Wings 

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... See full summary »

Creator:

Barry Thomas

Stars:

Michael Cochrane, Tim Woodward, Nicholas Jones

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Cochrane	...	Lt. Charles Gaylion / ... 26 episodes, 1976-1978
Tim Woodward	...	Sgt. Alan Farmer / ... 24 episodes, 1976-1978
Nicholas Jones	...	Captain Owen Triggers / ... 24 episodes, 1976-1978
David Troughton	...	Lt. Richard Bravington / ... 19 episodes, 1976-1978
Sarah Porter	...	Lorna Collins 18 episodes, 1976-1978
Roger Elliott	...	Sgt. Mills / ... 18 episodes, 1977-1978
Anne Kristen	...	Molly Farmer 16 episodes, 1976-1978
John Hallam	...	Harry Farmer 11 episodes, 1976-1978

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

world war one | pilot | royal flying corps | airfield | aircraft | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 January 1977 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

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'.

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Connections

Follows Wings: Wings (1976)

User Reviews

One of my favourite TV series - A Gem

I believe its available on Youtube. In any event well worth the time to watch it.