Author:John Finnemore,Stephanie Cole,Benedict Cumberbatch,Roger Allam,John Finnemore,Full Cast
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 flying actresses to Italy, cricketers to the Sahara, or a cat to Abu Dhabi, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.
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
John Finnemore's writing flies in first class.
—— Jane Anderson , Radio Timesa superb cast. Roger Allam, Stephanie Cole and Benedict Cumberbatch give their all
—— Gillian Reynolds , The TelegraphI cannot find a single flaw in it. So top marks.
—— Nicholas Lezard , Independent on SundayThe more I listen to John Finnemore's Cabin Pressure, the more I think what a stonking masterpiece it is. Perfect in every department.
—— Philip PullmanWhether taken on its own or with the first volume, this is a magnificent work of biography... A stunning achievement
—— Simon Heffer , Literary ReviewWalsh's scrupulousness (also evident in this volume's predecessor) in contextualising and considering quotes, hearsays and other evidence reveals a more complete, complex picture... But what emerges most powerfully is a penetrating vision of a creative mind, of how it made its decisions and adopted its stances, of how, often, it didn't quite understand itself
—— Stephen Pettitt , Sunday TimesWalsh's eloquence, clarity and grasp of the composer's cultural milieu mean that this book is always gripping
—— Telegraph"Must never end up like Bobby Gillespie" It's not a bad strategy for life, and happily one the ferociously talented Luke Haines continues to adhere to in his follow-up to Bad Vibes. Resuming from where that excoriatingly brilliant book left off...Grimly amusing.
—— WordThe angrier Mark Kermode gets, the funnier he is; good news then that this book is FURIOUS
—— Empire[A] laugh-out-loud account that will tickle the funny bone of any film fanatic
—— StarWitty and incisive
—— ChoiceCutting and witty
—— Loaded[Kermode] clearly has a profound love of film and the depth of knowledge to go with it
—— Jeff Dawson , Sunday TimesAn angry blast about the state of cinema-going
—— Christopher Fowler, Books of the Year: Cinema , IndependentKermode sits in the stalls peeking through his fingers at what we’re served up on the silver screen and motormouthing about bad cinema in a frank and funny counterblast to all the Hollywood hype
—— SagaThe Good, the Bad and the Multiplex is the film critic’s anguished cri de coeur against overpriced 3D film tickets and soulless cinemas ... often very funny and enlivened with wonderful digressions borne out of a lifetime’s movie-going
—— Books of the Year , MetroDifficult to ignore
—— Good Book Guidea spritely, spirited tome ... with welcome doses of spicy self-deprecation and fascinating cultural history.
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