Piece of Cake (1988– )

Stories of the men of the RAF Hornet Squadron during the early days of World War II.

Stars:

Tom Burlinson, Neil Dudgeon, George Anton

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tom Burlinson	...	'Fanny' Barton (6 episodes, 1988)
Neil Dudgeon	...	'Moggy' Cattermole (6 episodes, 1988)
George Anton	...	'Pip' Patterson (6 episodes, 1988)
Nathaniel Parker	...	'Flash' Gordon (6 episodes, 1988)
Boyd Gaines	...	Christopher Hart III (6 episodes, 1988)
David Horovitch	...	'Uncle' Kellaway (6 episodes, 1988)
Richard Hope	...	'Skull' Skelton (6 episodes, 1988)
Michael Elwyn	...	Air Commodore Bletchley (6 episodes, 1988)
Gordon Lovitt	...	'Sticky' Stickwell (5 episodes, 1988)
Gerard O'Hare	...	'Flip' Moran (5 episodes, 1988)
Jeremy Northam	...	Fitz (4 episodes, 1988)
Tim Woodward	...	Squadron Leader Rex (4 episodes, 1988)
Stephen MacKenna	...	'Micky' Marriott (4 episodes, 1988)
Helena Michell	...	Mary (4 episodes, 1988)
Mark Womack	...	'Moke' Miller (3 episodes, 1988)
Tom Radcliffe	...	'Dicky' Starr (2 episodes, 1988)
Patrick Bailey	...	'Mother' Cox (2 episodes, 1988)
John Bleasdale	...	L.A.C. Gullet (2 episodes, 1988)

Storyline

The lives and loves of the men of RAF Hornet Squadron who are transferred to France at the outbreak of World Wat II in September 1939. For the most part the men are competent fliers but there is little action in the first several months. The men wile away their time with some engaging in dangerous stunts while others woo some of the local lasses. The phony war comes to an end in April 1940 and the Battle of Britain begins. By September that year, few of them are left and despite their success, few see themselves as heroes.

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Plot Keywords:

1940s | food in title | tv mini series | world war two | royal air force | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Weekend Television (LWT), Holmes Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min 52 min (6 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Christopher Hart III: Any action?
'Moggy' Cattermole: Not here, old boy, It's illegal in this war.

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Connections

Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008)

User Reviews

Seen it some years ago

I saw this series some years ago. First I didn't like that there were modern Spitfires with four-bladed props (lately I've heard that there were Hurricanes in the book). But, then I felt the realism and saw the powerful scenes where the pilots are lost one at a time in the air. There are many powerful scenes on the ground as well not to be forgotten.

It's a story about a group of men that changes totally. We have the serious people like "Fitz" and "Flip" We have the serious man who becomes a maniac "Flash" We have the chicken man who refuse to fly "Pip" We have the responsible leader "Fanny" And we also have a person who never changes "Moggy" and many more and new faces in part 5,6.

I give this series 10(10) it's worth it.