My father in law was the Electrical officer on the Vortigern. A crew. Derek ward. Sadly passed away last year. I have the old helm ( steering wheel ) off of her. They sold her in 1988 to the Greeks. If Derek was still with us he would tell you when this was as John was part of his crew I seem to recall. If John is still around, let him know of Derek's passing. Also Andy Hill died a few years ago. Andy was one of the engineers. Mike Mapleson was the chief Engineer. and Gerry Sutton was the captain. I spent a great deal of my youth on that old ship.
My other comment seems to have vanished, This would have been between 1979 to no later than 1982 as the vorts was changed to the white hull and galloping maggot Sealink Stena line logo livery. The reason Wogan was aboard was, he hosted some kind of fashion show for which Derek had to rig the lighting. His widow remembers it well.
The clip is part of a longer film in which Wogan travelled the full length of the Orient Express. I can't remember the exact year, but I would say about 1980ish.
My father in law was the Electrical officer on the Vortigern. A crew. Derek ward. Sadly passed away last year. I have the old helm ( steering wheel ) off of her. They sold her in 1988 to the Greeks. If Derek was still with us he would tell you when this was as John was part of his crew I seem to recall. If John is still around, let him know of Derek's passing. Also Andy Hill died a few years ago. Andy was one of the engineers. Mike Mapleson was the chief Engineer. and Gerry Sutton was the captain. I spent a great deal of my youth on that old ship.
My other comment seems to have vanished, This would have been between 1979 to no later than 1982 as the vorts was changed to the white hull and galloping maggot Sealink Stena line logo livery. The reason Wogan was aboard was, he hosted some kind of fashion show for which Derek had to rig the lighting. His widow remembers it well.
The clip is part of a longer film in which Wogan travelled the full length of the Orient Express. I can't remember the exact year, but I would say about 1980ish.
Further to my last comment, I just Googled it and the film is 'Wogan on the Orient Express' 1983.
Captain voice sounds like that guy from the carry on films mr fiddler from carry on camping
Filmed just before Sherwood took over in 1984