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 04, Episode 09

Having returned from an exercise the HMS Hero crew are needled about the state of their ship by Captain Calder. Captain Holt rebuffs with a challenge of a pulling race across the Portland docks. When Holt’s crew win the race by unfair means this starts a friendly rivalry ‘war’ between the two crews. This includes a master strike by Holt using Zoe Carter’s journalistic talents to ‘interview’ Captain Calder. As the ‘war’ escalates it is the CNC’s daughter Arabella Ledson who plays a part in defusing the situation.

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: 01 March 1977 (UK).
• Running Time: 50 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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