When the Boat Comes In (1976)
- Genre
- drama television series
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 4 seasons, 51 episodes
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A World War I veteran returns to his impoverished hometown in northeast England. The series follows his life from 1919 to 1937 as he deals with local politics and the changes happening around him.
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What happens
When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 8 January 1976 and 21 April 1981. Across the whole series, events are set in the time period from 1919 to 1937. The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford, a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken (fictional) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England. The series dramatises the interwar political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and the people around him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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