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Warship was a popular British television drama series produced by the BBC between 1973 and 1977. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

HMS Phoebe as HMS Hero

The series dealt with life on board a Royal Navy warship, the fictional HMS Hero. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) A warship is a Ship that is built and primarily intended for Combat. Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Hero:, a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1759 a prison ship after 1793 renamed Rochester in 1800 and broken It was mainly filmed aboard the Leander-class frigate HMS Phoebe. Batch 1 The first batch comprising 8 ships and built between 1963 and 1965 were general purpose alternatives to the far more expensive single-role classes such as the Rothesay For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship

Four Leander class frigates played the role of Hero and for continuity, all were repainted with the pennant number F42 of HMS Phoebe, the main warship used for filming. Batch 1 The first batch comprising 8 ships and built between 1963 and 1965 were general purpose alternatives to the far more expensive single-role classes such as the Rothesay Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Hero:, a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1759 a prison ship after 1793 renamed Rochester in 1800 and broken In the modern Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth, ships are identified by pennant numbers (sometimes referred to as pendant The others were HMS Dido, HMS Hermione and HMS Jupiter. See also Frigates of the Royal New Zealand Navy See also Warship (TV series HMS ''Hero'' Royal Navy 1970s In 1970 Jupiter deployed to the West Indies, a common duty for the RN and which continues to the present day All the crews of these warships were given Hero cap tallies for filming purposes. Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Hero:, a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1759 a prison ship after 1793 renamed Rochester in 1800 and broken

The series enjoyed extremely close collaboration between the Royal Navy and the BBC, and - unusually for a TV drama of the 1970s - looked like a documentary. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The episodes were written and filmed to reflect the reality of life in the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines in the 1970s. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy 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. Navies have Military rank systems that often are quite different from those of armies or Air forces Sometimes services that are considered parts of the The term rating or rate carries different meanings depending on which Navy is being discussed Episodes featured a variety of events at sea (the Cod War, smuggling, the evacuation of civilians from crisis-hit places, etc. The Cod Wars, also called the Iceland Cod Wars ( Icelandic: Þorskastríðin, "the cod wars" or Landhelgisstríðin, "the ), as well as the personal lives of officers and ratings and the impact their personal lives had on their professional lives and duties. Navies have Military rank systems that often are quite different from those of armies or Air forces Sometimes services that are considered parts of the The term rating or rate carries different meanings depending on which Navy is being discussed

The originator of the idea for the series and main script editor was a serving Royal Navy officer, Ian Mackintosh. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Navies have Military rank systems that often are quite different from those of armies or Air forces Sometimes services that are considered parts of the Ian Mackintosh, MBE, (born 26 July 1940; disappeared and presumed dead July 1979 was a Scottish naval officer a writer of thriller novels HMS Hero was - quite intentionally - portrayed as being captained by three very diverse officers in the series. Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Hero:, a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1759 a prison ship after 1793 renamed Rochester in 1800 and broken Leading cast members included (portraying the Captain): Donald Burton as Commander Mark Nialls, a high flying young officer (in the first two seasons), Bryan Marshall as Commander Alan Glenn, a former Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot (for the third season) and Derek Godfrey as Captain Edward Holt, a former nuclear submariner, (in the fourth and final season). Donald Burton ( February 10, 1934 - December 8, 2007) was a British theater and television actor Bryan Marshall (born 19 May 1938 in Clapham, London) is an English actor with a number of major credits in Film and The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships Other actors in the series included John Lee, Andrew Burt, Don Henderson, Norman Eshley, James Cosmo and David Savile. John Lee ( 31 March 1928 &ndash 21 December 2000) was an Australian actor Andrew Burt (born 23 May 1945 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is an English Actor. Don Henderson ( 10 November, 1932 - 22 June, 1997) was an English Actor whose Film and TV work Norman Eshley (born 30 May 1945 in Bristol) is an English Actor best known for his roles on Television. James Cosmo (born 1948 is a Scottish 'tough guy' actor with numerous credits in Film and Television.

Four series were produced, with 45 episodes made in total, which became cult TV viewing in Britain, Ireland and Australia.

Ian Mackintosh wrote three books based on episodes of the series. Ian Mackintosh, MBE, (born 26 July 1940; disappeared and presumed dead July 1979 was a Scottish naval officer a writer of thriller novels They were simultaneously published in hardback and paperback. The books were:

Warship (published in 1973);
HMS Hero (published in 1976);
and Holt RN (published in 1977).

The opening music of the series was a march played by the Royal Marines, called Warship, and written by Anthony Isaac. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy It is still played by Royal Marine bands. The Royal Marines Band Service is the musical wing of the Royal Navy.

After Warship, Ian Mackintosh went on to write the equally successful ITV drama series The Sandbaggers. Ian Mackintosh, MBE, (born 26 July 1940; disappeared and presumed dead July 1979 was a Scottish naval officer a writer of thriller novels Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War.

The BBC still has the episodes of Warship in store (see the BBC Programme Catalogue website below), but unlike The Sandbaggers, DVDs of Warship have not yet been released commercially. Questions on this should be directed to: The Commissioning Editor, DVD and Video Releases, BBC Worldwide Limited, Woodlands, 80 Wood Lane, London W12 0TT, UK.

Reference

Broadcasting the New Navy: the BBC-TV Series Warship (1973-1977), SP Mackenzie, WAR & SOCIETY, Vol. Batch 1 The first batch comprising 8 ships and built between 1963 and 1965 were general purpose alternatives to the far more expensive single-role classes such as the Rothesay The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship 25, No. 2 (October 2006).

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