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When the Boat Comes In

Genres
Drama
Rating
7.7
Status
Ended
First Air Date1976-01-08
Last Air Date1981-04-21
Seasons4
Episodes51
Episode Runtime50 min
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom

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 veteran of The Great War 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.

Keywords
war veteran
world war i
poverty
period drama
newcastle, england
1920s
1910s
1930s
north east england
workplace politics

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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

Cast & Crew

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James Bolam

as Jack Ford

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