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Series 1

ShowWhen the Boat Comes In
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Season1
Episodes13
Air Date1976-01-08

Overview

When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 8 January 1976 and 21 April 1981. Taking place between 1919 to 1937, Jack Ford is a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken (fictional) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England. It dramatises the interwar political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s, and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and those around him.

Season 1 Episodes

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1

A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots

1976-01-08

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2

Say Hello... Say Tirra

1976-01-15

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3

Fish in Woolly Jumpers

1976-01-22

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4

Swords and Pick Handles

1976-01-29

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5

Coal Comfort

1976-02-05

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6

Empire Day on the Slag Heap

1976-02-12

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7

A First Time for Everything

1976-02-19

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8

Paddy Boyle's Discharge

1976-02-26

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9

Angel on Horseback

1976-03-03

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10

King for a Day

1976-03-11

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11

Happy New Year, Some Say

1976-03-18

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12

Heads You Win, Tails I Lose

1976-03-25

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13

Kind-Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt

1976-04-01

Cast & Crew

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James Bolam

as Jack Ford

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John Nightingale

as Tom Seaton

Seasons

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S1

Series 1

13 Episodes

1976

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S2

Series 2

13 Episodes

1976

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S3

Series 3

15 Episodes

1977

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S4

Series 4

10 Episodes

1981