Documentary

Sailor

A major BBC television documentary series, first shown in 1976. About the 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 follow up years later to find out about some of the characters.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Sailor

First Air Date

August 5, 1976

Last Air Date

December 11, 1984

Seasons

1

Episodes

12

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC One

S01E11

Eight Years On

The BBC follow-up programme - Sailor Eight Years On - revealing the sad fate of the now decrepit Ark Royal in dock and going in search of its crew members to discover how their lives have changed.

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