For the folk song, see When the Boat Comes In (song).
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When the Boat Comes In
Created by
James Mitchell
Starring
James Bolam Susan Jameson James Garbutt Jean Heywood
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
4
No. of episodes
51 (List of Episodes)
Production
Running time
50 mins
Production company
BBC Television
Original release
Network
BBC1
Release
8 January 1976 (1976-01-08) – 21 April 1981 (1981-04-21)
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When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 1981. Across the whole series, events are set in the time period from 1919 to 1937. The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford, a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken (fictional) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England. The series dramatises the interwar political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and the people around him.
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