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Century House takes to the airwaves on NBC’s ‘Wings’

Century House Innkeeper Gerry Connick and Jeane Heron, the husband-and-wife team that operates the historic Nantucket bed and breakfast, will appear on the Paramount Pictures television sitcom “Wings” on Tuesday.

“We had a wonderful time,” Heron said Wednesday describing their experience in show business.  “It was exciting to be on the set.  We didn’t have any lines, but there were two scenes.  One at the airport in the beginning and then there is a restaurant scene and we are there behind the people.  I don’t want to say what the story is, but it is a great story.  The made Gerry take off his Century House hat.  I wanted to wear a Century House shirt but they would not le me.  Everyone wants to be on ‘Wings” because they are all so loving.”

The Century House was chosen by the “Wings: producers in 1989 to serve as the program’s bed and breakfast.  The Century House is the oldest existing and operating guest house on the island today.

“It was exciting not only to be on the set but to experience the incredible camaraderie among the entire ‘Wings’ team,” Heron said.  “The second striking impression was to witness firsthand the dedication of this hard-working team.  Taping the approximate 20-minute final copy was the result of a workday for approximately 200 people.”

The Century House was originally the home of Captain Robert Colder, whose father came to Nantucket from Scotland to marry Mary Pinkham, the daughter of an old Nantucket family.

He made several voyages and in 1838 returned to Nantucket after sailing the Indian Ocean around the Cape of Good Hope as captain of the whaling ship Alto.