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 3 - Cremona
The airline is commissioned to fly a film star out to a location shoot in Italy - a film star who quickly inspires dog-like devotion in Arthur, and cat-like hatred in Carolyn.
Notes
Trivia from John Finnemore's blog
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 16th July 2008
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 10th March 2009 | 6:30pm | Radio 4 |
| Friday 15th January 2010 | 5:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Sunday 17th January 2010 | 4:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 10th February 2011 | 5:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Wednesday 11th January 2012 | 9:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 12th January 2012 | 2:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 26th August 2013 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 27th August 2013 | 2:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 22nd January 2015 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 8th January 2017 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 31st May 2020 | 7:15pm | Radio 4 |
| Friday 5th June 2020 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 5th June 2020 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 5th June 2020 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 6th June 2020 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 25th October 2022 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Martin |
| Roger Allam | Douglas |
| Stephanie Cole | Carolyn |
| John Finnemore | Arthur |
| Helen Baxendale | Hester Macauley |
| Rufus Jones | Percival |
| Robert Harley | Gawain |
| Ali Amadi | Lancelot |
| John Finnemore | Writer |
| David Tyler | Producer |