Introduction
Warship was a popular British television drama series produced by the BBC between 1973 and 1977.
It was also subtitled into Dutch and broadcast in the Netherlands as Alle hens aan dek (All hands on deck). Four series were produced, with 45 episodes made in total, and it enjoyed popularity in Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
The series dealt with life on board a Royal Navy warship, the fictional HMS Hero. It was mainly filmed aboard the Leander-class frigate HMS Phoebe.
Outline of Series 01, Episode 06
Hero encounters an abandoned freighter at sea off the regular shipping lanes. A boarding party searches the ship and discovers explosive charges set to go off, but as they leave the ship, AB Drew falls off a ladder below decks and suffers a potential back injury, making him difficult to move. Beaumont and Master-at-arms Heron defuse a plastic explosive, a limpet mine and a depth charge, the latter with the help of the appointed explosives expert Lieutenant Parry, who turns out to be terrified of the job. Hero takes the freighter in tow, which will allow the crew to share the salvage prize and thwart the presumed insurance fraud.
Warship (1973-1977) Series
You can find all the Warship episodes here.
Production & Filming Details
- Creators: Ian Mackintosh and Anthony Coburn.
- Writer: Ian Mackintosh.
- Director: Michael E. Briant.
- Music: Anthony Isaac.
- Editor: Ian Mackintosh.
- Release Date: 12 July 1973 (UK).
- Running Time: 50 minutes.
- Country: UK.
- Language: English.
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