They are the same team responsible for the much better known musical Salad Days, although Free as Air is said to be "more slick and professional by some critics".

[2] Free as Air opened at the Opera House in Manchester before moving to the West End at the Savoy Theatre on 6 June 1957, where it ran for 417 performances, quite a good run at that time.

[4] Among the cast were Gerald Harper and Gillian Lewis, both of whom later became well known on television, and Patricia Bredin who, also in 1957, represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Terhou boat returns from its monthly visit to the mainland bringing the usual imports—and a stranger, Geraldine (Nothing But Sea and Sky).

She tells him she is wealthy and has run away from a suitor, Jack Amersham, and from the paparazzi, which have made her unwillingly famous.

Geraldine feels safe but on Jersey her absence has been discovered by Jack Amersham and by Ivy Crush, the press reporter who has been detailed to shadow her.

Meanwhile, Lord Paul has run away in a frenzy to Jersey: he has tried to propose to Miss Catamole and been laughed at and humiliated.

Jack half-responds to Molly's uninhibited advances and consents to take her to London (I've Got My Feet On The Ground).

Mr. Potter, coached by Geraldine, has proposed to Miss Catamole after fifteen years' procrastination (We're Holding Hands).