The Plane Makers The Best of Friends (Season 2, Episode 13)
TV Episode | Drama

The Plane Makers

The Best of Friends (Season 2, Episode 13)

TV Episode | Drama

A radar glitch in the Sovereign jet nearly turns into a disaster but for quick action by test pilot Henry Forbes. Coming out of cloud, co-pilot Simon Wanleigh, is flying low over an housing estate. Wanleigh begins to lose his nerve.

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Updated Dec 10, 1963

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Dec 10, 1963 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Urquhart Henry Forbes Henry Forbes See fewer	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Bernard Brown Simon Wanleigh Simon Wanleigh See fewer	Barnaby Rudge (1960)
Zena Walker Anne Wanleigh Anne Wanleigh See fewer	The Dresser (1983)
Reginald Marsh Arthur Sugden Arthur Sugden See fewer	The Plane Makers (1963)
Brian McDermott Terry Terry See fewer	Zoe (I) (2001)
Kevin Brennan Optician Optician See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
Aimée Delamain Mrs. Milne Mrs. Milne See fewer	High Spirits (1988)
John Ringham Ken Swanson Ken Swanson See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Fred Ferris Sam Adams Sam Adams See fewer	The Big Pull (1962)
Peter Jesson Jack Osborne Jack Osborne See fewer	The Corridor People (1966)
Pamela Hewes Nurse Nurse See fewer	The Woman in White (1966)