"Birds in the Bush" (1972) TV series

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Director:

David Croft

Writer:

David Croft (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

3 May 1972 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy

Cast

Christine McClure

...

Abigail (5 episodes, 1972)

Also Known As:

"The Virgin Fellas" (UK) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

Australia | UK

Company:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Trivia:

Despite being a BBC co-production, this Australian-made series was pulled halfway through its run in Britain.

Rare miss for David Croft

David Croft was a successful writer/director with many, much loved British comedies like "Dad's Army", "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "'Allo 'Allo!" to his credit but this was a complete loser - no "Dad's Army".

Obviously scripted to get the best out of popular Australian TV comedian Ron Frazer, it ended up more like "Are You Being Served?" with rather puerile "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" jokes and a bevy of untalented, if attractive girls in various states of undress, it just didn't work.

Imported British actors Hugh Lloyd and Anne Sidney filled out the cast but it was pulled halfway through it's British run and never got another showing in Australia where it was set and filmed.