The Airbase

The Airbase is a black-and-white British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC1 in 1965. It was written by John Briley.

The Airbase
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	David Kelsey David Healy Eddie Matthews Alan Gifford
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	24 March (1965-03-24) – 28 April 1965 (1965-04-28)

Cast

• David Kelsey – Sqn Ldr Terence Elgin Heatherton
• David Healy – Staff Sgt. George Tillman Miller
• Eddie Matthews – Airman Randy Ricks
• Alan Gifford – Colonel Hoggart

Plot

The American writer John Briley wrote this sitcom from his own experiences as a soldier stationed in England. The lead character is Sqn Ldr Heatherton who is the commanding officer at RAF Wittlethorpe. Much of his time is taken up by him being the middle man between the local community and his US airmen.

Episodes

1. Episode One (24 March 1965)
2. Episode Two (31 March 1965)
3. Episode Three (7 April 1965)
4. Episode Four (14 April 1965)
5. Episode Five (21 April 1965)
6. Episode Six (28 April 1965)

No episodes are known to exist in the BBC's archives as of 2009; the show was presumably wiped in the early 1970s.

References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003

External links

• The Airbase at IMDb