The Pilot (Not the Pilot)

The Pilot (Not the Pilot) is a World War 2 spy thriller play produced by Cornley Drama Society. It is the second installment of The Goes Wrong Show, and was first aired in the UK on 3rd January 2020. The play has a lot of historical inaccuracies.

Synopsis
Note: This synopsis is the story of the "Goes Right" version; not everything in the synopsis actually happens in the "Goes Wrong" version.
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It is 1961. At Caraway House, a top-secret Allied facility, a team of codebreakers including Corporal Valerie Sky, Lieutenant Rufus Heal and Camille Leclaire try to break the German code. They receive a message from Wing Commander Wycombe, who says he is coming to visit and wants answers. When he arrives, it is revealed that he and Valerie have a history, though she is not interested in him any more.

The codebreaking machine cracks the code, revealing that there will be an attack on Plymouth. Camille attempts to kiss Rufus and Valerie walks in and misunderstands the situation. Wycombe reminds Valerie of their time together, but she walks away from him. A telegram arrives, confirming that the Germans didn't attack Plymouth, and there must be a mole on the team. Moncreiffe, the spy catcher arrives and interrogates Rufus, who turns out to have German ancestry. Wycombe leaves as a telegram arrives saying he is the spy. A German escort plane for Wycombe is spotted overhead. Rufus flies after it in his plane and shoots the plane down.

Three days later, a telegram arrives revealing the war is over. Camille tells Valerie that Rufus only loves her. Winston Churchill arrives at Caraway and awards Rufus a medal, and also reveals Rufus is the King. Rufus invites Valerie to dinner, and she accepts. Winston Churchill invites them to dine with him, but after they have left he takes off his mask, revealing himself to be Hitler in disguise. Content
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Cornley Cast

 * Corporal Valerie Sky/Cloud - Sandra Wilkinson
 * Lieutenant Rufus James Heal - Chris Bean
 * Camille Leclaire/Cloud - Vanessa Wilcock-Wynn-Carroway
 * Telegram Machine - Dennis Tyde
 * Wing Commander Wycombe - Annie Twilloil
 * Moncrieffe/Cloud - Max Bennett
 * Hitler - Robert Grove
 * Winston Churchill - Jonathan Harris
 * Trevor Watson/Cloud - (himself)
 * Raymond Bean (himself)

Trivia

 * This episode was the first to be filmed.
 * Although Chris Bean stresses that it is not the pilot episode, this episode was aired first in the USA.
 * This is the only episode where Jonathan makes it into the room without difficulty.
 * Originally, there was an actor playing Stalin who also came to ask Trevor about his trousers, but the scene was cut.
 * Robert wears the same boots in this episode as for The Spirit of Christmas.
 * There are a lot of historical inaccuracies in the play. For example:
 * The play is supposed to be set in WW2, but the date is 1961.
 * However, they sometimes refer to the war as the Vietnam War.
 * King Henry VIII supposedly funded the codebreaking machine.
 * Winston Churchill invites the team to dine at "Number Six", not Number 10 Downing Street.
 * Trevor is briefly seen powering the dials on the codebreaking machine by cycling inside the machine.
 * Charlie Russell (Sandra) named this episode as her favourite from series 1.