Cabin Pressure. Image shows from L to R: Arthur (John Finnemore), Douglas (Roger Allam), Carolyn (Stephanie Cole), Martin (Benedict Cumberbatch). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions
Cabin Pressure

Cabin Pressure

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2008 - 2014
  • 27 episodes (4 series)

Radio sitcom based around a one-plane charter airline. No job is too small, but many jobs are too difficult for pilots Douglas and Martin. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam, Stephanie Cole, John Finnemore and Anthony Head

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2 - Boston

One passenger's insistence on smoking during a flight to Boston kicks off a chain of events that culminates in the plane being turned round in mid-air four times, and one of the crew getting arrested.

Notes

Trivia from John Finnemore's blog

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 9th July 2008
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 3rd March 2009 6:30pm Radio 4
Friday 8th January 2010 5:30pm Radio 7
Thursday 3rd February 2011 5:00pm Radio 7
Wednesday 4th January 2012 9:00am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 5th January 2012 2:00am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 19th August 2013 9:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 20th August 2013 2:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 15th January 2015 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 1st January 2017 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 24th May 2020 7:15pm Radio 4
Friday 29th May 2020 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 29th May 2020 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 29th May 2020 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 30th May 2020 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 18th October 2022 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch Martin
Roger Allam Douglas
Stephanie Cole Carolyn
John Finnemore Arthur
Guest cast
Ewen MacIntosh Air Traffic Controller
Kerry Shale Hamilton R. Leeman
Matilda Ziegler Paramedic
Writing team
John Finnemore Writer
Production team
David Tyler Producer

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