The Mersey Pirate

The programme's presenters were Duggie Brown, Frank Carson, Bernard Wrigley and Billy Butler.

Actors Andrew Schofield and Ray Kingsley, who would later work together on the television series Scully, played stowaways.

Various guests appeared on the series including The Dooleys, Bad Manners, The Undertones, and Star Wars star David Prowse (who was equally known in the UK for his persona as The Green Cross Code Man at the time).

Most ITV regions showed the programme, though several (including Tyne Tees, UTV and Channel Television) did not.

The following year another Granada production, Fun Factory, took the Summer Saturday morning slot.