Ghostboat (2006): Cast & Plot
Ghostboat is a 2006 thriller directed by Stuart Orme, starring David Jason as Jack Hardy, Max Bollinger and Julian Wadham. It runs 2 hours 13 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 13m (133 min)
- Director
- Stuart Orme
- Genre
- Thriller
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Yorkshire Television
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Ghostboat About?
The premise of Ghostboat without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Jack Hardy, the only survivor of a WWII submarine disaster, is summoned in 1981 when the long‑lost sub Scorpion reappears intact in the Baltic Sea. Naval Intelligence enlists him to chart the vessel’s original mission, but the depths conceal a threat far more dangerous than any Russian submarine, and the Scorpion seems to bring a curse with it.
Ghostboat Themes & Keywords
· 14 tags- submarine
- bering sea
- possession
- british navy
- haunting
- sole survivor
- world war two
- sinking
- russian
- royal navy
- cold war
- 1980s
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- based on novel
- title spoken by character
Ghostboat Cast & Characters
David Jason leads the cast as Jack Hardy, with Max Bollinger as Soviet Naval Captain and Julian Wadham as Captain Byrnes. Directed by Stuart Orme; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Director Stuart Orme
- David Jason as Jack Hardy
- Max Bollinger as Soviet Naval Captain
- Julian Wadham as Captain Byrnes
- Tony Haygarth as Cassidy
Also Starring in Ghostboat
· 7 more- Ian Puleston-Davies Travis
- Jamie Martin Tyler
- Roger Evans Monroe
- Robert Whitelock Spender
- Yuri Stepanov
- Crispin Bonham-Carter Redding
- Alan Stocks Peterson
More from Stuart Orme
More films directed by Stuart Orme: Farewell Doc Martin, Arthur & George, Fungus the Bogeyman and Goodbye, Mr. Chips.
Ghostboat Plot Summary
What happens in Ghostboat from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
HMS Scorpion, a British submarine that had vanished in the Baltic Sea during the Second World War, unexpectedly surfaces in 1981, cutting across the path of a Soviet freighter. Captain Byrnes, Julian Wadham, returns the submarine to British custody, and Naval Intelligence grows curious about the anomaly — perhaps the first vessel to emerge from the so‑called Devil’s Triangle of the North. The submarine opens her own hatch to admit an investigating team; inside, the hull appears perfectly preserved, yet there is no sign of the crew. The scene is clinical and eerie, a puzzle that begs for careful, methodical unraveling as investigators step aboard and begin to map the inexplicable.
Full summary
The whole story of Ghostboat, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Ghostboat?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 9
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- Question 9: not answered
In what year does the HMS Scorpion surface after being missing for decades?
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Ghostboat FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Ghostboat, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Ghostboat?
Ghostboat runs 2 hours 13 minutes (133 minutes).
When was Ghostboat released?
Ghostboat was released on April 9, 2006.
Who directed Ghostboat?
Ghostboat was directed by Stuart Orme.
More films by Stuart Orme Who is in the cast of Ghostboat?
Ghostboat stars David Jason as Jack Hardy, Max Bollinger as Soviet Naval Captain and Julian Wadham as Captain Byrnes, among 11 credited actors.
Does Ghostboat have a post-credit scene?
No. Ghostboat has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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