Having been an international flight attendant in the seventies I truly enjoyed this wonderful , nostalgic series portraying the golden days of flying in the year 1963. For those passengers who are disenchanted by the state of flying now, this series takes you back to this "Golden Age" when flying was a very special event. Pan Am was a "first class" airline that went around the world twice a day. Stewardesses were well educated and had to be fluent in at least one foreign language.
The story centers around six major characters. The young and handsome pilot , Dean and his first officer, Ted. The stewardesses are Colette, Kate, Laura and purser, Maggie.Laura and Kate are sisters. Kate has become a courier for the CIA, working with an agent with MI-5. She has taken the place of Brigitte, an ex-purser with Pan Am and the former lover of the Captain's.her sister , Laura becomes enamored with Ted, the copilot. Meanwhile Ted becomes engaged with Amanda. maggie is a free spirit who is constantly in trouble. She has an affair with Congressman but by the time 1964 comes around she has taken up with the pilot called "SKY GOD". They are involved in smuggling.
Collete has an affair with Dean but drops him when he has a fling with his ex-lover, Brigitte. She then meets a Prince. he is of the Muslim faith.He asks her to begin a former courtship and her background must be investigated. Colette had always thought her parents died in France during World War Two. The investigation yields very different facts. Colette's parents died in a concentration camp. So, now her courtship is terminated because she is Jewish and the Prince is Muslim.The good news is that the investigation reveals that somewhere she has a brother. On the eve of 1964 Dean vows to help her in the search. Dean has been put on leave of absense because of a critical decision he made ,landing his plane in war-torn Haiti. He would have been fired had it not been for the support of the captain called "Sky God."
Kate proves her weight in gold when she flushes out the MI-5 contact as a rogue agent. She has now been offered a postion as a full time spy with six months training ahead of her in Quantico. She says," What about Pan Am?" Her mentor says,"Kate,dvd to buy online, we all have to make decisions."
Ted drops Amanda because Amanda reveals that she prefers the company of women. He reveals his deep love for Laura. Laura feels the same towards Ted. However, just before the crew's New Year's Eve celebration, Amanda tells Ted she is pregant. Seconds before the ball drops in Times Square, Ted tells Laura he has something to tell her.
All the loose ends are tied up just in case Pan Am is not picked up for a second season. The good news is that the major writer is trying to pitch Pan Am to a cable network.
1964 is the best episode of the 14 episode first season,releases dvd, foloowed by "Kiss, Kiss, Bang ,Bang."
Enjoy. This will be one of the best series you will ever own!