US television and film executives love a plane crash. From Lost to Denzel Washington’s 2012 film Flight, Sully to Con Air. And later this month, viewers can line up to watch Gerard Butler attempt to land a failing aircraft in a warzone in the imaginatively-named thriller Plane.
Which brings me to Dear Edward. As an aerophobe myself, let me confirm that if the idea of getting on a plane fills anybody with the jitters, then this is absolutely not the show to watch.
