When the Boat Comes In

Coal Comfort

Directed by Ronald Wilson
S1 • E5    Feb 5, 1976    50m
As the strike continues, Bill approaches an old friend, regarding the location of a mine shut down fifty years earlier. Tom pursues two children who have stolen leeks from his allotment but, on discovering that their mother is a war widow with no pension, makes a gift of leeks to them.

Billy decides to quit his studies and, while Bill initially offers no opposition, he belittles the lad in the hopes that he will change his mind. The three Seaton men work on the shallow pit that Bill begins to dig under the floorboards — and eventually, Tom holds up a lump of coal in triumph.

Where to Watch When the Boat Comes In - S1 • E5

  • James BolamJack Ford
  • John NightingaleTom Seaton
  • James GarbuttBill Seaton
  • Jean HeywoodBella Seaton
  • Edward WilsonBilly Seaton
  • Susan JamesonJessie Seaton
  • Ronald WilsonDirector
  • Alex GlasgowWriter

 

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