From a Bird's Eye View (1970– )

The misadventures of a pair of wacky stewardesses.

Stars:

Millicent Martin, Pat Finley, Peter Jones

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Millicent Martin	...	Millie Grover (16 episodes, 1970-1971)
Pat Finley	...	Maggie Ralston (16 episodes, 1970-1971)
Peter Jones	...	Clive Beauchamp (15 episodes, 1970-1971)

Storyline

British Millie and American Maggie were stewardesses for International Airlines. Millie was very sweet, but kind of a twit, and was always getting into trouble, thanks to her penchant for sticking her nose into other peoples' business. Maggie was more level-headed, and was usually pressed into action trying to extricate Millie (and herself) from whatever trouble she had gotten herself into. Mr. Beauchamp was their stuffy English boss, Miss Fosdyke his secretary and Bert was Millie's uncle.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dos chicas de altura

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

ATV Productions, Incorporated Television Company (ITC), Sheldon Leonard Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (16 episodes) 30 min (16 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Failed to take off, and taxi-ed around the stations

A British attempt at imitating the style of popular American comedies shows of that era such as "Bewitched". Despite the hiring of Sheldon Leonard, and Millicent Martin, it failed to gain a network showing in the UK when it was launched in September 1969, and was later launched in the States with added canned laughter and got the same reception . It actually deserved good marks for effort in trying to involve women in slapstick situations, which at this time had only really successfully done on an international scale by Lucille Ball. The 'swinging sixties' look was actually out of date by the time it was aired and the scripts regarded as silly, but then again Monty python launched at the same time with a male cast. Plenty of comedy stars such as John Laurie (as of course the stereotypical Scotsman) make guest appearances to help the thing along. But not forgetting of course that another reason for its failure might be the fact that at the time in the UK, TV viewers were getting tired of Millicent Martin, who seemed to be popping up on any and every show. So today this might appear fresh and summon new interest?