When The Boat Comes In – Series 1 [1976] [DVD]
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When The Boat Comes In – Series 1 [1976] [DVD]
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When the Boat comes in,
A heart warming and emotive view of post First World War Tyneside. Showing the heartache, poverty and deprivation but the strong and proud spirit of the people of the region and no doubt heavy industrial communities nationwide, that sadly no longer exist. However it’s not all doom and gloom and there’s merriment as well. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this BBC drama, that at one time attracted millions to the telly to watch yet for some strange reason was never repeated. I would recommend this to everyone, a classic. I can’t wait for the full series to be released as it’s not taken me long to watch all six videos in fact I’ve had to ration myself otherwise I’ll have a long wait. James Bolam, Susan Jameson and the rest of the cast are excellent can’t get enough!!
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|The Highest Quality Drama,
Perhaps the best drama series ever produced by the BBC. James Bolam leads a superb cast and gives a finely nuanced performance which exlpores the ambivalence of the lead character, Jack Ford. The politics and social problems of the 1920s provide the thematic backdrop to some memorable storylines which are both moving and, at times, funny. The writing by James Mitchell is expertly plotted and the characters – from Ford to the Seaton family – are very believable and engaging. Quite why this gem has not been repeated is a mystery: if you like high quality and well observed drama then this box set is for you!
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|When the Boat Comes In – Series 1,
Even after 25 years or so, this long-running TV drama series still holds up extraordinarily well in terms of its story and performance, although somewhat less well technically. In those days of low UK TV budgets, exteriors in TV drama were shot on 16mm film and the interiors were studio video, so the blend between the two is not exactly seamless, the difference in quality is very marked in this series. But that is peripheral pickiness, because the drama is superb, each episode a perfectly crafted gem in itself, but each one driving the whole story forward, building on the complex relationships between the characters, and the changes in each of the main characters themselves. Great casting, great writing, ambitious in its scope in a way that so rarely occurs in TV anymore (apart from that outstanding series, The West Wing). Let’s hope all the other great drama series from Britain of yesterday make it to DVD – like Days of Hope, and Secret Army.
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