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A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots: Directed by Ronald Wilson. With James Bolam, Susan Jameson, James Garbutt, Jean Heywood. In 1919, Jack Ford returns to Gallowshields on Tyneside after service in the Great War.
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- Drama, History
- Ronald Wilson
- 1976-01-08
"When the Boat Comes In" A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots (TV Episode 1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Set in the shipbuilding and mining district of Tyneside, northern England, former army sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family cope with the aftermath of World War I: the lack of jobs, the great depression of the 1920s, trade union activists and an uncaring society.
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- 97 min
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Summaries. In 1919, Jack Ford returns to Gallowshields on Tyneside after service in the Great War. He becomes friendly with the Seaton family - parents Bella and Bill, and their children: Jessie, a schoolteacher to whom Jack is attracted; Billy, a medical student and Socialist; and Tom, who is getting married to his sweetheart Mary.
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Episode 1: A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots 1919: Jack Ford returns from the Great War to the mining town of Gallowshields, on "leave pending discharge". He has no prospects, but a gift for making himself likable to all levels the highly stratified British classes and an eye for every opportunity--for Jack.
