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The Plane Makers

All Episodes 1963 - 1965

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  • 1963-02-04T00:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 2d 10h (58 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
Set on the "factory floor" of fictitious aircraft manufacturers Scott Furlong, ’The Plane Makers’ focused on the day-to-day running of a multi-million pound company, and in particular the ambitions of ruthless company managing director John Wilder, as played with convincing gusto by Patrick Wymark.

58 episodes

Series Premiere

1963-02-04T00:00:00Z

1x01 Don't Worry About Me

Series Premiere

1x01 Don't Worry About Me

  • 1963-02-04T00:00:00Z1h

Self-serving metal worker Jack Clement does little to help out his new apprentice.

1963-02-18T00:00:00Z

1x02 Them: Or Us?

1x02 Them: Or Us?

  • 1963-02-18T00:00:00Z1h

1963-02-25T00:00:00Z

1x03 You Can't Beat The System

1x03 You Can't Beat The System

  • 1963-02-25T00:00:00Z1h

1963-03-04T00:00:00Z

1x04 The Silent And The Damned

1x04 The Silent And The Damned

  • 1963-03-04T00:00:00Z1h

1963-03-11T00:00:00Z

1x05 The Dividing Line

1x05 The Dividing Line

  • 1963-03-11T00:00:00Z1h

1963-03-18T00:00:00Z

1x06 The Short Run

1x06 The Short Run

  • 1963-03-18T00:00:00Z1h

Some men measure promotion in terms of power, others - in money. But to Don Cotter, working in the drawing office of Scott Furlong, an unexpected vacancy could provide a final chance of re-planning his life.

1x07 Has Anybody Seen Costigan?

  • 1963-03-25T00:00:00Z1h

1963-03-31T23:00:00Z

1x08 Lover Come Back

1x08 Lover Come Back

  • 1963-03-31T23:00:00Z1h

1963-04-07T23:00:00Z

1x09 Point Of Contact

1x09 Point Of Contact

  • 1963-04-07T23:00:00Z1h

When Tom Barnsley, a young operative in Sub Assembly, meets Sue Collins, a secretary from the Projects Office, she invites him to take her away for the week-end. To Tom this is a beginning, but Sue has different ideas.

1963-04-14T23:00:00Z

1x10 The Testing Time

1x10 The Testing Time

  • 1963-04-14T23:00:00Z1h

1963-04-21T23:00:00Z

1x11 The Veteran

1x11 The Veteran

  • 1963-04-21T23:00:00Z1h

1963-04-28T23:00:00Z

1x12 One Of Us

1x12 One Of Us

  • 1963-04-28T23:00:00Z1h

1963-05-05T23:00:00Z

1x13 Who Goes First?

1x13 Who Goes First?

  • 1963-05-05T23:00:00Z1h

1963-05-12T23:00:00Z

1x14 The Blunt Approach

1x14 The Blunt Approach

  • 1963-05-12T23:00:00Z1h

1963-05-19T23:00:00Z

1x15 One Of Those Days

1x15 One Of Those Days

  • 1963-05-19T23:00:00Z1h

Season Finale

1963-05-26T23:00:00Z

1x16 A Good Night's Work

Season Finale

1x16 A Good Night's Work

  • 1963-05-26T23:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

1963-09-15T23:00:00Z

2x01 Too Much To Lose

Season Premiere

2x01 Too Much To Lose

  • 1963-09-15T23:00:00Z1h

Managing Director Scott Furlong must make a decision regarding the flight readiness of their newest jetliner.

1963-09-22T23:00:00Z

2x02 No Man's Land

2x02 No Man's Land

  • 1963-09-22T23:00:00Z1h

Works Manager Sugden investigates the maiden flight accident of their newest jetliner and uncovers a few surprises.

1963-09-29T23:00:00Z

2x03 A Question Of Sources

2x03 A Question Of Sources

  • 1963-09-29T23:00:00Z1h

Suspicions arise at Scott Furlong after the chief test pilot's confidential flight report is leaked to the press.

1963-10-06T23:00:00Z

2x04 All Part Of The Job

2x04 All Part Of The Job

  • 1963-10-06T23:00:00Z1h

John Hamilton uncovers some irregularities involving his boss, Scott Furlong's chief buyer.

1963-10-13T23:00:00Z

2x05 Don't Stick Your Head Out

2x05 Don't Stick Your Head Out

  • 1963-10-13T23:00:00Z1h

John Wilder takes someone other than Arthur Sugden on a business trip to Italy and a few surprises are in store.

1963-10-20T23:00:00Z

2x06 Old Boy Network

2x06 Old Boy Network

  • 1963-10-20T23:00:00Z1h

Ernie Wainright exposes the cliques within Scott Furlong after he gets into trouble.

1963-10-28T00:00:00Z

2x07 Any More For The Skylark?

2x07 Any More For The Skylark?

  • 1963-10-28T00:00:00Z1h

The new jetliner is available for a trial flight to the Mediterranean, but there's room for only 60 Scott Furlong employees.

1963-11-05T00:00:00Z

2x08 A Matter Of Self Respect

2x08 A Matter Of Self Respect

  • 1963-11-05T00:00:00Z1h

Arthur Sugden helps an old friend get a new start on his career by hiring him at Scott Furlong.

1963-11-12T00:00:00Z

2x09 Costigan's Rocket

2x09 Costigan's Rocket

  • 1963-11-12T00:00:00Z1h

Harry Costigan develops a racer to help pay for the upcoming wedding.

1963-11-19T00:00:00Z

2x10 The Thing About Auntie

2x10 The Thing About Auntie

  • 1963-11-19T00:00:00Z1h

Rumors involving Henry Forbes and Pamela Wilder are made worse by Sir Gerald Merle's meddling.

1963-11-26T00:00:00Z

2x11 The Cat's Away

2x11 The Cat's Away

  • 1963-11-26T00:00:00Z1h

Wilder brings in some efficiency men to improve Scott Furlong, and Sugden has his hands full.

1963-12-03T00:00:00Z

2x12 Strings In Whitehall

2x12 Strings In Whitehall

  • 1963-12-03T00:00:00Z1h

A collision of business and politics leaves Wilder in a dilemma.

1963-12-10T00:00:00Z

2x13 The Best Of Friends

2x13 The Best Of Friends

  • 1963-12-10T00:00:00Z1h

A crisis tests the friendship and loyalties of Forbes and Wanleigh.

1963-12-17T00:00:00Z

2x14 How Do You Vote?

2x14 How Do You Vote?

  • 1963-12-17T00:00:00Z1h

1963-12-24T00:00:00Z

2x15 One Out, All Out!

2x15 One Out, All Out!

  • 1963-12-24T00:00:00Z1h

Wilder faces both a censure vote by the Board and an imminent strike at Scott Furlong.

1963-12-31T00:00:00Z

2x16 Loved He Not Honours More

2x16 Loved He Not Honours More

  • 1963-12-31T00:00:00Z1h

1964-01-07T00:00:00Z

2x17 A Bunch Of Fives

2x17 A Bunch Of Fives

  • 1964-01-07T00:00:00Z1h

A sales team takes the new jetliner abroad for the approvals of potential buyers, but little goes as planned.

1964-01-14T00:00:00Z

2x18 The Smiler

2x18 The Smiler

  • 1964-01-14T00:00:00Z1h

Arthur Sugden and his fellow workers exchange suspicions about the appointment of a new employee at Scott Furlong.

1964-01-21T00:00:00Z

2x19 In The Book

2x19 In The Book

  • 1964-01-21T00:00:00Z1h

Eyebrows are raised about a possible secret in Arthur Sugden's past when he objects to part of a new book written about the history of Scott Furlong.

1964-01-28T00:00:00Z

2x20 Miss Geraldine

2x20 Miss Geraldine

  • 1964-01-28T00:00:00Z1h

John Wilder's ideas to expand Scott Furlong's airfield are being baulked by old Miss Geraldine - and he finds she is as tough as himself.

1964-02-04T00:00:00Z

2x21 A Condition Of Sale

2x21 A Condition Of Sale

  • 1964-02-04T00:00:00Z1h

A tough opportunity in Manchester gives Arthur Sugden a chance to prove that he has learned a few big-business tricks from John Wilder.

1964-02-11T00:00:00Z

2x22 Always Another Sunday

2x22 Always Another Sunday

  • 1964-02-11T00:00:00Z1h

1964-02-18T00:00:00Z

2x23 A Paper Transaction

2x23 A Paper Transaction

  • 1964-02-18T00:00:00Z1h

1964-02-25T00:00:00Z

2x24 A Job For The Major

2x24 A Job For The Major

  • 1964-02-25T00:00:00Z1h

1964-03-03T00:00:00Z

2x25 A Matter Of Priorities

2x25 A Matter Of Priorities

  • 1964-03-03T00:00:00Z1h

1964-03-10T00:00:00Z

2x26 Bancroft's Law

2x26 Bancroft's Law

  • 1964-03-10T00:00:00Z1h

1964-03-17T00:00:00Z

2x27 The Homecoming

2x27 The Homecoming

  • 1964-03-17T00:00:00Z1h

1964-03-23T23:00:00Z

2x28 Sauce For The Goose

2x28 Sauce For The Goose

  • 1964-03-23T23:00:00Z1h

Season Finale

2x29 How Can You Win If You Haven't Bought A Ticket?

  • 1964-03-30T23:00:00Z1h

Season Premiere

1964-10-19T23:00:00Z

3x01 Empires Have To Start Somewhere

Season Premiere

3x01 Empires Have To Start Somewhere

  • 1964-10-19T23:00:00Z1h

1964-11-03T00:00:00Z

3x03 A Lesson For Corbett

3x03 A Lesson For Corbett

  • 1964-11-03T00:00:00Z1h

1964-11-10T00:00:00Z

3x04 The Golden Silence

3x04 The Golden Silence

  • 1964-11-10T00:00:00Z1h

1964-11-17T00:00:00Z

3x05 The Island Game

3x05 The Island Game

  • 1964-11-17T00:00:00Z1h

1964-12-01T00:00:00Z

3x07 A Question Of Supply

3x07 A Question Of Supply

  • 1964-12-01T00:00:00Z1h

1964-12-08T00:00:00Z

3x08 The Flying Frigates

3x08 The Flying Frigates

  • 1964-12-08T00:00:00Z1h

1964-12-15T00:00:00Z

3x09 Only A Few Millions

3x09 Only A Few Millions

  • 1964-12-15T00:00:00Z1h

Wilder sets a neat trap for his rival as the bill for the Veetol soars another £18 million - and compels Corbett into self revealing moves in Whitehall and the City

1964-12-22T00:00:00Z

3x10 The Salesmen

3x10 The Salesmen

  • 1964-12-22T00:00:00Z1h

1964-12-29T00:00:00Z

3x11 Appointment In Brussels

3x11 Appointment In Brussels

  • 1964-12-29T00:00:00Z1h

1965-01-05T00:00:00Z

3x12 A Hoopla Of Haloes

3x12 A Hoopla Of Haloes

  • 1965-01-05T00:00:00Z1h

1965-01-12T00:00:00Z

3x13 The Firing Line

3x13 The Firing Line

  • 1965-01-12T00:00:00Z1h

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