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When the Boat Comes In (1976)

Ended ★ 6.5/10 4 Seasons 51 Episodes 50m Drama
Created By: James Mitchell
Network: BBC One

Description

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.

Top Cast

James Bolam
James Bolam Jack Ford
KEYWORDS: war veteran world war i poverty period drama newcastle, england 1920s 1910s 1930s north east england workplace politics

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