Series 1
9 episodes · Jan 2, 1982
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- S1E1
Look After Number One
Jan 3, 198252mIn 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.
- S1E2
Brave New World
Jan 10, 198260mDemobilized from the Air Force, Jack Ruskin hustles to start his own private air service with a few other men.
- S1E3
Conscience
Jan 17, 198260mRuskin 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.
- S1E4
Touch and Go
Jan 24, 198260mFebruary. 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.
- S1E5
Fool's Errands
Jan 31, 198260mMarch 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.
- S1E6
Captain Clarke Plus One
Feb 7, 198260mSpring 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.
- S1E7
Not Much of a Life
Feb 14, 198260mStripped 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.
- S1E8
Officers and Gentlemen
Feb 21, 198260mSpring 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?
- S1E9
Too Many Promises
Feb 28, 198260mAutumn 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.