
An Ordinary Cargo Ship S01E01
Young Deck Officer Arthur Hawkins (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) leaves his pregnant wife Maud (Nathalie Emmanuel) to join the San Demetrio. Shipping Manager Robert Dodds (Brian Cox) promises to keep an eye on Maud. Loading a vital and highly volatile cargo of Texas aviation fuel for the Royal Air Force, they set off in a convoy of other ships for England. On board is an American, Oswald Preston (Blair Redford). In the High Court in London, a court case starts.
Series Cast

Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Arthur Hawkins

Nathalie Emmanuel
Maude Hawkins

Brian Cox
Robert Dodds

John Malkovich
Chief Engineer Pollard

Harry Hamlin
Able Seaman Mortimer

John Altman
Bosun Fletcher

Blair Redford
Deck Hand Preston

John Mawson
Captain Waite

Misha Crosby
3rd Engineer Willey

Juliet Aubrey
Joy Hawkins

Rupert Vansittart
Morris Hawkins

Paul Telfer
Able Seaman McNeill

Hugh Fraser
Justice Langton

Nicholas Hutchison
Mr Miller

Declan Michael Laird
Greaser Boyle

Elizabeth Arends
Alice Clarke

James Simmons
Mr Haywood

Mark Prendergast
Able Seaman McLennan

Chris Finney
Chief Officer Wilson

Tehmina Sunny
Amanda O'Shea

Jenae Altschwager
US TV Anchor 1

Klemens Koehring
1st Lieutenant Admiral Scheer

Richard Sanderson
Captain Fegen HMS Jervis Bay