1973

S2.E1 ∙ The Raid

Mon, Oct 14, 1974

Hero is assigned a mission off the Norwegian coast. The Royal Marines lead by Lt. Palfrey, the son of a highly decorated officer, attempt to take key instillations but are captured. Palfrey escapes but doesn't realise it's an exercise.

7.8 /10

S2.E2 ∙ Without Just Cause

Mon, Oct 21, 1974

Lt. Palfrey escapes Norway and returns to Hero, only to discover the horrific truth of his murder. Nialls successfully pleads, with the Norwegians, for Palfrey to be court martial but he shocks everybody by pleading not guilty.

8.2 /10

S2.E3 ∙ Who Runs Across the Sea

Mon, Oct 28, 1974

HMS Reliant rescue a lone lifeboat but have fallen into a trap by the Special Army Squad for Freedom who want to use their Polaris missiles. As the closest ship Hero is ordered to the area but not to negotiate with terrorists.

8.4 /10

S2.E4 ∙ The Immortal Memory

Mon, Nov 04, 1974

Whilst at a party in Plymouth Bob Last, navigating officer of HMS Hero bumps into Timothy Penn who he later finds, when he reports on board that he is the new deputy weapons officer. Although Penn knows his subject he is disenchanted with a career in the Royal Navy. He therefore proceeds to walk a fine line to gain a discharge for being unsuitable for service and that way he gains his university education for free. His immediate target is the first lieutenant Derek Beaumont but it is Commander Mark Nialls who ultimately has to try to persuade the wayward Timothy Penn.

0 /10

S2.E5 ∙ One of Those Days

Mon, Nov 11, 1974

After 3 weeks shore leave, HMS Hero needs an extra 6½ hours for repairs. Reg. Fuller has been with Constable Munk's wife and he wants revenge. Lt. Last has invited a stripper for lunch while Niails superior Captain Calder invites himself.

7.4 /10

S2.E6 ∙ The Man from the Sea

Mon, Nov 18, 1974

Hero is dispatched to find a Boeing 707, containing 99 passengers and 10 crew, which was on fire and ditched in the sea. Once aboard, Nialls has to decide whether to save a young woman or stop and remove to Venezuelan revolutionary.

0 /10

S2.E7 ∙ Nothing to Starboard

Mon, Nov 25, 1974

Beaumont has a near miss with a tug boat while piloting Hero into port, losing Nialls trust. On leave he is considers a new career with a yacht builder. Mark Nialls visits girlfriend Sarah and discovers she may marry someone else.

0 /10

S2.E8 ∙ Distant Waters

Mon, Dec 02, 1974

Hero gets a message that there is mutiny on a nearby fishing trawler. When Beaumont boards the trawler he finds the captain locked in a cabin armed with a gun. Once the door is opened they find him seriously ill needing help.

0 /10

S2.E9 ∙ Away Seaboat's Crew

Mon, Dec 09, 1974

Two new sailors, L/S Steele and Ord. Jones, join Hero. They quickly come into conflict with AB Radcliffe, who'd had a bad history with Steele in a previous ship. The situation worsens when Steele is promoted and reports Radcliffe for insubordination. When Steele disappears overboard, suspicion naturally falls on Radcliffe as the crew, knowing that Steele's chance for survival in the cold North Atlantic water is dwindling with each passing moment, desperately search for the missing man.

8.2 /10

S2.E10 ∙ The Echo of Battle

Mon, Dec 16, 1974

Lescher, a former U-Boat commander, now a West German minister, joins Hero as observer but he starts to have flashbacks. Nialls becomes concerned that he is suffering a complete mental breakdown as the manoeuvres begin.

7.6 /10