Silver. Budgie's "bit on the side", Inga Loveborg, was played by Margaret Nolan. Production Two series, each of 13 episodes, were made. Although colour equipment had been introduced two years earlier, the first four episodes were made in monochrome because of industrial action. A further series may have been planned for 1973, although this coincided with Adam Faith being seriously injured in a car crash, and announcing his retirement from acting as a result. Despite a full recovery by Faith and his eventual return to acting, a further series was never commissioned. Musical version A musical based on the characters of the series (but featuring only Adam Faith from the original TV cast), with a book by the scriptwriters of the original series, opened at the Cambridge Theatre in London on 18 October 1988, and ran for three months. References External links Budgie at Television Heaven Season One at The Anorak Zone Season Two at The Anorak Zone 1970s British drama television series Television series by ITV Studios London Weekend Television shows ITV comedy-dramas ITV television dramas 1971 British television series debuts 1972 British television series endings British crime television series English-language television shows British comedy-drama television shows