Cabin Pressure

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Sitcom about an airline for whom no job is too small but many, many jobs are too difficult

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Cabin Pressure: Series 2: Episode 1: Helsinki

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Episode 1: Helsinki

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Helsinki

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Carolyn hasn't spoken to her sister for 15 years. So Arthur prepares a surprise party.

Carolyn has a reunion - with orchids galore. The ups and down of a tiny charter airline. Stars Stephanie Cole. From July 2009.

Carolyn and her sister haven't spoken for 15 years. Which is why Arthur has invited her to a party on board, together with 500 Euros-worth of smuggled orchids... 

Meanwhile, Martin gets tangled up in some karate and a fishcake.

Starring Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam.

John Finnemore's sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.

With special guest Alison Steadman.

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey ...... Stephanie Cole
1st Officer Douglas Richardson ...... Roger Allam
Capt. Martin Crieff ...... Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey ...... John Finnemore
Ruth Gregson ...... Alison Steadman
Kieran Gregson ...... Matt Green
Milo ...... Simon Greenall

Director: David Tyler

A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2009.

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