The Play on One: Airbase (BBC-1 1988 with Clive Mantle and Anton Lesser)

UK / BBC / 1×80 minute episodes / Broadcast 1 March 1988

Written by Malcolm McKay / Script Editor: Avril Clark / Music: Stephen Lipson / Executive Producer: Bill Bryden / Producers: Keith Williams and Roger Gregory / Director: David Attwood

Series: The Play on One / Season 1 Episode 7

Drama. A USAF bomber crew are stationed in an underground hanger in England, boredom soon sets in and events begin to get out of control.

cast
Anton Lesser as Vincenzo
Clive Mantle as Bud
Catherine Russell as Madeline
David Lansbury as Todd
Ricco Ross as Larry
Stevan Rimkus as John
Norman Beaton as Voice

Head of film reviews at The Viewers Guide with an erudite, insightful, slightly sardonic, deep appreciation for classic cinema. Has a habit of quoting obscure lines from old films in everyday conversation. He keeps a meticulously organized film logbook. He's a bit of a tea snob.