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Cabin Pressure: Molokai (Christmas Special 2010)

By: John Finnemore
Narrated by: Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch
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Summary

In this Christmas special 'Molokai' - It's Christmas morning, but when Carolyn schedules an extra stop-off to the Hawaiian island of Molokai, Arthur has just seven minutes to celebrate Christmas. Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch & Roger Allam star in the second series of the hit sitcom about the tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. By John Finnemore (‘The News Quiz’, ‘That Mitchell & Webb Sound’). Run by the forbidding divorcée Carolyn Knapp-Shappey (an unfortunate marriage, name wise, but in Carolyn’s opinion, marginally better than Carolyn Shappey-Knapp), her two pilots are the smooth, experienced and almost-certainly-fired-by-a-big-airline-for-all-round naughtiness Douglas, and struggling almost-competent pilot and sweaty man Martin. All-round help is provided by Carolyn’s near-idiot son, Arthur.

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"The more I listen to John Finnemore's Cabin Pressure, the more I think what a stonking masterpiece it is. Perfect in every department." (Philip Pullman)

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Best radio sitcom ever

OK so not the best episode, but still very funny - a classic series, Roger Allam unbeatable

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great

another great piece of comedy from john finnemore who never fails to make me laugh.

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Marvelous

love cabin pressure, wish there we're more seasons. Ive listened to these so many times, hilarious.

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Cabin Pressure is simply brilliant

Without doubt, this is a comedy gem. The writing is crisp, the actors are perfect for the characters they play, but, above all, it is laugh out loud funny.

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The pressure keepps on building till you burst out

Another great episode of this brilliant radio comedy.

There is ionly one negative ITS TOO SHORT. Come on BBC lets have some more

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Full of laughter and delight

Cabin Pressure is a delight. The cast fit together perfectly: Benedict Cumberbatch as the anxious, hapless, not-yet-failed captain; Roger Allam as the older, more talented and far more distinguished co-pilot; Stephanie Cole as the fearsome airline owner, who won't tolerate the foolish men messing it all up; and John Finnemore (the writer) as her bumbling son Arthur, the steward.

I could happily listen to them for hours; I have done, and they're hours full of laughter and camaraderie. Heartily recommended.

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Glorious fun!

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The whole series had me bursting into laughter so often that I must have looked like a complete loony to my fellow commuters. I keep revisiting it whenever I need cheering up of the audio kind.

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Unsurpassable

another gem from a perfect team. 27 minutes of gleeful delight, with wit, schemes and sarcasm beautifully delivered.

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My review is flying high! (I did a pun!)

20000000000000 stars so good and funny use the credit on this! It’s so good get it.

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As good as usual

Brilliant stuff. One of my favourites and I can listen again and again. Comedy at its best.

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