Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Buccaneer is a short-lived television series, made by the BBC in 1979–80, and broadcast over 13 weeks in April–July 1980.The series, dealing with a developing air freight business, starred Bryan Marshall, Pamela Salem and Clifford Rose, and was produced by Gerard Glaister.The 13 episodes (and their transmission dates) were: "Reluctant Hero" (27 April 1980) "Albatross" (4 May 1980) "Grounded" (11 May 1980) "A Kind of Cuckoo" (18 May 1980) "Let's Make a Killing" (25 May 1980) "The Thin End" (1 June 1980) "Somebody's Telling Lies" (8 June 1980) "Private Arrangements" (15 June 1980) "Intruders" (22 June 1980) "Feet of Clay" (29 June 1980) "Eldorado" (6 July 1980) "A No Go Item" (13 July 1980) "Emergency" (20 July 1980)The aircraft that "starred" in the series was a Bristol Britannia of Redcoat Air Cargo, registration G-BRAC, which wore the markings of "Redair", the name of the fictional airline in the series. One reason for there being only one series (13 episodes) of this drama was that the fact that Bristol Britannia G-BRAC was destroyed in a crash near Boston, Mass., on 16 February 1980, shortly after the completion of filming, but just before transmission of the series. Of the eight people on board, seven were killed, and only one survived, albeit seriously injured.With the "starring aircraft" destroyed in a crash plans for a second series were abandoned. Amusingly, in view of later political developments, the lead character in the Buccaneer TV series, played by Bryan Marshall was named "Tony Blair".. }
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- Buccaneer_(TV_series) abstract "Buccaneer is a short-lived television series, made by the BBC in 1979–80, and broadcast over 13 weeks in April–July 1980.The series, dealing with a developing air freight business, starred Bryan Marshall, Pamela Salem and Clifford Rose, and was produced by Gerard Glaister.The 13 episodes (and their transmission dates) were: "Reluctant Hero" (27 April 1980) "Albatross" (4 May 1980) "Grounded" (11 May 1980) "A Kind of Cuckoo" (18 May 1980) "Let's Make a Killing" (25 May 1980) "The Thin End" (1 June 1980) "Somebody's Telling Lies" (8 June 1980) "Private Arrangements" (15 June 1980) "Intruders" (22 June 1980) "Feet of Clay" (29 June 1980) "Eldorado" (6 July 1980) "A No Go Item" (13 July 1980) "Emergency" (20 July 1980)The aircraft that "starred" in the series was a Bristol Britannia of Redcoat Air Cargo, registration G-BRAC, which wore the markings of "Redair", the name of the fictional airline in the series. One reason for there being only one series (13 episodes) of this drama was that the fact that Bristol Britannia G-BRAC was destroyed in a crash near Boston, Mass., on 16 February 1980, shortly after the completion of filming, but just before transmission of the series. Of the eight people on board, seven were killed, and only one survived, albeit seriously injured.With the "starring aircraft" destroyed in a crash plans for a second series were abandoned. Amusingly, in view of later political developments, the lead character in the Buccaneer TV series, played by Bryan Marshall was named "Tony Blair".".