Underplayed Gems

Piece of Cake (1988)

Piece of Cake poster
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
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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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)

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