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

This episode starts off with Rodger reading a girly magazine “Susie” when Butler comes along and asks Rodger what he’s reading. While reading “Susie” Rodger reads an article about Nelson. A while later the crew see a ship in the distance, then the crew panic once they find out it is Nelson’s ship. Adeel (Sanjeev Bhaskar) spreads some dip and wine about to make it look like they have been attacked. Everyone goes and hides and then Nelson (fellow Red Dwarf actor Robert Llewellyn) comes aboard to see the ship. The Captain then finds out everyone is in the cupboard with the result of the Captain being pushed out right into Nelson’s arms. Butler pretends to be dead until Nelson suggests throwing him over the side. Butler makes this Hocus Pocus story about his crew dying while battling the French. While Nelson is communicating with his ship the crew dress as the French and beat Nelson up (Chinese Burn and Poked Eye) then while Hardy is rowing back to the ship comes the famous line “Kiss me Hardy, on the lips”.

Captain Butler Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 10 January 1997.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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