When the Boat Comes In

1976 · Drama

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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1.Ask for Twopence, Take a Penny 2.Tram Ride to the Bluebell 3.A Pillowful of Buttercups 4.Roubles for the Promised Land 5.Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright 6.God and Love and Wellesley Street 7.Whatever Made You Think the War is Over?8.Ladies, Women, Sweethearts and Wives 9.After the Bonfire 10.A Wreath with Our Names On 11.The Way it Was in Murmansk 12.In the Front Line You Get Shot At 13.The Simple Pleasures of the Rich