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Wings

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  • 1977–19781977–1978
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Wings (1977)
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  • War
A young Englishman born into a blacksmith's family wants to be a flier in one of the new fangled flying machines. He struggles to show a man of his class deserves a chance to be a pilot and ... Read allA young Englishman born into a blacksmith's family wants to be a flier in one of the new fangled flying machines. He struggles to show a man of his class deserves a chance to be a pilot and fly a war machine in France. Set in 1915 during World War One.A young Englishman born into a blacksmith's family wants to be a flier in one of the new fangled flying machines. He struggles to show a man of his class deserves a chance to be a pilot and fly a war machine in France. Set in 1915 during World War One.
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  • Creator
    • Barry Thomas
  • Stars
    • Michael Cochrane
    • Tim Woodward
    • Nicholas Jones
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    • Barry Thomas
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    • Michael Cochrane
    • Tim Woodward
    • Nicholas Jones
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    Michael Cochrane
    Michael Cochrane
    • Lt. Charles Gaylionas Lt. Charles Gaylion…
    26 episodes26 eps • 1976–1978
    Tim Woodward
    Tim Woodward
    • Sgt. Alan Farmeras Sgt. Alan Farmer…
    24 episodes24 eps • 1976–1978
    Nicholas Jones
    Nicholas Jones
    • Captain Owen Triggersas Captain Owen Triggers…
    24 episodes24 eps • 1976–1978
    David Troughton
    David Troughton
    • Lt. Richard Bravingtonas Lt. Richard Bravington…
    19 episodes19 eps • 1976–1978
    Sarah Porter
    • Lorna Collinsas Lorna Collins
    18 episodes18 eps • 1976–1978
    Roger Elliott
    • Sgt. Millsas Sgt. Mills…
    18 episodes18 eps • 1977–1978
    Anne Kristen
    • Molly Farmeras Molly Farmer
    16 episodes16 eps • 1976–1978
    John Hallam
    John Hallam
    • Harry Farmeras Harry Farmer
    11 episodes11 eps • 1976–1978
    Reg Lye
    Reg Lye
    • Tomas Tom
    10 episodes10 eps • 1976–1978
    Michael Jayes
    • Lt. Michael Starlingas Lt. Michael Starling…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1976–1978
    Alfred Bell
    • Arthur Rudkinas Arthur Rudkin
    5 episodes5 eps • 1977
    Simon Fisher-Turner
    • 2nd Lt. James Favellas 2nd Lt. James Favell
    5 episodes5 eps • 1977
    Richard Wren
    • Lieutenant Steinas Lieutenant Stein
    5 episodes5 eps • 1978
    Celia Bannerman
    Celia Bannerman
    • Kate Gaylionas Kate Gaylion…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1976–1977
    Paul Chapman
    Paul Chapman
    • Major Lancingas Major Lancing
    4 episodes4 eps • 1978
    David Sibley
    • Corporal Morganas Corporal Morgan
    4 episodes4 eps • 1977
    Richard Mayes
    • The Generalas The General
    3 episodes3 eps • 1978
    Jeremy Child
    Jeremy Child
    • Lt. Peter Conradas Lt. Peter Conrad
    3 episodes3 eps • 1977
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      • Barry Thomas
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    • Trivia
      Owing to the shortage of WW1 aircraft in flyable condition, many of the aerial scenes were filmed using 1/6 scale radio-controlled models. One of the model aircraft operators was Derek Piggott, who was a stunt pilot in the film, 'The Blue Max'.
    • Goofs
      Though set in 1915, the British soldiers are shown wearing steel helmets, which weren't introduced until the following year. They should be wearing caps.
    • Connections
      Follows Wings: Wings (1976)

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    A fine series
    Wings is a drama series about the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in World War I that ran on BBC television from 1977 to 1978. The series covers the activities of an RFC flight in France and their relatives and friends back in 'Blighty'.Twenty-five episodes were made in all.

    It features a young working class blacksmith, Alan Farmer (Tim Woodward) turned fighter pilot, who forms an unlikely friendship with another pilot Charles Gaylion (Michael Cochrane), an upper-class Old Etonian, son of a general, a snob who doesn't believe in social mobility. Gaylion becomes incandescent when he discovers Farmer has been dating his sister Kate (Julia Carey) but sees nothing wrong with dating Farmer's fiancée Lorna Collins (Sarah Porter), a farmer's daughter, while Farmer is missing in France, presumed dead.

    Their flight commander is the volatile Captain Triggers (Nicholas Jones). His flight's aircraft carry a pilot and an observer, mostly flying reconnaissance missions, but sometimes acting as spotters for artillery on the ground.

    The British pilots are struggling with aeroplanes, such as Bristol Boxkites for flying training and Avro 504s for sorties, which are both unreliable and inferior to the German machines, particularly a new Fokker monoplane (Eindecker). The airmen must also face the resentment of British soldiers enduring the horrors of trench warfare, who see them as having a safe and easy life, sleeping in beds at bases far away from the front line.

    In the early days of the war the pilots on both sides fly without parachutes and fire at each other with rifles and revolvers, often waving at their enemies. The British thought at the time that if a pilot had a parachute he would jump from the plane when hit rather than try to save the aircraft. By 1918 some German aircraft were equipped with parachutes, although these were dangerous and often got snagged in spinning planes. The series explains the transition to the fitting of weaponry to British biplanes. Lacking the Germans' interrupter gear, they had to be fired at an angle rather than through the propellers.

    Farmer is eventually commissioned because he is the only non-commissioned pilot left in his flight. Thereafter he faces resentment from some officers because of his background and from some rank and file because they feel that as a working class man he belongs with them.
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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1977 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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