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It's Birling Day, as the charter airline crew swap dignity for cash! Stars Stephanie Cole and Benedict Cumberbatch. From January 2013.

Cabin Pressure is a sitcom about the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one plane, charter airline; staffed by two pilots: one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether they're flying squaddies to Hamburg, metal sheets to Mozambique, or an oil exec's cat to Abu Dhabi, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult...

Episode 1:

Hooray hooray, it's Birling Day once more, where the crew traditionally swap their dignity for cash! But where have all the camels gone? And why is Arthur reading a book?

Written by John Finnemore
Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

25 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Jan 2018 22:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Carolyn Knapp-Shappey Stephanie Cole
First Officer Douglas Richardson Roger Allam
Capt Martin Crieff Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey John Finnemore
Mr Birling Geoffrey Whitehead
Giancarlo Steve Brody
Writer John Finnemore
Director David Tyler
Producer David Tyler

Broadcasts

  • Wed 9 Jan 2013 18:30
  • Wed 16 Jan 2013 07:30
  • Wed 16 Jan 2013 22:00
  • Thu 3 Apr 2014 18:30
  • Thu 10 Apr 2014 07:30
  • Thu 10 Apr 2014 22:00
  • Mon 30 Nov 2015 22:30
  • Sun 7 Jan 2018 22:30

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