Patrol Boat

Seasons

1979

Australia

8.6

Patrol Boat was about the activities of the crew of a Royal Australian Navy patrol boat which patrolled Australia's coastline.

Episode List

S1 • E1

We Lie in Wait

The Executive Officer joins Ambush and on a visit to Humbold Bay tries to match the Matron drink for drink. Later, Ambush apprehends a fishing vessel.

S1 • E2

Rogue Mine

An expert with a past is assigned to assist Ambush with the destruction of an untethered WWII mine. He and his biggest critic skillfully collaborate to diffuse both the mine and a host of inter-related political and personal issues.

S1 • E3

Fish Heads & Birdies

Ambush engages in war games with HMAS Melbourne.

S1 • E4

Another Bunch of Reffos

After Ambush encounters a craft displaying SOS, the Swain has to deliver a baby under radio guidance.

S1 • E5

Follow the Leader

The crew of Ambush are pushed to the limit of their endurance by weather conditions and insufficient justification for a diversionary mission after having already been 6 weeks at sea.

S1 • E6

My Dad's a Sailor

After visiting his ex-wife, the Buffer has to pretend to be "Uncle Ken" rather than tell his son the truth.

S1 • E7

Conduct Prejudicial

Commander Keating suffers consequences to his career after having Ambush zealously pursue a drug smuggler.

S1 • E8

Don't Call Me Borgia

Chef Borgia goes absent without leave while trying to help a girl escape from a prawn trawler.

S1 • E9

Incident at Mencken Bay

S1 • E10

Which Way's Mecca?

The heir to the throne of a small Arab nation joins Ambush as a midshipman. Complications arise when he falls for a young woman, Anastasia, who is a member of the crew of a small freighter currently in port.