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Buccaneer

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.

Created ByEric PaiceN.J. Crisp
StatusEnded
Original NameBuccaneer
First Air DateApril 27, 1980
Last Air DateJuly 20, 1980
Seasons1
Episodes13
Episode Runtime 50min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBC
NetworksBBC One
S01E13

Emergency

Burton has persuaded Anglo Oil to overload the Britannia on its final run to ensure the fulfillment of the temporary contract. Kim ponders her future at Redair while Alan asks Janet to marry him again. Burton and Monica assess their relationship.

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