TV ShowEnded

Buccaneer

5.0 / 10
1980
1 season
13 episodes
Action & AdventureDrama

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.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Reluctant Hero

    27-04-198050m

    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 empl...

  • Ep 2

    2.Albatross

    04-05-198050m

    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 of...

  • Ep 3

    3.Grounded

    11-05-198050m

    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 co...

  • Ep 4

    4.A Kind of Cuckoo

    18-05-198050m

    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 o...

  • Ep 5

    5.Let's Make a Killing

    25-05-198050m

    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...

  • Ep 6

    6.The Thin End

    01-06-198050m

    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 busin...

  • Ep 7

    7.Somebody's Telling Lies

    08-06-198050m

    Burton's Africa deal has cost him and his cronies a fortune and Redair's board is in rebellion. Tony and Monica grow closer and a new venture transporting wildlife from Africa is o...

  • Ep 8

    8.Private Arrangements

    15-06-198050m

    Redair has a contract shipping cheetahs out of Africa for a British Lord with a safari park. Tony is offered a fortune in a shady deal to get someone out of the country quietly. Ja...

  • Ep 9

    9.Intruders

    22-06-198050m

    Redair has double booked the aircraft, with one being a potentially lucrative new contract. Tony's medical indicates possible concerns and Kim has a new friend. Tony's relationship...

  • Ep 10

    10.Feet of Clay

    29-06-198050m

    Ray's wife thinks he's having an affair after his run-in with the intruder. Burton has a plan to exploit Redair's bank balance in a venture buying platinum and someone has been tam...

  • Ep 11

    11.Eldorado

    06-07-198050m

    Burton is warned that he is sailing close to the wind financially and tells Monica his side of the story regarding the mysterious sinking of the Phillips O Lippe. Ray's marriage is...

  • Ep 12

    12.A No Go Item

    13-07-198050m

    Kim considers her future at Redair and Ray's marriage deteriorates. A cracked window jeopardises the Anglo Oil shipments and contract. Janet and Alan discuss their futures.

  • Ep 13

    13.Emergency

    20-07-198050m

    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 Jane...

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