Plymouth
A local entrepreneur juggles fishing, boat trips and a cafe during a busy summer, while a new ship's company attempt to prove they are ready to join the navy's fleet.
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Bird's eye view of Plymouth's waterways
Duration: 00:31
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00:17Zulu Winter
We Should Be Swimming
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00:19The Shires
Tonight
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00:38Leanne Mitchell
Deep Blue Sea
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Joy
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Mi Confesion
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00:54Katy Perry
Firework
Sea City: Plymouth
Around the coast of Britain are cities where the sea shapes people鈥檚 lives.聽Rob Bell discovers the stories of people who live and work around Plymouth, doing jobs that touch us all.聽聽
We meet the lifters and shifters, engineers and riggers, the skippers and pilots, fishermen and entrepreneurs, and the old hands.聽
Meet Plymouth entrepreneur Ben Squire who needs a good summer season to make ends meet. Alongside his fishing operation Ben runs boat trips for tourists, sport angling trips and a cafe - but keeping everything going is a real challenge.
Lost fishing gear and new staff to train up all test Ben鈥檚 skill at spinning plates and staying solvent.
Plymouth is home to half of the Royal Navy鈥檚 frigates. It鈥檚 a testing time for the new ship鈥檚 company of HMS Sutherland; the personnel need to prove they are up to the job before it can re-join active service.
The ship鈥檚 company must learn how to deal with missile attacks at sea, and practise how it would assist civilians in a simulated natural disaster on dry land.
The learning curve is steep and the Navy鈥檚 frontline training team put the company under concerted pressure.
Meanwhile scientist Dan Smale sends out a cry for kelp, as he studies the impact of a new species of seaweed on Plymouth鈥檚 marine environment.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Philip Tuckett |
| Series Producer | Adam Keelan |