The Adventures of Peter Simple
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A young midshipman serves in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The series follows his adventures at sea and on land.
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What happens
The Adventures of Peter Simple is a British period adventure television series which aired in six parts on BBC 1 in 1957. It stars Timothy Bateson in the title role, a midshipman in the Royal Navy at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. It is based on the 1834 novel Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat. Other actors who appeared in the series include Sam Kydd, Ronald Adam, Patrick Cargill, Nadia Cattouse, Barry Letts, Andre Charisse, Rosamund Greenwood, André Maranne, John Phillips, Kynaston Reeves, Sally Travers, George Woodbridge, Wilfrid Brambell, Peter Bull, Robert Raglan and Willoughby Goddard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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