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
Samuel James in 2011. From May 2011 to December 2012, he played Phil Mitchell's (Steve McFadden's) lawyer Jimmie Broome in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders". Since December 2014, James has played the role of Garth Stubbs in the revived ITV sitcom "Birds of a Feather", replacing Matt Willis. He currently stars alongside Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke, Lesley Joseph and Charlie Quirke. He also starred in the 2014 "Text Santa" special which guest starred Paul O'Grady. A third revived series was announced in March 2015, and began airing in January 2016 for eight episodes. Samuel James Samuel James is a British actor, and