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When the Boat Comes In
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When the Boat Comes In
When the Boat Comes In (1976) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.1/10 on IMDb from 800 votes. Updated
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★ 8.1IMDb · 800
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.
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14James Bolam
Jack Ford
James Garbutt
Bill Seaton
Jean Heywood
Bella Seaton
John Nightingale
Tom Seaton
Edward Wilson
Billy Seaton
Malcolm Terris
Matt Headley
Susan Jameson
Jessie Seaton
Susan Jameson
Jessie Ashton
Madelaine Newton
Dolly
Madelaine Newton
Dolly Seaton
Madelaine Newton
Dolly Ford
Basil Henson
Sir Horatio Manners
Rosalind Bailey
Sarah Lytton
Rosalind Bailey
Sarah Headley
Seasons
4best episode: S1E10 — King for a Day ★ 8.8 (19)
S113 eps · ★ 8.1
- E1A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots★ 8.432
- E2Say Hello...... Say Tirra★ 7.824
- E3Fish in Woolly Jumpers★ 7.925
- E4Swords and Pick Handles★ 8.420
- E5Coal Comfort★ 8.121
- E6Empire Day on the Slag Heap★ 8.319
- E7A First Time for Everything★ 8.220
- E8Paddy Boyle's Discharge★ 8.319
- E9Angel on Horseback★ 7.317
- E10King for a Day★ 8.819
- E11Happy New Year, Some Say★ 8.118
- E12Heads You Win, Tails I Lose★ 7.816
- E13Kind Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt★ 8.115
S213 eps · ★ 8.4
- E1Ask for Twopence, Take a Penny★ 8.114
- E2Tram Ride to the Bluebell★ 8.115
- E3A Pillowful of Buttercups★ 8.417
- E4Roubles for the Promised Land★ 8.219
- E5Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright★ 8.415
- E6God and Love and Wellesley Street★ 8.414
- E7Whatever Made You Think the War is Over?★ 8.313
- E8Ladies, Women, Sweethearts and Wives★ 8.713
- E9After the Bonfire★ 8.513
- E10A Wreath with Our Names On★ 8.213
- E11The Way It Was in Murmansk★ 8.312
- E12In the Front Line You Get Shot At★ 8.512
- E13The Simple Pleasures of the Rich★ 8.514
S315 eps · ★ 8.0
- E1A House Divided★ 8.416
- E2A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit★ 8.214
- E3My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye★ 8.214
- E4A Ticket to Care for the Wounded★ 8.013
- E5Travel Light, Travel Far★ 8.413
- E6Requiem for a Loser★ 8.213
- E7Debts Owed, Debts Paid★ 8.013
- E8The Empire Builders★ 8.413
- E9Look Up and See the Sky★ 8.214
- E10Letters from Afar★ 7.315
- E11The Father of Lies★ 7.814
- E12Diamond Cut Diamond★ 7.613
- E13A Marriage and a Massacre★ 7.514
- E14High Life and Hunger★ 7.915
- E15Please Say Goodbye Before You Go★ 8.220
S410 eps · ★ 7.6
- E1Back to Dear Old Blighty★ 7.218
- E2A Gift from Heaven★ 8.214
- E3A Medal for the Argentine★ 7.812
- E4Flies and Spiders★ 7.512
- E5Oh, My Charming Billy Boy★ 7.012
- E6Friends, Romans, Countrymen★ 6.612
- E7The Bright Young Things★ 6.910
- E8Action!★ 8.416
- E9Comrades in Arms★ 7.913
- E10Roll of Honour★ 8.218
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best episode: S1E10 — King for a Day ★ 8.8 (19)
S113 eps · ★ 8.1
- E1A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots★ 8.432
- E2Say Hello...... Say Tirra★ 7.824
- E3Fish in Woolly Jumpers★ 7.925
- E4Swords and Pick Handles★ 8.420
- E5Coal Comfort★ 8.121
- E6Empire Day on the Slag Heap★ 8.319
- E7A First Time for Everything★ 8.220
- E8Paddy Boyle's Discharge★ 8.319
- E9Angel on Horseback★ 7.317
- E10King for a Day★ 8.819
- E11Happy New Year, Some Say★ 8.118
- E12Heads You Win, Tails I Lose★ 7.816
- E13Kind Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt★ 8.115
S213 eps · ★ 8.4
- E1Ask for Twopence, Take a Penny★ 8.114
- E2Tram Ride to the Bluebell★ 8.115
- E3A Pillowful of Buttercups★ 8.417
- E4Roubles for the Promised Land★ 8.219
- E5Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright★ 8.415
- E6God and Love and Wellesley Street★ 8.414
- E7Whatever Made You Think the War is Over?★ 8.313
- E8Ladies, Women, Sweethearts and Wives★ 8.713
- E9After the Bonfire★ 8.513
- E10A Wreath with Our Names On★ 8.213
- E11The Way It Was in Murmansk★ 8.312
- E12In the Front Line You Get Shot At★ 8.512
- E13The Simple Pleasures of the Rich★ 8.514
S315 eps · ★ 8.0
- E1A House Divided★ 8.416
- E2A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit★ 8.214
- E3My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye★ 8.214
- E4A Ticket to Care for the Wounded★ 8.013
- E5Travel Light, Travel Far★ 8.413
- E6Requiem for a Loser★ 8.213
- E7Debts Owed, Debts Paid★ 8.013
- E8The Empire Builders★ 8.413
- E9Look Up and See the Sky★ 8.214
- E10Letters from Afar★ 7.315
- E11The Father of Lies★ 7.814
- E12Diamond Cut Diamond★ 7.613
- E13A Marriage and a Massacre★ 7.514
- E14High Life and Hunger★ 7.915
- E15Please Say Goodbye Before You Go★ 8.220
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- E1Back to Dear Old Blighty★ 7.218
- E2A Gift from Heaven★ 8.214
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- E4Flies and Spiders★ 7.512
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- E8Action!★ 8.416
- E9Comrades in Arms★ 7.913
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