When the Boat Comes In - Season 1 Episode 1 A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots
1919: Jack Ford returns to Gallowshields on Tyneside after service in the Great War. He befriends the Seaton family—parents Bill and Bella, and their children: Jessie, attractive schoolteacher Jessie, Socialist medical student Billy, and black sheep Tom.
Billy and Jessie try to involve Jack in the local Labour Party against the Liberal candidate and magistrate, former Major Pinner, who is against votes for women. Pinner not only wins, but makes himself unpopular by trying a shell-shocked war hero who got into a fight whilst confused and scared.
Year: 1981
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC One
Director: James Mitchell
Cast: James Bolam
Crew: David Maloney (Producer), Martha Livesley (Makeup Artist), Sheila S. Tomlinson (Editor), Christian Dyall (Costume Design), David Fanshawe (Original Music Composer)
First Air Date: Jan 08, 1976
Last Air date: Apr 21, 1981
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 51 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 6.50/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 1.5532
Language: English
Keyword : war veteran, world war i, poverty, period drama, newcastle, england, 1920s, 1910s, 1930s, north east england, workplace politics
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