''The Airbase'' is a

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British sitcom that was broadcast on

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in 1965. It was written by

John Briley Richard John Briley (June 25, 1925 – December 14, 2019) was an American writer best known for screenplays of biographical films. He won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar at the 55th Academy Awards for ''Gandhi'' (1982). As well as film ...

Cast

*David Kelsey – Sqn Ldr Terence Elgin Heatherton * David Healy – Staff Sgt. George Tillman Miller *Eddie Matthews – Airman Randy Ricks *

Alan Gifford Alan Gifford (born John Lennox; March 11, 1911 – March 20, 1989) was an American-born actor from Taunton, Massachusetts, who worked mainly in the UK, where he died in Blairgowrie, Scotland at age 78. Known best for his role in '' 2001: A ...

– 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 The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

Wittlethorpe. Much of his time is taken up by him being the middle man between the local community and his US airmen.

Episodes

#Episode One (24 March 1965) #Episode Two (31 March 1965) #Episode Three (7 April 1965) #Episode Four (14 April 1965) #Episode Five (21 April 1965) #Episode Six (28 April 1965) No episodes are known to exist in the

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's archives as of 2009; the show was presumably wiped in the early 1970s.

References

Mark Lewisohn Mark Lewisohn (born 16 June 1958) is an English historian and biographer. Since the 1980s, he has written many reference books about the Beatles and has worked for EMI, MPL Communications and Apple Corps.

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

External links

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