The Onedin Line (Season 1) - 4-DVD Set

The Onedin Line (Season 1) - 4-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
742 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
William Slater

Written By:
Cyril Abraham

Actors:
Peter Gilmore ..... James Onedin
Jessica Benton ..... Elizabeth
Philip Bond ..... Albert Frazer
Edward Chapman ..... Mr. Callon
Edward Dentith ..... Captain Davies
Robert Gillespie ..... Drummond
James Hayter ..... Capt. Webster
John Kidd ..... Agnew
Howard Lang ..... Baines
Declan Mulholland ..... Mr. Simpson
Maureen Nelson ..... Mrs. Furlong
Brian Rawlinson ..... Robert Onedin
Cyril Shaps ..... Braganza
Anne Stallybrass ..... Anne Webster / Onedin
Mary Webster ..... Sarah Onedin

Synopsis:

James Onedin (Peter Gilmore) is the son of a waterside shopkeeper who has died and left him with no inheritance. All James has is a legacy of £25 and a shrewd, business mind. Despite his scheming sister and her husband who run a rival shipping company, he is resolute in his attempt to start a shipping line in a changing world.

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1: The Wind Blows Free

Original Air Date-15 October 1971

Season 1, Episode 2: Plain Salling

Original Air Date-22 October 1971

Season 1, Episode 3: Other Points of the Compass

Original Air Date-29 October 1971

Season 1, Episode 4: High Price

Original Air Date-5 November 1971

Season 1, Episode 5: Catch as Can

Original Air Date-12 November 1971

Season 1, Episode 6: Salvage

Original Air Date-19 November 1971

Season 1, Episode 7: Passage to Pernambuco

Original Air Date-26 November 1971

Season 1, Episode 8: The Homecoming

Original Air Date-3 December 1971

Season 1, Episode 9: When My Ship Comes In

Original Air Date-10 December 1971

Season 1, Episode 10: A Very Important Passenger

Original Air Date-17 December 1971

Season 1, Episode 11: Mutiny

Original Air Date-24 December 1971

Season 1, Episode 12: Cry of the Blackbird

Original Air Date-7 January 1972

Season 1, Episode 13: Shadow of Doubt

Original Air Date-14 January 1972

Season 1, Episode 14: Blockade

Original Air Date-21 January 1972

Season 1, Episode 15: Winner Take All

Original Air Date-28 January 1972

Drama serial based on the Onedin Shipping line set in 19th century England. James Onedin marries Anne Webster in order to get his hands on a ship. However the marriage turns out to be one of true love. James is ruthless in his attempt to get a shipping line started in Liverpool of the 1860s.

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