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.
Birds on the Wing (Season 1)
Episode 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 1971-07-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charles plainly has designs on Elizabeth...but she & Samantha have designs of a different kind.
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 1971-07-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A highly successful confidence trick pulled by Charlie and the girls almost ends in disaster.
Episode 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 1971-07-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 4)
Air date: 1971-08-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 5)
Air date: 1971-08-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Humiliation at the hands of his Swiss bank manager prompts Charlie to try and con Elizabeth and Samantha.
Episode 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 1971-08-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Charlie's in Geneva, still trying to trace the girls; but they're in Tokyo.
Seasons
Episodes 6