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.
Hot pursuit
Nobody said frigate
Off caps
Funny, they all say that
The drop
The prize
Sub smash
A standing and jumping war
Shoresides and home
The raid
Without just cause
Who runs across the sea
The immortal enemy
One of those days
The man from the sea
Nothing to starboard
Distant waters
Away seaboat's crew
The echo of battle
And wings of gold
What are friends for?
Knight errant
They also serve
Under the surface
Rough run home
All of one company
Quiet run ashore
Ides of mark
The buccaneer
Divert with dispatch
Heart of oak
First turn of the screw
Wind song
Singapore incident
Diplomatic package
Rendezvous
The girl from the sea
A matter of history
Counter-charge
Man in reserve
Fall from grace
Jack fell down
Robertson crusoe
Someone, somewhere
Operation sting-ray
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