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The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham . The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 [1] and covers the rise of a fictional shipping company, the Onedin Line, named after its owner captain James Onedin. Around this, it depicts the lives of his family, most ...
Filming the Onedin Line at Exeter Quay during March 1976. Exeter Quay became famous in the 1970's as one of the main locations for the BBC's well loved, Onedin Line. The series, about a ship's master trading from the Port of Liverpool, captured the imagination of the nation, with its evocative theme music from the ballet Spartacus, by Aram ...
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Jan 16, 2019 · Telling the story of James Onedin (Peter Gilmore), a 19th-century ship's master from Liverpool, whose burning ambition was to own a fleet of sailing vessels, the original production opened in 1860 as Onedin inherited the smallest part of his late fathers estate -just £25.00. With his windfall he purchased a three-mast schooner by the name of ...
Original air date. 1. " The Wind Blows Free ". William Slater. Cyril Abraham. 15 October 1971. ( 1971-10-15) James Onedin is an ambitious, headstrong sea captain working for the Callon Line. Upon returning to Liverpool in 1860, he is denied a bonus by his employer, Thomas Callon, because a portion of the cargo has been lost.
Sun, Oct 5, 1980. Captain Baines leaves the Onedin Line and, with Tom aboard, collects his first cargo as owner of the 'Sea Spray'. James suffers as some clients will only trust their freight to his old ship-mate and the vengeful Van Der Rheede - who is out to break him - calls in the debt sold on by Samuel, who returns from New York with a ...
Drama Playhouse. The Onedin Line began on television in 1970 as a pilot, one of three separate programmes in the Drama Playhouse category. The idea was to test the potential of each story, the audience being encouraged to write in with their comments - if the reaction was favourable, a series would be made. The BBC had done something similar ...
S3.E6 ∙ Black Gold. November 25, 1973. Caroline's acquaintance Henry Wickham asks Onedin to smuggle valuable rubber seeds out of Brazil so that he can start a plantation in India. Onedin and Caroline set sail but they fall foul of local big-wig Ortega and, for their own safety, have to return home without the seeds.
