It's been 30 years since Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson last portrayed the cabin crew of the cult television sitcom "Advanced Life".

The BBC show ran one in just one season, and both actors who met at the theater school headed in different directions to pursue personal careers.

But writing a book about their first phase partnership, playing Victor and Barry, makes them realize that the revival high life has matured.

"We've talked about this, but we both went to do other things, but that didn't happen," Forbes said.

“We’re so interesting to write this book that we thought it would be great to do it.”

Alan and Forbes first met as students in 1982 and formed the Double Winner and Barry as a staple on the edge of the Edinburgh Festival.

Ten years later, when they killed the characters on the last welfare night of London Palladium, they transformed them into Steve and Sebastian.

They have been recovering them with them at the National Theatre for the past year and have been suffering for a long time, the stewardess Shona Spurtle and Hilary Duff, who is not in the captain.

Both Siobhan Redmond and Patrick Ryecart will re-engage on the stage.

The show’s director Andrew Panton is now Dundee Rep to open next spring.

Jonny McKnight, who performed the show, grew up on the TV series.

“I never believed there would be a reunion show that would happen, let alone I would be part of the team,” he said.

Writing workshops have been held in Glasgow for the past few months and have been held in a full rehearsal.

“It’s a fool,” said Alan Cumming, who took over as artistic director of the Pitlochry Festival theatre last fall.

Now he separates his time between Scotland and his home in the United States, where he hosts the American version of the TV show Traitor.

“For so long, we’ve been imagining all the crazy things we want them to do that and having them do it with fanatic is very surreal.

“We’re all back, and that’s the fact that we’re still alive – it’s the reason for the celebration.”

The musical caught up with the series.

Sebastian's flight and Steve McCracken are still on duty in Scotia's limited service cabin.

Only this time, my dear, I may see the ending as the airline has just been sold.

"It's probably the last one," said Allen, who plays Sebastian.

“The last flight we know and all kinds of supernatural ginger are about to happen.”

Forbes said: “The Scottish surreal comedy tradition comes from the Scottish surreal comedy tradition and we are trying to reproduce that in musicals.

“But it also stems from the truth about two people who worked together and were forced to be together for many years.

"Life is over and they are still dreaming about other things. They are in their 60s now and they are asking, are they?"

Just as two of their 60s have achieved a lot in their respective careers, it was born out of love, not necessary.

They can't wait to get back on the road, just like the young graduates of the Royal Scottish Conservatory of Music in the 1980s.

"This is exactly what we did when we first left theatre school, except we are in the Grand Theatre now," Allen said.

“There’s nothing like this or something about the fun of going on a tour.

"A strange city, with a bunch of people you like, working hard as you go. It's a great experience."

The National Theatre of Scotland and Dundee represent the theater jointly presented High Life with the Aberdeen Performing Arts and Capital Theatre. The world premiere was held on March 28, 2026 at Dundee Representatives, visiting the Aberdeen HMT, Edinburgh Festival Theatre and Kings Theatre of Glasgow.