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
- 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 4 - Douz
Collecting the Scottish national cricket team from a tiny Tunisian air-strip on the edge of the Sahara was never a great job, and it's made far, far worse by a conniving French airport manager.
Notes
Trivia from John Finnemore's blog
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 23rd July 2008
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 17th March 2009 | 6:30pm | Radio 4 |
| Friday 15th January 2010 | 5:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 17th February 2011 | 5:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Wednesday 18th January 2012 | 9:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th January 2012 | 2:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 2nd September 2013 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 3rd September 2013 | 2:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 29th January 2015 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 15th January 2017 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 7th June 2020 | 7:15pm | Radio 4 |
| Friday 12th June 2020 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 12th June 2020 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 12th June 2020 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 13th June 2020 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 1st November 2022 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Martin |
| Roger Allam | Douglas |
| Stephanie Cole | Carolyn |
| John Finnemore | Arthur |
| John Sessions | Yves Jutteau |
| Ali Amadi | Habib |
| Rufus Jones | Capt Jessop |
| Robert Harley | Lachlan |
| John Finnemore | Writer |
| David Tyler | Producer |