THE BIGGLES TV SERIES – Transmitted
between 1st April 1960 and 12th October 1960
Made by Granada Television and shown on ITV, there
were 44 half hour episodes (but that also included adverts). Details below.
This series only featured three of the main
hero characters from the books (Algy did not feature)
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Biggles – played by Neville Whiting |
Ginger – played by John Leyton |
Bertie – played by David Drummond |
The first thirteen episodes were shown weekly
on a Friday and then the series moved to twice a week, being shown on Wednesday
and Friday
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1 |
Biggles at the Home Front: Part 1 |
1 April 1960 |
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2 |
Biggles at the Home Front: Part 2 |
8 April 1960 |
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3 |
Biggles at the Home Front: Part 3 |
15 April 1960 |
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4 |
Biggles Flies North: Part 1 |
22 April 1960 |
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5 |
Biggles Flies North: Part 2 |
29 April 1960 |
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6 |
Biggles Flies North: Part 3 |
6 May 1960 |
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7 |
Biggles Flies North: Part 4 |
13 May 1960 |
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8 |
Biggles Flies North: Part 5 |
20 May 1960 |
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9 |
Biggles Follows On: Part 1 |
27 May 1960 |
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10 |
Biggles Follows On: Part 2 |
3 June 1960 |
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11 |
Biggles Follows On: Part 3 |
10 June 1960 |
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12 |
Biggles Follows On: Part 4 |
17 June 1960 |
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13 |
Biggles Follows On: Part 5 |
24 June 1960 |
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14 |
Biggles Follows On: Part 6 |
29 June 1960 |
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15 |
Biggles Takes Charge: Part 1 |
1 July 1960 |
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16 |
Biggles Takes Charge: Part 2 |
6 July 1960 |
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17 |
Biggles Takes Charge: Part 3 |
8 July 1960 |
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18 |
Biggles Takes Charge: Part 4 |
13 July 1960 |
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19 |
Biggles Takes Charge: Part 5 |
15 July 1960 |
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20 |
Biggles Takes Charge: Part 6 |
20 July 1960 |
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21 |
Biggles on Mystery Island: Part 1 |
22 July 1960 |
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22 |
Biggles on Mystery Island: Part 2 |
27 July 1960 |
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23 |
Biggles on Mystery Island: Part 3 |
29 July 1960 |
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24 |
Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 1 |
3 August 1960 |
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25 |
Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 2 |
5 August 1960 |
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26 |
Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 3 |
10 August 1960 |
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27 |
Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 4 |
12 August 1960 |
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28 |
Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 5 |
17 August 1960 |
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29 |
Biggles Baits the Trap: Part 6 |
19 August 1960 |
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30 |
Biggles at World's End: Part 1 |
24 August 1960 |
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31 |
Biggles at World's End: Part 2 |
26 August 1960 |
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32 |
Biggles at World's End: Part 3 |
31 August 1960 |
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33 |
Biggles Turns the Scale: Part 1 |
2 September 1960 |
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34 |
Biggles Turns the Scale: Part 2 |
7 September 1960 |
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35 |
Biggles Turns the Scale: Part 3 |
9 September 1960 |
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36 |
Biggles Springs the Lock: Part 1 |
14 September 1960 |
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37 |
Biggles Springs the Lock: Part 2 |
16 September 1960 |
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38 |
Biggles Springs the Lock: Part 3 |
21 September 1960 |
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39 |
Biggles in the East: Part 1 |
23 September 1960 |
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40 |
Biggles in the East: Part 2 |
28 September 1960 |
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41 |
Biggles in the East: Part 3 |
30 September 1960 |
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42 |
Biggles on the Nile: Part 1 |
5 October 1960 |
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43 |
Biggles on the Nile: Part 2 |
7 October 1960 |
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44 |
Biggles on the Nile: Part 3 |
12 October 1960 |
The series was going to be released on DVD and
it has been listed on Amazon since May 2013.
I ordered an advance copy on 6th May 2013
The boxed set has never been released – no
doubt due to lack of demand – and Amazon currently has the release date set for
a nominal 31st Dec 2099
Click on the DVD cover below and
order your own copy
