Warship Man in Reserve (Season 4, Episode 8)
TV Episode | Action, Drama

Warship

Man in Reserve (Season 4, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Action, Drama

HMS Hero's overworked pilot accidentally flies into the RNR manned HMS Rillington's firing exercise. He spends the next exercise on HMS Rillington while their irritating Lt Mannering inflicts his bragging on Hero. An emergency then occurs.

Director

Jonathan Alwyn

Writers

Anthony Coburn (creator) | Ian MacKintosh (creator) (as Ian Mackintosh) | Gidley Wheeler

Producer

Joe Waters

Production Designer

Brian Tregidden

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 22, 1977

Release date

Feb 22, 1977 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Stephen Bent L / Air. Burridge L / Air. Burridge See fewer	Les Misérables (2012)
Richard Borthwick L / Sea. Gray L / Sea. Gray See fewer	Melissa (1974)
Andrew Burt Lt. Peek Lt. Peek See fewer	The Legend of King Arthur (1979)
Richard Cornish Lt. Proctor Lt. Proctor See fewer	The Talisman (1980)
Jon Croft Lt. Spender RNR Lt. Spender RNR See fewer	Gandhi (1982)
Michael Culver Lt. Mannering RNR Lt. Mannering RNR See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Trader Faulkner Cmdr. Hanley RNR Cmdr. Hanley RNR See fewer	Web (1957)
Derek Godfrey Capt. Edward Holt Capt. Edward Holt See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Michael Lees Sg. Lt. Cmdr. Doyle RNR Sg. Lt. Cmdr. Doyle RNR See fewer	Knights of God (1987)
Robert Morris Lt. Cmdr. Napier Lt. Cmdr. Napier See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Colin Rix LMA Milner LMA Milner See fewer	Eye of the Needle (1981)