Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles" Bigglesworth after his photo recon mission is shot down. Before he can work out what has happened, Jim is zapped back to the 1980s......
Practical Effects
Genuine WWI biplanes being flown by actual madmen
Costume
Peter Cushing's magnificent mustache doing heavy lifting
Sound
Jon Anderson's prog-rock theme that absolutely nobody asked for
Director
John Hough
Neil Dickson
James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth
Alex Hyde-White
Jim Ferguson
Fiona Hutchison
Debbie
Peter Cushing
Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond
Marcus Gilbert
Eric Von Stalhein
William Hootkins
Chuck
Alan Polonsky
Bill
Francesca Gonshaw
Marie
Michael Siberry
Algy
James Saxon
Bertie
Daniel Flynn
Ginger
James Cosmo
German Soldier
Forbes Collins
German Soldier
David Cann
Sapper Officer
Jennifer Guy
Hotel Girl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screenwriter John Hough was so obsessed with authenticity that real WWI pilots were consulted, then completely ignored for the time travel plot.
Based on 60+ beloved British novels, this film so enraged UK fans that it became a cautionary tale about Hollywood adaptation—author W.E. Johns died before seeing it, possibly mercifully.
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