<P> The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford , a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty - stricken ( fictional ) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England . The series dramatises the political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and the people around him . </P>
<P> The series stars James Bolam as Jack Ford , a First World War veteran who returns to his poverty - stricken ( fictional ) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England . The series dramatises the political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and the people around him . </P>
where was when the boat comes in set
where was when the boat comes in set
poverty - stricken ( fictional ) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England
poverty - stricken ( fictional ) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England