When the Boat Comes In

19761 seriesEntertainment / 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.

Say Hello...Say Tirra: Episode Image
Episode 2Say Hello...Say Tirra

Bella takes in a young boy whose mother has died; when he steals 10 shillings, Father Keenley arranges for the boy to be sent on an emigration scheme to Australia. S1 E2: Say Hello...Say Tirra

Fish in Woolly Jumpers: Episode Image
Episode 3Fish in Woolly Jumpers

Times are hard as the miners strike; Jack has money and is now engaged to Jessie, but Tom threatens to expose him when he sleeps with the widowed sister of a war comrade. S1 E3: Fish in Woolly Jumpers

Swords and Pickhandles: Episode Image
Episode 4Swords and Pickhandles

When Jack visits Sir Manners - the father of his late officer - and gives him a present, Manners offers him a job; elsewhere, Jack saves Tom from a beating. S1 E4: Swords and Pick Handles

Coal Comfort: Episode Image
Episode 5Coal Comfort

The strike continues as Bill works out that a coal seam runs under his house, and Tom pursues two kids who have stolen from him but takes pity on them when he discovers why. S1 E5: Coal Comfort

Empire Day on the Slag Heap: Episode Image
Episode 6Empire Day on the Slag Heap

The strike ends with no concessions won by the miners, Jessie's headmaster proposes to her, and Matt tells Jack that Dolly is pregnant and agrees to marry her. S1 E6: Empire Day on the Slag Heap

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