974) ===		=== Series 4 (1974) ===

	Carla Lane became sole writer for the fourth series. She felt it was now time for the Liver Birds to start thinking about longer-term relationships with men. [[John Nettles]] played Paul, Sandra's (frustrated) boyfriend, and [[Jonathan Lynn]] played Robert, Beryl's boyfriend. "I always wanted The Liver Birds not to be too keen about marriage—not to down it—but not to be out to get a boyfriend to marry," Lane explained. Beryl's mother (Sheila Fay) voiced the critical ~~view:~~ "Man is the dog, and woman is the bone. He eats the best of you, and buries the rest of you, and when his dish is empty—he'll dig you up again." This would be the last series with Beryl; as [[Polly James]] explained: "The reason I left the programme in the end was that I felt I was in danger of caricaturing what was already a pretty outrageous character."<ref>Speaking on ''Comedy Connections'' BBC tv</ref>		Carla Lane became sole writer for the fourth series. She felt it was now time for the Liver Birds to start thinking about longer-term relationships with men. [[John Nettles]] played Paul, Sandra's (frustrated) boyfriend, and [[Jonathan Lynn]] played Robert, Beryl's boyfriend. "I always wanted The Liver Birds not to be too keen about marriage—not to down it—but not to be out to get a boyfriend to marry," Lane explained. Beryl's mother (Sheila Fay) voiced the critical vie "Man is the dog, and woman is the bone. He eats the best of you, and buries the rest of you, and when his dish is empty—he'll dig you up again." This would be the last series with Beryl; as [[Polly James]] explained: "The reason I left the programme in the end was that I felt I was in danger of caricaturing what was already a pretty outrageous character."<ref>Speaking on ''Comedy Connections'' BBC tv</ref>
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	{{Short description\|Television series}}		{{Short description\|Television series}}
	~~{{other uses}}~~
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2021}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2021}}
	{{Infobox television		{{Infobox television
	\| image = Liver Birds screenshot.jpg		\| image = Liver Birds screenshot.jpg
	\| caption = [[Polly James]] (left) and [[Nerys Hughes]]		\| caption = [[Polly James]] (left) and [[Nerys Hughes]]
	\| genre = [[Sitcom]]		\| genre = [[w:Sitcom\|Sitcom]]
	\| creator = [[Carla Lane]]<br/>[[Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]		\| creator = [[w:Carla Lane\|Carla Lane]]<br/>[[w:Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]
	\| starring = [[Polly James]] (1969–1974, 1996)<br/>[[Pauline Collins]] (1969)<br/>[[Nerys Hughes]] (1971–1979, 1996)<br/>[[Elizabeth Estensen]] (1975–1979)		\| starring = [[Polly James]] (1969–1974, 1996)<br/>[[Pauline Collins]] (1969)<br/>[[Nerys Hughes]] (1971–1979, 1996)<br/>[[Elizabeth Estensen]] (1975–1979)
	\| writer = [[Carla Lane]]<br/>[[Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]<br/>Lew Schwarz<br/>Jack Seddon<br/>David Pursall		\| writer = [[w:Carla Lane\|Carla Lane]]<br/>[[w:Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]<br/>Lew Schwarz<br/>Jack Seddon<br/>David Pursall
	\| theme_music_composer =		\| theme_music_composer =
	\| opentheme =		\| opentheme =
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	\| list_episodes =		\| list_episodes =
	\| runtime = 24 minutes		\| runtime = 24 minutes
	\| network = [[BBC One\|BBC1]]		\| network = [[w:BBC One\|BBC1]]
	\| first_aired = {{Plainlist\|		\| first_aired = {{Plainlist\|
	* '''Original Series:'''<br/>{{Start date\|1969\|04\|14\|df=y}} – {{End date\|1979\|01\|05\|df=y}}		* '''Original Series:'''<br/>{{Start date\|1969\|04\|14\|df=y}} – {{End date\|1979\|01\|05\|df=y}}
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	'''''The Liver Birds''''' is a British [[sitcom]], set in [[Liverpool]], [[North West England]], which aired on [[BBC One\|BBC1]] from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by [[Carla Lane]] and [[Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met at a local writers club and decided to pool their talents. Having been invited to London by [[Michael Mills (British producer)\|Michael Mills]], the BBC's then Head of Comedy, and asked to write about two women sharing a flat, Mills brought in sitcom expert [[Sydney Lotterby]] to work with the writing team.		'''''The Liver Birds''''' is a British [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]], set in [[w:Liverpool\|Liverpool]], [[w:North West England\|North West England]], which aired on [[w:BBC One\|BBC1]] from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by [[w:Carla Lane\|Carla Lane]] and [[w:Myra Taylor (scriptwriter)\|Myra Taylor]]. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met at a local writers club and decided to pool their talents. Having been invited to London by [[w:Michael Mills (British producer)\|Michael Mills]], the BBC's then Head of Comedy, and asked to write about two women sharing a flat, Mills brought in sitcom expert [[w:Sydney Lotterby\|Sydney Lotterby]] to work with the writing team.

	Lotterby had previously worked with [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Sheila Hancock]], and on ''[[The Likely Lads]]''. For the Liver Birds, Carla Lane wrote most of the episodes, Taylor co-writing only the first two series. The pilot was shown on 14 April 1969 as an episode of ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'', the BBC's breeding ground for sitcoms at the time.<ref name="ComedyConnections">BBC ''Comedy Connections''</ref>		Lotterby had previously worked with [[Eric Sykes]] and [[Sheila Hancock]], and on ''[[The Likely Lads]]''. For the Liver Birds, Carla Lane wrote most of the episodes, Taylor co-writing only the first two series. The pilot was shown on 14 April 1969 as an episode of ''[[w:Comedy Playhouse\|Comedy Playhouse]]'', the BBC's breeding ground for sitcoms at the time.<ref name="ComedyConnections">BBC ''Comedy Connections''</ref>

	== Outline ==		== Outline ==
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	The pilot and Series 1 starred [[Pauline Collins]] as Dawn and [[Polly James]] as Beryl Hennessey. In Series 2, [[Nerys Hughes]] debuted as Sandra Hutchinson, replacing Dawn for the rest of the programme's run. The Beryl-and-Sandra pairing is generally regarded as the programme's best period. Beryl was the more 'common' one, while Sandra was soft-spoken and more refined, due to the influence of her snobbish, overbearing mother ([[Mollie Sugden]]).		The pilot and Series 1 starred [[Pauline Collins]] as Dawn and [[Polly James]] as Beryl Hennessey. In Series 2, [[Nerys Hughes]] debuted as Sandra Hutchinson, replacing Dawn for the rest of the programme's run. The Beryl-and-Sandra pairing is generally regarded as the programme's best period. Beryl was the more 'common' one, while Sandra was soft-spoken and more refined, due to the influence of her snobbish, overbearing mother ([[Mollie Sugden]]).

	Carla Lane drew on her own mother for the character – "Mrs Hutchinson, I think she was my mother. I'm sure she was my mother". Beryl's 'common' mother (the Hennesseys live in [[Bootle]], a [[working class]] district north of the city) was played by Sheila Fay. Future ''[[Emmerdale]]'' actor [[Elizabeth Estensen]] as Carol Boswell replaced Beryl from Series 5 onwards.		Carla Lane drew on her own mother for the character – "Mrs Hutchinson, I think she was my mother. I'm sure she was my mother". Beryl's 'common' mother (the Hennesseys live in [[w:Bootle\|Bootle]], a [[w:working class\|working class]] district north of the city) was played by Sheila Fay. Future ''[[w:Emmerdale\|Emmerdale]]'' actor [[w:Elizabeth Estensen\|Elizabeth Estensen]] as Carol Boswell replaced Beryl from Series 5 onwards.

	The title comes from the name given to two [[Liver bird\|sculpted birds]] perched on top of the [[Royal Liver Building]] at [[Pier Head]] in the city of [[Liverpool]]. [[Michael Mills (British producer)\|Michael Mills]], who commissioned the series, came up with the title, although it was initially disliked by Carla Lane.<ref name="ComedyConnections" /> [[The Scaffold]] – a pop group whose line-up included [[John Gorman (entertainer)\|John Gorman]], later of ''[[Tiswas]]'' fame, and poet [[Roger McGough]] – sang the title song.		The title comes from the name given to two [[w:Liver bird\|sculpted birds]] perched on top of the [[w:Royal Liver Building\|Royal Liver Building]] at [[w:Pier Head\|Pier Head]] in the city of [[w\|Liverpool\|]]. [[w:Michael Mills (British producer)\|Michael Mills]], who commissioned the series, came up with the title, although it was initially disliked by Carla Lane.<ref name="ComedyConnections" /> [[w:The Scaffold\|The Scaffold]] – a pop group whose line-up included [[w:John Gorman (entertainer)\|John Gorman]], later of ''[[w:Tiswas\|Tiswas]]'' fame, and poet [[w:Roger McGough\|Roger McGough]] – sang the title song.

	== List of ''The Liver Birds'' episodes ==		== List of ''The Liver Birds'' episodes ==

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