Introduction

Captain Butler is a British sitcom starring Craig Charles as Butler, the captain of a motley crew of pirates which included Roger Griffiths, Shaun Curry, Lewis Rae and Sanjeev Bhaskar. Created by John Smith and Rob Sprackling, the series ran for only six episodes on Channel 4 during 1997.

Outline

There is not much of a plot in this series. This show is about a bunch of Pirates who don’t do much while out at sea, then one day while bobbing around Rodger (Lewis Rae) throws his stuff on board and asks if he can join the crew. The Captain (Craig Charles) says it is not as easy as that, and Rodger almost gets his throat cut by Bosun (Shaun Curry), until he offers the Captain quite a lot of money. Rodger tells the crew about a Spanish slave ship heading across the Atlantic. Then the crew arrive, with the Captain dressed as an Admiral. Bosun cuts a hole in the side of the boat and after finding out there are no slaves, everyone drowns.

Captain Butler Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 03 January 1997.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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