The Onedin Line

1971 - 1980 TV-PG 50m 7.6

James Onedin marries Anne Webster in order to get his hands on a ship. However the marriage turns out to be one of true love. James is ruthless in his attempt to get a shipping line started in Liverpool of the 1860s.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 The Wind Blows Free

1. The Wind Blows Free

Aired: Oct 15, 1971

In Liverpool in 1860 sailor James Onedin, working for the hard-nosed shipping...

Episode 2 Plain Salling

2. Plain Salling

Aired: Oct 22, 1971

On the return trip from Portugal James teaches Anne the rudiments of navigati...

Episode 4 The High Price

4. The High Price

Aired: Nov 4, 1971

With more barrels than he has room for James needs a warehouse to store them ...

Episode 5 Catch as Can

5. Catch as Can

Aired: Nov 11, 1971

James Onedin is in a battle with his former employer and main competitor, Mr....

Episode 6 Salvage

6. Salvage

Aired: Nov 18, 1971

With James and Robert now aware of Elizabeth's condition, they insist that sh...

Episode 7 Passage to Pernambuco

7. Passage to Pernambuco

Aired: Nov 25, 1971

With a beetle destroying Portuguses vineyards, Senor Braganza asks James to i...

Episode 8 Homecoming

8. Homecoming

Aired: Dec 2, 1971

Michael Adams, an old flame of Anne, visits and James takes him on his next v...

Episode 11 Mutiny

11. Mutiny

Aired: Dec 23, 1971

It appears that a mutiny has occurred on a ship James chartered but the crew ...

Episode 12 Cry of the Blackbird

12. Cry of the Blackbird

Aired: Jan 6, 1972

James has taken emigrants to Australia where he hopes to make enough money to...

Episode 13 Shadow of Doubt

13. Shadow of Doubt

Aired: Jan 13, 1972

Robert lets slip to Albert about the paternity of Elizabeth's child and Callo...

Episode 14 Blockade

14. Blockade

Aired: Jan 20, 1972

James is delivering a cargo to the Southern states of America but the Civil W...

Episode 15 Winner Take All

15. Winner Take All

Aired: Jan 27, 1972

To finance the building of a new steam ship James floats a public company pou...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: ORF 1

Genres: Drama, Adventure, Romance