Sea Patrol UK was a British television documentary which followed the men and women who keep the English channel open for shipping. The series was produced by Wall To Wall productions in association with the National Geographic Channel.[1]
| Sea Patrol UK | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Created by | Guy Davies |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | Approx 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | 17 October 2009 – 2010 |
Premise edit
The series followed personnel from numerous agencies (including the Royal Navy, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Royal Air Force, Customs, and the Coast Guard) with responsibility for monitoring, investigating, and protecting the English Channel.[2]
Episodes edit
Series 1: 2009 edit
| Episode # | Title | Original Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 10 November 2009 | |
| Watch Manager Gary has to act swiftly when a giant Russian cargo ship threatens to capsize, and the team searches the rocky cliffs for a suicidal man. | |||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 17 November 2009 | |
| Volunteers Jon and Steve face the bleak task of recovering a corpse from the water and the Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron do a check on a trawler that has been at sea for a few days.[3] | |||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 24 November 2009 | |
| Andy commences the dangerous 170-foot (52 m) winch down to a casualty, and the Royal Navy bomb-disposal unit deals with an unexploded World War II mine floating a few hundred metres away from the shore.[4] | |||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 1 December 2009 | |
| Two climbers have been reported missing at rocky islands near Boscastle and the Royal Navy bomb-disposal unit discovers a fishing boat has caught what looks like a rusty aircraft bomb.[5] | |||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 8 December 2009 | |
| Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron's Lieutenant Commander Steve Moorhouse decides to deploy his team to inspect a trawler, and at the coastguard control room, there are reports of a broken-down chemical ship stranded in the middle of the English Channel.[1] | |||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 15 December 2009 | |
| A 61-year-old man has fallen onto rocks while fishing, Lieutenant Simon Yates and his team investigate a trawler suspected of fishing over the legal limit, and two young toddlers are in the water after their parents lost control of the pushchair.[6] | |||
Series 2: 2010 edit
A second series, this time of eight episodes, followed in 2010.[7]
Filming edit
The crew interchanged with filming 24 hours a day, different crews film at numerous bases including:[1]
- Coast Guard operations room in Warren Apron
- Royal Navy Fisheries Protection in Dover harbour
- RAF at Chivenor airfield in Devon
- The Kent marine police force in Dover Strait
- Search And Rescue Portland
International Broadcasts edit
| Country | Channel | Year |
|---|---|---|
 Great Britain |
National Geographic Channel | 2009 - |
| Great Britain |
Five | 10 November 2009 - |
References edit
- ^ a b c Sea Patrol UK- Executive producer Guy Davies on documenting the work of sea-borne emergency services 2 July 2009, broadcastnow.co.uk, accessed 10 December 2018
- ^ national geographic sea-patrol nationalgeographic.com.au, accessed 10 December 2018
- ^ http://www.five.tv/programmes/documentaries/sea-patrol/48217
- ^ http://www.five.tv/programmes/documentaries/sea-patrol/48219
- ^ http://www.five.tv/programmes/documentaries/sea-patrol/50841
- ^ http://www.five.tv/programmes/documentaries/sea-patrol/53593
- ^ Sea Patrol UK: Season 2 Episode list tvbuzer.com, accessed 10 December 2018