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  • Published: 15 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9781910281963
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 0 hr 55 min
  • Narrators: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephanie Cole
  • RRP: $17.99

Cabin Pressure: Zurich

The Finale Special of the full-cast BBC Radio Comedy




The final episode of the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy series written by John Finnemore and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephanie Cole.

The complete finale of the hit BBC Radio 4 sitcom- 2 episodes.

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and prayer world of a tiny, one-plane airline, staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. In this, the finale of the whole series, we discover that for MJN Air, whether it's choosing an ice-cream flavour, putting a princess in a van or remembering your grandmother's name, no job is too small, but, many, many jobs are too difficult.

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN Air's formidable boss, has employed two of the very cheapest pilots money can buy. Captain Martin Crieff, who's always wanted to fly and won't let a little thing like lack of ability stop him, and First Officer Douglas Richardson, smooth-voiced old sky-god and eternal schemer. Passenger service is provided by the relentlessly cheerful Arthur, proud inventor of both Surprising Rice and his own hat.

‘The more I listen to John Finnemore's Cabin Pressure, the more I think what a stonking masterpiece it is. Perfect in every department.’ – Philip Pullman

  • Published: 15 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9781910281963
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 0 hr 55 min
  • Narrators: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephanie Cole
  • RRP: $17.99

About the author

John Finnemore

John Finnemore is a British comedy writer and actor, best known for his radio sitcom Cabin Pressure and his radio sketch show John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, as well as for frequent appearances on other BBC Radio 4 comedy shows such as The Now Show.

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Praise for Cabin Pressure: Zurich

Cabin Pressure is one of the best written, cast, acted and directed comedies on anywhere.

Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph

I cannot find a single flaw in it. So top marks.

Nicholas Lezard, The Independent

The more I listen to John Finnemore's Cabin Pressure, the more I think what a stonking masterpiece it is. Perfect in every department.

Philip Pullman
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