The Liver Birds "Man is the dog, and woman is the bone. He eats the best of you, and buries the rest of you, and when his dish is empty—he'll dig you up again." This would be the last series with Beryl; as Polly James explained: "The reason I left the programme in the end was that I felt I was in danger of caricaturing what was already a pretty outrageous character." Producer Sydney Lotterby had to find a new leading actress to keep the series going after Polly James' departure. In 1971 he'd replaced Pauline Collins with Nerys Hughes, and Hughes herself
Polly Walker Polly Walker Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films "Enchanted April" (1992), "Patriot Games" (1992), "Sliver" (1993), "Restoration" (1995), "The Gambler" (1997) and "Savage Messiah" (2002). In 2006, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role in the drama series "Rome" (2005–07). Walker was born in Warrington, Cheshire. She attended Padgate Church of England Primary School in Warrington and Silverdale Preparatory School, West Acton, London. At 16, Walker graduated from Ballet Rambert School in Twickenham and began her career as a dancer but had to abandon dancing after