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Budgie tv series 19711972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Budgie is a popular british television series starring popstar adam faith which was produced. Onehour british drama about a petty thief, broadcast 197172 for 26 episodes. Series 1 episode 9 with time off for good behaviour, budgie has just three. His name in the series was ronald budgie bird, after the budgerigar birds sometimes kept as pets in england, and generally known in the usa as parakeets.
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