COLLECTION · Series · 1973
Warship
In the 1970s, this series was written and filmed to depict life in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, focusing mainly on the Captain and his officers, with subplots exploring life among the lower decks. Episodes often featured a mix of maritime events (Cold War, smuggling, civilian evacuations from crisis zones, etc.) alongside the personal lives of officers and sailors, and how their personal lives affected their professional duties.
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* 6.7 (3)DramaWarUnited Kingdom
Creators
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
BBC One · BBC
Runtime
50 min/ep
Release
07/06/1973
Score
6.7 / 10 (3)
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Seasons and episodes
Series 1
9 episodes · 1973
Episode 1. Hot Pursuit
1973-06-07 · 50 min
HMS Hero, a Royal Navy frigate, has lost her captain to mental illness and her first lieutenant to the bottle. While in the middle of an overhaul, she gets a new first lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander Derek 'Porky' Beaumont, and almost…
Episode 2. Nobody Said Frigate
1973-06-14 · 50 min
HMS Hero are sent on a hush, hush mission to the North African coast to pick up a British asset, code named Max without anybody knowing. Unfortunately if the mission goes wrong Captain Niles is on his own.
Episode 3. Off Caps
1973-06-21
No synopsis
Episode 4. Funny, They All Say That
1973-06-28
No synopsis
Episode 5. The Drop
1973-07-05
No synopsis
Episode 6. The Prize
1973-07-12
No synopsis
Episode 7. Sub Smash
1973-07-19
No synopsis
Episode 8. A Standing And Jumping War
1973-08-02
No synopsis
Episode 9. Shoresides And Home
1973-08-09
No synopsis
Series 2
10 episodes · 1974
Episode 1. The Raid
1974-10-15
No synopsis
Episode 2. Without Just Cause
1974-10-22
No synopsis
Episode 3. Who Runs Across the Sea
1974-10-29
No synopsis
Episode 4. The Immortal Enemy
1974-11-05
No synopsis
Episode 5. One of Those Days
1974-11-12
No synopsis
Episode 6. The Man From The Sea
1974-11-19
No synopsis
Episode 7. Nothing To Starboard
1974-11-26
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Episode 8. Distant Waters
1974-12-03
No synopsis
Episode 9. Away Seaboat's Crew
1974-12-10
No synopsis
Episode 10. The Echo Of Battle
1974-12-17
No synopsis
Series 3
13 episodes · 1976
Episode 1. And Wings of Gold
1976-01-06
Pilot Alan Glenn in the new commander of Hero. His first trip is to check out an immobilized Soviet submarine, which as surfaced in the Arctic.
Episode 2. What Are Friends For?
1976-01-13
When the Hero is asked to intercept a vessel suspected of drug smuggling, Commander Glenn's loyalties are divided.
Episode 3. Knight Errant
1976-01-20
As Lt. Cmdr Beaumont considers taking unpaid leave for a yachting expedition, the HMS Hero encounters another lone yachtsman who's more experienced than he seems.
Episode 4. They Also Serve
1976-01-27
With the Hero in dock, about to take part in an important naval exercise, Commander Glenn is persuaded to spend the weekend with an old flame, and her husband. In his absence, Lieutenant Peek gets on the wrong side of the dockyard…
Episode 5. Under the Surface
1976-02-03
Hero's continued lack of success in anti-submarine warfare exercises against HM Submarine Ovid rattle Captain Glenn's self-confidence and cause increasing tension between him and his officers.
Episode 6. Rough Run Home
1976-02-10
A young nautical engineer has developed a new system of rudder stabilisation, and the Hero is chosen to test it.
Episode 7. All of One Company
1976-02-17
Regulator Fuller is put in charge of 3D mess in a bid to curb the unruly behavior of AB Grogan and Smith who are picking on Seaman Dorrity.
Episode 8. Quiet Run Ashore
1976-02-24
An officer on board a neighbouring vessel dies in strange but unsuspicious circumstances. Unsuspicious, that is, until the body of an old girfriend of his, is washed up ashore on the same day.
Episode 9. Ides of Mark
1976-03-02
With Commander Glenn now in charge of HMS Hero the ship prepares for a naval inspection. Assisting Rear Admiral Staunton in this task is Mark Nialls, formally much respected captain of HMS Hero.
Episode 10. The Buccaneer
1976-03-09
Commander Glen's brother, Eddie, faces dismissal from the RAF after an unauthorised low flying stunt above a moving vehicle.
Episode 11. Divert With Dispatch
1976-03-16
A Panamanian luxury yacht has gone missing, along with its millionaire owner and his family. After an RAF Nimrod on reconnaissance spots a similar yacht, several hundred miles from the missing yacht's last known position, the nearby HMS…
Episode 12. Heart Of Oak
1976-03-23
When his wife arrives in port from Glasgow, Fuller doesn't get the nice surprise that the crew suppose. Meanwhile, the Chief Petty Officer, who has recent marital troubles of his own, faces possible disciplinary action for allowing his…
Episode 13. First Turn Of The Screw
1976-03-30
Following a fire at a MoD scientific station, on an island called North Krona HMS Hero is ordered there. They are to deliver bulk feed items and offer any assistance with any rebuilding they may require.
Series 4
13 episodes · 1977
Episode 1. Wind Song
1977-01-04
Ex Polaris submarine captain Edward Holt is in command of HMS Hero currently on duty in the Hong Kong area.
Episode 2. Singapore Incident
1977-01-11
An executive jet flying a routine trip to Singapore issues a mayday call and is forced to ditch at sea. Captain Holt and the crew of HMS Hero are ordered to investigate.
Episode 3. Diplomatic Package
1977-01-18
One of the islands in the vicinity of Hong Kong now has a large oil field, to which the UK would like favorable concessions. To show the British presence, HMS Hero drops anchor in the port and Captain Holt and his crew practice their…
Episode 4. Rendezvous
1977-01-25
Hero is asked to help the Hong Kong police catch wanted murderer Victor Chelten, a former businessman with mental issues who has escaped by boat.
Episode 5. The Girl From The Sea
1977-02-01
Whilst watching a naval helicopter exercise HMS Hero rescue a Chinese girl from the water. When they return to Hong Kong it is with the assistance of the police that the mystery starts to unravel.
Episode 6. A Matter of History
1977-02-08
HMS Hero is docked at Eddowes Island, which is about to be handed over from British rule. The locals are welcoming to the Hero's crew, but they're opposed to the handover, and some are resorting to violence. The Hero's crew are asked to…
Episode 7. Counter-Charge
1977-02-15
HMS Hero is now on its way back from Hong Kong. As they move closer to Portsmouth harbour the ship's crew prepares for shore leave.
Episode 8. Man In Reserve
1977-02-22
HMS Hero's overworked pilot accidentally flies into the RNR manned HMS Rillington's firing exercise. He spends the next exercise on HMS Rillington while their irritating Lt Mannering inflicts his bragging on Hero. An emergency then occurs.
Episode 9. Fall From Grace
1977-03-01
Having returned from an exercise the HMS Hero crew are needled about the state of their ship by Captain Calder.
Episode 10. Jack Fell Down
1977-03-08
The new officer on HMS Hero is a Special Duties commission: in this case, a former Petty Officer. He attacks his new role perhaps too vigorously and this is not helped by being unable to mix well and so learn from the other officers.
Episode 11. Robertson Crusoe
1977-03-15
Whilst observing a Russian ship, HMS Hero finds and takes aboard an experimental unexploded mine.
Episode 12. Someone, Somewhere
1977-03-22
As HMS Hero continues to steam home to Portsmouth, the RAF drop a post package for the crew. For Able Seaman Blane this starts unsettling rumours as to the state of his marriage back in his home village.
Episode 13. Operation Sting-Ray
1977-03-29
After an uprising - in which five British citizens have died - Hero and Bulwark are deployed to Dubarr in order to pick up evacuees. Captain Holt's girlfriend, journalist Zoe Carter, is one of the people trapped in the country.
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