| Airline | |
|---|---|
| Format | Documentary |
| Created by | LWT |
| Starring | Britannia Airways, EasyJet |
| Opening theme | "Come Fly with Me" |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | ITV Productions (previously known as LWT) |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1998-2000) 16:9 (2001-present) |
| Original run | 6 March 1998 – present |
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| IMDb profile | |
Airline is a British television reality show that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff of Britannia and later easyJet. The show has been broadcast since 1998 on ITV and on syndication on Sky Travel and Sky Three. As of November 2007, the series also airs on Sky Real Lives. From time to time, ITV shows the American version of Airline, which they call Airline USA on ITV2.
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Description
The original series of the show followed Britannia Airways based at Manchester and London-Gatwick airports. The programme showed a lot of the action on-board the aircraft, with people such as Captain Peter Clack, BJ Albrich, Pat Baines, a lion, Kathy Duffy, Gerrie-Anne and others. The show was narrated by Charlie Higson. Starting with the second series in 1999, the programme follows the staff such as Jane Boulton and passengers of easyJet, and is set mainly in Liverpool, London Luton and later Bristol and Newcastle airports. However, it occasionally follows passengers with interesting or unusual stories to their final destinations. Tony Robinson replaced Charlie Higson as voiceover. Celebrities who have been seen on the show include Nick Knowles, Ricky Tomlinson and the British pop group Bucks Fizz. Some celebrity lookalike passengers include Sharon Stone and Sting.
UK Series guide
- Series 1 6x30' (1998)
- Series 2 8x30' (1999)
- Series 3 10X30' (2000)
- Airline at Christmas
- Series 4 14X30' (2001)
- Series 5 12X30' (2002)
- Series 6 18X30' (2002)
- Series 7 12x30' (2003)
- Series 8 12x30' (2004)
- Series 9 12x30 (2005)
- Series 10 10x30 (2006)
- Series 11 (2007)
The 10th series films easyJet throughout its 10th anniversary year, where celebrations include the crowning of their 100 millionth passenger and, coincidentally, Airline itself marks its 100th episode.
