Biggles is a 1960s television series based on the Biggles series of books by W.E. Johns. Neville Whiting played the title role.
Plot There were fourty-four black and white episodes of thirty minutes (including adverts), which were made by Granada Television and ran from 1 April till 12 October 1960. Biggles was a detective air inspector attached to Scotland Yard. Helping him was Ginger (John Leyton) and Bertie (David Drummond), and they fought against villains like von Stalhein (Carl Duering). Aimed at a younger audience, each adventure ended in a cliff hanger with the viewers were told to tune in next week for more adventures.
Cast Neville Whiting as James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth John Leyton as Ginger David Drummond as Bertie Carl Duering as von Stalhein Bill Croasdale as Guide/Purser Arthur Lovegrove as Ernie Pybus Barry Shawzin as Cordera Peter Madden as Hara Walter Gotell as Ronbach Francis Matthews as Captain Haziri Roger Delgado as Dr. Ahmed Zakar William Mervyn as Alan Harding Norman Bowler as Ian Manton Jerold Wells as Brooks Robert Ayres as General Meeker Lloyd Lamble as General Bassett Richard Shaw as Kurt Johannis Harold Goldblatt as Colonel Ford
Episodes # Episode Title Aired1Biggles at the Home Front: Part 11 April 19602Biggles at the Home Front: Part 28 April 19603Biggles at the Home Front: Part 315 April 19604Biggles Flies North: Part 122 April 19605Biggles Flies North: Part 229 April 19606Biggles Flies North: Part 36 May 19607Biggles Flies North: Part 413 May 19608Biggles Flies North: Part 520 May 19609Biggles Follows On: Part 127 May 196010Biggles Follows On: Part 23 June 196011Biggles Follows On: Part 310 June 196012Biggles Follows On: Part 417 June 196013Biggles Follows On: Part 524 June 196014Biggles Follows On: Part 629 June 196015Biggles Takes Charge: Part 11 July 196016Biggles Takes Charge: Part 26 July 196017Biggles Takes Charge: Part 38 July 196018Biggles Takes Charge: Part 413 July 196019Biggles Takes Charge: Part 515 July 196020Biggles Takes Charge: Part 620 July 196021Biggles on Mystery Island: Part 122 July 196022Biggles on Mystery Island: Part 227 July 196023Biggles on Mystery Island: Part 329 July 196024Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 13 August 196025Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 25 August 196026Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 310 August 196027Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 412 August 196028Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 517 August 196029Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 619 August 196030Biggles at World's End: Part 124 August 196031Biggles at World's End: Part 226 August 196032Biggles at World's End: Part 331 August 196033Biggles Turns the Scale: Part 12 September 196034Biggles Turns the Scale: Part 27 September 196035Biggles Turns the Scale: Part 39 September 196036Biggles Springs the Lock: Part 114 September 196037Biggles Springs the Lock: Part 216 September 196038Biggles Springs the Lock: Part 321 September 196039Biggles in the East: Part 123 September 196040Biggles in the East: Part 228 September 196041Biggles in the East: Part 330 September 196042Biggles on the Nile: Part 15 October 196043Biggles on the Nile: Part 27 October 196044Biggles on the Nile: Part 312 October 1960IMDB Episode Listing
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External links
NostalgiaCentral.com: Biggles