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Thundercloud

19791 Season13 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Thundercloud is a 1979 British television comedy created and written by Ian Mackintosh. Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, it was significantly more lighthearted than Mackintosh's prior series Warship and The Sandbaggers. Lieutenant Commander ‘Monty’ Morgan – a stickler for forms – and his shipmates operate aboard the shore-based HMS Thundercloud, a secret Royal Navy station on the Yorkshire coast during World War II, apparently far enough away from HQ to merit a remarkable degree of autonomy. In fact, the Admiralty were convinced that the station was actually a destroyer in the North Sea!

Created by Ian Mackintosh
Produced by Keith Richardson
NetworksITV1

Top Cast

John Fraser

John Fraser

Lieutenant Commander 'Monty' Morgan

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Chief Petty Officer Hawkins

D

Derek Waring

Commander Flint

Frank Gatliff

Frank Gatliff

Dr Smith

P

Paul Aston

Ord-Seaman Collins

Sarah Douglas

Sarah Douglas

Bella Harrington

Themes & Keywords

royal navy

About Thundercloud

Thundercloud is a comedy, war & politics series that first aired in 1979 exploring themes of royal navy. Created by Ian Mackintosh, it stars John Fraser, James Cosmo, Derek Waring. Thundercloud is a 1979 British television comedy created and written by Ian Mackintosh. Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, it was significantly more lighthearted than Mackintosh's prior series Warship and The Sandbaggers. Lieutenant Commander ‘Monty’ Morgan – a stickler for forms – and his shipmates operate aboard the shore-based HMS Thundercloud, a secret Royal Navy station on the Yorkshire coast during World War II, apparently far enough away from HQ to merit a remarkable degree of autonomy. In fact, the Admiralty were convinced that the station was actually a destroyer in the North Sea!

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