Timewatch QE2: The Final Voyage (Season 30, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, History

Timewatch

QE2: The Final Voyage (Season 30, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary, History

'BBC: Timewatch' joins the crew and passengers on board Britain's favourite ship as the 'QE2' leaves Southampton for the last time and glides gracefully into retirement. The world's longest-serving and best-loved cruise ship has come a ...See more'BBC: Timewatch' joins the crew and passengers on board Britain's favourite ship as the 'QE2' leaves Southampton for the last time and glides gracefully into retirement. The world's longest-serving and best-loved cruise ship has come a long way since her humble beginnings as piles of steel and timber on the River Clyde. Overcoming technical problems, rogue waves and even bomb threats, she has enjoyed an eventful and colourful career that has won the hearts of millions. A proud reminder of the dazzling golden era of ocean liners, she is a time capsule offering a tantalising peek into a distant age of discovery and decadence. Built at the end of the swinging sixties, she defied cultural trends and became a reassuring bastion of Britishness and tradition in an ever-changing world. In this warm, celebratory film, we bid a fond farewell to the 'QE2' and - with exclusive access to the final voyage - look back over four glittering decades on the high seas. Written by 'BBC: Timewatch' See less

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Praed Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Robin Hood (1984)
Ian McNaught Self - QE2, Captain Self - QE2, Captain See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Bob Andrews Self - QE2, Regular Self - QE2, Regular See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Jeffrey Archer Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Kane & Abel (1985)
Tony Benn Self - Minister of Technology 1966-70 Self - Minister of Technology 1966-70 See fewer	Folk Britannia (2006)
Michael Buerk Self - BBC Newscaster (archive footage) Self - BBC Newscaster (archive footage) See fewer	Nine O'Clock News (1970)
John Cartlidge Self - QE2, Head of Security Self - QE2, Head of Security See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Richard Clifford Self - Former Special Boat Service (as Major Richard Clifford RM) Self - Former Special Boat Service (as Major Richard Clifford RM) See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Tony Curtis Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Some Like It Hot (1959)
John Davies Self - QE2, Crew Housekeeper Self - QE2, Crew Housekeeper See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
John Duffy Self - QE2, Hotel Manager Self - QE2, Hotel Manager See fewer	Whicker's World (1959)
Robert Haycon-Williams Self - Former bomb disposal expert (as Captain Robert WilliamsRAOC) Self - Former bomb disposal expert (as Captain Robert WilliamsRAOC) See fewer	QE2: The World's Greatest Cruise Ship (2018)
Wayne Hemingway Self - Designer Self - Designer See fewer	Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
Bernard Ingham Self - Interviewee (as Sir Bernard Ingham) Self - Interviewee (as Sir Bernard Ingham) See fewer	Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (1993)
Ben Kingsley Self - Interviewee (as Sir Ben Kingsley) Self - Interviewee (as Sir Ben Kingsley) See fewer	Sexy Beast (2000)
Carol Marlow Self - Cunard, President & MD Self - Cunard, President & MD See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Glyn Owen Self - QE2, Accomodation Services Manager Self - QE2, Accomodation Services Manager See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Bruce Peter Self - Maritime Historian Self - Maritime Historian See fewer	Great British Royal Ships (2017)
Queen Elizabeth II Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Civilisation (1969)
Angela Rippon Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Wire in the Blood (2002)
Maureen Ryan Self - QE2, Former Social Director Self - QE2, Former Social Director See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Frances Spires Self - QE2, Regular Self - QE2, Regular See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Bernhard J. Stumfel Self - QE2, Executive Chef (as Bernhard Stumpfel) Self - QE2, Executive Chef (as Bernhard Stumpfel) See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Terry Waite Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Songs of Praise (1961)
John Wallace Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Timewatch (1982)
Ronald Warwick Self - QE2, Former Master (as Commodore Ron Warwick) Self - QE2, Former Master (as Commodore Ron Warwick) See fewer	South Today (1974)
Simon Weston Self - Falklands War Veteran Self - Falklands War Veteran See fewer	Henry Maybury: You're Beautiful (2015)
John Whitworth Self - Former Cunard MD Self - Former Cunard MD See fewer	Timewatch (1982)