What is When the Boat Comes In?
'''When the Boat Comes In''' is a British [[period drama]]. It was made by the [[BBC]] between 1976 and 1981. The show stars [[James Bolam]] as Jack Ford. Ford is a [[World War I|First World War]] veteran who returns to his hometown of Gallowshield in the [[North East England|North East of England]]. Gallowshield is not actually real. In the show, it has a lot of [[poverty]]. The show talks about political problems in the 1920s and 1930s, after World War I but before World War II. It shows how these problems affect Ford and the other characters. [[Category:1976 television series debuts]] [[Category:1981 television series endings]] [[Category:BBC television dramas]] [[Category:1980s British television series endings]] {{tv-stub}}