When the Boat Comes In
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.
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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
Phyllida Law
1 ep
Judy Loe
1 ep
Michael Melia
1 ep
Clive Merrison
1 ep
Mel Martin
Jane Martin · 1 ep
Terrence Hardiman
Captain Leslie · 1 ep
