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
The Polly Bergen Show known in syndication as "Oh, Susanna," and the first half of "Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dancing Party" on ABC. The Polly Bergen Show The Polly Bergen Show was a half-hour 18-episode comedy/variety show, starring then 27-year-old Polly Bergen, which aired on NBC in the 1957–1958 television season. The program is remembered for its impressive guest-star lineup as well as its closing theme song, "The Party's Over" (1956)."The Polly Bergen Show" alternated in the 9 p.m. EST Saturday time slot with the equally short-lived "Club Oasis". In the premiere on September 21, 1957, the guests included Julius LaRosa, Jack Carson, Sylvia Sidney