Airline

1982 NR 52m 8.3

After the end of the Second World War, Jack Ruskin, a demobbed pilot, attempts to make a living from his one-plane airline business.

Newly-discharged from the RAF after World War II, Jack Ruskin, a blunt no-nonsense Yorkshireman, decides to set up his own airline, Ruskin Air Services. Something of an idealist, Jack is prepared to bend every rule in the book to achieve his goal of flying a Dakota once again. He soon does a deal with Ernie Cade, a notorious spiv who can lay his hands on any item of war surplus - for the right price - and then enlists Peter Witney as co-pilot and Jock McEvoy as maintenance engineer. But his long absences start to put a strain on his relationship with Jennie, his girlfriend.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Look After Number One

1. Look After Number One

Aired: Jan 3, 1982

In 1946 Flight Sgt. Russell tries to stay in the RAF as a pilot. A former men...

Episode 2 Brave New World

2. Brave New World

Aired: Jan 10, 1982

Demobilized from the Air Force, Jack Ruskin hustles to start his own private ...

Episode 3 Conscience

3. Conscience

Aired: Jan 17, 1982

Ruskin Air Service's first cargo run is a failure when the cargo of eggs is c...

Episode 4 Touch and Go

4. Touch and Go

Aired: Jan 24, 1982

February. Ruskin Air Services is grounded: locked in the icy grip of winter, ...

Episode 5 Fool's Errands

5. Fool's Errands

Aired: Jan 31, 1982

March 1947, Ruskin is broke. His plane is badly damaged and Cade is putting t...

Episode 7 Not Much of a Life

7. Not Much of a Life

Aired: Feb 14, 1982

Stripped of his pilot's licence and no airline to run, Ruskin, undaunted, emb...

Episode 9 Too Many Promises

9. Too Many Promises

Aired: Feb 28, 1982

Autumn 1948. With high financial rewards to be made from the Berlin airlift, ...

Info about Airline

Current Status: Ended

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama