Warship
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Warship |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1973-1977 |
| Production company |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| length | 50 minutes |
| Episodes | 45 in 4 seasons |
| genre | adventure |
| idea | Ian Mackintosh , Anthony Coburn |
| production | Anthony Coburn , Joe Waters |
| music | Anthony Isaac |
| cut | Ian Mackintosh |
| First broadcast | June 7th 1973 (UK) on BBC 1 |
Warship ( German : Kriegsschiff ) is a British television series that was created in close cooperation between the BBC , the Royal Navy and the Australian Navy . Star of the series is the fictional frigate HMS Hero of the Leander class . In the Netherlands , the series was broadcast under the title Alle hens aan dek (German: Alle Mann on Deck ). It was first broadcast from June 7, 1973 to March 29, 1977 on BBC1 .
Further technical data
Actors and roles:
- Donald Burton : Commander Mark Nialls
- Bryan Marshall : Commander Alan Glenn
- Derek Godfrey : Captain Edward Holt
- David Savile : Lieutenant Commander Derek “Porky” Beaumont
- Robert Morris: Lieutenant Commander James Napier
action
The series focuses on the one hand on everyday life on ships of the Royal Navy, on the other hand the Cold War , political crises or maritime police tasks such as combating smuggling .
Production notes
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The series was filmed primarily on board HMS Phoebe , but also on six other Leander- class units . For some scenes , in Hong Kong and Singapore were filmed, served HMAS Derwent as a prop . Continued to participate in the filming of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal , the helicopter carrier HMS Blake and HMS Bulwark and the submarine HMS Andrew . Other locations outside the UK were Gibraltar , Malta and Norway .
The idea for the series came from naval officer Ian Mackintosh and BBC producer Anthony Coburn . The model was the British crime television series Z Cars for the police . Mackintosh was awarded the MBE for his work in 1977 . Mackintosh, born 1940, has been considered missing since a flight over the Gulf of Alaska on July 7, 1979 .
Merchandising
Based on the series, three books, a board game and a model kit from Airfix were created .
Lore
A DVD edition of the series was released in 2014/15 . Some episodes are posted on youtube.com .
See also
Web links
- Warship in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Opening credits on youtube.com