When the Boat Comes In

Season 3 (15 Episodes)

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Set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.

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Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 A House Divided

1. A House Divided

Aired: Sep 8, 1977

Matt and Tom rescue the injured Jack from the ruins of Mandrake Place but Art...

Episode 6 Requiem for a Loser

6. Requiem for a Loser

Aired: Oct 13, 1977

Jack learns that the witness to his staged infidelity has died. Dolly, told b...

Episode 8 The Empire Builders

8. The Empire Builders

Aired: Oct 27, 1977

Having secured the run down Wellesley Street for a song, as part of Geordie W...

Episode 10 Letters from Afar

10. Letters from Afar

Aired: Nov 9, 1977

Jack is in London, meeting a banker friend of the duke and is later joined th...

Episode 11 The Father of Lies

11. The Father of Lies

Aired: Nov 16, 1977

Returning from London with Lady Caroline Jack finds Matt worried that communi...

Episode 12 Diamond Cut Diamond

12. Diamond Cut Diamond

Aired: Nov 23, 1977

The divorce in the bag, Tom's name can finally go on the birth certificate an...

Episode 14 High Life and Hunger

14. High Life and Hunger

Aired: Dec 7, 1977

Murcheson, Isobel's reactionary father, tries to ban her from working at the ...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama, History