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  • Published: 1 December 2011
  • ISBN: 9781445870533
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 2 hr 48 min
  • Narrators: Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam, John Finnemore
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Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 3

A full-cast BBC Radio Comedy




Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam star in the third series of the hit BBC radio sitcom.

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline; staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether hunting for polar bears or a cleverly-hidden lemon, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. And then there are the otters...

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN Air's formidable boss, has employed two of the very cheapest pilots money can buy: Captain Martin Crieff, who's always wanted to fly and won't let a little thing like lack of ability stop him, and First Officer Douglas Richardson, smooth-voiced old sky god and eternal schemer. Passenger service is provided by the relentlessly cheery Arthur, proud inventor of both Surprising Rice and his own hat.

Written by John Finnemore (John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, The Now Show), Cabin Pressure stars Stephanie Cole as Carolyn, Benedict Cumberbatch as Martin, Roger Allam as Douglas and John Finnemore as Arthur.

‘The more I listen to John Finnemore's Cabin Pressure, the more I think what a stonking masterpiece it is. Perfect in every department.’ – Philip Pullman

'Unexpectedly brilliant' - Time Out

'An inspired new sitcom' – Observer

  • Published: 1 December 2011
  • ISBN: 9781445870533
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 2 hr 48 min
  • Narrators: Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam, John Finnemore
Categories:

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John Finnemore

John Finnemore is a British comedy writer and actor, best known for his radio sitcom Cabin Pressure and his radio sketch show John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, as well as for frequent appearances on other BBC Radio 4 comedy shows such as The Now Show.

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Praise for Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 3

a diamond in radio's crown

Gillian Reynolds, Daily Telegraph

the writing and acting are so tight they're in danger of cutting off your blood supply

Jane Anderson, Radio Times

Cabin Pressure is one of the best written, cast, acted and directed comedies on anywhere.

Gillian Reynolds, Daily Telegraph

The more I listen to John Finnemore's Cabin Pressure, the more I think what a stonking masterpiece it is. Perfect in every department.

Philip Pullman