 When the Manchester Shipper and Manchester Pioneer were chosen to  star in Shelagh Delaneys novel "A Taste of Honey", it was not known  that part of the plot involved a drunken seaman taking his  girlfriend on board, and also involving a drunken first officer!  When the premiere took place, the company had to take space in the  programme to point out that Manchester Liners neither approved nor  allowed such conduct.