Britain's Flying Past: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Flying enthusiast and broadcaster John Sergeant celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Spitfire with a TV love letter to this most British triumph of design and endeavour. The film follows the story of a Spitfire from birth to retirement and tells the stories of ordinary people with extraordinary tales.

Series details

• Title: Britain's Flying Past
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2011-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-07-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2089

Cast and credited roles

• John Sergeant — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-09-22; final listed air date 2014-07-20; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Britain's Flying Past on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.