When the Boat Comes In - Season 1 Episode 5 Coal Comfort
As the strike continues, Bill approaches an old friend, regarding the location of a mine shut down fifty years earlier. Tom pursues two children who have stolen leeks from his allotment but, on discovering that their mother is a war widow with no pension, makes a gift of leeks to them.
Billy decides to quit his studies and, while Bill initially offers no opposition, he belittles the lad in the hopes that he will change his mind. The three Seaton men work on the shallow pit that Bill begins to dig under the floorboards — and eventually, Tom holds up a lump of coal in triumph.
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: 1.5119
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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