Airline (1982) season 1 - Metacritic

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ITV1
Jan 3, 1982

ITV1
Jan 3, 1982

Summary Airline follows the adventures of Jack Ruskin, a former World War II pilot, who starts up his own one-plane airline business, Ruskin Air Services, in Britain in the post-war 1940s. Borrowing from notorious deal-maker Ernie Cade to buy a serviceable Dakota, he employs Peter Witney as co-pilot and Jock McEvoy as engineer.

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ITV1
Jan 3, 1982

ITV1
Jan 3, 1982

Season 1

Season Premiere: Jan 3, 1982

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Summary Airline follows the adventures of Jack Ruskin, a former World War II pilot, who starts up his own one-plane airline business, Ruskin Air Services, in Britain in the post-war 1940s. Borrowing from notorious deal-maker Ernie Cade to buy a serviceable Dakota, he employs Peter Witney as co-pilot and Jock McEvoy as engineer.

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Episode 1 • Jan 3, 1982

Look After Number One

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.

Episode 2 • Jan 10, 1982

Brave New World

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

Episode 3 • Jan 17, 1982

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.

Episode 4 • Feb 24, 1982

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.

Episode 5 • Jan 31, 1982

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.

Episode 6 • Feb 7, 1982

Captain Clarke Plus One

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.

Episode 7 • Feb 14, 1982

Not Much of a Life

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.

Episode 8 • Feb 21, 1982

Officers and Gentlemen

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?

Episode 9 • Feb 28, 1982

Too Many Promises

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.

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