Warship: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Warship is a popular British television drama series produced by the BBC between 1973 and 1977. It was also dubbed into Dutch and broadcast in the Netherlands as Alle hens. Four series were produced, with 45 episodes made in total. The series dealt with life on board a Royal Navy warship, the fictional HMS Hero. The episodes were written and filmed to reflect the reality of life in the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines in the 1970s. The primary focus for most stories was on the Captain and his fellow officers, but the series also featured life on the lower decks to portray episodes heavily featuring ratings. Episodes 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.

Series details

• Title: Warship
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1973-06-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1977-03-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11473
• IMDb ID: tt0139806
• TVDB ID: 227281

Cast and credited roles

• Andrew Burt — Lt. Peek
• David Savile — Lt. Cmdr. Beaumont
• Donald Burton — Cmdr. Mark Nialls
• Graeme Eton — Lt. Wakelin
• Bryan Marshall — Cmdr. Alan Glenn
• Derek Godfrey — Capt. Edward Holt
• Robert Morris — Lt. Cmdr. Napier
• James Cosmo — Reg. Fuller
• John Lee — Lt. Cmdr. Kiley
• Don Henderson — MAA Heron
• Norman Eshley — Lt. Last

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-06-07; final listed air date 1973-08-09; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 1974-10-15; final listed air date 1974-12-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 1976-01-06; final listed air date 1976-03-30; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 1977-01-04; final listed air date 1977-03-29; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

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