• Air date: 03 Jan '82 9 episodes
      Airline is a fly on the wall television programme, produced in the United Kingdom that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff of Britannia and later EasyJet. The show was broadcast between 1998 and 2006 on ITV, is often repeated on ITV2 and shown on syndication on Pick TV. The programme's success sparked a US version of the series, following American low-cost airline Southwest Airlines.
  • List of Episodes (9)
    • 1. Look After Number One

      03 Jan '82
      Fit Sgt Jack Ruskin Spend the final days of his wartime flying career bringing demoed servicemen home from India. Meanwhile sq Ldr Dickie Marlowe is intent on making his fortune by black market activities.
    • 2. Brave New World

      10 Jan '82
      Giwy Street and Jack Ruskin's battle for survival begins. The anticipated hero welcome fails to materialize, and Jack must get to grips with post war life.
    • 3. Conscience

      17 Jan '82
      Ruskin's air services get of to a flying start-until a business deal turns sour, and almost costs Ruskin and their lives.
    • 4. Touch and Go

      24 Jan '82
      Ruskin's air services is grounded locked in the icy grip of winter. Enter Ernie Cade with a proposition the men find hard to refuse.
    • 5. Fools' Errand

      31 Jan '82
      Ruskin is broke. His plane is badly damaged and Cade is putting the screws on.
    • 6. Captain Clarke Plus One

      07 Feb '82
      With the forces of bureaucracy massing against him in England, Jack founds himself in Malta with no fuel and no co-operation.
    • 7. Not Much of a Life

      14 Feb '82
      Stripped of his pilots license and no airline to run. Jack Undaunted, embarks on a new money making earner.
    • 8. Officers and Gentlemen

      21 Feb '82
      Spring 1948: Dark cloud are gathering over Jennie and Jack's wedding plans. The airline is in deep trouble and Ruskin must make a decision which will affect the life of everyone around him.
    • 9. Too Many Promises

      28 Feb '82
      With high financial rewards to be made from the Berlin airlift, Ruskin has nothing to operate. He has lost his license, one of his planes and most of his crew. Can he save himself from disaster.