The Plane Makers Empires Have to Start Somewhere (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama

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The Plane Makers

Empires Have to Start Somewhere (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Drama

With the Sovereign in full production, Wilder sets his sights on the Predator, a supersonic jet with vertical takeoff ability. Wilder understands Bill Ryan's health is declining and he is at loggerheads with designer David Corbett.

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Updated Oct 20, 1964

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Oct 20, 1964 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Wymark John Wilder John Wilder See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Jack Watling Don Henderson Don Henderson See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Duncan McIntyre Bob Fraser Bob Fraser See fewer	Kidnapped (1952)
Alan Dobie David Corbett David Corbett See fewer	The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
Reginald Marsh Arthur Sugden Arthur Sugden See fewer	The Plane Makers (1963)
Alan Browning Douglas Bradley Douglas Bradley See fewer	The Newcomers (1965)
John Wentworth Bill Ryan Bill Ryan See fewer	The Main Chance (1969)
Elizabeth Wallace Harriet Evans Harriet Evans See fewer	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1967)
Robert Urquhart Henry Forbes Henry Forbes See fewer	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Norman Tyrrell Sir Gordon Revidge Sir Gordon Revidge See fewer	Lorna Doone (1963)
William Devlin Sir Gerald Merle Sir Gerald Merle See fewer	Mutiny on the Elsinore (1937)
John Cater Charles Atkinson Charles Atkinson See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Norma Ronald Kay Lingard Kay Lingard See fewer	UFO (1970)