Mile High - The Complete First Season
Perhaps the best way to describe this hit British television show is to use one of that country's most enduring slang terms: "cheeky."Mile Highis a silly, giddy program about the perpetually randy flight crew of Fresh!, a budget airline that serves holiday-goers across Europe. The nominal hero of the series' first season (2003) is Fresh's newest member, Marco (Tom Wisdom), whose role is to react incredulously to the hijinks of the veteran crew and passengers. Said misadventures include an underage girl who accuses him of assault (Episode 5), a documentary team that threatens to expose the crew's lustful escapades (Episode 8), Marco's father's heart attack--which occurs after he sleeps with one of the crew (Episode 9), and Marco's bedroom romp with a royal relative (Episode 12). It's rude but lighthearted fun, and offensive only to those who'll find the sort of subject matter bandied about on cable television beyond the pale (though the amount of nudity--both male and female--exceeds anything seen on Stateside TV). All 13 episodes of the debut season are included in the four-disc set; devoted fans will undoubtedly be disappointed to discover that no supplemental features are included.-- Paul Gaita