The Silent Service

Season 1

Documentary dramatic anthology about the US Navy's submarine fleet. All stories were based on fact and the realism was heightened by actual use of combat footage from the files of the Navy.

Where to Watch The Silent Service • Season 1

39 Episodes

  • The Jack at Tokyo
    E1
    The Jack at TokyoA submarine springs a leak while well into Japanese waters. An engineer takes on the dangerous mission of repairing it.
  • The Trout at the Rainbow's End
    E2
    The Trout at the Rainbow's EndA docudrama about a mission during World War II by the submarine USS Trout involving transporting a large amount of gold and silver.
  • The End of the Line
    E3
    The End of the LineThe USS Thresher is caught at the end of a Japanese destroyer's grappling hook and attempts to shake itself loose.
  • The Sculpin Story
    E4
    The Sculpin StoryAfter a damaged submarine is forced to surface, all hands are ordered by the captain to abandon ship, but he stays aboard.
  • The Spearfish Delivers
    E5
    The Spearfish DeliversA submarine is ordered to slip into Japanese-occupied Filipino waters to spirit out some important passengers from Corregidor.
  • The U.S.S. Bergall's Dilemma
    E6
    The U.S.S. Bergall's DilemmaThe USS Bergall, which has been badly damaged, is trying to get to port but three Japanese patrol boats are making it difficult.
  • The U.S.S. Batfish Scores
    E7
    The U.S.S. Batfish ScoresThe USS Batfish is ordered to intercept some enemy submarines that are carrying very important Japanese officials.
  • The U.S.S. Tigrone Sets a Record
    E8
    The U.S.S. Tigrone Sets a RecordA submarine trying to rescue downed American pilots comes under attack from Japanese destroyers.
  • The Five-Ring Circus
    E9
    The Five-Ring CircusOn the hunt for a Japanese convoy, the crew of the USS Gato discovers that an unexploded enemy depth charge has landed on its deck.
  • The U.S.S. Pampanito Story
    E10
    The U.S.S. Pampanito StoryU.S. subs are about to close in on a Japanese convoy. What they don't know is that aboard one of the ships are Allied POWs.
  • The U.S.S. Tirante Plays a Hunch
    E11
    The U.S.S. Tirante Plays a HunchThe commander of the submarine USS Tirante may lose his target in the shallow waters of a Japanese-held harbor if he doesn't surface.
  • The U.S.S. Tang vs. Truk
    E12
    The U.S.S. Tang vs. TrukWith morale low, USS Tang stands by for rescue downed American pilots during the attack on the Truk islands.
  • The Wahoo Story
    E13
    The Wahoo StoryThe final mission of the USS Wahoo.
  • The Two Davids and Goliath
    E14
    The Two Davids and GoliathDarter and Dace during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
  • The Ordeal of S-38
    E15
    The Ordeal of S-38A submarine suffers a series of disasters: a broken prop, damaged instruments and an explosion onboard.
  • The Seahorse Story
    E16
    The Seahorse StoryThe USS Seahorse is in big trouble: it's deep in Japanese waters, it's been badly damaged and is in danger of being destroyed by a barrage of enemy depth charges.
  • The Salmon Swims Upstream
    E17
    The Salmon Swims UpstreamIn October of 1944. 100 miles off Japan. Salmon is damaged in a depth charge attack and must remain surfaced.
  • Cargo for Crevalle
    E18
    Cargo for CrevalleThe crew of the USS Crevalle takes aboard a Filipino woman about to give birth to a baby.
  • Boomerang
    E19
    BoomerangA sub being hunted by Japanese ships is forced to settle on the bottom of the ocean to escape detection, but it has been badly damaged and if it stays on the bottom for too long it may not be able to surface.
  • The Squailfish
    E20
    The SquailfishThe Squailfish sinks a Japanese escort carrier, but that only seems to be what sets off a string of bad luck that begins to plague the sub.
  • The Grouper Story
    E21
    The Grouper StoryPrior to the invasion, the USS Grouper transports Australian raiders and their native guides to a hidden cove on New Britain.
  • The Eyes of the Seawolf
    E22
    The Eyes of the SeawolfWhen his ship's attempts to sink Japanese shipping fail, a seaman with an interest in photography produces evidence of faulty design.
  • The Sea Dragon Story
    E23
    The Sea Dragon StoryThe USS Sea Dragon's oxygen tanks are exhausted. Death by suffocation or enemy gun fire seems inevitable.
  • The Narwhal's Passenger from Mindanao
    E24
    The Narwhal's Passenger from MindanaoA docudrama about a submarine mission during World War II, the rescue by the USS Narwhal of escaped POW survivors of Bataan from the island of Mindanao.
  • The Perch's New Role
    E25
    The Perch's New RoleA docudrama about the submarine USS Perch on a mission during The Korean War to deliver British Royal Marines on a secret commando raid.
  • The Final War Patrol
    E26
    The Final War PatrolConcerns the Gato Class WWII Sub U.S.S. Barb (SS-220) and her Final WWII Patrol.
  • The Last Dive
    E27
    The Last DiveA broken propeller, an internal explosion and damaged instruments plague an outmoded American submarine assigned to attack Jap transports.
  • The Gar Story
    E28
    The Gar StoryA docudrama about the submarine USS Gar on a secret mission with guerillas during World War II.
  • The Story of the U.S.S. Flier
    E29
    The Story of the U.S.S. FlierThe successes and the sinking of the USS Flyer and the dozen who survived after 17 hours in the water and then had to sail to additional islands before finding food and rescue.
  • The Starfish Came Home
    E30
    The Starfish Came HomeEnemy bombers attack the U.S.S. Starfish, and a hatch cover sticks as it attempts to submerge.
  • The Sealion Story
    E31
    The Sealion StoryA damaged sub surfaces to attack a fleet of Japanese destroyers.
  • The Nautilus Story
    E32
    The Nautilus StoryThe Nautilus is assigned to observation duty at Tarawa and caught between U.S. and Japanese fire.
  • Hit 'Em Again, Harder
    E33
    Hit 'Em Again, HarderThe Captain of the USS Harder earns the Congressional Medal of Honor by aggressive tactics which sink a record number of enemy destroyers over a few days. As a result, Japanese planning for a major operation is upset leading to American victory.
  • The Seashark Story
    E34
    The Seashark StoryA photographer's mate is frightened by his assignment - to photograph submarines in action. The crew helps to make things unpleasant.
  • The Tshushima Straits Story
    E35
    The Tshushima Straits StoryAt the urging of Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, civilian scientists developed an electronic device that enabled submarines to detect floating and submerged mines. With this apparatus, a wolf-pack of nine subs entered the Sea of Japan in June 1945 and wreaked havoc with enemy shipping, contributing materially to the end of the war.
  • The Searaven
    E36
    The SearavenA U.S. sub becomes a sitting duck to save Australian soldiers from Timor Island.
  • The Tang's Last Shot
    E37
    The Tang's Last ShotThe USS Tang, after sinking an entire convoy, gets in the way of her own torpedo.
  • The Loss of the Perch
    E38
    The Loss of the PerchThe perch starts wwii two engines down and doesn't keep them repaired long. During the opening of the war it suffers a series of mishaps (a circular running torpedo detonates close, loss of the comm gear, hole at the base of the sail, cracked and bowed shafts with only one engine providing propulsion. Scopes out, depth gauge out, numerous electrical grounds take sonar out, interior communications out-can't call for help., "Can't fight, can't run, - can't even dive. "
  • The Guardfish
    E39
    The GuardfishAction centers around the historic and very successful First War Patrol for the USS Guardfish. There is a side story that the Guardfish got so close to Tokyo Bay that her crew were able to watch a horse race, through the periscope.

Cast of The Silent Service • Season 1

  • Thomas M. DykersHost / Narrator

 

  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices
    The Silent Service • Season 1 - Plex