The Break

Jeff and Andy are awaiting their departure from Winifred Holtby International Airport, formerly RAF Flamford Heath, with a major repurposing in the 90s as Flamin' Wheels Go-Kart Centre.

Jeff and Andy are awaiting their departure from Winifred Holtby International Airport, formerly RAF Flamford Heath, with a major repurposing in the 90s as Flamin' Wheels Go-Kart Centre. They've taken advantage of The Flamford Bugle's 2-for-1 ticket offer to mark the "exciting new route" to Rome-Maremma by low budget airline, AlexAir. They're soon joined by Fish Shop Frank, Copper Kettle proprietor and nervous flyer, Joyce Rickles and Flamford's Number One aged curmudgeon, Mr Truepenny, all of them with an eye for a bargain and all of them fellow 2-for-1 ticketeers.

Frank has already started on the pints ("What? I'm on holiday"); Joyce has been on a Flying-With-Confidence course ("My mantra is 'Turnips'"); and Mr Truepenny is behaving more oddly than normal ("I dropped an E earlier and I think it's kicking in"). They soon find cheapest is not always best. As the flight delays mount, so tempers rise and questions are asked. When's the plane leaving? What is Frank's secret? Who is Simon? And why does W.H.Smith sell water in litre bottles which you cannot possibly finish before you reach the security gate?