Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Budgie is a British television series starring pop star Adam Faith which was produced by ITV company London Weekend Television and broadcast on the ITV network between 1971 and 1972. [ 1 ] The series was created by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall .
Karl "Budgie" Barratt (Russell Tovey) – A friend of Gavin and Smithy's. He is nicknamed as such because he has big ears; his full name is revealed on the table plan at Gavin and Stacey's wedding at the end of Series 1. He has a brother called Magpie, who works as a DJ. In the 2019 Christmas special, Smithy states that Budgie is now a grandfather.
The remaining trio released Budgie in 1971, Squawk in 1972 and Never Turn Your Back on a Friend in 1973. [4] By the end of 1973, Phillips had left Budgie. [5] He was replaced by Pete Boot, who debuted on In for the Kill! released the following year. [6] After around a year with the band, Boot was replaced at the end of 1974 by Steve Williams. [7]
Budgie the Little Helicopter is a British animated television series, relating to a fictional helicopter and his friends, based on a series of children's books. [4] The characters were based on the books by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. [5]
Charles Endell Esquire is a British comedy-drama series that is a spin-off of the series Budgie, with the role of Endell continuing to be played by Iain Cuthbertson.Due to an ITV technicians' strike which took the network completely off the air for three months, the first two episodes were broadcast in 1979 and the remaining episodes were not aired until a full repeat of the series began on 26 ...
Budgie are best known as a hard rock [2] and heavy metal [1] [2] [22] band who incorporated elements of progressive rock [22] and humour into their musical style. [22] With 1975's Bandolier, they began to also incorporate funk. [22] Budgie's music was described in the All-Music Guide as a cross between Rush and Black Sabbath. [2]
She trained at the Corona Theatre School with future Emmerdale co-star Frazer Hines.. Her first TV appearance in 1964 was in Crossroads as a secretary called Rita Hughes. In 1969 she took part in the TV comedy series, again playing under the name Rita, called The Gnomes of Dulwich alongside actors Hugh Lloyd and Terry Scott.
Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) [1] is an English actor. [2] He is best known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC's supernatural comedy-drama Being Human, [3] Rudge in both the stage and film versions of The History Boys, Steve in the BBC Three sitcom Him & Her, Kevin Matheson in the HBO original series Looking and its subsequent series finale television film ...