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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 BBC Radio 4.

25 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Jan 201822:30

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Credits

RoleContributor
Carolyn Knapp-ShappeyStephanie Cole
First Officer Douglas RichardsonRoger Allam
Capt Martin CrieffBenedict Cumberbatch
Arthur ShappeyJohn Finnemore
Mr BirlingGeoffrey Whitehead
GiancarloSteve Brody
WriterJohn Finnemore
DirectorDavid Tyler
ProducerDavid Tyler

Broadcasts

  • Wed 9 Jan 201318:30
  • Wed 16 Jan 201307:30
  • Wed 16 Jan 201322:00
  • Thu 3 Apr 201418:30
  • Thu 10 Apr 201407:30
  • Thu 10 Apr 201422:00
  • Mon 30 Nov 201522:30
  • Sun 7 Jan 201822:30

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