When the Boat Comes In
tv show
51 total episodes
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4 seasons
First Aired January 08, 1976
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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.
Cast
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
Susan Jameson
as
Jessie Seaton
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Madelaine Newton
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Dolly Mather
Basil Henson
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Sir Horatio Manners
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Rosalind Bailey
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Sarah Lytton
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Geoffrey Rose
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Arthur Ashton
William Fox
as
Duke of Bedlington
Crew
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Christine Beveridge
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Makeup Artist
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Reg Samuel
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Costume Design
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Christian Dyall
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Costume Design
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Elizabeth Moss
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Makeup Artist
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Martha Livesley
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Makeup Artist
Michael Hayes
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Director
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Terence Williams
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Director
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Gilchrist Calder
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Director
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Paul Ciappessoni
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Director
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Bill Hays
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Director
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Vere Lorrimer
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Director
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David Reynolds
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Director