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When the Boat Comes In (1976)

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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.

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Series cast

  • James Bolam James Bolam Jack Ford 51 episodes
  • James Garbutt Bill Seaton 39 episodes
  • Jean Heywood Jean Heywood Bella Seaton 39 episodes
  • John Nightingale John Nightingale Tom Seaton 39 episodes
  • Edward Wilson Edward Wilson Billy Seaton 35 episodes
  • Malcolm Terris Malcolm Terris Matt Headley 34 episodes
  • Susan Jameson Susan Jameson Jessie Seaton 30 episodes
  • Madelaine Newton Dolly Seaton 28 episodes
  • Basil Henson Basil Henson Sir Horatio Manners 23 episodes
  • Rosalind Bailey Sarah Headley 23 episodes
  • Geoffrey Rose Arthur Ashton 18 episodes
  • William Fox William Fox Duke of Bedlington 13 episodes
  • Phyllida Law Phyllida Law 1 episode
  • Judy Loe Judy Loe 1 episode
  • Michael Melia 1 episode
  • Clive Merrison Clive Merrison 1 episode
  • Mel Martin Mel Martin Jane Martin 1 episode
  • Terrence Hardiman Terrence Hardiman Captain Leslie 1 episode

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