The episodes were not broadcast in alphabetical order, but The Complete Cabin Pressure: From A to Z collection does play the episodes alphabetically. Įach episode is named after a different city (often a destination for MJN in the episode) each beginning with successive letters of the alphabet. The company is based in the fictional Fitton Airport, located somewhere in the Midlands. The company is so small, with Carolyn joking that rather than an airline MJN is more of an "airdot", that everything is run on a tight budget and they are willing to take on any job to keep the business going. The company name derives from when owner Carolyn Knapp-Shappey (Stephanie Cole) was awarded Gerti as part of her divorce settlement with her Australian husband Gordon Shappey ( Timothy West) and thus proudly proclaimed that Gerti was: "My Jet Now".
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The story takes place at MJN Air, the world's smallest airline, consisting of just one 16-seater plane: a "Lockheed McDonnell 312", registration Golf Echo Romeo Tango India (G-ERTI), and thus nicknamed "Gerti". The series' opening music is Mikhail Glinka's Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila. The show's finale, entitled "Zurich", was broadcast as a two-part special on 23 and 24 December 2014.
Four series have been broadcast, along with a special 2010 Christmas Day episode. The programme was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2008. The show stars Finnemore, Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam and Benedict Cumberbatch. 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. Ruslan and Lyudmila overture by Mikhail GlinkaĬabin Pressure is a radio sitcom written and created by John Finnemore and directed and produced by David Tyler. 4 (plus Christmas special and a two part finale)