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Jeff and Andy are awaiting their departure from Winifred Holtby International Airport, formerly RAF Flamford Heath, with a major repurposing in the 90s as Flamin鈥� Wheels Go-Kart Centre.

They鈥檝e taken advantage of The Flamford Bugle鈥檚 2-for-1 ticket offer to mark the 鈥渆xciting new route鈥� to Rome-Maremma by low budget airline AlexAir.

They鈥檙e soon joined by Fish Shop Frank, Copper Kettle proprietor and nervous flyer Joyce Rickles and Flamford鈥檚 Number One aged curmudgeon, Mr Truepenny - all of them with an eye for a bargain and all of them fellow 2-for-1 ticketeers.

Frank has already started on the pints (鈥淲hat? I鈥檓 on holiday鈥�), Joyce has been on a Flying-With-Confidence course (鈥淢y mantra is 鈥楾urnips鈥欌��) and Mr Truepenny is behaving more oddly than normal (鈥淚 dropped an E earlier and I think it鈥檚 kicking in鈥�). They soon find cheapest is not always best.

As the flight delays mount, so tempers rise and questions are asked.

When鈥檚 the plane leaving? What is Frank鈥檚 secret? Who is Simon? And why does WH Smith sell water in litre bottles which you cannot possibly finish before you reach the security gate?

Jeff ...... Philip Jackson
Joyce Rickles ...... Alison Steadman
Fish Shop Frank ...... Mark Benton
Mr Truepenny ...... Rasmus Hardiker
Andy ...... James Northcote
Nadya ...... Shobna Gulati

Created and written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie

Director: Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for 大象传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2020.

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