Piece of Cake (1988)

Directed by

Ian Toynton

Genre

action & adventure, comedy, drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

It follows a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the start of World War II through a key day in the Battle of Britain. The story shows the pilots as they train, fight, and deal with loss.

tensemelancholicgrittybittersweetslow-burnvisceralcharacter-drivenheartfelt

What happens

Piece of Cake is a 1988 British six-part television serial depicting the life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle of Britain (7 September 1940). The series was produced by Holmes Associates for LWT for ITV and had a budget of five million pounds. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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