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When the Boat Comes In

Season 4 (10 Episodes)

4 Seasons1981NR50m8.4

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.

Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 2 A Gift from Heaven

2. A Gift from Heaven

Aired: Feb 23, 1981

Jack returns to a Gallowshield gripped by mass unemployment and lodges with S...

Episode 4 Flies and Spiders

4. Flies and Spiders

Aired: Mar 9, 1981

Smuggler Doughty introduces Jack to his supplier, German Captain Bauer, who o...

Episode 8 Action!

8. Action!

Aired: Apr 6, 1981

Lady Caroline invites Jack to visit her and her family back in Gallowshield. ...

Episode 9 Comrades in Arms

9. Comrades in Arms

Aired: Apr 13, 1981

Jack is dating Tania, whose mother, the communist Lady Leamington, gives a pa...

Episode 10 Roll of Honour

10. Roll of Honour

Aired: Apr 20, 1981

Jack learns that Scott-Palliser is planning to have him arrested for gun-runn...

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Info about When the Boat Comes In

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Drama, History