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| When the Boat Comes In | |
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| Created by | James Mitchell |
| Starring | James Bolam Susan Jameson James Garbutt Jean Heywood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 51 (List of Episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 mins |
| Production company | BBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 8 January 1976 – 21 April 1981 |
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When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 1976 and 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.