When the Boat Comes In

tv show

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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.

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Series 4

10 episodes

Air Date

February 17, 1981

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