The following is an episode list of Mile High television drama series.
Series 1 (2003)
No.
Title
Director
Writer(s)
Original air date
1
"Episode One"
Unknown
Oliver Dennis, Jane Hewland & Cameron McAllister
16 February 2003 (2003-02-16)
New recruit Marco has the worst first day ever. Emma's marriage plans are threatened by the return of an ex, John. Jason finds romance with a woman who is carrying some unusual luggage.
K.C. has a romantic encounter with millionaire Michael Webb in Palma which turns sour. On the other hand, Will helps Marco out of trouble at the Fresh! Centre, wherein the favour turns beneficial to both him and his boss.
Additional Cast: Michael Praed, Steve Bennett, Hayley Menzies
3
"Episode Three"
Henry Foster & Neil Adams
Oliver Dennis, Jane Hewland & Cameron McAllister
2 March 2003 (2003-03-02)
Emma is left in charge of an aircraft with devastating consequences, while Janis finds Jason and Marco in a compromising position.
Additional Cast: Francis Johnson, Ruth Higham, Rachel Munday
Emma and Lehann have had a wild party in Alicante with music star D-Tox. Marco faces an accusation of underage sex with one of his passengers in Malaga.
Marco catches Janis and Nigel having sex on a plane and is horrified to learn that CCTV cameras have been installed on selected 737s. Jack's sister Poppy is saved from drowning.
Additional Cast: Luis Alberto Soto, Guy Parry, Sarah Matravers, Jamie Knights, Barry Dowden, Charles Daish, Kal Weber, Lucy Evans
Lehann goes to court on smuggling charges. Lottery-winner Carole charters a Fresh plane and enjoys Will's company, much to Janice's annoyance. Charlotte brings Jack back to the UK to help Lehann.
Due to a scheduling oversight at Fresh/Goldstar, Captains Croker and Dan Peterson both believe that they are commanding officer of a flight, and trouble and rivalry ensues. A noisy dog in the cargo hold causes problems, when concerns are raised over its safety and welfare. Will and Poppy assist Goldstar transferee Lorna in transporting a large painting to the boat of Frank, her boyfriend.
10
"Episode Ten"
Steve Finn
John Ramster
19 September 2004 (2004-09-19)
Fresh cleaning employee Susie moves into the crew flat disguising herself as a flight attendant. Dan, Lehann and Rachel find themselves in trouble when they meet Rachel's husband Mike, and travel with him to Toronto.
Two reporters acting as Emirates aircrew entrap Captain Croker in a scandal by pretending to be romantically interested in him. Will and Croker conspire to find a scapegoat to take the blame. Lehann assists a young solo traveller on his way to his dad, with an unusual item in his hand luggage. Purser Kevin MacMillan, Rachel and Lorna have to locate the cause of a bad smell on an aircraft.
Croker and Dan Peterson have both been temporarily demoted due to the previous events in the cockpit. A group of nervous flyers boards a flight, to learn how to fly without becoming anxious under the guidance of a behavioural therapist, Jonathan. Croker becomes ill and ends up in hospital. While drunk and drugged, Will pulls a dangerous stunt on a balcony.
Croker and Dan Peterson undertake flight simulation re-training and examinations to regain their Command status; overseen by Captain Robin. Janis and Lehann interfere during Croker's supervised flight and violence breaks out on Dan's, resulting in him needing to make a drastic decision.
When a disturbance occurs on a flight, Ed (a previous aircrew employee of Fresh and now a male stripper) steps in to calm the situation. Poppy doesn't feel like celebrating her 18th birthday, but Will and Lorna take her to a drag nightclub in Barcelona. Rachel discovers she is pregnant. Janis discovers that a child on a flight from North Africa could be seriously ill.
15
"Episode Fifteen"
Unknown
Unknown
24 October 2004 (2004-10-24)
Dan is blackmailed by Mike, and is forced to find alternative ways to earn fast money.
Additional Cast: Ewen Macintosh
16
"Episode Sixteen"
Unknown
Unknown
31 October 2004 (2004-10-31)
Rachel ponders what to do about her pregnancy as Dan and Mike both think they are the father of her baby. Ed runs into a newlywed he slept with on her hen night.
Additional Cast: Emma Gilmour, Ewen Macintosh
17
"Episode Seventeen"
Unknown
Unknown
7 November 2004 (2004-11-07)
Lehann, Lorna and Rachel make a packet from selling alcohol to soldiers during their flight to Kosovo. Events take a tragic turn during a scam, back at Fresh, by Jack and Jackie.
18
"Episode Eighteen"
Unknown
Unknown
14 November 2004 (2004-11-14)
Completely distraught after the death of her brother, Poppy manages to find a light-hearted new friend while boarding the plane.
Will finds the other crew members relate to him differently after his promotion.
20
"Episode Twenty"
Unknown
Unknown
8 June 2005 (2005-06-08)
Staff members vie for the Fresh Employee of the Year Award. Will initiates a new management initiative to get revenge. Rachel receives an offer of a new job from a passenger impressed with her initiative and efforts to please, that appears to be back in her preferred First Class surroundings.
Dan tries to get time alone with Lehann, but their plans result in embarrassment for Janis. Rachel discovers that her new job with the charter airline in the Middle East isn't what she expected. When Rachel reaches out to Lehann for help, Janis steps in to assist them, but at a price.
Additional Cast: Alison Cain, Daniel Lundh, Vincent Marcell
Will is selected to provide solo crew on a mail flight to Minsk, alongside Captain Robin and a non-communicative security escort and has to find ways to keep himself entertained until he discovers that the flight also has bags of money on board. The discovery of a flea infestation on an aircraft in Vilnius leads to intimate body examinations for Janis, Lehann and Ed. Croker and Lorna encounter a young boy who is terminally ill, on a journey to Disneyland Paris and later make a discovery that results in a moral dilemma.
Croker and Lorna head for a romantic getaway in Brighton. However, it's Gay Pride week, and Will, Lehann and Nick are also on their way there for the party weekend. Poppy and Ed travel with Gina, an old aircrew acquaintance of his and an apparent fantasist, who is travelling to Alicante to seek out a Spaniard she met previously and is in love with.
Janis has trouble with the actions and sabotage of Will and Lehann, who interfere after the arrival of a Civil Aviation Authority safety inspector on her flight. A heart-broken Lorna is romanced by check-in desk assistant, Robbie Smith. After a showdown with the inspector and facing embarrassment during re-training, Janis makes a dramatic decision. After a complaint is made against her of unfair harassment, The NAA inspector is determined to snare a member of Flight Deck and targets Croker. Dan finds out some upsetting news regarding Lehann, that results in him making a serious error of judgment.
Additional Cast: Luke De Woolfson, Charlotte Weston, Lorelei King
25
"Episode Twenty-five"
Unknown
Unknown
13 July 2005 (2005-07-13)
Frustrated and Annoyed passengers, including a heavily pregnant woman, cause problems because of weather-related flight delays. With Croker's help, Captain Dan makes some changes to his life after his arrest and revocation of his private and commercial licences, and threat of further legal action. The weather strands Janis and Will on a motorway slip-road.
26
"Episode Twenty-six"
Unknown
Unknown
20 July 2005 (2005-07-20)
Series finale. (This episode is told in a series of flashbacks). Some Fresh aircrew, preparing for a hen party, arrive at a beach bar named "Mile High," run by Janis. They ask her about "the incident" at Fresh...
Janis, Lehann and Jackie are all invited by Fresh to enjoy a free weekend holiday in the company's villa in Punta Rossa – but all is not what it initially seems. Will faces an agonising wait for some test results, and makes an intoxicated revelation during a recruitment event in Split, Croatia with Poppy and Kevin. The stress placed by Nigel's ex-wife and the divorce papers has disastrous consequences when Nigel suffers a heart attack upon landing in London, and three people die when the aircraft fails to stop; over-shooting the runway. Some old rifts are finally healed as Will and Janis go into business together (running The beach bar) and Lorna steps into Janis' shoes as Senior Purser. Ed and Poppy start a new life together in Minsk.