When the Boat Comes In
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| When The Boat Comes In | |
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 UK DVD release cover |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Creator(s) | James Mitchell |
| Starring | James Bolam Susan Jameson James Garbutt Jean Heywood |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Original run | 1976–1981 |
| No. of episodes | 51 |
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When The Boat Comes In is a British television drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981.
The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford, a First World War survivor who returns to his poverty stricken home town in the North East of England during the 1920s.
From 1964 to 1976 James Bolam had starred in another BBC series set on Tyneside, the television comedy The Likely Lads and its sequels.
[edit] DVD Release
The complete series of When The Boat Comes In is available on DVD (Region 2, UK) through Acorn Media.
[edit] Links
Season one episode guide Words to traditional theme song Alternative words to traditional theme song
