The Best Episodes of Budgie Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(31 votes)

   #1 - Dreaming of Thee

   S2:E14/21/1972

   Providing he behaves, Budgie is due to be released from prison in three weeks' time. It looks as though his luck has changed - but anyone who knows our hero can be certain that 'waiting' will prove a bit of a strain.

   Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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   7.1/10(29 votes)

   #2 - And the Lord Taketh Away

   S2:E24/28/1972

   Alive and well, and back home in Watford with his wife Jean, it isn't long before Budgie gets an itch to visit his old Soho haunts. What he finds there is not what he expected.

   Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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   6.6/10(30 votes)

   #3 - Louie the Ring Is Dead and Buried in Kensal Green Cemetery

   S2:E35/5/1972

   Old venues, some old faces - and some new. After a surprise meeting with his ex-girlfriend Hazel, Budgie decides it is high time to make some quick money. It isn't long before he's back to his old tricks again.

   Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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   6.9/10(30 votes)

   #4 - The Jump-Up Boys

   S2:E45/12/1972

   When Budgie dons a white coat and takes a job, his friends are amazed. Could it be that he has started on the straight and narrow at last? Even Charlie Endell shows surprise - but then he's privy to secret information.

   Director:Mike Newell

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Mike Newell

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
5. 

   6.9/10(33 votes)

   #5 - Our Story So Far

   S2:E55/19/1972

   Budgie is on the run again. This time both the police and Charlie Endell are after his blood. It's just a question of who catches him first - and which is the lesser of the two evils.

   Director:Mike Newell

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Mike Newell

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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   7.4/10(27 votes)

   #6 - Do Me a Favour

   S2:E65/26/1972

   When Hazel asks Budgie to take her cousin Herbert on a guided tour of London, she has no idea of the trouble her request will cause - most of it on her own doorstep.

   Director:Moira Armstrong

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Moira Armstrong

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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   6.2/10(27 votes)

   #7 - Glory of Fulham

   S2:E76/2/1972

   Our tactless hero does it again. Having arrived home very late one night, to face Hazel's wrath, he compounds the issue by telling her he has a friend waiting outside - one whom he's invited to stay the night.

   Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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   7.4/10(26 votes)

   #8 - 24000 Ball Point Pens

   S2:E86/9/1972

   When he meets Inky Ballantine, and gets involved in a new money-making racket - capital investment- Budgie believes he's struck it rich. He's thought that before - but look where it got him last time.

   Director:Alan Gibson

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Alan Gibson

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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   7.0/10(26 votes)

   #9 - King for a Day

   S2:E96/16/1972

   When Charlie Endell clothes him in a new suit and makes his 'chief associate', Budgie is confident that Charlie has finally recognised his true potential - but Hazel isn't so sure.

   Director:Moira Armstrong

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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   Director:Moira Armstrong

   Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
10. 

    6.4/10(27 votes)

    #10 - The Outside Man

    S2:E106/23/1972

    When Budgie asks Charlie Endell for a job reference, it appears that the lad has finally taken the decision to go straight. But in Budgie's world, things are seldom what they appear to be.

    Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

    Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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    Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

    Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #11 - The Man Outside

    S2:E116/30/1972

    Charlie Endell drives Budgie to a football match in his Rolls Royce. Just after they park, someone tries to shoot Charlie, but hits Budgie by instead. They both take refuge in a nearby house, much to the annoyance of the owners, who have a dark secret of their own.

    Director:Herbert Wise

    Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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    Director:Herbert Wise

    Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #12 - Brief Encounter

    S2:E127/7/1972

    A chance meeting between Budgie and his old friend Inga the Stripper on a railway station sets in motion a chain of events which places our hero well and truly in the firing line - and leads to a final showdown.

    Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

    Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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    Director:Michael Lindsay-Hogg

    Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse
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    7.6/10(37 votes)

    #13 - Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run

    S2:E137/14/1972

    Budgie's blown it. Charlie Endell is after his blood, and this time he means business. Budgie's friends have gone to ground, and the heavies looking for him all over London, he needs somewhere to hide. Where?

    Director:Mike Newell

    Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse

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    Director:Mike Newell

    Writers:Willis Hall, Keith Waterhouse