Cast
HMS Hero was captained by three very different officers throughout the series. Donald Burton portrayed Commander Mark Nialls, a high flying young officer in the first two seasons, Bryan Marshall portrayed Commander Alan Glenn, a former Fleet Air Arm fighter pilot in the third season, and Derek Godfrey portrayed Captain Edward Holt, a former nuclear submariner, in the fourth and final season.
The similarly contrasting First Lieutenants of HMS Hero were David Savile as Lieutenant Commander Derek Beaumont in the first three seasons, and in the fourth and final season Robert Morris as Lieutenant Commander James Napier.
Other regular actors in the series included Andrew Burt, James Cosmo, Norman Eshley, Graeme Eton, Don Henderson, Nigel Humphreys, Frank Jarvis, John Lee, Prunella Ransome and Colin Rix.
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