A British Original Period Drama

Agency: Uncommon Creative Studio
Client: British Airways

‘A British Original Period Dram’ is inspired by some of Britain’s famous period literature, TV and film and starring more than 40 of the airline’s colleagues.

The film cleverly shows ladies and lords of the manor, as well as housekeepers and butlers going about their everyday lives in period Britain, before being abruptly interrupted by present day British Airways colleagues demonstrating the safety briefing. At one point in the film a 19th century socialite marvels at a moving picture, more commonly known in the 21st century as a laptop, before being reminded to store personal electronic devices before take-off. The characters continue to be bewildered by modern day contraptions, and when posed with the question “Is it a winged creature of the air or, perchance, a celestial contrivance navigating the skies?” Ellis Brett, an Apprentice in Aircraft Maintenance, responds with “No, ma’am. That’s a British Airways A350.”