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MONEY
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4 seasons · 51 episodes total · ~13 per season.
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When the Boat Comes In
1976 4 seasons · 51 eps English
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
James Bolam
Jack Ford
Created by
James Mitchell
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CRAFT
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Roughly 43 hours end-to-end — 5 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1976 to 1981 — a 5-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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WORLD
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Show type: Scripted.
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AWARDS
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Created by James Mitchell.
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CAST
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Airs on BBC One.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 4
- Total episodes
- 51
- Avg episode length
- 50 min
- Premiered
- 1976-01-08
- Last aired
- 1981-04-21
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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