Advantages: Gripping tale of poverty, sex, affairs, theft, sheep stealing, dynamiting buildings. Disadvantages: weak middle part
...the mid 1970’s, which is when I first watched it, it is set immediately following the First World War. There are four series. A Total of 42.5 hours of very excellent TV. You get all this for £49.99 from Amazon, or £56.99 at Play.com. When I bought it cost about £120. I think this would make a great present for anyone over 50. Though I think younger people would get a great deal out of watching it. It shows how many people struggled to survive at ... ...sort of honary son. Though when his romance with Jessie ends acrimoniously as Jack has got his best friend’s sister pregnant the family take against him for a while. One of the most influential men in Jack’s life is Horatio Manners, this is the father of Jack’s captain in the army. The captain had died in Jack’s arms and he uses this to get in favour with Manners, who offers him a job. He turns this down when he marries Dolly sister to Matt, Jack’s ...
Dollshouselady 18.11.2009
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of When The Boat Comes In - The Complete Series (Box Set) (DVD)
Did you enjoy it?
Story
Characters / Performances
Special Effects
How does it compare to ...
1 review
Compare prices for When The Boat Comes In - The Complete Series (Box Set) (DVD) »
1 to 5 out of 5 offers for When The Boat Comes In - The Complete Series (Box Set) (DVD) Show all offers
Disillusioned by his wartime experiences in France, ex-sergeant Jack Ford (James Bolam) ... more
returns home to Gallowshields on Tyneside in search for a job - any job.Unfortunately, with Britain in the grip of recession, there is no work to be had. Aligning h...
Ex-Sergeant Jack Ford returns home to Gallowshields on Tyneside after the end of World War ... more
One. 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 deter...
Postage & Packaging: £0.00 Availability: 3-5 working days
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Production Year: 1995 - Drama - Director: Ang Lee - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise, Hugh Laurie, Robert Hardy
|
![When The Boat Comes In : Complete BBC Collection (24 Disc Box Set) [2007] [DVD]](http://picnica.ciao.com/uk/78087108.jpg)
![When The Boat Comes In - The Complete Boxed Set [24 DVD]](http://picnica.ciao.com/uk/99455650.jpg)
