Set in rural North Yorkshire during the 1960s Heartbeat’s combination of crime and medical storylines charismatic regular characters and wonderfully nostalgic soundtrack made it staple Sunday-night viewing for two decades with the series’ many prestigious awards including Best Performing Peak-Time Drama and several ITV Programme of the Year awards. Attracting a peak audience of 14 million Heartbeat has garnered a devoted following and remains primetime viewing world-wide.
A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots. Ex-Sergeant Jack Ford returns home to Gallowshields on Tyneside after the end of World War One. It is time of economic depression and Jack finds his home town gripped by decline and unemployment. Jack soon falls in with the Seaton family and is determined to make his mark on the world. Originally broadcast on BBC in 1976 this double DVD release of When The Boat Comes In contains the first five episodes from the fondly remembered drama series.
King for a Day. Sir Horatio Manners offers Jack a job which he can't afford to turn down. Meanwhile Bella is concerned about where Tom is getting his money from. Episode titles include: 'King For A Day' 'Happy New Year - Some Say' 'Heads You Win - Tails I Lose' 'Kind-hearted at With A Lifebelt'.
From the vaults of British television comes a comedy gem starring two consummate actors who were also a couple in real life: Dame Judi Dench and her husband Michael Williams. They play a pair of middle-aged dating-game dropouts as wary of romance as they are perfect for each other. Laura a brainy translator and Mike a shy landscape gardener are introduced by Laura's glamorous younger sister who is intent on finding a mate for her spinsterish sibling. Awkward and rumpled Mike
James Bolam stars as the lovable rogue Jack Ford in this classic series set in Tyneside at the end of the First World War.
More from the classic BBC drama set on Tyneside at the end of the first world war starring James Bolam as the loveable rogue Jack Ford....
More from the classic BBC drama set on Tyneside at the end of the first world war starring James Bolam as the loveable rogue Jack Ford....
Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode of Callan written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent of the same name (starring Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken-light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems as strong, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. A great deal of the series opener is devoted to bringing on new regulars. There's a fresh Mr Hunter who, like Number Two on The Prisoner--with which Callan shares series editor George Markstein--was a title not a name, so several actors held the position over the course of the show. There's also the trendily mulleted thug Cross (Patrick Mower), who would go spectacularly off the rails in the next series and a half. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman
Empire Day on the Slag Heap. With the strike at an end the miners are back however an accident leaves Bill with a broken back. Jessie receives a marriage proposal whilst Jack receives some surprising news. Episodes titles: Empire Day On The Slagheap A First Time For Everything Paddy Boyle's Discharge and Angel On Horseback.
James Bolam stars as the ambitious Jack Ford in the third series of this classic drama series. This release features episiodes from the third series of When The Boat Comes In which continues to follow the fortunes of Jack Ford. Jack has earned a reputation as someone to be feared and respected in Gallowshields. Realising his ambition to get on he lives well and doesn't seem to want for money. Continuing to mix with aristocracy while maintaining his Seaton family ties he also looks
Jack returns to Gallowshields from New York having lost his money in the Wall Street crash. Episodes include: 'Back To Dear Old Blighty' 'A Gift From Heaven' 'A Medal For The Argentine' and 'Flies And Spiders'.
Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman
James Bolam stars as the loveable rogue Jack Ford in this classic series set on Tyneside at the end of the first World War. This double DVD contains the first five stories from series two and sees Jack having to contend with trouble from within his union and family as well as with people in his past who are trying to catch up with him. Elected as District Secretary for the Fitter's union Jack makes his brother-in-law Matt his deputy...
Jack Ford has earned a reputation as someone to be feared and respected in Gallowshields. Realises his ambition to get on he lives well and doesn't seem to want for money. Continuing to mix with aristocracy while maintaining his Seaton family ties he also looks out for his Union comrades. Episodes Featured The Father of Lies Diamond Cut Diamond A Marriage and a Massacre High Life and Hunger Please Say Goodbye Before You Go
James Bolam stars as the ambitious Jack Ford in the third series of this classic drama series. Episodes Include Requiem For A Loser Debts Owed Debts Paid The Empire Builders Look Up And See The Sky Letters From Afar
Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode of Callan written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent of the same name (starring Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken-light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems as strong, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. A great deal of the series opener is devoted to bringing on new regulars. Theres a fresh Mr Hunter who, like Number Two on The Prisoner--with which Callan shares series editor George Markstein--was a title not a name, so several actors held the position over the course of the show. Theres also the trendily mulleted thug Cross (Patrick Mower), who would go spectacularly off the rails in the next series and a half. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman
Introduced in "A Magnum for Schneider", the hour-long 1967 Armchair Theatre episode written by James Mitchell about a disillusioned British secret agent Callan (Edward Woodward), went on to offer four popular (if downbeat) series, a spin-off movie remaking the original story and a some-years-later wrap-up play "Wet Job". Remembered for its very distinctive opening titles, with a swinging broken light bulb and a memorable theme tune, the series adopted a Deighton-LeCarré approach to the grim, treacherous, grubby business of Cold War espionage and made a TV star of the intense Woodward as the sweaty, sometimes conscience-stricken, sometimes robotic Callan. Even in the 21st century this still seems a strong show, its complex stories and impressive performances outweighing a low-budget mix of video and film in the production that makes it seem less "professional" than other shows of the time. In a dramatic device that has long since fallen out of fashion in television, Callan episodes tend to wind up by leaving the audience to work out all the connections of the plot while Callan himself sits gloomily and ponders the wretchedness of his squalid world. --Kim Newman
Selected episodes from the hit series A Fine Romance.
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