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When the Boat Comes In
1976 • 0h 50m • 4 Seasons • 51 Episodes • ★ 6.5 (2 votes) Ended
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 First World War veteran 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.
Rating
6.5
Runtime
50 min
Episodes
51
Production
BBCTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
war veteranworld war ipovertyperiod dramanewcastle, england1920s1910s1930snorth east englandworkplace politics
