Wings (TV series)

Wings is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from April 19, 1990 to May 14, 1997. The show starred Timothy Daly and Steven Weber as brothers Joe and Brian Hackett. The show was set at the fictional Tom Nevers Field, a small airport on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, where the brothers operated Sandpiper Airlines. Exteriors of the actual Nantucket Memorial Airport were used in the TV show. Interior scenes were filmed on a sound stage.

Other regulars include Crystal Bernard, David Schramm, Rebecca Schull, Thomas Haden Church, and Tony Shalhoub. Farrah Forke later joined the cast for a two-season run. When Forke left, Amy Yasbeck joined the cast for the remainder of the show's run. Thomas Haden Church ultimately left the show in the spring of 1995 to star in the Fox sitcom Ned and Stacey.

Wings was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee who were also producer/writers on Cheers and later went on to create Frasier. Characters from Cheers occasionally made guest appearances on Wings.

Although the show was derisively referred to as "Cheers in an airport" or "Taxi in an airport" citation needed], it gained a loyal following and was a consistent ratings winner throughout its life.

In the United Kingdom the series was given a prime time slot on Sky One but failed to garner much critical attention because of the channel's low ratings at the time.