Ghost Boat

[Father_Famine]

Hi,

Firstly I'm an ex Skimmer, but, just watched first part of this and thought it was a good story.

Interested if anyone knows what they used to record it, I think David Jason said it was recorded in New Zealand, and what you Deeps think of it.

 

[joesoap]

How do they get out of this sticky fix,not a bad story so far, but then anything that David Jason does or is involved in gets a big thumbs up from me.

 

[Geoff_Wessex]

Pretty sure it's an Italian WW2 boat, and filmed in the Med - that's not the Baltic! I can't find the exact boat/class as I've packed my books away.

 

[Graybags]

Opening scenes - I'm convinced were filmed in Xlendi, Gozo
Obvious scenes from Mainland Malta
I'm convinced they sneaked Guzz in there very briefly, you could see the unmistakable outline of the frigate complex ( I believe )
G

 

[redshank]

I believe that Sir David Jason mentioned during his interview on Parkinson that part of Ghost Boat was filmed in Rome.

 

[Father_Famine]

I believe that Sir David Jason mentioned during his interview on Parkinson that part of Ghost Boat was filmed in Rome.

Thats it, Why did I think it was in Kiwi, Had a few sherbets before watching Parkie.

Was that MarsaVin he was supping?

 

[Maxi_77]

Was that MarsaVin he was supping?

Now the thought of that stuff takes me ba a very long time.

Peter

 

[Nicks]

Marsavin!! Where did those nights go when drinking that stuff ???

Typed Marsavin into Google and this site came up.

http://www.godfreydykes.info/MALTA.htm

 

[come_the_day]

The in-boat scenes were apparently filmed using the same set as was used for U571, or whatever the story was that accused the yanks of regaining the ENIGMA machine.

I thought the story was very good and there weren't too many lapses in the detail, as far as I could see.

 

[Nicks]

I thought the story was very good and there weren't too many lapses in the detail, as far as I could see.[/quote]

The biggest gaff I saw was when he piped down to the Engine Room and the fella who replied spoke into a loudspeaker!! 8O

 

[Maxi_77]

I thought the story was very good and there weren't too many lapses in the detail, as far as I could see.

The biggest gaff I saw was when he piped down to the Engine Room and the fella who replied spoke into a loudspeaker!! 8O[/quote]

Quite a lot of old intercom systems used loudspeaker/mikes like that, and I do remeber that the bridge intercom on RN boats in my time used a pressuretight loudspeaker/mike.

Peter

 

[fido]

Opening scenes - I'm convinced were filmed in Xlendi, Gozo
Obvious scenes from Mainland Malta
I'm convinced they sneaked Guzz in there very briefly, you could see the unmistakable outline of the frigate complex ( I believe )
G

That was certainly Grand Harbour Malta and, Graybags, it was definitely Marsavin that he was drinking and, probably, that scene was filmed in Gozo. Interestingly, there is a discreet but very moving memorial to our submariners tucked away in a quiet corner in Valleta - I wonder how many British tourists spot it! (clue - you need to walk the wall)

fido

 

[fido]

Pretty sure it's an Italian WW2 boat, and filmed in the Med - that's not the Baltic! I can't find the exact boat/class as I've packed my books away.

I think you're right - it certainly looks like an old Italian boat to me, opening scenes from Gozo and Grand Harbour figures clearly.

fido

 

[Geoff_Wessex]

Interestingly, there is a discreet but very moving memorial to our submariners tucked away in a quiet corner in Valleta - I wonder how many British tourists spot it! (clue - you need to walk the wall)

fido

I wonder how many people have ever spotted the British Submariners' Memorial, in London on the Victoria Embankment, near Temple tube station. It's easy to miss....

 

[ORACLE]

Just watched it again tonight, and that bleedin' Forendy still says "Bowcaps CLOSED!!"

Better go to bed before I get paranoid. :lurk:

 

[SONAR-BENDER]

Wow - 6 years! Is this a new record!!

PS. I would have recorded it had I know it was on.

 

[Sharkey]

The biggest gaff I saw was when he piped down to the Engine Room and the fella who replied spoke into a loudspeaker!! 8O

Quite a lot of old intercom systems used loudspeaker/mikes like that, and I do remeber that the bridge intercom on RN boats in my time used a pressuretight loudspeaker/mike.

I was forever mucking about with wet mikes from the bridge, so I ordered a loudspeaker/mike it had a plate under the speaker which you pressed to speak, but big L told me to send it back as it wasnt in the Kalamazoo, also I was in Malta around the time this was filmed and saw an odd little boat leaving Grand harbour, aaaannnnd some of the scenes looked like Baracca gardens to me