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The Liver Birds

Series charting the history of British comedies. A look at The Liver Birds, the groundbreaking sitcom centred around the lives of two young Liverpudlian women.

Series charting the history of the best of British comedy. A look at The Liver Birds, a groundbreaking sitcom centred around the lives of two young Liverpudlian women.

Not only was it one of the earliest successful shows to be written by and starring women, it also survived the loss of two central characters and was so well loved in the 1970s that it returned for a controversial reunion in the 80s.

39 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Andrew Nickolds
Presenter Doon Mackichan
Director Gillian McNeil
Series Producer Paul Gallagher

Broadcasts

Sitcom Season

Celebrating sitcoms with a season of programmes across the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.