Above and Beyond
2006 · CBC · 120 min · 1 season
S01E02 · Episode 2
Tue, 31 Oct, 11:00 am
In 1941, the Atlantic Ferry Organization was set up, with civilian pilots flying the aircraft to the UK. The organization was handed over to the Air Ministry, becoming the RAF Ferry Command. More than 9,000 aircraft are ferried across the north Atlantic and, by the end of the war, helped make transatlantic flying a safe and commonplace event
About
Above and Beyond is about the Atlantic Ferry Organization, which was tasked with delivering aircraft from North America to Europe in the early years of the Second World War.This World War II miniseries follows a young London couple involved in the Royal Air Force's Ferry Command operation. Set in 1940 and based on real events, the story chronicles the lovers' budding affair and their strategic decision to defy orders to preserve their romance -- and the critical mission of the RAF.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Mon, 30 Oct· 120 minIn 1940, Canadian weapons of war, including newly manufactured aircraft ordered by the British, have to be delivered to the United Kingdom. Lord Beaverbrook, head of the UK Ministry of Aircraft Production, also arranged for the purchase of aircraft from manufacturers in the United States. Aircraft were first transported to Dorval Airport near Montreal and then flown to RCAF Station Gander in Newfoundland for the transatlantic flight. The initial ferry flight of seven Lockheed Hudson bombers from Gander Airport in Newfoundland took place on November 10, 1940
- E02
Episode 2
Tue, 31 Oct· 120 minIn 1941, the Atlantic Ferry Organization was set up, with civilian pilots flying the aircraft to the UK. The organization was handed over to the Air Ministry, becoming the RAF Ferry Command. More than 9,000 aircraft are ferried across the north Atlantic and, by the end of the war, helped make transatlantic flying a safe and commonplace event
Cast
Richard E. Grant
Don Bennett
Kenneth Welsh
Lord Beaverbrook
Joss Ackland
Winston Churchill
Peter Messaline
Archibald Sinclair
Jason Priestley
Sir Frederick Banting
Jonathan Scarfe
Bill Jacobsen
Liane Balaban
Shelagh Balaban
