This is by far and away one of the most underrated and forgotten television series to ever emerge from the British Isles. A dramatic storyline centering around the boisterous Yorkshireman Jack Ruskin having just been demobilized from the RAF at the end of the Second World War. His passion to keep on flying and out of "civvie streets" leads him to start his own airline.
Each of the nine episodes in this series does not disappoint as you ride the emotional up and down drama roller-coaster as Jack and his friends Peter Whitney and "Mack" Mackevoy struggle to keep their airline afloat.
Aviation buffs in particular will love to amount of screen time given to one the series' most important characters, the venerable Douglas DC-3 'Dakota' named "Vera Lynn". Other than some subject specific DC-3 documentaries, no television program that I know of pays more homage to this amazing aircraft.
Beg, borrow, steal if you have to. Do whatever it takes to find this gem of a series. You will not be disappointed!
Each of the nine episodes in this series does not disappoint as you ride the emotional up and down drama roller-coaster as Jack and his friends Peter Whitney and "Mack" Mackevoy struggle to keep their airline afloat.
Aviation buffs in particular will love to amount of screen time given to one the series' most important characters, the venerable Douglas DC-3 'Dakota' named "Vera Lynn". Other than some subject specific DC-3 documentaries, no television program that I know of pays more homage to this amazing aircraft.
Beg, borrow, steal if you have to. Do whatever it takes to find this gem of a series. You will not be disappointed!