DVD Cover Note[]
As the boredom of the Phoney War sets in, The pilots fill their time with reckless deardevil stunts – and pay the price.
IMDB Summary[]
Hornet Squadron has been in France for seven weeks. It's the time of the 'phony war' and they have yet to see action against the enemy. Squadron Leader Rex keeps them all on a fairly tight training schedule. Having successfully flown under the bridge, Moggy Cattermole begins to goad others into trying it leading to tragic results. Fitz and 'Flash' Gordon are deputized to meet some local school children and make the acquaintance of two lovely teachers. The American Chris Hart invites his aircraft mechanic to play a game of squash, something the more class conscious officers in the squadron frown upon. Everyone is amazed when a German Me-109 flies over their airfield and leaves them a souvenir.
Cast[]
- Tim Woodward as Squadron Leader Rex
- Boyd Gaines as Chris Hart
- Tom Radcliffe as Dicky Starr
- Neil Dudgeon as Moggy Cattermole
- George Anton as Patterson
- Gerard O'Hare as Flip Moran
- Jeremy Northam as Fitz Fitzgerald
- Patrick Bailey as Mother Cox
- Nathaniel Parker as Flash Gordon
- David Horovitch as Uncle Kellaway
- Richard Hope as Skull Skelton
- Michael Elwyn as Commodore Bletchley
- Stephen MacKenna as Micky Marriott
- Tony Crean as Chaplain
- John Bleasdale as L.A.C. Gullett
- Neil Clark as L.A.C. David Todd
- Jeremy Browne as Flight Sergeant
- Helena Michell as Mary
- Corinne Dacla as Nicole
- Olivier Pierre as Padre
Crew[]
- Directed by Ian Toynton
- Story by Derek Robinson
- Script by Leon Griffiths
- Produced by Linda Agran (Executive Producer) and Andrew Holmes (Producer)
- Assistant Editor: Sean Mackenzie
- Art Direction by Peter Wenham
- Props: Dougie Lankston
- Full Size Aircraft Construction: Paul Stephenson
- Boom Operator: Tony Cook
- Aerial Camera Operator: Geoff Mulligan
- Focus Puller: Tim Potter
- Script Supervisor: Julie Robinson
- Chief Pilot: Ray Hanna
- Aerial Co-Ordinator: Mike Woodley
Sources[]
- IMDB
- DVD Cover
- Image from Sidereel website