It’s been promoted for sometime, and now it has life in Australia. Those that choose to download their TV have offered mixed reviews, so this may not be your cup of tea. It’s the difficult second album for Lucas and Williams. From the press release:
Little Britain’s Matt Lucas and David Walliams make their long-awaited television return in the hilarious mock-documentary series Come Fly With Me, premiering Monday, 16th May at 8pm on Channel Nine.
Set in the busiest airport in the United Kingdom, Come Fly With Me is a side-splitting view of the people who work in and pass through it every day, from flight crew to check-in, paparazzi to passengers, and from catering staff to immigration.
Lucas and Walliams draw on every aspect of airport life to create an amazing array of richly comic characters, playing almost 50 between them including Omar Baba, owner of FlyLo, Britain’s eighth favourite cheapo airline.
Over on the check-in desks are perky Melody and Keeley. Melody is saving up for the second half of her breast implant operation while Keeley is fending off the attentions of Tommy Reid, who works in the food court and wants to become a pilot.
Then there’s Precious Little – a jolly, busty West Indian lady who works at the coffee kiosk. She’s a potential target for Ian Foot, the patriotic Chief Immigration Officer whose keen eye for illegal foreigners is tempered only by his lack of geographical knowledge.
Over in arrivals are Mickey and Buster, the resident paparazzi who wait for celebrities to turn up so they can insult them. We also follow the staff of the prestigious airline Great British Air, from Penny Carter, snobby guardian of its first class cabin, to special services executive Moses Beacon who is always happy to look after passengers in distress, especially famous ones.
We meet Simon and Jackie Trent, a husband and wife pilot team who are still together after Simon’s one-night stand five years ago, even though she brings it up constantly. We also follow the progress of Fearghal O’Farrell as he competes to become steward of the year. He’s working very hard to ensure he wins, even if it means force-feeding peanuts to a passenger with a nut allergy.
Then there are the unlucky FlyLo passengers like Peter and Judith, who relate the sordid details of their disaster-prone trips. Or the Woods family who turn up a week early and decide to holiday in the terminal.
Your trip to the airport will never be the same after you watch Come Fly With Me.
Come Fly With Me – Mon 8pm, Ch9.