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''Wings'' is a drama series about the

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television from 1977 to 1978. It stars

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as Alan Farmer, a young blacksmith turned fighter pilot in the

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. Nicholas Jones played his teacher and mentor, Captain Triggers and

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played his upper-class friend, Charles Gaylion, who began a relationship with Farmer's girlfriend while Farmer was believed dead, shot down over

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. The series reveals that the British pilots are struggling with aeroplanes which are unreliable and inferior to the German machines and with an

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that classes voicing an opinion to that effect as being tantamount to cowardice. The airmen must also face the resentment of British soldiers who see them having an "easy" life. The rigidity of the British class structure is highlighted when Farmer becomes an officer in the second series – he faces resentment from some officers because of his class and NCOs because of his new rank. The series takes great care with historical accuracy, covering the early days of the parachute, the fitting of weaponry to British biplanes (lacking the Germans' interruptor gear, they had to be fired at an angle rather than between the propeller blades) and the horrors of trench warfare. ''Wings'' depicts a Britain that is, in some areas, struggling to adapt in the face of change, at a period that was a turning point for many people's way of life. The series was created by Barry Thomas.Deb Fisher, "The War in the Air: a View from the Ground", GWL Magazine, 10 August 2012
Accessed 25 July 2014 Twenty-five episodes were made in all.

Effects

The book ''BBC VFX'' (Mat Irvine and Mike Tucker) states that few First World War aircraft were still airworthy at the time of production so the majority of flying shots were achieved with 1/6 scale radio-controlled models under the guidance of long-time model aircraft expert David Boddington alongside

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and Tony Bianchi. Piggott served as a stunt pilot during the filming of the 1966 movie ''

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Cast

* Nicholas Jones as Captain Owen Triggers *

as 2nd Lieutenant Alan Farmer *

as 2nd Lieutenant Charles Gaylion *

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as Lieutenant Richard Bravington * Sarah Porter as Lorna Collins * Roger Elliott as Sergeant Mills *

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as Molly Farmer *

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as Harry Farmer *

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as Tom * Michael Jayes as 2nd Lieutenant Michael Starling * Graham Wyles as Roger Pearson *

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as Kate Gaylion (series 1) * Julia Carey as Kate Gaylion (series 2) Actors who played small parts in the series and later became well known in bigger roles included Anthony Andrews,

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and

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Episodes

Series 1 consisted of 12 episodes. Series 2 consisted of 13 episodes.

Series 1 (1977)

Series 2 (1978)

Broadcast

The first series was screened on

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on Sundays from 2 January 1977 to 20 March 1977. The second series was shown on

on Thursdays from 5 January 1978 to 30 March 1978.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, id=0164305, title=Wings
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