| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 11.2 hr.) : sound, color ; 12 cm |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on BBC in 1975. |
| 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. |
| Cast |
James Bolam, Susan Jameson, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood, Tom Nightingale, Michelle Newell, Edward Wilson, Malcolm Terris, Madelaine Newton, Geoffrey Rose, Basil Henson. |
| 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. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
English audio. |
| Subject |
Retired military personnel -- Great Britain -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Retired military personnel.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction television programs.
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Television series.
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| Added Author |
Bolam, James, 1935- actor.
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Jameson, Susan, actor.
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Garbutt, James, actor.
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Heywood, Jean, 1921- actor.
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Nightingale, Tom, actor.
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Newell, Michelle, actor.
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Wilson, Edward, 1947-2008, actor.
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Terris, Malcolm, 1941- actor.
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Newton, Madelaine, actor.
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Rose, Geoffrey, 1932-
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Henson, Basil, 1918-1990, actor.
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Mitchell, James, 1926-2002, creator.
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British Broadcasting Corporation, presenter.
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BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Ltd, film distributor.
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| Added Title |
When the boat comes in (Television program)
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| Standard No. |
066805311994 |
| Music No. |
31199-D BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited |
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