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The Aerodrome

In 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.

Top Cast

  • Peter Firth

    Peter Firth

    Roy

  • Dominic Jephcott

    Dominic Jephcott

    Flt. Lieut. Mark

  • Richard Briers

    Richard Briers

    The Rector

  • Richard Johnson

    Richard Johnson

    Air Commander

  • Jill Bennett

    Jill Bennett

    Eustasia

  • Natalie Ogle

    Natalie Ogle

    Bess

  • Mary MacLeod

    Mary MacLeod

    Mary

  • Mary Peach

    Mary Peach

    Florence

  • Derek Martin

    Derek Martin

    Provo Sgt. Peters

Overview

In 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.

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