TV series

Making Waves

2004 · 1 season

A grounded, procedural naval drama that balances shipboard routine with personal struggles, feeling authentic but occasionally dry.

Overview: HMS Suffolk is due for Flag Officer Sea Training in four weeks but an accident results in the dismissal of the executive officer and the resignation of the captain. His replacement, Commander Martin Brooke, attempts to get his vessel and crew ship-shape for final assessment. The series was in development hell for several years and first broadcast on 7 July 2004. However, due to low ratings, it was removed after only three episodes, the remainder of the series going unaired. A DVD of all six episodes was released in December 2004.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Work, survival, loyalty, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
survival
loyalty
identity
family
Places: sea
workplace
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild