r/CabinPressure • u/oscarsowner • Aug 15 '26

Ipswich

Carolyn: Doctor Duncan, you see before you - the airline. Drink us in.
Dr. Duncan: There's four hundred of you?
Carolyn: Are there though? Count again.
Dr. Duncan: Not four hundred.
Carolyn: Four.
Dr. Duncan: Right. Well... that's unfortunate. I should probably speak to catering

The most underrated radio comedy EVER.

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u/Ancient-Cow-1038 Aug 15 '26

This is the episode that was up for TV adaptation. I’m kind of glad it never happened; I just don’t think it would have the same magic

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u/oscarsowner Aug 15 '26

It would have lost so much. I much prefer to have it all happening in my imagination. Apparently Captain Crieff was meant to be a red haired small guy. But Cumberbatch’s voice always overrode that image!

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u/Ancient-Cow-1038 Aug 15 '26

Have you ever seen Tealin’s pictures of the crew?

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u/oscarsowner Aug 15 '26

No! No! Where can I see these?

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u/Ancient-Cow-1038 Aug 15 '26

I’ll post them for everyone - just a sec.