When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 8 January 1976 and 21 April 1981. Taking place between 1919 to 1937, Jack Ford is a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty-stricken (fictional) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England. It dramatises the interwar political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s, and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and those around him.
When the Boat Comes In (Season 3)
A House Divided (Episode 1)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-09-08
A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit (Episode 2)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-09-15
My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye (Episode 3)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-09-22
A Ticket To Care For The Wounded (Episode 4)
Writer: Jeremy Burnham
Air date: 1977-09-29
Travel Light, Travel Far (Episode 5)
Writer: Jeremy Burnham
Air date: 1977-10-06
Requiem For A Loser (Episode 6)
Writer: Jeremy Burnham
Air date: 1977-10-13
Debts Owed, Debts Paid (Episode 7)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-10-20
The Empire Builders (Episode 8)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-10-27
Look Up & See The Sky (Episode 9)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-11-03
Letters From Afar (Episode 10)
Writer: Colin Morris
Air date: 1977-11-10
The Father Of Lies (Episode 11)
Writer: Colin Morris
Air date: 1977-11-17
Diamond Cut Diamond (Episode 12)
Writer: Colin Morris
Air date: 1977-11-24
A Marriage & A Massacre (Episode 13)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-12-01
High Life & Hunger (Episode 14)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-12-08
Please Say Goodbye Before You Go (Episode 15)
Writer: James Mitchell
Air date: 1977-12-15

Seasons

Episodes 13

Episodes 13

Episodes 15
Episodes 10