TOP GUNS: INSIDE THE RAF

BROADCASTER: Channel 4, 2023
CREDIT: Producer Director
PRODUCTION COMPANY: TRUE NORTH

SYNOPSIS

Top Guns: Inside the RAF is a 6 x 60’ observational documentary series that follows the men and women based at the Royal Air Force’s frontline Lossiemouth airbase in northern Scotland.

Home to fast jet fighter bombers and long-range maritime patrol aircraft, Top Guns: Inside the RAF takes us in to the cockpit, flight deck and station HQ as the crews defend Britain’s skies from any threat.

Whether that’s policing NATO airspace in the skies over eastern Europe; patrolling the North Sea hunting suspicious Russian warships or deployed to carry out the fight against Daesh in the Middle East, this series takes us to the frontline and shows what life is really like for the service personnel at the heart of the UK’s defence

“The spectre of the Ukraine war makes this portrait of the RAF's busiest operational airbase in Lossiemouth more vital than ever” ★★★★

— BENJI WILSON, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

"Fascinating." - RADIO TIMES

“★★★★” - HEAT MAGAZINE

"For those who enjoyed the thrilling 1986 film Top Gun... this military docu-series gives us the real thing." - THE SUNDAY TIMES

"Gripping... extraordinary footage."

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

"Thrilling new series."DAILY MAIL

"This new series makes being a fighter pilot look every bit as thrilling as Tom Cruise's Top Gun films."IRISH DAILY MAIL

TRAILER

"The title of this new documentary series isn't hyperbole - some of the aerial sequences they capture of RAF's finest are impressively cinematic."DAILY MAIL WEEKEND

"Unprecedented access."THE MIRROR

"Britain's answer to Maverick and Goose from Top Gun might well be found in this gripping six-part documentary series."DAILY RECORD

“Superb...this thrilling access-all-areas has never felt so urgent.”THE TELEGRAPH

“An insightful documentary series showing up the pilots that make up Britain's defence forces in the air.”WHAT TO WATCH

“Exhilarating... a must-watch for aviation enthusiasts and those intrigued by the nation's defence capabilities.”RAF NEWS

“Gripping... a riveting journey through the skies.”UK DEFENCE JOURNAL

“Heart stopping footage from the programme shows the moment Jake is launched into the sky in his Typhoon after three Russian fighter jets were found near NATO airspace.”DAILY MAIL