Night Flight (2002) (TV)

Director:

Nicholas Renton

Writer:

William Ivory (writer)

Release Date:

2 February 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Christopher Plummer	...	'Flash' Harry Peters
Edward Woodward	...	Vic Green
Kenneth Cranham	...	Ted Atwell
Barbara Flynn	...	Moira
James Garbutt	...	Geordie
Peter Halliday	...	Jenkins
Gabrielle Hamilton	...	Woman in Pub
Evie Garratt	...	2nd Woman in Pub
Paul Moriarty	...	Gary
Doyne Bird	...	Club Barman
Charles Simon	...	Geoff Peters
Jo Joyner	...	Brigitte
Ian Thompson	...	Malcolm
Fred Pearson	...	Museum Curator
Jonty Stephens	...	Barman

Runtime:

160 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The taking off of the Lancaster bombers was filmed at an old RAF Bomber Command station at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. This is now a privately owned museum. One Lancaster was actually used for the ground shots, one of only four left in the U.K. The aeroplane used was 'Just Jane'NX611 (displayed at the East Kirkby museum) and as it is not airworthy, it was only allowed to race 'tail wheel up' along the runway at 80mph for 10 seconds before powering down. The pilot for the taxi-ing was a pilot with the R.A.F. Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. The scenes where the Lancaster is seen flying, footage of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster PA474 is used.

muddled story saved by brilliant cast

This story concerns a team of World War 2 aircraft crew coming to terms with their past in the twenty first century. There have been occasions in other movies, where an actor's poor performance have been saved by clever editing and production. This movie is exactly the opposite, the muddled and confusing production has been saved by a brilliant cast.Who have on their own performances produced a first class 'weepie'