When the Boat Comes In

British television period-drama
TVSeries television_series Q7992952
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When the Boat Comes In

Summary

When the Boat Comes In is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When the Boat Comes In is the creator of James Mitchell[3].
  • When the Boat Comes In's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • When the Boat Comes In's genre is drama television series[5].
  • A cast member of When the Boat Comes In was James Bolam[6].
  • A cast member of When the Boat Comes In was Sue Jameson[7].
  • A cast member of When the Boat Comes In was James Garbutt[8].
  • A cast member of When the Boat Comes In was Jean Heywood[9].
  • A cast member of When the Boat Comes In was John Nightingale[10].
  • A cast member of When the Boat Comes In was Basil Henson[11].
  • A cast member of When the Boat Comes In was Malcolm Terris[12].
  • The original language of When the Boat Comes In was English[13].
  • When the Boat Comes In's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[14].
  • When the Boat Comes In's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • When the Boat Comes In began on +1976-01-08T00:00:00Z[16].
  • When the Boat Comes In ended on +1981-04-21T00:00:00Z[17].
  • When the Boat Comes In's narrative location is recorded as Newcastle upon Tyne[18].
  • When the Boat Comes In's narrative location is recorded as Tyne and Wear[19].
  • When the Boat Comes In's number of episodes is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+51'}[20].
  • When the Boat Comes In's title is recorded as When the Boat Comes In[21].
  • When the Boat Comes In's set in period is recorded as interwar period[22].
  • When the Boat Comes In's number of seasons is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4'}[23].
  • When the Boat Comes In's set in environment is recorded as island[24].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include James Bolam[6], Sue Jameson[7], James Garbutt[8], Jean Heywood[9], John Nightingale[10], and Basil Henson[11]. When the Boat Comes In is the creator of James Mitchell[3].

Publication

The original language of When the Boat Comes In was English[13]. Its genre is drama television series[5].

Why It Matters

When the Boat Comes In ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . live.dbpedia.org. Retrieved . live.dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ofdb film id 138322
    Ratinggraph tv show id when-the-boat-comes-in-ratings-1975
    Set in environment island
    Imdb id tt0074072
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