The Liver Birds sequence for series one also exists but in poor quality. The first series was stopped after four episodes because Polly James' hectic schedule—working every evening on "Anne of Green Gables" in the West End, then rehearsing all day for the TV show—was proving too much. By the time James was available again, Pauline Collins had moved to LWT's "Upstairs, Downstairs". The producer Sydney Lotterby remembered having worked with Nerys Hughes on "The Likely Lads" and, wrongly believing the Welsh actress was from Liverpool, asked her to read for a part in "The Liver Birds". (Neither actress really had a Liverpool
On the Move (TV series) was interspersed with sketches and exercises featuring actors including Nigel Stock, Patricia Hayes, Martin Shaw, Polly James, Mel Martin, Rosemary Leach and Norman Rossington. The show was written by Barry Took and the theme tune "On The Move" was sung by The Dooleys. It was composed by Alan Hawkshaw and R. Tempest. The series had two BBC follow-ups: "Your Move" (1976–77) and "Write Away" (1979–80), with Took writing the first programme and presenting the latter. On the Move (TV series) On The Move was a television series made by the BBC and first broadcast in 1975 and 1976 in 50