TV series · 1973
Warship
First aired 7 June 1973 Drama / War & Politics TMDB ↗
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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Donald Burton
as Comm. Mark Nialls
Norman Eshley
as Lt. Robert Last
Andrew Burt
as Lt. Paul Peek
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Geoffrey Toone
Hugh Latimer
as Rear Admiral Cardine
Patrick Troughton
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Kevin Stoney
Richard Leech
Derek Godfrey
as Capt. Edward Holt
John Ringham
John Lee
as Lt. Comm. William Kiley
Mark Eden
Peter Cellier
Don Henderson
as Master-at-Arms Frank Heron
Anthony Ainley
Philip Bond
Maurice Roëves
John Savident
Bryan Marshall
as Comm. Alan Glenn
Michael Culver
Leslie Schofield
John Castle
Robert Morris
as Lt. Comm. James Napier
Denis Lill
Julian Holloway
Lewis Collins
Mary Tamm
Nigel Humphreys
Peter Davison
David Savile
as Lt. Comm. Derek 'Porky' Beaumont