The Aerodrome

The Aerodrome

91 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie | Dec. 13, 1983

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.

The Aerodrome

91 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie | Dec. 13, 1983

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.
Producers BBC
Original title The Aerodrome
Directors Giles Foster
Writers Rex Warner, Robin Chapman

Cast

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

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