Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 3

By: John Finnemore

Narrated by: Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam, John Finnemore

Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Roger Allam star in the first 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, namewise, 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...In the first of the complete six episodes - ""Qikiqtarjuaq"" - when MJN Air flies a party of tourists near the North Pole, Arthur goes hunting for polar bears, Carolyn for a rogue lemon and Martin for a believable French accent...

Then we travel to episode 2 - ""Paris"", and when a bottle of highly-expensive whisky goes missing, Martin becomes the Miss Marple of MJN Air with Arthur assisting as his trusty Doctor Watson and Douglas hindering as his untrusty prime suspect. On to part 3, ""Newcastle"", where love is in the air, but also unfortunately in a small airport in Birmingham - and Martin has to choose between career, romance and fixing a very small tail-light. Part 4 finds us on the way to ""Ottery St Mary"". Martin is a Man With A Van, Douglas flies A Plane With An Otter and Carolyn dates A Pilot With A Problem With Sheep. And two mysteries solved - the name of Carolyn’s dog and the rules of “Yellow Car”.

Arriving at episode 5, ""Rotterdam"", it's Lifejacket, Camera, Action as stardom beckons for one of the crew of MJN Air... but who will get to blow the final whistle? And will they look good in a vest? And in the last episode of the series - ""St. Petersburg"" - some vodka and an unwary bird could spell the end of the line for MJN Air, and when Carolyn meets her ex-husband the atmosphere turns even icier.... With special series guests Timothy West, Anthony Head ('Buffy') and Mark Williams ('The Fast Show').

©2011 Pozzitive Television Limited (P)2011 AudioGO Ltd

Critic reviews

"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)

One of My favorite stories

I love everything about this program. Full of so much laughter and heart. In a word... Brilliant!

Love Love Love Cabin Pressure!

Where does Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 3 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I could only compare this series to other comedies - and this series is definitely the funniest (yet clean!) series I've listened to. John Finnemore's wit, writing and timing are fantastic! Benedict Cumberbatch and the other actors are amazing and work well together.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 3?

The character of "Douglas" when they find the polar bears!

What about the narrator’s performance did you like?

There is no one person who narrates. All of the actors are clear, funny and obviously enjoy what they are doing!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes!

Any additional comments?

Try the other seasons of Cabin Pressure - 1 through 3 plus 1 Christmas series. Supposedly John Finnemore will be creating one more season in 2013?

Great acting and scripts

This whole series is funny and entertaining to listen to. Great acting and scripts. RogerAllam and John Finnemore have become favorites of mine, but the other actors were marvelous here. I've listened to the whole thing a few times over the years.

Absolutely fantastic!

I love all seasons of Cabin Pressure, and I love the character development throughout. The introduction of Hercules (and he doesn't pretend for a second it's a normal name) is great fun, as Antony Head's character has great chemistry with both Caroline and Douglas. Another extremely entertaining batch of episodes. I'm also sorry to finish a season.

OMG OMG Benedict!

yes it is Benedict and he is one of the characters in this four character ship in a bottle show. cheap radio. But it's hitting all the spots with me and I don't bark out loud laughing too often.

Adore this series.

Adore this series.WISH there was twenty more hours of this crew's genius. Always makes my day happier.

Brilliant!!!!

Audio play at it's finest. -- Creative and amusing storylines, unforgettable characters, wonderful acting, excellent production and really a good time to be had by all who listen!

GENIUS COMEDY!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Oh Ya!!!! And I have!

What other book might you compare Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 3 to and why?

hmmm- Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy- it has that very British sarcastic humor about it

Which character – as performed by the narrator – was your favorite?

Arthur, very well done character, counterpoints the other's, and great for a laugh...at him not with him.

Any additional comments?

Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!

Literally the funniest series I've ever heard

I can't even count how many times I have listened to this entire series and it is never any less funny than it was the first time. In fact, it's funnier because you know what to expect and you can say the lines along with the characters! Yellow Car is now a constant game played in my car - I will never ever tire of this masterpiece! Thank you, John Finnemore!

good

it was hilarious and I am going to that and I bought a complete series