Captain Butler

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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'".

Released: Jan 3, 1997

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Season 1

6 episodes

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Craig Charles

Roger Griffiths

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Shaun Curry

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