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Series 2

ShowWhen the Boat Comes In
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Season2
Episodes13
Air Date1976-10-29

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 2 Episodes

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1

Ask for Tuppence, Take a Penny

1976-10-29

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2

Tram Ride to the Bluebell

1976-11-05

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3

A Pillowful of Buttercups

1976-11-12

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4

Roubles for the Promised Land

1976-11-19

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5

Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright

1976-11-26

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6

God & Love & Wellesley Street

1976-12-03

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7

Whatever Made You Think the War Was Over

1976-12-10

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8

Ladies, Women, Sweethearts & Wives

1976-12-17

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9

After the Bonfire

1977-01-07

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10

A Wreath with Our Names On

1977-01-14

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11

The Way It Was in Murmansk

1977-01-21

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12

In the Front Line You Get Shot At

1977-01-28

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13

The Simple Pleasures of the Rich

1977-01-04

Cast & Crew

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James Bolam

as Jack Ford

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