Airline

Series 1

1982 · 9 episodes · 8h 52m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Look After Number One

   3 Jan 1982 · 52 min

   In 1946, Flight Sgt. Russell tries to stay in the RAF as a pilot. A former mentor falls under suspicion of massive illegalities and needs a favor, leading to a brush with smuggling.

2. 2

   2. Brave New World

   10 Jan 1982 · 60 min

   Demobilized from the Air Force, Jack Ruskin hustles to start his own private air service with a few other men.

3. 3

   3. Conscience

   17 Jan 1982 · 60 min

   Ruskin Air Service's first cargo run is a failure when the cargo of eggs is confiscated. Debts and interest on the aircraft loan pile up. A load of tractor parts headed to Palestine goes awry when a fuel stop leads to a change in cargo.

4. 4

   4. Touch and Go

   24 Jan 1982 · 60 min

   February. Ruskin Air Services is grounded: locked in the icy grip of winter, Enter Ernie Cade, with a proposition the men find hard to refuse, Had they known what they were letting themselves in for, they would have remained earthbound.

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   5. Fool's Errands

   31 Jan 1982 · 60 min

   March 1947, Ruskin is broke. His plane is badly damaged and Cade is putting the screws on. Hardly the time to expand, one would think, But Ruskin's determination to succeed knows no bounds.

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   6. Captain Clarke Plus One

   7 Feb 1982 · 60 min

   Spring 1947, With the forces of bureaucracy massing against him in England, Ruskin finds himself in Malta, with no fuel, no cooperation and no way out. All seems lost until the winds of fortune change - for the worse.

7. 7

   7. Not Much of a Life

   14 Feb 1982 · 60 min

   Stripped of his pilot's licence and no airline to run, Ruskin, undaunted, embarks on a new 'money earner' - and that's where he comes unstuck: military training hasn't exactly prepared his crew for carrying passengers.

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   8. Officers and Gentlemen

   21 Feb 1982 · 60 min

   Spring 1948. Dark clouds are gathering over Jennie and Jack's wedding plans, The airline is in deep -and deadly - trouble. Ruskin must make a decision which will affect the lives of everyone around him, But will he make the right choice?

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   9. Too Many Promises

   28 Feb 1982 · 60 min

   Autumn 1948. With high financial rewards to be made from the Berlin airlift, independent operator Ruskin has nothing to operate. He has lost his licence, one of his planes and most of his crew. Can he save himself from disaster.