Buccaneer

The story

Buccaneer is a short-lived television series, made by the BBC in 1979–80, and broadcast over 13 weeks in April–July 1980. The series, about a developing air freight business, starred Bryan Marshall, Pamela Salem and Clifford Rose, and was produced by Gerard Glaister. The aircraft that "starred" in the series was a Bristol Britannia of Redcoat Air Cargo, registration G-BRAC, which wore the markings of "Redair", the name of the fictional airline in the series.

Only one series was produced due to the Bristol Britannia G-BRAC crash near Boston, Mass., on 16 February 1980, shortly after the completion of filming. Of the eight passengers, seven were killed, and only one survived, albeit seriously injured.

Cast

B Bryan MarshallTony Blair C Clifford RoseCharles Burton P Pamela SalemMonica Burton C Carolyn CourageKim Hayward M Mark JonesRay Mason C Chris HumphreysPaul Blair S Shirley Anne FieldJanet Blair G Geoffrey DavionAccountant · David Cohn S Sally SandersAudrey Mason B Brian HallPete A Allan CordunerMonty Bateman W William WildeDon Saunders

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J James BrockingtonHassan Hilmy N Noel JohnsonAdmiral Harkness P Peter CartwrightAlan Macleod H Hugh QuarshieMajor Ndobi L Lloyd McGuireDave K Kenneth GilbertVic Mallinson M Marc ZuberNasir M Michael SheardJohn Lancaster J Julian CurryLord Champlieu A Albert WellingJeff Rymer J John LesterDr. Powell T Tim BarlowCaptain Middleton B Bob BabeniaDarwish D David QuilterHarper K Ken BarkerBusinessman S Stuart FellBusinessman P Paul GaleCaptain Edwardes T Troy FosterAirport Clerk T Terence McGinityCustoms Officer A Antony CarrickBarry D Dominic AllanMacDonald M Michael HawkinsBridges J John CannonTed H Hubert ReesCaptain Rees B Barbara KeoghTaxi Driver P Peter StensonAuctioneer G Gordon CaseMogawa A Andrew McCullochDet. Sgt. Gilbert A Aubrey RichardsDillon P Patrick JordanLeary M Marcia TuckerLeary's Girlfriend G Graham WestonJohnson S Sam HollandMark M Maggie GrantCasualty Sister T Terry PearsonBusinessman (uncredited) M Michael O'HaganJohn Rennie L Leonard KavanaghJeremy Walton M Martyn ReadAirport Official J John LiveseyAirport Captain G Gareth JohnsonPike C Clifton JonesJohn Gabole D David BaronFirst Officer D Derek AndersController K Kenneth WatsonFlight Controller J Jenny DevenishRadar Controller E Edmund KenteAssistant Controller