Storyline

Airline is a British television series produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network in 1982. The series starred Roy Marsden as Jack Ruskin, a pilot demobbed after the end of the Second World War who starts up his own air freight business. Airline was created by Wilfred Greatorex and lasted for one series of nine episodes broadcast in January & February 1982, with a repeat in the summer of 1984. Other leading cast members were Polly Hemingway, Richard Heffer, Sean Scanlan and Terence Rigby, while noted guest-stars included Anthony Valentine and Walter Gotell. It was partially filmed at the former RAF Rufforth in Yorkshire..

First Aired

1982-01-03
Last Aired

1982-02-28
Creator
Genre

Drama, Reality
Seasons

1
Episodes

9
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

Keywords:

airline 1940s

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Season 1

1. Look After Number One

In 1946 Flight Sgt. Russell tries to stay in the RAF as a pilot. A former mentor falls under suspicion...More

In 1946 Flight Sgt. Russell tries to stay in the RAF as a pilot. A former mentor falls under suspicion of massive illegalities and needs a favor, leading to a brush with smuggling.Less

60mins 1982-01-03

2. Brave New World

Demobilized from the Air Force, Jack Ruskin hustles to start his own private air service with a few ot...More

Demobilized from the Air Force, Jack Ruskin hustles to start his own private air service with a few other men.Less

60mins 1982-01-10

3. Conscience

Ruskin Air Service's first cargo run is a failure when the cargo of eggs is confiscated. Debts and int...More

Ruskin Air Service's first cargo run is a failure when the cargo of eggs is confiscated. Debts and interest on the aircraft loan pile up. A load of tractor parts headed to Palestine goes awry when a fuel stop leads to a change in cargo.Less

60mins 1982-01-17

4. Touch and Go

February. Ruskin Air Services is grounded: locked in the icy grip of winter, Enter Ernie Cade, with a ...More

February. Ruskin Air Services is grounded: locked in the icy grip of winter, Enter Ernie Cade, with a proposition the men find hard to refuse, Had they known what they were letting themselves in for, they would have remained earthbound.Less

60mins 1982-01-24

5. Fool's Errands

March 1947, Ruskin is broke. His plane is badly damaged and Cade is putting the screws on. Hardly the ...More

March 1947, Ruskin is broke. His plane is badly damaged and Cade is putting the screws on. Hardly the time to expand, one would think, But Ruskin's determination to succeed knows no bounds.Less

60mins 1982-01-31

6. Captain Clarke Plus One

Spring 1947, With the forces of bureaucracy massing against him in England, Ruskin finds himself in Ma...More

Spring 1947, With the forces of bureaucracy massing against him in England, Ruskin finds himself in Malta, with no fuel, no cooperation and no way out. All seems lost until the winds of fortune change - for the worse.Less

60mins 1982-02-07

7. Not Much of a Life

Stripped of his pilot's licence and no airline to run, Ruskin, undaunted, embarks on a new 'money earn...More

Stripped of his pilot's licence and no airline to run, Ruskin, undaunted, embarks on a new 'money earner' - and that's where he comes unstuck: military training hasn't exactly prepared his crew for carrying passengers.Less

60mins 1982-02-14

8. Officers and Gentlemen

Spring 1948. Dark clouds are gathering over Jennie and Jack's wedding plans, The airline is in deep -a...More

Spring 1948. Dark clouds are gathering over Jennie and Jack's wedding plans, The airline is in deep -and deadly - trouble. Ruskin must make a decision which will affect the lives of everyone around him, But will he make the right choice?Less

60mins 1982-02-21

9. Too Many Promises

Autumn 1948. With high financial rewards to be made from the Berlin airlift, independent operator Rusk...More

Autumn 1948. With high financial rewards to be made from the Berlin airlift, independent operator Ruskin has nothing to operate. He has lost his licence, one of his planes and most of his crew. Can he save himself from disaster.Less