Ships On TV

	MERCHANT SHIPS: TV Latest updates - highlighted.

Ship	Operator	Film /TV Series	Producer/Date	Notes
Aidavita	Carnival Corporation	Auf Weidersehen Pet	2004	Plays self.
Andrea Doria	Italian Line	Seinfeld [ep 143]	1996	Ship does not appear but is referred to throughout.
Audrey	Carmet Towing Company	United Utilities TV Advert	2005	Appears with name MERSEY on stern.
Balmoral	Waverley S.N.Co.	Poirot	ITV	Cross Channel Ferry
Barfleur	Brittany Ferries	Hollyoaks	?	Played self
Ben Maye	Ramsey Steamship Co.	The Martins	?	Plays self
Ben-My-Chree [V]	IoMSPCo	Zig Zag = Childrens' TV prog	1970s	Played self
Ben-My-Chree [V]	IoMSPCo	Brookside	1983	Plays self
Ben-My-Chree [VI]	IoMSPCo	The Booze Cruise	TV Drama 2004	Some interior and open deck views - supposedly Channel ferry.
Ben-My-Chree [VI]	IoMSPCo	My Life In Film	BBC 2004 ?	Plays self
Ben-My-Chree [VI]	IoMSPCo	The Martins	?	Plays self
Caesarea	Sealink	The Professionals - A Stirring of Dust	1978
Charlotte Rhodes	Private Owner	Onedin Line	1970s TV Series	Plays self and various other ships in the "Onedin Fleet" [ Destroyed by Fire circa 1980.
Clansman	Caledonian MacBrayne	Emmerdale	ITV March 2005	Played self
Compton Castle	R Dart Steamboat	Onedin Line Series 2	BBC 1971	Engine Room scenes
Condor 5	Condor Ferries	Bergerac	BBC	played self
Condor 7	Condor Ferries	Bergerac	BBC	played self
Corbier		Bergerac	BBC	played self
Crown Anglia		John Shuttleworth	Eurovision	played self
Dana Anglia	DFDS	Birds of a Feather	BBC [early - mid 90s]	played self
Dana Anglia	DFDS	Triangle	BBC - early 1980s Repeated on UK Gold circa 1996	Setting for ferry soap opera.
Danmark	?	Onedin Line	1970s TV Series	Plays various Onedin ships
Dart 5	Dart Line	Windkracht 10 [Force 10]	Belgian TV	Belgian Search and Rescue Drama
Duchesse Anne	Brittany Ferries	Soldier, Soldier	ITV 1996	Played self
Earl Granville	Sealink British Ferries	Bergerac	BBC - mid 1980s	Played self
Earl William	Sealink British Ferries	Coronation Street	Granada circa 1989	Played self - docked at Liverpool.
Eilean Eisdeal	Inverary Maritime Museum	Island at War -1	Granada 11/07/04	Used to evacuate passengers from "St.Gregory" prior to invasion
Eurotraveller	Holyman Sally	Windkracht 10 [Force 10]	Belgian TV	Belgian Search and Rescue Drama
Granuaile [II]	CIL	Amongst Women	BBC 1998	Posed as a 1950s ferry
Hauley III	Dartmouth Corporation / South Hams Council	Onedin Line	1970s TV series - made appearances in series III.	Played her own role as a tug but with a false steam funnel.
Hero	?	Onedin Line	1970s TV Series	Played her own role as harbour steam launch
Holyman Diamante	Holyman Sally	Windkracht 10 [Force 10]	Belgian TV	Belgian Search and Rescue Drama
Horsa	Sealink British Ferries	Around the World in 80 Days	BBC 1988	Plays Self
HSS Stena Explorer	Stena Line	Ballykissangel	BBC 1999	Played self
HSS Stena Explorer	Stena Line	The Ambassador	BBC 1998	Played self
Isle of Inishmore	Irish Ferries	Ballykissangel	BBC 1998	Played self
King Orry	Sea Co/IoMSPCo	Chuckle Brothers	Childrens BBC 1990s	Played self
Koningin Beatrix	Stena Line	Drama/Documentary - title unknown	HTV 1997/8	Played self
Koningin Beatrix	Stena Line	Felicia's Journey	1999	Played self, supposedly leaving Rosslare, but was infact leaving Fishguard!
Lady of Mann [II]	Sea Co/IoMSPCo	Chuckle Brothers	Childrens BBC 1990s	Played self
Lord Warden	Sealink British Rail	The Brothers	BBC - 1970s - repeated UK Gold various times 1992 - present	Played self
Manx Maid	IoMSPCo	Liver Birds - sit com	BBC 1970s	Played self
Manxman	IoMSPCo	Hang Up Your Brightest Colours - Kenneth Griffith's semi-drama documentary to General Michael Collins	ITV 1972	Played self
Marquès		Onedin Line	1970s TV Series	Played various vessels. Lost 1984
Mona's Queen	IoMSPCo	Backbeat? Possible title of programme about early years of the Beetles.		Played North Sea Ferry but under her own name.
Mountwood	Mersey Ferries	Liver Birds - sit com	BBC 1970s	Played self
Mountwood	Mersey Ferries	Bullion Boys	1990 TV Movie	Played self
Norse Lagan	Norse Irish Ferries	Branwen	RTÉ/S4C 1996	Played self
Norland	North Sea Ferries	Beiderbecke Tapes	1987	Played self
Norstar	North Sea Ferries	Beiderbecke Tapes	1987	Played self
Oriana	P&O Cruises	2 Point 4 Children	Christmas 1996	Played self
Peveril	SeaCo/IoMSPCo	Chuckle Brothers	Children's BBC 1990s	Played self
Portaferry II	N. Ireland Roads Service	Fairy Tales - Part 2 Cinderella	BBC TV 2008	Played self
Princess Beatrix [ now Duc De Normandie]	Brittany Ferries	Auf Weidersehen Pet Original series	1980s	Played self
Prince of Scandinavia [?]	Scandinavian Seaways	Still Crazy
Queen Elizabeth 2	Cunard	Keeping Up Appearances	BBC 1990s	played self
Queen Elizabeth 2	Cunard	Brideshead Revisited	ITV 1980s	played Queen Mary
Rapide	Sea Containers	Hollyoaks	Episode early 2002	Played self
Royal Iris II	Mersey Ferries	Boys From the Blackstuff - Yosser's Story	1982	Played self
Royal Iris II	Mersey Ferries	Bullion Boys	1990s	Played self - appeared in period opening scenes
Sea Containers	Sea Containers	Hollyoaks	Episode early 2002	Played self
St Columba	Sealink British Ferries	Foreign Bodies. (sitcom - aired possibly in Northern Ireland only).	BBC Northern Ireland circa 1986	Played self - featured lounge scenes.
Saint Colum 1	Belfast Ferries	Eastenders	BBC circa 1990	Played self - docked at Liverpool.
Scammonden	ESL	Yanks		US Troop Ship
Shieldhall	Solent Steam Nav. Co	Casualty	BBC 1990s
Shieldhall	Solent Steam Nav. Co	Terra Nuestra	Brazilian TV	Italian Emigrant Ship
Shieldhall	Solent Steam Nav. Co	Jewels		Played Southern Railway Train Ferry
Sir Joseph Bazelgette	Dublin Corporation	The Ambassador	1998 BBC TV Series	Bridge Wing as HMS
Sir Joseph Bazelgette	Dublin Corporation	Green		As yet unscreened short
Statengracht	Spliethoff	Toyota TV Advertisement	2006
Stena Adventurer	Stena Line	Big Dippers	ITV Drama 2005	Played self
Stena Felicity	Stena Sealink Line	Halen Yn Y Gwaed	Aired on S4C in Autumn 1993. Produced by Teleclu Opus.	Played self.
Stena Hibernia	Stena Sealink Line	Brookside	Featured in an episode in which a family attempted to flee to Ireland	Played Self
Stena Invicta	Stena Sealink Line	Eastenders.	BBC 1993 - Two episodes originally broadcast at end of August 1993. More recently (2000) repeated on UK Gold and UK Gold 2.	Played self. Included deck scenes and scenes recorded in bar (including resident band) and business class lounge.
Stena Invicta	Stena Sealink Line	Minder	Thames/Pearson - recorded October 1993 - broadcast early 1994 on ITV. (Produced by Pinewood Studios)	Played self - included scenes in self service restaurant.
Stena Nautica (Stena Londener]	Stena Line	Zware Jongens - Tough Guys
Tor Britannia (now Prince of Scandinavia) and/ or Tor Scandinavia (now Princess Of Scandinavia)	DFDS	Triangle	BBC - early 1980s. Repeated on UK Gold circa 1996.	Setting for ferry soap opera.
Vortigern	Sealink (British Rail)	Terry and June - Two part episode "A Day In Boulogne" .	BBC 1983 - aired 22/2/83 and 1/3/83. More recently repeated on UK Gold - 1992 and Granada Plus 1999 & 2000.	Played self. Wide range of scenes - View of ship at Folkestone & Boulogne ports, deck scene, bar scene, corridor scene.
Wendy Ann	Laxey Towing Company	Island at War Part 6	ITV - 15/08/04	Played German tug used to transport prisoners.
Woodchurch	Mersey Ferries	Boys From the Blackstuff - Yosser's Story	1982	Played self
Acknowledgements: I would like to thank the following for contributing to this list: Gary Andrews, Dave Butler, Neil Ralphs, Adrian Sweeney, Patrick Hill, Graham Mackenzie, Mathias Wolff, David Fairclough and Colin Smith, John Williams, G Harmon the Ostend Ferry Crew, Matt Cross, Mike Edmondson, Tony Sheehan, Richard Seville, Bill Hamilton, Kevin Bennett, George T. Prince and Andrew Hall.