Despite offering the same highly impressive and well realised aerial film sequences beneath the authentically recreated period splendour I feel this second season of WINGS does not have the same distinct linear progression as was evident during the debut run. IMO this is partly due to a lessening of the Beckets Hill narrative coupled with C Flight taking a more proactive stance against the Germans. Although (ep2) ZEPPELIN does not effectively visualise the mighty dirigible it is a worthy episode for both an outsider perspective of C Flight and Alan Farmer plus Molly becoming the Beckets Hill blacksmith striker. There are daring boys own missions for Captain Triggers behind German enemy lines during (ep3) ANOTHER COUNTRY plus (ep7) MACHINE GUN POST and series finale (ep13) HEROES whilst in (ep10) THE PRICE we meet this characters father as the family business test a new aircraft prototype. We have a worthy spirited performance by Michael Cochrane during (ep4) TRANSFER where his… more »

Despite offering the same highly impressive and well realised aerial film sequences beneath the authentically recreated period splendour I feel this second season of WINGS does not have the same distinct linear progression as was evident during the debut run. IMO this is partly due to a lessening of the Beckets Hill narrative coupled with C Flight taking a more proactive stance against the Germans. Although (ep2) ZEPPELIN does not effectively visualise the mighty dirigible it is a worthy episode for both an outsider perspective of C Flight and Alan Farmer plus Molly becoming the Beckets Hill blacksmith striker. There are daring boys own missions for Captain Triggers behind German enemy lines during (ep3) ANOTHER COUNTRY plus (ep7) MACHINE GUN POST and series finale (ep13) HEROES whilst in (ep10) THE PRICE we meet this characters father as the family business test a new aircraft prototype. We have a worthy spirited performance by Michael Cochrane during (ep4) TRANSFER where his Charles Gaylion character clearly descends towards a state of madness. Then in (ep5) STUNT OR DIE in his Marshfield Reserve Squadron instructor role we find him both taking an unconventional approach with a couple of outspoken trainees and cultivating a romance with Lorna Collins. Although presenting us with the traumatic and distressing fate of 12 hungry infantry soldiers in (ep11) MUTINY it is IMO the finest series performance of semi regular Sarah Porter when her character Lorna (by this point base hospital nurse) conveys a more self assured and assertive individual when speaking with Alan Farmer that is the more memorable. IMO arguably the most exciting and dramatically satisfying story would be (ep6) DAWN ATTACK which combines a German raid on the C Flight base with the exciting return of Alan Farmer in a captured Eindecker. It is pleasingly counterpointed by Charles and Lornas simmering relationship. For me the greatest disappointments are (ep8) OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN which needlessly pads out Farmers eventual promotion over an entire episode and (ep9) GUARDIAN ANGEL which I feel fails to take the opportunity of successfully demonstrating a new parachute system. Also although Michael Starlings aggrieved interaction with Captaine Boucharlat is worthy of praise I was relatively underwhelmed with (ep12) NO MEDALS which is a rather pointless mission in the French countryside. These are however minor blemishes in a fine highly enjoyable second season which is an admirable follow up to the series debut run.