Ealing Studios were more well known for their comedies, but they did several dramas as well, including this one. I taped this when Channel 4 screened it recently one afternoon. I was surprised to find it in colour as I was expecting it to be in black and white.
It is about a day in the life of what is now Heathrow Airport. The main story is about an American man and an engaged woman going to different destinations and fall in love with each other almost straight away. At the end, she breaks off her engagement and agrees to marry the American. This would not have happened if the airport had not closed for 12 hours due to fog. Another story is involving a pilot whose plane returns after take off on three engines and refuses to take it out again until it is fully repaired.
The cast is made up of several well known British stars: Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty, Margo Lorenz, James Robertson Justice, Bernard Lee (Q in the Bond movies) and a brief appearance by Carry On star Sid James.
Watching Out Of the Clouds is an ideal way to spend around an hour and a half one afternoon or evening. Excellent.
Rating: 4 stars out of 5.
It is about a day in the life of what is now Heathrow Airport. The main story is about an American man and an engaged woman going to different destinations and fall in love with each other almost straight away. At the end, she breaks off her engagement and agrees to marry the American. This would not have happened if the airport had not closed for 12 hours due to fog. Another story is involving a pilot whose plane returns after take off on three engines and refuses to take it out again until it is fully repaired.
The cast is made up of several well known British stars: Anthony Steel, Robert Beatty, Margo Lorenz, James Robertson Justice, Bernard Lee (Q in the Bond movies) and a brief appearance by Carry On star Sid James.
Watching Out Of the Clouds is an ideal way to spend around an hour and a half one afternoon or evening. Excellent.
Rating: 4 stars out of 5.