100 Minutes

Full Length Drama (3M, 1F) Running time: 100 minutes
In 1912, a flimsy Bleriot XI aeroplane left a field in Goodwick, Pembrokeshire,


A short clip from the original production starring Jess Sandy, Huw Novelli, Nick Richards and Gerry Fitzpatrick
Main characters in order of appearance:
DENYS CORBETT WILSON: (early 30s) Enthusiastic, yet modest, but with the

MECHANIC: (20s - 30s) Corbett-Wilson's mechanic, called Evans, when he is in France with the RFC. Also his batman. Has a easy going relationship with Denys.
BOSKY: (20s - 30s) Arthur Drummond Borton – friend of Denys' and an observer with the RFC. His father is Colonel Borton, his brother a famous pilot. Bosky himself feels the need to prove himself.
MRS WILSON: (40s - 50s) Denys' mother. Irish, but has lived in Italy, France and London for a lot of her life. Very wealthy.
ROBERT LORAINE: (30s) Famous actor/airman. Popular and very successful, but not arrogant. Friend of George Bernard Shaw, and very much an actor.
Other parts:
FARMER: A Herefordshire farmer
BETTY: A local Herefordshire woman
WAITRESS: Middle-age hotel waitress
GASTON VIAL: Denys' French mechanic
MRS PREEDY: Local Welsh woman
MR PERKINS: Welsh lifeboatman
MR BREEN: Irish farmer
REPORTER: Kilkenny Moderator reporter
MAN AT AIRSHOW: Irish spectator
VOICE 1: Newspaper reader
VOICE 2: Newspaper reader
VENDOR: Programme seller
DOCTOR JAMES: Very small part
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR: Non-speaking part
Doubling up
ACTOR 1: Denys Corbett Wilson
ACTOR 2: Mechanic/Gaston Vial/Robert Loraine/Mr Breen/Voice1/ Doctor
ACTOR 3: Bosky/Farmer/Mr Perkins/Reporter/Man at airshow/ Voice 2/Vendor
ACTOR 4: Mrs Wilson/Betty/Waitress/Mrs Preedy/Telegraph operator
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