
4 Season
51 Episode
When the Boat Comes In - Season 4 Episode 4 Flies & Spiders
Smuggler Doughty introduces Jack to his supplier, German Captain Bauer, who offers Jack work guarding an air-strip in South America against local tribes. However, on learning that Bauer wants the locals killed for the oil on their land, Jack refuses. Nonetheless, he buys a warehouse full of fire-damaged, bankrupt goods from Bauer, which he and Sarah sell in Gallowshield market. Jack's able to repay Matt's debt and retain a handsome profit, though he's less fortunate in love when Margaret, for whom he has fallen, returns to London to get married.
- Year: 1981
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: BBC One
- Keyword: war veteran, world war i, poverty, period drama, newcastle, england, 1920s, 1910s, 1930s, north east england, workplace politics
- Director: James Mitchell
- Cast: James Bolam

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