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Boston

Episode 2 of 6

A routine flight is disrupted by a routine fire, routine lawsuit and routine corpse. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch. From July 2008.

A routine flight to Boston is disrupted by a routine fire, a routine lawsuit and a routine corpse.

Starring Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam

John Finnemore’s sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey …. Stephanie Cole
First Officer Douglas Richardson …. Roger Allam
Capt Martin Crieff …. Benedict Cumberbatch
Arthur Shappey …. John Finnemore
ATC Fitton …. Ewen MacIntosh
Hamilton Leeman …. Kerry Shale
Paramedic …. Matilda Ziegler

Producer: David Tyler

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in July 2008.

30 minutes

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