Shipmates

Season 1

2005 | 5 episodes

A definitive portrait of the men and women of the Royal Navy – at sea and ashore. This landmark documentary series focuses on the men and women of the Royal Navy and their ever-changing role in the modern world. From arcane below-deck rituals to quick-response tsunami relief, the series provides a fascinating insight into the unpredictable, dangerous and exciting reality of life on the high seas. The series follows the frigate HMS Chatham during her deployment to the Gulf for maritime security duties and her sudden diversion to provide humanitarian aid in Sri Lanka and accompanies HMS Ocean in the Thursday War, fought every week in the English Channel. Along the way we witness an exorcism at a Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth; join the naval field gun teams annual race for glory; and travel to Alexandria for one of the most unusual duties the Royal Navy has ever been asked to perform…