Squadron (TV series)
Squadron | |
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Created by | Peter May Alastair Balfour Joe Waters |
Starring | Michael Culver Malcolm Stoddard Catriona MacColl |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Producer | Joe Waters |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | BBC1 |
Original release | 19 October 21 December 1982 | –
Squadron is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1982.
The series dealt with the adventures of the fictional 370 Rapid Deployment Squadron of the Royal Air Force. The Squadron operated a mix of operational RAF aircraft including the Harrier GR Mk 3, Hercules C Mk 1, Puma HC Mk 1 and the first episode, Phantom FGR Mk 2. One series of ten episodes was made. The leading cast members included Michael Culver, Malcolm Stoddard, Derek Anders, and Catriona MacColl.
Credits[]
Regular Cast[]
- Michael Culver - Group Captain James Christie
- Malcolm Stoddard - Wing Commander Peter Tyson
- Alan Hunter - Squadron Leader Mike Fairchild
- Derek Anders - Squadron Leader Dave Grayson
- Richard Simpson - Group Captain Harry Hall
- Carl Rigg - Squadron Leader Clive Adams
- Catriona MacColl - Flight Lieutenant Dr. Susan Young
Crew[]
- Producer: Joe Waters
- Theme music: Anthony Isaac
- Script Editor: Mervyn Haisman
Episodes[]
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
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1 | "Operation Flamingo" | Tristan de Vere Cole | Peter May & Alastair Balfour | 19 October 1982 |
2 | "Memorial Flight" | Christopher Baker | Mervyn Haisman | 26 October 1982 |
3 | "Independence Day" | Andrew Morgan | N. J. Crisp | 2 November 1982 |
4 | "Mascot" | Tristan de Vere Cole | Adrian Reid | 9 November 1982 |
5 | "The Veteran" | Renny Rye | Raymond Thompson | 16 November 1982 |
6 | "Deadline" | Tristan de Vere Cole | Peter May | 23 November 1982 |
7 | "One of Our Harriers Is Missing" | Christopher Baker | Kenneth Clarke | 30 November 1982 |
8 | "Operation Hawk" | Renny Rye | Raymond Thompson | 7 December 1982 |
9 | "Survival" | Joe Waters | N. J. Crisp | 14 December 1982 |
10 | "Cyclone" | Andrew Morgan | N. J. Crisp | 21 December 1982 |
External links[]
Categories:
- BBC television dramas
- British military television series
- Aviation television series
- 1980s British drama television series
- 1982 British television series debuts
- 1982 British television series endings
- English-language television shows
- Films set in England
- BBC Television show stubs