Captain Butler

Comedy 1997

Available on Channel 4

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.

Comedy 1997

Starring Craig Charles, Roger Griffiths, Shaun Curry

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 · 3 Jan 1997
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 · 10 Jan 1997
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

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

24 min · 17 Jan 1997
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

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

24 min · 24 Jan 1997
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 · 31 Jan 1997
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 · 7 Feb 1997

Craig Charles

Captain Butler
Roger Griffiths

Cliff
Shaun Curry

Bosun
Lewis Rae

Roger
Sanjeev Bhaskar

Adeel

About

Captain Butler

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.

Information

Studio: Channel 4
Released: 1997

Languages

Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.