It is a time of economic depression and returning from World War One, Jack Ford (James Bolam) finds his home town of Gallowshields gripped by decline and unemployment. Jack seems destined to always land on his feet and, through some dubious activities, soon has money to spare even though everyone else in the area is feeling the effects of the pitman's strike.
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Every episode from the popular drama series starring James Bolam. Ex-sergeant Jack Ford (Bolam) returns home to Gallowshields on Tyneside after the end of World War One. It is a time of economic depression and Jack finds his home town gripped by decline and unemployment but after falling in with the Seaton family he becomes determined to make his mark on the world. Series 1 episodes are: 'A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots', 'Say Hello... Say Tirra', 'Fish in Woolly Jumpers', 'Swords and Pick Handles', 'Coal Comfort', 'Empire Day On the Slag Heap', 'A First Time for Everything', 'Paddy Boyle's Discharge', 'Angel On Horseback', 'King for a Day', 'Happy New Year, Some Say', 'Heads You Win, Tails I Lose' and 'Kind Hearted Rat With a Lifebelt'. Series 2 episodes are: 'Ask for Twopence, Take a Penny', 'Tram Ride to the Bluebell', 'A Pillowful of Buttercups', 'Roubles for the Promised Land', 'Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright', 'God & Love & Wellesley Street', 'Whatever Made You Think the War Was Over?', 'Ladies, Women, Sweethearts & Wives', 'After the Bonfire', 'A Wreath With Our Names On', 'The Way It Was in Murmansk', 'In the Front Line You Get Shot At' and 'The Simple Pleasures of the Rich'. Series 3 episodes are: 'A House Divided', 'A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit', 'My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye', 'A Ticket to Care for the Wounded', 'Travel Light, Travel Far', 'Requiem for a Loser', 'Debts Owed, Debts Paid', 'The Empire Builders', 'Look Up and See the Sky', 'Letters from Afar', 'The Father of Lies', 'Diamond Cut Diamond', 'A Marriage and a Massacre', 'High Life and Hunger' and 'Please Say Goodbye Before You Go'. Series 4 episodes are: 'Back to Dear Old Blighty', 'A Gift from Heaven', 'A Medal for the Argentine', 'Flies and Spiders', 'Oh, My Charming Billy Boy', 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen', 'The Bright Young Things', 'Action!', 'Comrade in Arms' and 'Roll of Honour'.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. When the Boat Comes In: The Complete Collection contains all four series of this much loved classic BBC drama set in the 1920s and 1930s. Disillusioned by his wartime experiences in France, First World War veteran, Jack Ford (James Bolam) returns home to Gallowshields on Tyneside in search of a job any job. Unfortunately, with Britain in the grip of recession, there is no work to be had. Aligning himself with the equally impoverished Seaton family, Jack sets about improving his fortunes and along the way falls deeply in love with Jessie Seaton (Susan Jameson). Originally broadcast between 1976 and 1981, the series is also memorable for its theme music, an adaptation of the traditional When the Boat Comes In tune. Actors: James Bolam, Susan Jameson, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood, John NightingaleDirectors: Gilchrist Calder, Paul CiappessoniFormat: PALLanguage: EnglishSubtitles: EnglishRegion: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)Number of discs: 18
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