- "Spare van Keys – didn’t we fly him to Amsterdam once?"
- ―Douglas
Ottery St. Mary is the second episode of the third series of the BBC's Cabin Pressure, which was first broadcast on July 22, 2011.
It was broadcast out-of-order as the fourth episode of the series.
The episode was originally recorded with Tom Goodman-Hill as Martin, but Benedict Cumberbatch recovered his voice before broadcast and Martin's scenes were re-recorded with Cumberbatch.[1]
Synopsis[]
Official synopsis for the episode Ottery St. Mary:[2]
- 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 are solved - the name of Carolyn's dog and the rules of "Yellow Car".
Plot[]
Martin, having sprained his ankle, recruits Arthur and Douglas to help him complete a job for his delivery business, taking a piano to Ottery St. Mary. En route, they discover that Arthur has forgotten the address at the airfield, forcing them to return to Fitton.
Meanwhile, Carolyn has 'reluctantly' accepted Herc's offer of dinner and a walk. They enjoy arguing and needling each other about vegetarianism, sheep, and Carolyn's dog. Afterwards, Herc drives Carolyn to the airfield, where they run into the crew retrieving the address. Douglas unloads the piano from the van to mockingly play "That's Amore" to Carolyn.
On going to reload the piano, they cannot find the van keys. Douglas accuses Arthur of locking them in the van, and suggests that they instead fly the piano to Devon. Arthur and Douglas then have to push it to the pub to complete the delivery. The pub owner finds that, far from being Arthur's fault, it was Douglas who left the van keys under the lid of the piano.
Trivia[]
This episode features the first apperance of Yellow Car and the second appearance of Snoopadoop.
Cast[]
- Stephanie Cole as Carolyn Knapp-Shappey
- Roger Allam as 1st Officer Douglas Richardson
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Capt. Martin Crieff
- John Finnemore as Arthur Shappey
- Anthony Head as Capt. Herc Shipwright
- Flip Webster as Mrs. Laurel
- Ewan Bailey as Mr. Hardy
References[]
- ↑ Forget What Did: I wish I could find the setting for 'Jelly Babies to Automatic'.... Retrieved 20th September 2023.
- ↑ BBC Radio 4: Cabin Pressure, series 1, Ottery St. Mary. Retrieved January 29, 2022.