Why does this remind me of a Monty pythons sketch? 🫣

One of my favourite ever tv shows. Love any documentary on our Armed Forces, and I still enjoy watching it to this day. Keeps me going in this sad,disappointing PC/Woke world.

I preferred the man's navy to what today's navy became...just my preference.

The usual subliminal arrogance,no Scots, Welsh or Irish in the crew then?

The level of ignorance on display here is something else😂

The difference between officers and able rate bred resentment. Not conducive for a team work ethos. The privilege is the additional pay, not being pampered and looked after. Food should be standard across the board.

Thar was a great show. Felt for the girls who were up against ir,but I did hear every girl on board the ship because pregnant,whilst on board ship.I'm pretty sure all the girls were mentally headstrong to survive the blokes verbal abuse. I liked Tracie,she was a lovely, bonnie lass.

Captain with pirates patch...priceless

I was on RNZN ships when women started to serve onboard and hand on heart I hardly heard much opposition to it.

Where exaxtly is that, like between where and where?

I hate to tell you this but youre driving on the wrong side.

this was my country, but it has died now. its not coming back. women at sea ect, was part of that decline and delusion.

RIP bob Hawkins. Passed away last year.

Micky and the Rock Apes could have had their own sequel

Is just me but don't warships look odd without a 4.5 up forward ?

Epic series. Wish the UK could go back to these days.

I am pleased to report that these days women or commanding Royal Navy war ships. HMS Diamond being a fine example.

Pretty sad that Bob Hawkins career was bolloxed because of his personal opinion about women at sea. He wasn’t rude or condescending, he just spoke openly about how it affected him. It must’ve been a severe shock for career sailors to have to share their workspace and living accommodation with females and this doc was made only a few years after the first wrens went to sea. Hawkins was basically punished for speaking the truth….typical of British politics.

Recognised Hawkins’ boys immediately - they’re the double of him. So nice seeing the homecomings of our armed forces - seeing the kids and wives/husbands so happy.

Some fabulous moustaches on those Turkish fellas!

Worked on both ships ( Rosyth). HMS Monmouth ( the Black Duke) a ‘Duke’ Class Type 23 frigate….know her by her unique black crown on her funnels.

Episode a little bit of england... hmmm Little Britain. Not just England. Beautiful ships. 89 to 94 on Sheffield including a week on the front lines In Bosnia and Herzegovina. Brilliant

I left the Andrew in 1968 for me it is terrible the see the difference in quality of both Officers and Junior Rates.

I still think T22 is the best looking ship

Females should not be on warships. The end.

When you plead not guilty in the navy the regulators shite themselves coz they’re always expecting a guilty plea. They don’t know what to do. I did it and got my case admonished. 😂😂😂😂😂

HMS Brilliant was sold to Brazil the year after this.

1990s were very british. it was a nice place. now its a dive.

Fascinating to see that diversity, inclusion and equality was already underway - before Blair. Easy to see why the BBC chose this ship 🙄😳

Bloody iPlayer puts things up and down willy nilly FFS. Thanks for sharing

God that PWO is a dripping sod! First it’s women on board, now it’s having to do is job… life in a blue suit shippers!

The Captain isn’t supposed to hear the evidence before the table commences and listens to the evidence as it’s presented. Squadron Sgt Major HMS FEARLESS 1993-1997.

Admit nothing , deny everything , make the prosecution work for their pay !

Alcohol makes people stupid!

The purpose of inspection twofold. Firstly to maintain the equipment in top condition and readiness, secondly is for the comanding officer to meet the men & women in the verious departments, and for them to meet their comanding officer.

"Dial Zero". HQ1 Watchkeeper was a great job.

Life at sea, loved it. Gibraltar ran up that Rock one Sunday morning whilst onboard HMS Cornwall complete with hangover, when I was drafted there in 76 - 77, at the naval hospital, never went anywhere near the top and RNH was halfway up the Rock the Horseshoe wonderful drinking establishment..

Great series. Thoroughly enjoyed it!😊

30:24 Is that lady an RAF Senior Aircraftman?

It does make me laugh the way they go on about the Russian ship, hang on matey your not exactly that close to britain are you lol.

Sub-Lt Nick Cook-Priest became Capt Cook-Priest who was relieved of command of HMS Queen Elizabeth for being a dickhead... We were on Armilla patrol with Brilliant when her Lynx crashed near Mombasa - bloody tragedy 😢

Got a feeling silver service for the officers is a thing of the past and that's where it belongs.

That Joss was always on a power trip. guilty till proven innocent.

As a Petty Officer in the US Navy during this timeframe I was surprised and a bit put off by this "British Naval Justice Aboard" business. It all seemed a bit petty and overrated, involving, as it did, so many senior staff officers. (Including the Skipper?! Really?) I'm sure there's much I don't understand about British Naval Custom and Tradition, and I certainly don't mean to take anything away from that glorious naval service that both gave birth to, and largely influenced, the formation of my *own* country's Navy, nor do I mean to make light of insubordination and the absolute havoc that tolerance of such can wreak on critical command and control functions. It's just that in the US Navy this kind of an affair - namely an altercation between two similarly ranked enlisted personnel (I understand that there was some difference in rank, but it was hardly a Seaman punching an Admiral) - is almost *always* handled at Branch level by our Chief (senior) Petty Officers. In many ways it's far worse for the culprits 'cuz you *DO NOT* want to piss a Chief off, believe me. But the point is that this insulating layer of jurisprudence largely keeps the Officer class - who decidedly *do not* understand enlisted culture by and large - from having to be involved and mucking things up. Lastly, any Petty Officer in the US Navy who ratted out a shipmate for "slapping" him and "calling him a mean name" while ashore on leave would be laughed overboard. There are *many* more preferable, er..."nonjudicial" steps that can be employed to rectify these petty little offenses, and if those don't work then that's why we have "smokers:" official, yet "unofficial" boxing matches where rank is left outside the ropes and men settle their differences inside the ropes. I dunno, the whole thing just seemed kinda "bitch" to me.

I first was on an RAN submarine with other contractor female techs in the mid 80s. The original Grey Funnel line is a little behind the times. Maybe the RN can afford to waste scarce human resources by excluding those who are F. The RAN can't, especially since so few qualify for subs. As for the rest - those of either sex who are uncomfy - if you can't take a joke you shouldn't have joined.

The T22s were pretty capable frigates. Indeed, they and the somewhat later T23s were/are the last classes of major combat units that right from the outset were genuinely fully arrmed ships with fully relevant and capable sensor suites built for the RN before the Civil Service and political vermin infesting our London establishment elites managed to impose yet another covert capability cut via a combination of the FFBNW (Fitted For But Not With) lie, plus a few simple, outright omissions on top.

I cannot think of a worse place for women to be than the RN

I went to the Gulf in 1991 on this ship. This brings back memories 🙂

The pilot went on to become XO on HMS Gloucester. A complete wanker 😂

That’s a little bit steep my good man 😂