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C4, 8pm BRITAIN’S biggest warship, HMS Ocean, is like a floating village. It has its own hospital, shop, police station, church, bank, laundry, gym and even pubs.

But, as explained by second-incommand Nick Wood: “It also has attack helicopters, explosives, and we go and bring violence to the enemy. It’s a village that makes war.”

Cameras have gained exclusive access to the ship and her 1000-strong crew, with particular focus on the 120 new recruits.

“I’ve come straight from school to this, it’s nerve-wracking,” says 17-year-old Keira, who looks so young in her Navy uniform as they set sail for dangerous waters.

HMS Ocean is beginning a sensitive seven-month active deployment, culminating in becoming the first-ever UK ship to lead a US task force in the Middle East.

Emergency equipment on board includes baby wipes, formula, bottles, baby grows and 600 disposable nappies, just in case migrant children need to be brought on board.

In the first episode, a weary HMS Ocean leaves Plymouth for the Mediterranean, but before long an engine breaks down. BROADCHURCH

STV, 9pm FANS were left absolutely distraught last week after Mark Latimer wandered into the dark sea to take his own life.

Mark (Andrew Buchan) has been struggling to move past the murder of his son Danny, and after a heart-toheart with killer Joe Miller, Mark called his daughter to say he loved her and then appeared to commit suicide.

We could barely see the TV screen through the stream of tears but the camera panned away in the final scenes as Mark floated calmly out to LOOSE ENDS Ellie, Alec and Cath