Synopsis & Context
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 veteran of The Great War 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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- When the Boat Comes In
- Release
- January 8, 1976
- Screen Time
- 4 seasons · 50min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- James Mitchell
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
James Bolam
Jack Ford
51 eps.
James Garbutt
Bill Seaton
39 eps.
Jean Heywood
Bella Seaton
39 eps.
John Nightingale
Tom Seaton
39 eps.
Edward Wilson
Billy Seaton
35 eps.
Malcolm Terris
Matt Headley
34 eps.
Susan Jameson
Jessie Seaton / Jessie Ashton
30 eps.
Madelaine Newton
Dolly Mather / Dolly Seaton
28 eps.
Basil Henson
Sir Horatio Manners
23 eps.
Rosalind Bailey
Sarah Lytton / Sarah Headley
23 eps.
Geoffrey Rose
Arthur Ashton
18 eps.
William Fox
Duke of Bedlington
13 eps.
