Captain Butler

Overview

Captain Butler was a British sitcom starring Craig Charles as Butler, the captain of a motley crew of pirates which included Roger Griffiths, Shaun Curry, Lewis Rae and Sanjeev Bhaskar. Created by John Smith and Rob Sprackling, the series only ran for six episodes on Channel 4 during 1997. Its theme tune was The Sex Pistols version of "Friggin' In The Riggin'".

Network

• Channel 4

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Craig Charles

  6 eps

• 

  Roger Griffiths

  6 eps

• 

  Sanjeev Bhaskar

  6 eps

• Shaun Curry

  6 eps

• Nigel Anthony

  Translator

  1 ep

Themes

• ship
• pirate
• 18th century
• sitcom

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