If there's one episode from the entire series, it's this one ☝️. I watched it when I was a schoolboy over 50 years ago. Although I never saw it again, it stuck in my mind, I have briefly recounted it to a number of people over the years and to see it again after all this time is a real memory jerker.
My episode is with Joan Fontaine. Where she's snowed in at a cabin and meet her husband's younger self. To fix their marriage and see one another's pain of losing their baby. They found healing. Loved this show.
The moment when the 3rd sailer is promoted away from the Hood! The other 2 knew their fate that was great acting, R.I.P to my great Uncle who went down on HMS Curasoa
Dear Edmond, I do indeed know from whence you speak. I have a son who was in the Navy like his father before him. Neither were in for long, each being drawn out by unfortunate starcrossed circumstances. Even my son's half brother who also signed up for the Navy was in only for a while when he had to be sent for to return. It does seem strange that all three of these very capable and most daring men who sought to engage themselves in a redeeming set of tasks for the sake of God and Country and Honor, would almost as one be plucked from the ocean to live lives of personal tragedy so bitter that the very stars cried in contempt for what they've endured. And while I can only speak for my son as far as his Welsh, Irish and Scottish heritage, his father and half brother, too, have English roots if one looks to their ancestors. Both sons are 14th generation on this continent in a direct line from William Brewster and "The Mayflower" on their father's side. And that side is replete with tales of hauntings, ghosts, and harbingers. As for my side, I sensed the death of their half sister, their father's firstborn and favored an entire day before she died, but couldn't place the identity, only that it was a female of the Jones line, and that she'd passed after midnight on a certain day. My foreboding was borne out and another tragedy was added to the tally for their family. Even the daughter had the gift, as she'd sensed her grandad's passing as it was happening. But I've had the gift since I was very little, and some of the things I've sensed and seen would wither the heartiest of sailors. I wonder now if my own grandchildren will ever experience anything like this. Do take care, Edmond, as I wish you well in all your future endeavours. Be at peace for now, for soon will come the time when the sea shall give up her dead, and we'll all be together again. The skies are darkening, and time grows short. Soon. Pax et Bonum. ---Mary C Wallace 💖🙏🏻💐
they got to travel around the world, and then face those horrid man-made wars, which never make any sense, it only helps the filthy greedy billionaires and destroys millions of lives!
Now 2021 it will all be for nothing. Vile Socialist liberal democrats have stolen the election, falsified votes and have committed crimes against the USA constitution. There will never be another draft in America while illegals, muslim migrants who hate USA flood USA living for free while the lying media corrupts all who listen. Kiss off your 2nd amendment and freedom of speech.
It's such a pity when you can see the future but cannot do anything about it, because duty calls and there is no way you can ignore it. My heart goes out to all the soldiers and their families world over. I wish there was a better alternative to wars that kill humans.
Watched this show religiously when I was a young boy. I loved it and the theme was so haunting then, and still is today. I liked that it was based on true unexplained events. RU-vid makes it possible to watch all these old shows again which I greatly appreciate!
I still enjoy Westerns, reruns that were well written. I believe overall One Step Beyond may be my all time favorite program. As mentioned, it was done right.
To the brave men and women in service; I salute you!! I enjoyed this episode. It was creepy at the end. To know how your fate will end....chilling!! Love these old shows. Such classics!
There is a parallel in this story with the real-life of John Pertwee, the actor who played the third Dr Who in the 1970s. He was transferred from Hood just before her last and fatal commission in 1941 which almost definitely saved his life.
An in-law's father was killed on the Hood, he told people his father called the ship 'HMS TB, because of the high incidence of tuberculosis among crewmen, they reckoned it was spread via the trunking.
I was born in 1956 and watched the shows as a small child. I have recently found this channel and I am watching the episodes again. Of course I do not remember the stories,but oddly the tune that plays during the paranormal moments brings back memories of fear that I had long since forgotten. Haunted by a melody after all those years proves the power of certain stimuli on our imagination doesn't it?
I, like many others, have traveled the world, and learned different cultures. Mostly in Europe, bu Asia as well. That _Inner Sense_ so often called *Paranormal,* is far too often ignored by many who would benefit from listening to that _Voice from within._ I could go on with anecdotes of my wife and self, where that _voice_ has kept us from harm. As well as caused us to benefit from heeding that _inner, unexplainable gut feeling._
Great touch to have the officer appear for the closing comments. As Hamlet says, "There are more things in heaven and hell than are dreamed of in your philosophies, Horatio."
The acting in this episode of One Step Beyond is sooooooo SUPERIOR to any of the so-called “acting” you’ll see on TV today, there is NO comparison, period.
@Joanne Beauchamp: Yes, this may very well be the quintessential OSB episode: documentedly fact-based (with corresponding epilogue) . . . excellent script . . . great performances and direction.
I'm 76 yrs old & havent seen this episode in years but never forgot it, very haunting, also episode of giant Aztec warriors hand on wall RIP Newland & all vets❤
How did they do it? How did the mothers send their sons to almost certain death, how did those BOYS knowingly go to their deaths? Heartbreaking. And it wasn’t just one or two, it was hundreds of thousands of them! Thank God they were so very much braver than me!
I loved watching reruns of this show as a kid in the 70's, and always hoped for more reruns in later years, but never found them. So glad to find it on RU-vid now. Great show!
Great stuff. The Hood was one of many WWI era defective battle cruisers the British had. Many were sunk in the 1st war at the battle of Jutland, all because of the same issue...no armor plate above the magazine. Although they knew about it, the war soon ended and no one wanted to spend money fixing it.
In my childhood I witnessed my grandmother on three occasions while staying with her interpreting dreams she had had and predicting a family death which within hours became reality. As a child it terrified me. The last time I remember her doing it was predicting my grandfather’s death - she had dreamt just before Christmas 1983 that she was standing inside the front door of her house with her 6 children (although they were then adults and living in different parts of the world). She explained she was begging my grandfather not to leave but he said he really had to go and then closed the door. Although we tried to convince her it was only a dream she remained convinced that he was leaving her. At 9pm on New Year’s Eve he dropped dead on the kitchen floor of a massive heart attack. There certainly seem to be some people who genuinely have premonitions.
And having the ability to sniff death isn't the best kind of "gift". My dad passed last year and it was a nightmare knowing he was going I couldn't do anything to stop.
@@andrehferrari9242 I feel you. I have had precognitive dreams since I was 12. The most difficult thing to cope with is knowing that you cannot do a damn thing to change what you have seen.
I remember having a premonition about my father last I saw him before he died in 1999 - I was so terrified I never told anyone immediately after the incident - not my own family, not anyone. Worst part is, he died while out of state on a business trip. I think one of the reasons "One Step Beyond" has been so enduring over the years is that while its episodes are based on real-life incidents, a lot of people can relate to at least one if not more of the stories.
Thank you M Bavaro . I come from a military family so this old vets story struck a cord with me . I am sure there are a lot of servicemen and women who have stories like this. As Winston Churchill said " War is the worst possible and most inhumane way to settle disputes". I would like to extend a Merry Christmas and Happy and safe New Year to all our boys and girls in uniform where ever they may be.God bless you all.
These old shows were significantly more "static" that anything we have today: stories were often developed in a single room (or a office or a small outdoor location) with a single camera but the quality of the plot AND the acting abilities of the actors were definitely enough to entertain the watcher with great episodes. The quality of acting was also very good: long scenes with good actors and clear diction (and for a non native speaker like me this is an extra treat) made the show truly enjoyable. And of course the plot: great writers back in the days! Old but gold.
John Newland was a talented versatile Song&Dance Actor from the Vaudeville Stage to the Dramatic Hollywood Screen. Ultimately, he was a stellar Director (a.k.a "Conductor", as he most humbly called himself, crediting the Actors, rather than his own tremendous talents as a "Director"). And... in this episode, it certainly "sounds" like Newland was The Voice of the Brit Radio Broadcaster!! Rest In Peace, Sir!
In 1941, during WWII, Helen Duncan held a séance; she claimed the spirit of a sailor told her a British war ship had been sunk. A German U-boat had sunk the HMS Barham, but the news had not yet reached the public. For her prediction Duncan was jailed for 9 months under the British Witchcraft Act of 1735 .
When you consider that during the war 40 British warships were sunk by a u boats it really wasn't that surprising that she foretold the sinking of a British ship, Now had she given the name of the ship that was sunk that would have been a different matter
Also she claimed that the Sailor had HMS Barnham on his 'tally band' the ribbon around his hat. This would not have been possible as during war time Royal Navy sailors only wore the letters HMS on their hats and no ships name, so as to make it difficult for any spies to identify which ships were where. Helen Duncan like all clairvoyants was a money spinning fraud.
@@RicTic66 Really? What about those of us who work with the police for free and with no publicity, to help find missing people, etc? Successfully, I might add. Pity about your prejudice. Do some research before making slanderous generalizations.
Let me tell you when stuff like this happens you must pay attention to it . it is you're sixth sense telling you something which is your guardian angels great video thank you 👍🇺🇸
i remember this series when they played it on t.v in the early 70s,the music always gave me the chills.used to watch at night when we had the fold out couch that turned into a bed,me and my sister would watch from under the bed at the wooden type box t.v that was on wooden legs.i still get goosebumps everytime that music would play.
…unfortunately here in the states November 11th ( Armistice Day until changed ) does not hold the significance that it does elsewhere. My first November 11th when working in England I was having lunch at a motorway mall when at 11:11am all activities stopped for 1 minute…and this was in 1999 and it marked the timing of the 1918 Armistice….it carried THAT MUCH significance.
Remember for a short time they changed the date to the 4th Monday in October to mKe it a 3-day weekend? They eventually changed it back when they changed the day to Veterans DY instead of a commemoration of the Armistice, it lost its true meaning. Sad. Veterans deserve their day, but so does Armistice Day. Memorial Day is another example of a sad change of meaning. Instead of remembering the fallen, it’s an opportunity for stores to rake in some cash with big sales, go to the beach, and have barbecues. How many people realize what we’re even supposed to be memorializing, or give a thought to the brave men and women who have died to secure the freedoms they enjoy?
As tomorrow is November the 11th ( Remembrance Day here in Canada) i would like to share with other viewers my own personal experiences with vets. My Dad was in the dental business and one day a gentleman walked into his office to have a bridge adjusted. I happened to notice he had an English accent and struck up a conversation with him. I found out he was a pilot in the RAF and while on leave he went back to see his wife and kids . Unbeknownst to him on his way back his street had been bombed and as he was walking down the road where his house had been there was a large hole. Even though he remarried the shock and grief of this tragedy was still in his voice even though this happened 40 years before . Strangely enough he found a letter he had written to his wife and kids in their mailbox as he sorted through the wreckage.
Today is November 11th, 2016. I've just returned from the traditional 11:00 am Armistice Day commemoration (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11 month . . .) outside the local VFW hall in my city. It was a little bit of a temporal reality check for me. I still remember the World War I veterans at the annual parade when I was growing up in the 1960s. None of them left today, of course. But there were also no World War II vets -- which reminded me that the average veteran of that war would himself be 95 years old now. I was especially touched this morning by an elderly veteran in a wheelchair . . . who insisted on trying to stand during the national anthem. Several people helped hold him up. Extreme props to all veterans today . . . in their embodiment of the human spirit.
I attended the Remembrance Day in my locality . As it is not the usual cenotaph I attend I had to ask directions of a lady police officer on my way. She was courteous enough to give me directions. It made me feel good that teachers had brought both elementary and high school kids for the service. It is criminal that in America kids don't what Omaha Beach is or here in Canada don't know what Juno Beach is. Wars are fought by those who have forgotten what freedom is and that it does not come cheap. By the way I walked in to the local coffee shop to buy the young lady officer a coffee and some muffins. When I went to pay for it and because I was in dress clothes with medals and wearing my beret they told me it was on the house. Better treatment then some of our vets have gotten in past decades.
paul alexander Yes it's true not many remember the sacrifices vets n soldiers make. So they can enjoy the life and freedoms we all fought and died for. God bless them all.
The lack of teaching the founding history of the United States, because of Religious Persecution, the Bible, God, Civics, Founding Heritage, History, Values, Customs can begin to disappear.
@@Brucev7 Hi, Bruce. I'm sorry to tell you that the rot is rampant here in the UK as well. Students appear to know very little of this country's history, but will be about to spout chapter and verse on 'Black History Month'. If asked about our national wartime heroes they're more likely to think Nelson means Mr Mandela, Wellington is some sort of country footwear, and as for Churchill … well, of course, he's the CGI bulldog in the insurance company adverts. He's even taken to skateboarding the roads in the latest cinema offering. And the politicos have the insolent effrontery to try to tell us that 'education standards haven't slipped'.
@Anita Ellen McGee: This is not only a Best 5 Episode . . . it's probably the single best example of what OSB claims to be: documented true stories. This is the episode to recommend to people who have never seen OSB . . .
My grandmother told me about events such as this when the greatest fear was the postman knocking at the door with an official letter from the Ministry of Defense which read " His Majesties Government regrets to inform you of the loss of-----.
We too easily dismiss the experience of people like your grandmother, as if we are more modern and advanced and just HAVE to know better. But that's all self conceit. And personal experience trumps it . . .
I was dropped off when 11 at the ranch by some neighbors. they dropped me off at road and I had to walk like half mile to ranch. When I got there there was nobody home. I had been gone for a week , so felt kind of lost there at home alone. Then old neighbor Mr. Kurts came over asked what i was doing alone and I told him, Well lets cook you some breakfast then I sat down and he fixed me an omelette. Through the window , i could see some cars coming down the road. Mr. Kurts said. You will be ok now. i have to get back . In short, when they came in they told me they were at Mr. Kurts funeral.
My dear late mother, who invariably got most programme titles wrong, would say back in the 1960s to my dad and I "don't forget One Step Backwards is on tonight" much to our leg pulling ! 😉 This episode is undoubtedly the best of the bunch - a great series all round, its a pity modern TV is but a pale copy of those far off days.
There were only three survivors out of the entire crew of 1,418 after the Hood was hit by the Bismarck, and went to the bottom of the Atlantic within FIVE MINUTES.
That old equipment in the BBC radio room was cool. Wonder how much of it that survived the war was preserved. Of course that was a studio set. Wonder how much of that stuff got saved or tossed.
I comment elsewhere on how the British OSB episodes combine quality writing and acting with John Newland's personality in a way that gives the episodes a certain "gravitas" that you rarely see in a weekly television series . . .
So, John Newland was British? I've long come to see these series from the past as being better than what we have today in our era of tv talk and "infotainment". But I think there is a certain tradition of British gravitas as well as British wit that would have added to the quality.
My dear friend, who is 98 years-old, fled Estonia during WW2. She and her husband and brother planned on boarding a departing ship in Tallinn's harbor. Their last night in Estonia, her brother dreamed that the ship they were on was torpedoed and he was killed. He told her he wasn't going, but she talked him out of his decision, telling him it was just a silly dream. They went to the port, boarded the hospital ship, Moero, and left Estonia on the night of Sep. 21, 1944. Early the next morning, Sep. 22, 1944, Russian planes torpedoed the ship in the Baltic Sea, and it sank in about 7 minutes. My friend's brother and husband were both killed. She was one of less than 500 survivors out of several thousand refugees and wounded soldiers aboard the ship. She still struggles with a sense of guilt and deep sadness. But we believe in the sovereignty of God. Because Erich died, she eventually came to America and married. She had 6 children, and has had an amazing life.
Hello again One-Step-Beyond. Thanks for uploading these wonderful episodes, and I'm back looking at Series 2 in order. You mention in a comment far below about the nature of the physical world, and about the fact that atoms are almost all space but that we still avoid stepping out into the road in front of a bus. I hope you'll allow me to share a story with you and your viewers, one which I think you'll find resonates with this storyline. Some years ago a close relation of mine told me of an experience her best friend had at work, soon after the war. This friend had another (female) friend, and they learned that a fortune-teller was giving readings at a nearby location; the girls thought it would be good fun to visit this woman during their lunch hour, and to find out if they were going to meet a 'tall, dark, handsome stranger' who would sweep them off their feet, etc. All enjoyable girlie fun. One lunchtime the two girls go off to the fortune teller, who was reading palms (just like the old dear in our story). My relation's friend had her palm read first and was indeed told that she would soon meet and fall in love with a tall, dark-haired man. All true, as it turned out. Then the other girl went in for her reading. Very soon afterwards she came out again in extreme anger. When asked what had happened to make her so angry, she reported that she had given the gypsy woman her fee (about a shilling, I seem to remember) and had then sat down and presented her palm to be read. The fortune-teller looked at it closely, and then became very agitated. She then told the girl that she was sorry, but that she was unable to give her a reading. The girl became angry, and stated that she had paid her money, and would the gypsy please honour the contact and provide her with a reading. Again, the gypsy woman refused, and apologised, saying that of course she would refund her sitter's fee to her. This she did, and the girl left the reading room. According to the first girl, her friend was extremely angry at having wasted a good part of her lunch break on a fool's errand. Both girls then left the premises and went out into the pavement. The disappointed girl, still very angry, walked out into the road and went straight under a bus that happened to be passing by at that moment. She was killed instantly. Make of that what you will, but my relative told me this incident affected her friend for many years afterwards.
My favorite One Step Beyond, is called "The Tiger." Season 3 Episode 34. I always wondered what ever happened to the little girl. To the families of those brave soldiers aboard the Hood, that lost their lives, my deepest condolences for your lost. I am deeply sorry.🕊
Yes, I remember the elegant gentleman at the very end, seated with Newland - Robin Hughes. That HOWLING MAN episode on Twilight Zone is excellent as well: Hughes is terrific as the prisoner...won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it as yet..but do look for it.
Incredible. Four signs Heaven had sent down for this ship not to sail but.. what could sailors have possibly done about it? Protest? War is devastating in every mean entitled to it and should be held back with every good power. We been given this life not to be miserably taken away from us. For what it's worth, war is not civil. "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, We will remember them." Lest we forget ⚘
Another interesting and well put together episode. Didn't realise it was based on the actual sinking of HMS Hood. Just read about William Dundas...the youngest who went on to achieve a lot...but sadly died in a car accident at the age of 42. So many brave young men.
When this aired President Kennedy was in office Vietnam was still a group of "advisors" and life was great. Oh and the 6 volt battery operated transistor radio was all the rage. 😁
@@jamesmueller1921 you are correct it was a 9 volt. But the early 50s ones had a 22.5 volt . Those radios were great and if you had the earphone which cost more than the radio sneaking it to bed and listening to all night radio stations was great fun. Ah the childhood of the 60s !😁
I stuck my tongue on about every 9 volt i bought or came across if nobody was looking. Which my go along way to explain the way I am. lol . happy living not far from childhood beach in La jolla. Grew up 70s and 80s so got last end of that era.
@@nunyabizness199 my mother used to avoid my bedroom bc of all the wires. She thought she would be electrocuted...but the wires were for my crystal radio, antenna feeds from my 2nd floor window. In the 60s, growing up, I stayed up half the night logging broadcast radio stations. Many of them played music. The Beatles.
Robin Hughes, At the age of 18, he joined the Royal Navy as a signalman and at the end of the Second World War, he left the service as lieutenant commander. Robin Hughes addressed in an episode of the 1950s' television programme One Step Beyond that he was supposed to be assigned to HMS Hood on the morning of 24 May 1941, when it sank under enemy attack by the German battleship Bismarck. Robin had received officer's papers, however, the day before Hood set to sea, and was sent to officer's training instead of boarding the ship with his mates. in the tragedy, 1,415 men died; only three survived...or, as Robin Hughes stated, "...four."
Today it's 'thank you for service', back when I was 'in' it was 'if you can't take a joke, you shouldn't have joined'. The joke still is: no-one who didn't serve gives the slightest ****. No-one.
My grandmother had two brothers they fought in world war one they both was able to home alive but s few months later one of her brothers left he never return home no one knew why. My mother told me he went back to France in a town were many in military group died he wanted to live in that town and than die in the grave yard. That many in his group that died in action are
i remember this as a child and have been trying to track it down since thank you.this is an odd episode as robin hughes experience is echoed by dr who actor jon pertwee who was similarly seconded to intelligence moments before embarking. his family actually got a telegram telling them he had died so last minute was the transfer i thought he was the actor depicted til i saw this. also a scottish medium called hellish nell told families of the hood disaster before it happened. when they contacted the admiralty nell was arrested for spying as the news had not been released.she was prosecuted under the witchcraft act the last person to be so in order to shut her up as she had made a true prediction which baffled authorities.on the subject of the bismark oddly esmond knight famed blind shakespearean actor was blinded whilst looking at the radar when the binnacle explodeddue to shell fire from the bismark. his character is featured in the movie sink the bismark whilst he himself got late revenge by playing the captain of the prince of wales who fired the volley that sunk the bismark.very good episode with so much recorded fact behind it to make you wonder.
It happened to me as well. I once had to take a new mink pet to a exotic vet for the first time. From the bus stop, I had to walk through an old cemetery to get to the vet. As I walked through, far to the side of my path I saw a small fenced in area with two tombstones in it. Thinking it might be someone famous, I walked over to it, then around to the other side to read the tombstone. It had my name on it. My exact first and last name. And my last name is an old English one rarely seen. I laughed like crazy. One of Fate's little jokes. lol
Actor Robin Hughes who has appeared in these series was a member of HMS Hoods crew , but receive orders the previous day to report for officer training. Hows that for luck.
My late father-in-law served aboard this ship as a main armament gunner, he would talk of her as a wet ship "running gunwhales under" in rough weather due to additional deck armour on refit. Luckily for him, he left both the ship and the Royal Navy many years before this event.
As a child I recall my Mother pointing out a veteran of the Boer War in a reverent tone of voice, she told my siblings and I how very few of them still lived. Remembrance days there was an increasingly smaller contingent of WWI vets present, and they were looked upon with almost mythic awe. My Step Father saw battle in 7 different theatres of war during WWII as an Intelligence Officer in the Scottish Regiment, and my Father led the first daylight bombing raid on Berlin after having returned from a record number of scrambles as a fighter pilot with the RAF. My Mother worked with an underground resistance cell in occupied France passing on documents, clothing, and money to soldiers in need. Each year fewer of these veterans were living and able to attend the services, but they held a very special place in our hearts. These days there are some Korean War vets, Vietnam, Gulf, Afghanistan, and the many conflicts in the missile east. Many of these later soldiers, who fought as loyally and with all their hearts have been afforded much less honour in my experience. Sadly, many of them are more spiritually broken because they felt they were thrown away, and lied to by the governments they should have been able to trust. When the military war machine is more and more driven by "the Military Industrial Complex" President Eisenhower warned President Kennedy to be wary of, our men and women have taken a back seat to profit and their own fair and just treatment. When the last veteran of a truly legitimate declared war has passed away our world will not only be poorer, but it will have changed in a way that can never be recovered....once trust is lost, it is VERY hard to regain. Props to ALL who continue to tell the truth of these wars so they may never be forgotten, and abuses of those who sacrifice so much, believing it to be an honourable sacrifice, may never be perpetrated on true patriots of ANY nation again. Keep telling their stories so what happened is indelibly marked in the psyches of each generation who was not there, but whose lives were shaped by those who were...for better or for worse. 🇨🇦
Tamarra James What a touching story of your family. You should listen to The Ballad of Bill Hubbard by Roger Waters. He recorded a WWI veteran giving an interview on tv. It's set to music and quite haunting, the story of how he had to leave his friend in No Man's Land. He came upon him gravely injured and the poor soul had to be left behind- actually he was begging to be left. All these stories- each of the 1,500 souls on the ship in this story, they all had their own story too. A sad commentary on humanity: in ALL of recorded history, the longest we've been without a major war somewhere is 25 years, which means war has touched nearly every human that has been. The planet is full of psychic scars passed from one generation to the next. NOW the nightmare of nuclear confrontation is happening. Those of us who grew up in the fifty's and sixty's knew that feeling well. Movies and tv shows reflected the fear of the atomic bomb as it was called. Twilight Zone has an episode that I thought about with the recent scare in Hawaii, people thought for 45 minutes that nuclear warheads were on the way. The plot of The Twilight Zone and the effects on the families and neighbors- one family had a bomb shelter. Perhaps it's time to stock up on masking tape for the windows, storing water and food. Scary. People are asking where the bomb shelters are. In the 1960's Civil Defense we had the basement of a JC Penny's downtown- different people were assigned different places. Yup this world is a mess of our own creation.
A German sailor aboard the Bismarck Emil Jahreis, known as Seppel to his comrades was a happy man who loved life and was always cheerful! A couple of weeks before the Bismarck sailed on it's first mission and into destiny, Seppel had suddenly become unusually quiet and seemed very depressed. Once the Bismarck set sail Seppel who served as turbine engineer was ordered to switch action stations with another sailor in damage control! When the Bismarck was sunk the sailor in the engine room survived the sinking, Seppel in damage control did not!
@@one-step-beyond-1959 Thank you for posting the picture! I read about Emil "Seppel" Jahreis in a book called "Battleship Bismarck, A Survivors Story" by Baron Burkard Von Mullenheim-Rechberg (the highest ranking officer to survive Bismarck's sinking) a few years ago. When I watched this episode of One Step Beyond for the 1st time a couple of days ago I immediately thought of Seppel and wondered if he too had a strong premonition of doom!
Wow I was born in 1986. Grew up in the 90s and didn’t really watch older shows for some reason. Maybe because of the black and white factor. Idk. But tv was way better pre 2000. Now everything is in series or a reality show. Thank you for the uploads. I’ve gained an appreciation for this era as well
@Tipsy Gypsy: I've become use to your generation and its perspective and so can put it into context pretty well. But if it were the only perspective that I could relate to . . . I'd be pretty bummed. I'm glad that's not a problem for you. RU-vid is great help in that respect -- if one is willing and able to take advantage of it . . .
It may be no coincidence, but Robin Hughes ended up in a lot of weird movies and shows, like that Twilight Zone episode "The Howling Man," wheer he played the Devil
You do understand, that he is not acting on this episode. He was the young man that this incident happened to. He was sent to officer training and did not get on the ship on which his other two friends died.
Ted Briggs was one of three survivors of the battlecruiser HMS Hood. HMS Hood was 44,600 tons, had a crew of 1,419 and was faster than the Bismarck with a maximum speed of 32 knots. The Hood had been launched in 1918 and was armed with 8 x 15 inch guns, 12 x 5.5 inch guns, 8 x 4 inch AA guns, 24 x 2 pound guns and 4 x 21 inch torpedoes. However, the Hood suffered from one major flaw - she did not have the same amount of armour as the Bismarck. The fact that the Hood was faster than the Bismarck by 3 knots was as a result of her lack of sufficient armour for a naval battle fought in World War Two. What had been considered sufficient armour in 1918 when Hood was built, was to prove a fatal flaw in 1941. Out of 1,419 souls only three survived.
One of my favorite shows along with Alfred Hitchcock presents , Boris Karloff's Thiller , Circle of Fear , Outer Limits , Night Gallery & the best Twilight Zone ...honorable mentions : Ghost Host & Creature Feature ...12/1/19
i wish i could convey how much this series influenced my world view, of the world and its wonder. looking to the stars, looking to the atoms. from the smallest, (sub atomic particles) the the macro world. this series was instrumental in my mental understanding of the mysteries, and i think makes me capable of sharing intelligent views and understanding. but that does not mean those i talk with can understand it
The Hood was the pride and joy of the British Navy. She was destroyed by the German battleship Bismarck. The Bismarck had superior firepower, and the H.M.S. Hood was no match for her. And may I say it again, terrific series, One Step Beyond.
