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 5 - Edinburgh
It's the highlight of Douglas and Arthur's year - taking nice old boy Mr Birling on his annual day-trip to see the final Six Nations match, and get heroically sloshed. Martin, however, has difficulty working out what they see in him.
Notes
Trivia from John Finnemore's blog
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 30th July 2008
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 24th March 2009 | 6:30pm | Radio 4 |
| Friday 29th January 2010 | 5:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 24th February 2011 | 5:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Wednesday 25th January 2012 | 9:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th January 2012 | 2:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th September 2013 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 10th September 2013 | 2:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 5th February 2015 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 22nd January 2017 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 14th June 2020 | 7:15pm | Radio 4 |
| Friday 19th June 2020 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 19th June 2020 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 19th June 2020 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 20th June 2020 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 8th November 2022 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Martin |
| Roger Allam | Douglas |
| Stephanie Cole | Carolyn |
| John Finnemore | Arthur |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Mr Birling |
| Adam G Goodwin | Philip (Henchman) |
| John Finnemore | Writer |
| David Tyler | Producer |