Sir Donald Sinden narrates a six-part adaptation of Nicholas Monsarrat 's book.
1: Learning. November 1939, and in just three months a group of civilians need to become a crew sailing HMS Compass Rose in her vital job of protecting convoys. with Dominic Rickards ,
Rupert Holliday-Evans , Don McCorkindale. Tom Hillier , Vincent Brimble , David Timson , David Holt and John Webb Adapted by Joe Dunlop. Produced and directed by Jonathan Ruffle