In 1970 Adam Faith started work on the television series Budgie, written by Keith Waterhouse. Adam was in the title role, playing a chirpy cockney, just out of prison, and scraping a living on the edge of the law. His co-star was Iain Cuthbertson, as the scheming villain Charlie Endell who employed Budgie. Two series, each of 13 episodes, were made, all in black and white,