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The Plane Makers is a British television series created by Wilfred Greatorex and produced by Rex Firkin. ATV made three series for ITV between 1963 and 1965. It was succeeded by The Power Game, which ran for an additional three series from 1965 to 1969. Firkin continued as producer for the first two series, and David Reid took over for series 3.
Original Release
02/04/1963
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Watling | Don Henderson |
| Patrick Wymark | John Wilder |
| Norma Ronald | Kay Lingard |
| Reginald Marsh | Arthur Sugden / Wally |
| Robert Urquhart | Henry Forbes |
| Norman Tyrrell | Sir Gordon Revidge |
| Wendy Gifford | Laura Challis / Sue Rodway |
| Elizabeth Begley | Margie Thomas |
| Sheila Raynor | Mary Sugden / Doris |
| William Devlin | Sir Gerald Merle |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empires Have to Start Somewhere | Tuesday, 20 October 1964 |
| 2 | Other People Own Our Jungles Now | Tuesday, 27 October 1964 |
| 3 | A Lesson for Corbett | Tuesday, 03 November 1964 |
| 4 | The Golden Silence | Tuesday, 10 November 1964 |
| 5 | The Island Game | Tuesday, 17 November 1964 |
| 6 | It's a Free Country: Isn't It? | Tuesday, 24 November 1964 |
| 7 | A Question of Supply | Tuesday, 01 December 1964 |
| 8 | The Flying Frigates | Tuesday, 08 December 1964 |
| 9 | Only a Few Millions | Tuesday, 15 December 1964 |
| 10 | The Salesmen | Tuesday, 22 December 1964 |
| 11 | Appointment in Brussels | Tuesday, 29 December 1964 |
| 12 | A Hoopla of Haloes | Tuesday, 05 January 1965 |
| 13 | The Firing Line | Tuesday, 12 January 1965 |
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Directors
James Ferman, John Cooper, Quentin Lawrence, Eric Price, John Nelson-Burton, Geoffrey Nethercott, Bill Stewart, Peter Collinson, Peter Sasdy, Cecil Petty, Dennis Vance, Hugh Rennie, George More O'Ferrall, Herbert Wise, Josephine Douglas
Writers
Edmund Ward, Raymond Bowers, David Weir, Richard Harris, Peter Draper, Leslie Sands, Robert Holles, Wilfred Greatorex, John Gray, John Whitney, John O'Toole, Arthur Swinson, Geoffrey Bellman, Peter Nichols, Stanley Miller, Lewis Davidson, Bill Craig, Edwin Ranch, Geoffrey Stephenson, John Finch, Ken Taylor, Leon Griffiths, Tony Williamson, Neil Wilson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Watling | Don Henderson |
| Patrick Wymark | John Wilder |
| Norma Ronald | Kay Lingard |
| Reginald Marsh | Arthur Sugden / Wally |
| Robert Urquhart | Henry Forbes |
| Norman Tyrrell | Sir Gordon Revidge |
| Wendy Gifford | Laura Challis / Sue Rodway |
| Elizabeth Begley | Margie Thomas |
| Sheila Raynor | Mary Sugden / Doris |
| William Devlin | Sir Gerald Merle |
| Alan Dobie | David Corbett |
| Peter Jeffrey | James Cameron-Grant MP |
| Harry Webster | Mr. Anstell / Mr. Anstrell |
| Barbara Murray | Pamela Wilder |
| Tom Macaulay | Reginald Cunliffe |
| Elizabeth Wallace | Harriet Evans |
| Fred Ferris | Sam Adams / Mr. Roberts |
| Kathleen St. John | Mary / Maid / Wilder's Maid |
| Lucy Young | Dorothy Wyebrow |
| Ann Firbank | Pamela Wilder |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rex Firkin | Producer |
| Wilfred Greatorex | Producer |
| Geoffrey Bellman | Producer |
| John Whitney | Producer |
