The Night We Got the Bird
1960 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Darcy Conyers |
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| Writer: | Darcy Conyers, Tony Hilton, Ray Cooney |
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| Good natured comic caper charting the misadventures of a hapless bunch of Brighton based petty crooks dogged with disaster at every turn. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 03, 1960 |
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| Director: | Darcy Conyers |
| Writer: | Darcy Conyers, Tony Hilton, Ray Cooney |
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| Production Companies | British Lion Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brian Rix | Bertie Skidmore |
| Dora Bryan | Julie Skidmore |
| Ronald Shiner | Cecil Gibson |
| Leo Franklyn | Victor |
| Irene Handl | Ma |
| Liz Fraser | Fay |
| Reginald Beckwith | "Chippendale" Charlie Trust |
| Robertson Hare | Dr. Vincent |
| John Le Mesurier | Clerk of the Court |
| Terry Scott | P.C. Lovejoy |
| Wally Patch | Ticket Collector |
| Kynaston Reeves | Mr. W.D. Warre-Monger |
| Basil Lord | Bus Conductor |
| Vincent Harding | Ben |
| John Slater | Wolfie Green |
| Denis Shaw | Wolfie's Stooge |
| Ray Cooney | Man with Cartwheel |
| Gerald Cross | Uncle Arthur |
| Vera Pearce | Auntie |
| Grace Denbeigh-Russell | Auntie |
| Jennifer Phipps | Mrs. Jackson |
| Gilbert Harrison | Clerk of the Court |
| Thomas Muschamp | RSPCA Official |
| Penelope Honor | Girl in Aviary |
| Tony Hilton | Passer-by |
| Merylin Roberts | Girl in Punt |
| Toby Perkins | Young Man |
| Henry B. Longhurst | Vicar |
| Hazel Douglas | Bespectacled Lady |
| Frank Atkinson | Bald-Headed Man |
| Beryl Ede | Bald-Headed Man's Wife |
| Geoffrey Colville | Curate |
| Charles Cameron | Military Gentleman |
| Elspet Gray | Woman with Dog |
| June Broughton | Lady in Marquee |
| Roberta Tone | Little Girl |
| Lionel Ngakane | Porter |
| Hubert Cross | Manservant |
| Wynne Clark | Miss Hawkesworth |
| Sheila Mercier | School Mistress |
| William Baskiville | Police Officer in Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Arnold Bell | Vice Admiral (uncredited) |
| Jim Brady | Man Pushing Four-Poster Bed (uncredited) |
| Ernest Fennemore | Police Officer Escorting Bertie (uncredited) |
| Carole Ann Ford | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Bob Head | Man in Court (uncredited) |
| Ruth Lee | Cute Girl (uncredited) |
| Charles Rayford | Station Porter (uncredited) |
| Hilary Sesta | Dreamy Girl (uncredited) |
| Pauline Shepherd | Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Darcy Conyers | Director, Writer |
| Tony Hilton | Screenplay |
| Basil Thomas | Theatre Play |
| Tommy Watt | Original Music Composer |
| S.D. Onions | Director of Photography |
| Thelma Connell | Editor |
| Jill Carpenter | Makeup Artist |
| Anne Box | Hairstylist |
| George Fowler | Production Manager |
| Jimmy Komisarjevsky | Assistant Director |
| Paddy Cunningham | Sound Mixer |
| Jack Atcheler | Camera Operator |
| Kay Rawlings | Continuity |
| Ray Cooney | Writer |
| Anthony Masters | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Darcy Conyers | Producer |
| Brian Rix | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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