Cabin Pressure (radio series)

Cabin Pressure
Cover of the complete CD collection of Cabin Pressure, depicting cast. Left-to-right: John Finnemore, Roger Allam, Stephanie Cole and Benedict Cumberbatch.
GenreSitcom
Running time28 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
SyndicatesBBC Radio 4 Extra
Starring
Created byJohn Finnemore
Written byJohn Finnemore
Directed byDavid Tyler
Produced byDavid Tyler
Recording studioRADA Studios
Original release2 July 2008 (2008-07-02) –
24 December 2014 (2014-12-24)
No. of series4 (plus Christmas special and a two part finale)
No. of episodes27
Audio formatStereo
Opening themeRuslan and Lyudmila overture by Mikhail Glinka
Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lmcxj Edit this at Wikidata

Cabin Pressure is a radio sitcom written and created by John Finnemore and directed and produced by David Tyler. It follows the exploits of the eccentric crew of the single aeroplane owned by "MJN Air" as they are chartered to take all manner of items, people or animals across the world. The show stars Finnemore, Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam and Benedict Cumberbatch.[1]

The programme was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008.[2] Four series have been broadcast, along with a special 2010 Christmas Day episode.[2][3] The show's finale, entitled "Zurich", was broadcast as a two-part special on 23 and 24 December 2014.[4][5]

The series' opening music is Mikhail Glinka's Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila.[6]

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