- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2008 - 2014
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 27 (4 series)
- Starring
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam, Stephanie Cole, John Finnemore and Anthony Head
- Writer
- John Finnemore
- Producer
- David Tyler
Set in a small airline business, Cabin Pressure is a comedy 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, transporting lads on a stag night or shifting a panther for the odd oil sheik, no job is too small - but many jobs prove to be too difficult - for MJN Air!
The airline is run by forbidding divorcee Carolyn Knapp-Shappey who, at last, in her mid-60s, is free of her awful husband, but pleasingly not free of his private jet. Her two pilots are the smooth, experienced and almost certainly fired-by-a-big-airline-for-all-round-naughtiness Douglas, and the struggling, almost competent sweaty young captain Martin. General help is provided by Carolyn's dim-witted son Arthur.
- Production company
- Also known as
- Jet Lag (Working title)
- Cabin Pressure At Christmas
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune is the overture from Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka.
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Location
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Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 2nd July 2008 on BBC Radio 4 at 11:30am
- Last new broadcast
- Wednesday 24th December 2014 on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
- Upcoming repeats
- Series 2 Episode 1: Sunday at 11pm on Radio 4 Extra
Website links
- TV Tropes
A look at some of the recurring jokes and plot elements in the series. - Pozzitive Productions
A webpage for the show from the production company. Features a link to purchase the episodes. - John Finnemore's Website
The website of John Finnemore, the writer and star of Cabin Pressure. - Radio 4 Homepage
The homepage for the comedy on the Radio 4 website. - Cabin Pressure Fansite
A detailed and lovingly created fansite about the show. Featuring details on the show, fan art, polls and more.