Sailor (TV series)
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HMS Ark Royal in 1976.
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | John Purdie |
| Opening theme | Sailing by Rod Stewart |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Roger Mills |
| Producer(s) | John Purdie |
| Location(s) | HMS Ark Royal in North Atlantic |
| Cinematography | Patrick Turley |
| Camera setup | Peter Gordon |
| Running time | 326 mins. total |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 1.33:1 (PAL) |
| Audio format | Mono |
| First shown in | 1976 |
| Original release | 26 August – 7 October 1976 |
Sailor was a major BBC television documentary series, first shown in the mid-1970s, about life on board the fourth HMS Ark Royal, a British aircraft carrier. It followed the ship on a five and a half month deployment to North America in 1976.
The series was filmed after the completion of a major refit and coincided with the twenty-first anniversary of her commissioning. It is particularly noteworthy for its depiction of fixed-wing aircraft operation in the Royal Navy before its demise in 1978, with the paying off and scrapping of Ark Royal. It shows the Phantom, Buccaneer, Gannet, Sea King and Wessex air group from 809 Naval Air Squadron, 824 Naval Air Squadron, 849 Naval Air Squadron and 892 Naval Air Squadron.
Ship's Company return home for Run's Ashore and bang off's
Captain Wilfred Graham, who later became Flag Officer Portsmouth (FOP) (now obsolete), is the Ark Royal's commanding officer during its deployment. Commander David Cowling, who features heavily in the series, was the executive commander. Other members of the ship's crew to feature quite prominently were a Leading Hand named LA Powell (who was shown getting into trouble for not displaying the required level of responsibility), the Fleet Master-at-Arms and the Ship's Padre.
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