LOL... you can start that thread ,my vote goes for Jamie Somers bionic boobs (Lindsay Wagner not the "new kid on the block")

Patrol Boat - Australian Series shot by the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corperation), based on the trials of a patrol boat crew, The Boat that was used for the series is now moored at the Australian Marintime Museum.

Sea Patrol - A more moderen version done by Channel 9 - A new series is due out soon

Great find bookworm_020, that one's added to my DVD buy list, looks good and I'd never heard of it. Thanks

DVDs of the old Patrol Boat did the rounds of my crew last year. Its the better of the two shows, some good old charry as hell action. Seeing the aircraft carrier Melbourne in action on the show just about brought a tear to my eye.

Can't wait for the second series of SP. Will be good to see the 'dales on screen. The current Melbourne (FFG 05) will make an appearance in season 2.

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there are two rival TUG fleets in the 1920s bigg city port they strugglr for contracts etc with the starr tugs being brave and friendly they have no problem but the z stacks are a different story

sister series of thomas the tank angine and friends made 1989

LOL Yes, I remember that one, I hope it comes out on DVD so I can get my kids interested in ships & boats!

Thanks for that, I've added it to the main list on the first page.

Does anybody remember the serials "Don Winslow of the Navy" and "Don Winslow
of the Coast Guard"??? They played at the theatre at 13 episodes each.
The navy one was first and ran in 1942. The coast guard one is better and ran
later. The stars were Don Terry and Walter Sande. I recently picked up DVD
copies of both. They really look OLD.... The ship I saw in the navy one was
an old 4 stacker DD.

JIM

'The Deadlyest Catch'. About fishing off Alaska, its on the Discovery Channel.

A great show but a documentary rather than a drama series, I'll add that to my future list covering that, thanks, can't wait for the forthcoming game based on the show, looks great.

We have a UK equivalent to that show by the BBC called "Trawlermen" focussing on the fishing boats of Peterhead in Scotland .

Hi Jim, never saw them, but I plan to grab the DVDs quite soon, great to see these old classics re-emerging today.

Here's another one from the depths: The Everglades, about a policeman who patrols the swamp in one of those cool air boats.
http://crazyabouttv.com/everglades.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwIXI...eature=related

And if we're including miniseries, it's best not to forget Longitude:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192263/

Thanks again Sailor Steve, I thought Longitude was an obscure but great miniseries, the sort of thing only the BBC would attempt.

You're probably right, but I'm glad they did.

I got the DVD of Longitue and read the book (found in a theological library!:huh:)

There is another by the same people coming about soon about Port operations. I forget whats its called... :oops: