Buccaneer
- 1980
- Ended
- Action & Adventure · Drama
- ~50m / ep
- 1 season
- 6.0/10
Buccaneer is a short-lived television series, made by the BBC in 1979–80, and broadcast over 13 weeks in April–July 1980. The series, about a developing air freight business, starred Bryan Marshall, Pamela Salem and Clifford Rose, and was produced by Gerard Glaister. The aircraft that "starred" in the series was a Bristol Britannia of Redcoat Air Cargo, registration G-BRAC, which wore the markings of "Redair", the name of the fictional airline in the series. Only one series was produced due to the Bristol Britannia G-BRAC crash near Boston, Mass., on 16 February 1980, shortly after the completion of filming. Of the eight passengers, seven were killed, and only one survived, albeit seriously injured.
Latest: Season 1 · 1980
View all seasonsE1. Reluctant Hero
Apr 27, 1980 · 50m
Tony Blair, a moonlighting pilot with Redair, makes a dramatic exit from a West African country in the midst of a revolution and becomes front page news to the surprise of his employer. But Redair is on the verge of bankruptcy and a passenger's husband sees an opportunity.
E2. Albatross
May 4, 1980 · 50m
Charles Burton has effectively bought out Redair and proposes to have Tony, Kim and Ray as Directors as well as himself and his wife Monica. However, Ray takes it badly and tips off the CAA to the annoyance of Burton, who has a special and valuable cargo lined up. Meanwhile, Tony's estranged son appears out of the blue.
E3. Grounded
May 11, 1980 · 50m
Burton gets angry about the delay and his shipping deal is beginning to look a bit out of the ordinary. Tony searches for a spare engine and a new pilot. Paul becomes short term company accountant. Tony's wife Janet unexpectedly flies in from Rhodesia.
E4. A Kind of Cuckoo
May 18, 1980 · 50m
Burton's murky past starts to interest Monica while Tony discovers that Janet is staying in the UK permanently. The new board of Redair meets for the first time and tempers flare over money for the new engine, the MOD contract, and who has control of day to day operations.
E5. Let's Make a Killing
May 25, 1980 · 50m
Suspicion about Burton's big deal grows and how he is going to make so much money out of shipping electronics equipment. Tony grows closer to Monica, and Tony and Ray fly to Africa on a job and make a discovery.
E6. The Thin End
Jun 1, 1980 · 50m
Tony is in an African prison and Ray gets him out. Together, they broker a deal to offload the suspicious cargo. Monica uncovers shocking information about her husband's past business dealings; Janet drops a bombshell to Tony about their divorce settlement from years back and what it means in the present.
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