14 Nov '11

“Pan Am’s demise aside, this was a thrilling documentary clearly designed to fire up our eagerness to catch the forthcoming Pan Am drama series on BBC2 but it was worthy of a showing nonetheless.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“Come Fly with Me: The Story of Pan Am was suffering from TV’s equivalent of bipolar disorder, with half the programme being dedicated to the story of one of the world’s most iconic airlines and the other half to how glamorous the hard-bodied stewardesses were, what kind of underwear they wore and how many one-night stands they had with hard-bodied men.”
John Crace, The Guardian

“In spite of general intriguing qualities of the case and the era, it was never clear whether we were watching a drama or an acted-out lesson in legal philosophy.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

“On last night’s evidence – never to be ignored in a legal setting – the show is holding up quite well.”
John Crace, The Guardian

“Last night’s court case managed cleverly to undermine the divine right of kings by effectively declaring King George mad, at least on his less good days. But watching can still be a bit of a trial.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

“The film was co-produced by his widow, Olivia, but it wasn’t a whitewash. Harrison’s anger and frustration were addressed, and his infidelity.”
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent 

“This was not plotting worthy of a portrait of Britain, still less of serious anatomy of justice; it was Perry Mason. And, obviously, I was wrong about it being a carefully worked out discussion of faith. Oops, as they say in presidential debates.”
Andrew Billen, The Times