Season 1
6 episodes
59 min. per episode
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A determined captain navigates geopolitical tensions, battling personal demons and forging unbreakable bonds amidst the chaos of war.
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It's May 2021 and HMS Queen Elizabeth - higher than Nelson's Column, longer than the Houses of Parliament and weighing in at 65,000 tons - is about to set sail on her first-ever operational mission. Ahead is a gruelling seven-month voyage through the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, to the South China Sea.
While exercising her rights of navigation in international waters, HMS Queen Elizabeth is faced by Russian warships diverted from the Black Sea to intercept her, as well as Russian aircraft scrambled from their base in Syria to buzz the British task force. This leads to a amatic standoff near the coast of Syria.
Following a welcome break in Cyprus, HMS Queen Elizabeth heads back to sea. But after passing through the Suez Canal, it's discovered that one sailor has contracted Covid. By the time the ship enters the Indian Ocean, Covid is spreading almost out of control, with 400 sailors in isolation.
In the South China Sea, the warship launches anti-submarine helicopters to see off an unwelcome visit from the Chinese Navy.
After travelling over 20,000 miles, HMS Queen Elizabeth heads from Japan back to Guam for vital maintenance. After the sailors relax on a longer run of shore leave, the ship and her escorts sail in convoy with the American, Japanese and Australian navies for a show of strength in China's backyard.
The exciting, surprising and often moving story of HMS Queen Elizabeth's first operational mission: a seven-month voyage to the other side of an increasingly troubled world.