The Aerodrome
1983In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the construction of a heavily guarded, mysterious airport. BBC adaptation of Rex Warner's 1941 novel of the same name. A stereotypical village in a somewhat alternative England is taken over wholesale by 'The Air Force.' Living in the village is young Roy, who has just learned he is not who he thought he was. Attempting to forge a new sense of identity, he joins the dashing Air Force, seduced by its dynamism and direct and brutal ways.
Acted in
Peter Firth
as Roy
Dominic Jephcott
as Flt. Lieut. Mark
Richard Briers
as The Rector
Richard Johnson
as Air Commander
Jill Bennett
as Eustasia
Natalie Ogle
as Bess
Mary MacLeod
as Mary
Mary Peach
as Florence
Derek Martin
as Provo Sgt. Peters
Sheila Reid
as Bess's Mother
Vass Anderson
as R.W.
Phil Rose
as Mac
Michael Percival
as Fred
John Sharp
as The Squire
Stephen Riddle
as Flt. Lieut. Preston
Norman Scace
as Visiting Vicar
Phillip Manikum
as Village Constable
Anthony Langdon
as Man in Church
Peter Carlisle
as Uncle Ralph
Joe Ritchie
as The Carter
Geoffrey Chater
as Dr. Faulkner