Ian Mackintosh
Director
Warship (1973)
Season 1
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.
Released June 7, 1973
Episode 50 min
None+
Keywords: imdb.navy, tmdb.cold-war, tmdb.royal-navy, tmdb.royal-marines, tmdb.seafarer, imdb.naval-uniform, imdb.warship + 3 more, imdb.british-military, imdb.royal-navy, imdb.ship-s-crew
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
June 7, 1973, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
June 14, 1973, midnight
S1E3 - Off Caps
June 21, 1973, midnight
S1E4 - Funny, They All Say That
June 28, 1973, midnight
S1E5 - The Drop
July 5, 1973, midnight
S1E6 - The Prize
July 12, 1973, midnight
S1E7 - Sub Smash
July 19, 1973, midnight
S1E8 - A Standing And Jumping War
Aug. 2, 1973, midnight
S1E9 - Shoresides And Home
Aug. 9, 1973, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 2250 min.
Released: June 7, 1973
Last Air Date: March 29, 1977, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: PG
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