When the Boat Comes In
1976 · TV Series · 50 min
★ 6.9(3)unSUB Rating
Set in the shipbuilding and mining district of Tyneside, northern England, former army sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family cope with the aftermath of World War I: the lack of jobs, the great depression of the 1920s, trade union activists and an uncaring society. Ford has had his fill of struggle in the trenches and is now determined to make something of himself in this brave new world.
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Details
- Years
- 1976–1981
- Release date
- 1976-01-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 50 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.7/10 (3 votes)
Themes
- war veteran
- world war i
- poverty
- period drama
- newcastle, england
- 1920s
- 1910s
- 1930s
- north east england
- workplace politics
Cast & crew
James Bolam
as Jack Ford
James Garbutt
as Bill Seaton
Jean Heywood
as Bella Seaton
John Nightingale
as Tom Seaton
Edward Wilson
as Billy Seaton
Malcolm Terris
as Matt Headley
Phyllida Law
Judy Loe
- MM
Michael Melia
Clive Merrison
Directed by Ronald Wilson, Michael Hayes, Terence Williams +8 more
Episodes4 seasons · 51 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots50m
- S1E2Say Hello... Say Tirra50m
- S1E3Fish in Woolly Jumpers50m
- S1E4Swords and Pick Handles50m
- S1E5Coal Comfort50m
- S1E6Empire Day on the Slag Heap50m
- S1E7A First Time for Everything50m
- S1E8Paddy Boyle's Discharge50m
- S1E9Angel on Horseback50m
- S1E10King for a Day50m
- S1E11Happy New Year, Some Say50m
- S1E12Heads You Win, Tails I Lose50m
- S1E13Kind Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt50m
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1Ask for Twopence, Take a Penny
- S2E2Tram Ride to the Bluebell
- S2E3A Pillowful of Buttercups
- S2E4Roubles for the Promised Land
- S2E5Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright
- S2E6God and Love and Wellesley Street
- S2E7Whatever Made You Think the War is Over?
- S2E8Ladies, Women, Sweethearts and Wives
- S2E9After the Bonfire
- S2E10A Wreath with Our Names On
- S2E11The Way it Was in Murmansk
- S2E12In the Front Line You Get Shot At
- S2E13The Simple Pleasures of the Rich
Season 315 episodes
- S3E1A House Divided
- S3E2A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit
- S3E3My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye
- S3E4A Ticket To Care For The Wounded
- S3E5Travel Light, Travel Far
- S3E6Requiem For A Loser
- S3E7Debts Owed, Debts Paid
- S3E8The Empire Builders
- S3E9Look Up & See The Sky
- S3E10Letters From Afar
- S3E11The Father Of Lies
- S3E12Diamond Cut Diamond
- S3E13A Marriage & A Massacre
- S3E14High Life & Hunger
- S3E15Please Say Goodbye Before You Go
Season 410 episodes
- S4E1Back To Dear Old Blighty
- S4E2A Gift From Heaven
- S4E3A Medal For The Argentine
- S4E4Flies & Spiders50m
- S4E5Oh, My Charming Billy Boy50m
- S4E6Friends, Romans, Countrymen50m
- S4E7The Bright Young Things50m
- S4E8Action!50m
- S4E9Comrades in Arms50m
- S4E10Roll of Honour50m