Product Review

It weighs 22,000 tons and its longer than two football fields, but for the next four months, 1,000 sailors will think of it as home. HMS Illustrious (aka Lusty) has its own mayor, police force and fire service, in addition to live bombs and ammunition, military vehicles and about 25,000 pounds of food. What would it be like to live at sea for months on end? Filmed on board the actual aircraft carrier, the 4-DVD set Warship shows you exactly what its like for the men and women of the British Royal Navy.

Episode 1
The Royal Navys flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious, heads off on a 4-month deployment to the Indian Ocean. But, immediately, things go wrong.

Episode 2
The crew of the HMS Illustrious is on high alert as they head to the Strait of Gibraltar, but once ashore, they make the most of the club scene.

Episode 3
New recruits get their hands on live weapons for the first time as they prepare to go through the Suez Canal.

Episode 4
Newly trained pilots attempt to land Harrier jump jets on the ship.

Episode 5
Harrier jet pilots attempt to land on the moving ship in the dark and the Merlin helicopter boys get their guns out for target practice.

Episode 6
The HMS Illustrious and a nuclear sub, the HMS Trafalgar, get together for war games while Harrier practice vertical take-offs. Then, the ship arrives in Goa and romance blooms on shore.