The Plane Makers is a British television series created by Wilfred Greatorex and produced by Rex Firken. ATV made three series for ITV between 1963 and 1965. It was succeeded by The Power Game, which ran for an additional three series from 1965 to 1969. Firkin continued as producer for the first two series, and David Reid took over for series 3.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Don't Worry About Me | 1963-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Them: or Us? | 1963-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | You Can't Beat the System | 1963-02-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Silent and the Damned | 1963-03-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Dividing Line | 1963-03-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Short Run | 1963-03-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Has Anybody Seen Costigan? | 1963-03-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Lover Come Back | 1963-04-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Point of Contact | 1963-04-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Testing Time | 1963-04-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Veteran | 1963-04-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | One of Us | 1963-04-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Who Goes First? | 1963-05-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | The Blunt Approach | 1963-05-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | One of Those Days | 1963-05-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | A Good Night's Work | 1963-05-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Too Much to Lose | 1963-09-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | No Man's Land | 1963-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | A Question of Sources | 1963-09-30 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | All Part of the Job | 1963-10-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Don't Stick Your Head Out | 1963-10-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Old Boy Network | 1963-10-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Any More for the Skylark? | 1963-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | A Matter of Self Respect | 1963-11-05 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Costigan's Rocket | 1963-11-12 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | The Thing About Auntie | 1963-11-19 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | The Cat's Away | 1963-11-26 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Strings in Whitehall | 1963-12-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | The Best of Friends | 1963-12-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | How Do You Vote? | 1963-12-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | One Out, All Out! | 1963-12-24 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Loved He Not Honours More | 1963-12-31 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | A Bunch of Fives | 1964-01-07 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | The Smiler | 1964-01-14 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | In the Book | 1964-01-21 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Miss Geraldine | 1964-01-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | A Condition of Sale | 1964-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Always Another Sunday | 1964-02-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | A Paper Transaction | 1964-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 24 | A Job for the Major | 1964-02-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 25 | A Matter of Priorities | 1964-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 26 | Bancroft's Law | 1964-03-10 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 27 | The Homecoming | 1964-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 28 | Sauce for the Goose | 1964-03-24 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 29 | How Can You Win If You Haven't Bought a Ticket? | 1964-03-31 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Empires Have to Start Somewhere | 1964-10-20 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | Other People Own Our Jungles Now | 1964-10-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | A Lesson for Corbett | 1964-11-03 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Golden Silence | 1964-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | The Island Game | 1964-11-17 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | It's a Free Country: Isn't It? | 1964-11-24 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | A Question of Supply | 1964-12-01 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 8 | The Flying Frigates | 1964-12-08 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 9 | Only a Few Millions | 1964-12-15 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 10 | The Salesmen | 1964-12-22 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 11 | Appointment in Brussels | 1964-12-29 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 12 | A Hoopla of Haloes | 1965-01-05 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 13 | The Firing Line | 1965-01-12 | 60 min |
