James Mitchell
Director
When the Boat Comes In (1976)
Series 3
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.
Released Jan. 8, 1976
Episode 50 min
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Keywords: imdb.north-east-england, imdb.poverty, imdb.working-class, imdb.1920s, imdb.miners, imdb.great-depression, imdb.period-drama + 10 more, tmdb.poverty, tmdb.world-war-i, tmdb.1920s, tmdb.newcastle-england, tmdb.1930s, tmdb.north-east-england, tmdb.period-drama, tmdb.1910s, tmdb.workplace-politics, tmdb.war-veteran
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - A House Divided
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Sept. 8, 1977, midnight
S3E2 - A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit
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Sept. 15, 1977, midnight
S3E3 - My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye
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Sept. 22, 1977, midnight
S3E4 - A Ticket To Care For The Wounded
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Sept. 29, 1977, midnight
S3E5 - Travel Light, Travel Far
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Oct. 6, 1977, midnight
S3E6 - Requiem For A Loser
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Oct. 13, 1977, midnight
S3E7 - Debts Owed, Debts Paid
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Oct. 20, 1977, midnight
S3E8 - The Empire Builders
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Oct. 27, 1977, midnight
S3E9 - Look Up & See The Sky
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Nov. 3, 1977, midnight
S3E10 - Letters From Afar
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Nov. 10, 1977, midnight
S3E11 - The Father Of Lies
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Nov. 17, 1977, midnight
S3E12 - Diamond Cut Diamond
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Nov. 24, 1977, midnight
S3E13 - A Marriage & A Massacre
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Dec. 1, 1977, midnight
S3E14 - High Life & Hunger
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Dec. 8, 1977, midnight
S3E15 - Please Say Goodbye Before You Go
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Dec. 15, 1977, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 2550 min.
Released: Jan. 8, 1976
Last Air Date: April 21, 1981, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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