When the Boat Comes In (1976)

I remember first seeing this series in January 1976, and up to that point James Bolam had always been "lazy" Terry from The Likely Lads. Here he plays friendly Jack, canny Jack, but deadly & dangerous Jack.

Possibly the best drama ever on TV!The show was slightly tarnished by the change of medal ribbons on Jack's tunic.

Thanks to DVD I am now watching this entire series, all the way through for the second time in 3 years. It is difficult to explain to younger people these days, what with CGI and Dolby Sound how much more believable the string and sealing wax era of TV drama was but each time I watch these programs I am more authentically taken back the 1920s Gallowshields than anything I watch nowadays.