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.
DirectorGraeme Muir
WriterPeter Yeldham
Episode 1
Jul 11, 1971
Charles plainly has designs on Elizabeth...but she & Samantha have designs of a different kind.
Episode 2
Jul 18, 1971
A highly successful confidence trick pulled by Charlie and the girls almost ends in disaster.
Episode 3
Jul 25, 1971
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
Aug 1, 1971
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
Aug 8, 1971
Humiliation at the hands of his Swiss bank manager prompts Charlie to try and con Elizabeth and Samantha.
Episode 6
Aug 15, 1971
Charlie's in Geneva, still trying to trace the girls; but they're in Tokyo.
