Captain Butler

Name: Captain Butler
Released: 1997-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Craig Charles, Roger Griffiths, Shaun Curry

TV Show · Comedy

Set during the 18th century during the Golden Age of Piracy and the Napoleonic Wars, and follows the adventures of a band of less-than-prolific pirates led by the cowardly Captain Butler.

1997 · 24m

Starring Craig Charles, Roger Griffiths, Shaun Curry

Director Iain McLean

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Captain Butler gains a new crew member when well-to-do Rodger appears on deck armed with nothing but his belongings, his trust fund and a tip-off about a wealthy Spanish slave ship.

24 min
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Captain Butler and the crew are left scrabbling for a hiding place when they fall foul of the famous scourge of the French - Lord Nelson.

24 min
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

When the crew are shipwrecked, Captain Butler looks for solace in the arms of Tracy, a local mermaid.

24 min
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

When Rodger shoots an albatross from the sky, Captain Butler's crew become less hearty and more superstitious.

24 min
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

The crew threaten mutiny if Butler doesn't start some real pirating. His salvation comes in the unlikely form of sweet and innocent Lucy.

24 min
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Butler and his boys are caught and tried for piracy, and, although Butler manages to escape, he finds he can't live without his motley crew - so he returns to rescue them.

24 min