Now retired, The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, whose airframe was based on the groundbreaking Comet airliner, was widely regarded as one of the world's best maritime patrol aircraft. (The series was produced in 2004 and narrated by Harry Enfield, the series features interviews with those who designed and flew and maintained a remarkable collection of aircraft which are often get overlooked but which played a key role in the history of aviation.)
