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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Comedy. In London 1910, a wealthy newspaper proprietor puts up a £10,000 prize for the fastest flight from London to Paris. His wager attracts a weird and eccentric collection of competitors from around the world.

2 hours, 6 minutes

Last on

Thu 16 Apr 202014:15
BBC Two

Credits

Orvil NewtonStuart Whitman
Patricia RawnsleySarah Miles
Sir Percival Ware-ArmitageTerry-Thomas
Colonel Manfred Von HolsteinGert Frobe
Pierre DuboisJean-Pierre Cassel
Lord RawnsleyRobert Morley
CourtneyEric Sykes
Fire Chief PerkinsBenny Hill
Richard MaysJames Fox
Count Emilio PonticelliAlberto Sordi
Brigitte/Ingrid/Marlene/Françoise/Yvette/BettyIrina Demick
YamamotoYujiro Ishihara
Mother SuperiorFlora Robson
Neanderthal Man/Birdman/Inventors/Pilot/Airline PassengerRed Skelton
Captain RumpelstossKarl Michael Vogler
George GruberSam Wanamaker
French PostmanEric Barker
ColonelFred Emney
JeanDavy Kaye
Assistant Fire ChiefNorman Rossington
FiremanGraham Stark
Harry PopperwellTony Hancock
Trawler SkipperMaurice Denham
MacDougalGordon Jackson
French PainterJohn Le Mesurier
Lieutenant ParsonsJeremy Lloyd
Countess Sophia PonticelliZena Marshall
Airline HostessMillicent Martin
Italian MayorEric Pohlman
WaitressMarjorie Rhodes
Tremayne GascoyneWilliam Rushton
PhotographerJimmy Thompson
NivenMichael Trubshawe
NarratorJames Robertson Justice
WriterJack Davies
WriterKen Annakin
DirectorKen Annakin
ProducerStan Margulies

Broadcasts

  • Wed 28 Dec 197718:50
    BBC One London
  • Sun 2 Dec 197919:15
    BBC One London
  • Sat 11 Jul 198119:15
    BBC One London
  • Boxing Day 199510:45
    BBC One London
  • Sun 29 Dec 199607:00
    BBC One London
  • Sun 1 Feb 199814:20
    BBC One London
  • Fri 22 Dec 201710:00
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Christmas Eve 201809:25
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), South East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 17 Dec 201915:10
    BBC Two England, HD, Northern Ireland, Wales, Wales HD & 1 more only & BBC Scotland
  • Thu 16 Apr 202014:15
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & 1 more only

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