Captain Butler
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1997
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Nautical sitcom about the wimpiest group of pirates to have ever stepped aboard a seafaring vessel, and their equally pathetic leader, Captain Butler. Stars Craig Charles, Roger Griffiths, Shaun Curry, Lewis Rae and Sanjeev Bhaskar
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Kidnapped
The crew threaten mutiny if Butler doesn't start some real pirating but his salvation comes in the unlikely form of sweet innocent Lucy
Notes
Originally scheduled for transmission as episode four.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 31st January 1997
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Craig Charles | Captain Butler |
| Roger Griffiths | Cliff |
| Shaun Curry | Bosun |
| Lewis Rae | Roger |
| Sanjeev Bhaskar | Adeel |
| Francesca Brown | Lucy |
| Peter Geeves | Blackbeard |
| John Smith | Writer |
| Rob Sprackling | Writer |
| Paul McKenzie | Script Editor |
| Iain McLean | Director |
| Christopher Skala | Producer |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |
| Quentin Chases | Production Designer |
| Steve Clark | Production Designer |
| Rick Fenn | Composer |