Warship (1973)
Synopsis
Written and filmed to reflect the reality of life in the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines in the 1970s, most stories focus on the Captain and his fellow officers, with subplots dealing with life on the lower decks. Episodes typically featured a variety of events at sea (the Cold War, smuggling, the evacuation of civilians from crisis-hit places, etc.), as well as the personal lives of officers and ratings and the impact their personal lives had on their professional lives and duties.
First Air Date: 1973-06-07
Last Air Date: 1977-03-29
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 45
Created By: Ian Mackintosh, Anthony Coburn
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- David Savile as Lt. Comm. Derek 'Porky' Beaumont
- Andrew Burt as Lt. Paul Peek
- Donald Burton as Comm. Mark Nialls
- Bryan Marshall as Comm. Alan Glenn
- Derek Godfrey as Capt. Edward Holt
- Robert Morris as Lt. Comm. James Napier
- Norman Eshley as Lt. Robert Last
- Nigel Humphreys as N/A
- Michael Culver as N/A
- Geoffrey Toone as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (1973)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Hot Pursuit
HMS Hero, a Royal Navy frigate, has lost her captain to mental illness and her first lieutenant to the bottle. While in the middle of an overhaul, she gets a new first lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander Derek 'Porky' Beaumont, and almost immediately afterward a new captain, Commander Mark Nialls. As the two officers work hard to get Hero back into shape, the ship is called on to assist in capturing a gun-running freighter.
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Ep. 2: Nobody Said Frigate
HMS Hero are sent on a hush, hush mission to the North African coast to pick up a British asset, code named Max without anybody knowing. Unfortunately if the mission goes wrong Captain Niles is on his own.
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Ep. 3: Off Caps
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Ep. 4: Funny, They All Say That
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Ep. 5: The Drop
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Ep. 6: The Prize
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Ep. 7: Sub Smash
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Ep. 8: A Standing And Jumping War
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Ep. 9: Shoresides And Home
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