When the Boat Comes In

1976•1 series•Entertainment / Drama

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Jack Ford, a First World War veteran, returns to his poverty-stricken town of Gallowshield in north-eastern England. Members of the local community navigate workplace struggles, political changes and transformations in the inter-war period.

Episode 3A Pillowful of Buttercups

Billy returns home as a qualified doctor, and Jack has a visit from an old Army pal who is in trouble. S2 E3: A Pillowful of Buttercups

Episode 4Roubles for the Promised Land

Billy cannot get work due to his socialist views, and Tom befriends a Russian Jew hoping to travel to Palestine and looking for Jack who he says can help him. S2 E4: Roubles for the Promised Land

Episode 5Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright

Les Mallow wants Jack to help him expose a scandal and help to secure him a place on the council; he is prepared to use any means to secure Jack's help. S2 E5: Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright

Episode 6God and Love and Wellesley Street

Tom meets a rich lady who is looking for her father and agrees to help; meanwhile, Billy starts work as a doctor at a local surgery in Wellesley Street. S2 E6: God & Love & Wellesley Street

Episode 7Whatever Made You Think the War Was Over

When Sir Horatio Manners calls in a favour from Jack, Jack pays him back with interest. S2 E7: Whatever Made You Think the War Was Over

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