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When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981. Across the whole series, events are set in the time period from 1919 to 1937.
A British drama series set in Tyneside between the two World Wars, following the life of Jack Ford and the Seaton family. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, user reviews, trivia, and more for this BAFTA-nominated show.
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When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981. The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford, a First Wor...
- When the Boat Comes In Series 1 Episode 3 Fish in Woolly Jumpers 22 Jan 197652.8K views
- When the Boat Comes In Series 3 Episode 14 High Life & Hunger 8 Dec 197739.1K views
- When the Boat Comes In Series 1 Episode 9 Angel on Horseback 4 Mar 197627.5K views
- When the Boat Comes In Series 2 Episode 11 The Way It Was In Murmansk 21 Jan 197728K views
A British TV series set in a Tyneside mining community in 1919. Follow the adventures of Jack Ford, a former soldier and con man, and his friends and family as they face the challenges of war, politics, love and business.
Find out the plot, cast and ratings of each episode of the British TV series When the Boat Comes In, set in a fictional Northumberland village. Follow the adventures of Jack Ford, a charismatic rogue who returns to Gallowshield after the Wall Street Crash.
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.
Learn about the actors and creators of When the Boat Comes In, a British drama about the Seaton family in post-WWI England. See their credits, photos, videos and more at TV Guide.