Bibliograph

When the boat comes in, created by James Mitchell ; BBC, Series 1

Type

Label

When the boat comes in, created by James Mitchell ; BBC, Series 1

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

When the boat comes in

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

892580258

Responsibility statement

created by James Mitchell ; BBC

Runtime

672

Summary

Ex sergeant Jack Ford returns home to Gallowshields on Tyneside after the end of World War I. It is a time of economic depression and Jack finds his home town gripped by decline and unemployment. Jack soon falls in with the Seaton family and is determined to make his mark on the world

Table Of Contents

A land fit for heroes and idiots -- Say hello ... Say tirra -- Fish in woolly jumpers -- Swords and pick handles -- Coal comfort -- Empire Day on the slag heap -- A first time for everything -- Paddy Boyle's discharge -- Angel on horseback -- King for a day -- Happy New Year, some say -- Heads you win, tails I lose -- Kind hearted rat with a lifebelt

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification