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Warship

Warship

PG1973•50m•5.5/10
DramaWar & Politics

Ratings

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5.5/10(2)

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.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 7, 1973

Last Aired

March 29, 1977

Networks

BBC One

Created By

Ian Mackintosh, Anthony Coburn

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Hot Pursuit
Air date: 1973-06-07
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.
E2
Nobody Said Frigate
Air date: 1973-06-14
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.
E3
Off Caps
Air date: 1973-06-21
E4
Funny, They All Say That
Air date: 1973-06-28
E5
The Drop
Air date: 1973-07-05
E6
The Prize
Air date: 1973-07-12
E7
Sub Smash
Air date: 1973-07-19
E8
A Standing And Jumping War
Air date: 1973-08-02
E9
Shoresides And Home
Air date: 1973-08-09

Cast

Derek Godfrey

Derek Godfrey

Capt. Edward Holt

Robert Morris

Robert Morris

Lt. Comm. James Napier

Andrew Burt

Andrew Burt

Lt. Paul Peek

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