The Aerodrome

In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the construction of a heavily guarded, mysterious airport. BBC adaptation of Rex Warner's 1941 novel of the same name. A stereotypical village in a somewhat alternative England is taken over wholesale by 'The Air Force.' Living in the village is young Roy, who has just learned he is not who he thought he was. Attempting to forge a new sense of identity, he joins the dashing Air Force, seduced by its dynamism and direct and brutal ways.

Director: Giles Foster

Cast: Peter Firth, Dominic Jephcott, Richard Briers, Richard Johnson, Jill Bennett, Natalie Ogle, Mary MacLeod, Mary Peach

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