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When the Boat Comes In

The Father of Lies (Season 3, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Drama, History

Returning from London with Lady Caroline Jack finds Matt worried that communist Regan is trying to bring out the workers at Lewis Bishop shipyard. Jack is unperturbed, having used his nominated company to buy majority shares, along with ...See moreReturning from London with Lady Caroline Jack finds Matt worried that communist Regan is trying to bring out the workers at Lewis Bishop shipyard. Jack is unperturbed, having used his nominated company to buy majority shares, along with Manners and Caroline, in Ryders, a small engineering company whose philanthropic owner has given Billy new premises for his clinic. Matt is outraged that Jack could callously buy a well-liked business purely for profit but, as usual, fails to see the bigger picture. Dolly gives birth to baby Matthew a month early, before the divorce, and it looks as if Jack's name will be on the birth certificate. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Updated Nov 17, 1977

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Nov 17, 1977 (United Kingdom)
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5 nominations

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20 cast members
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James Bolam
Jack Ford Jack Ford   See fewer
James Garbutt
Bill Seaton Bill Seaton   See fewer
Jean Heywood
Bella Seaton Bella Seaton   See fewer
John Nightingale
Tom Seaton Tom Seaton   See fewer
Madelaine Newton
Dolly Seaton Dolly Seaton   See fewer
Malcolm Terris
Matt Headley Matt Headley   See fewer
Rosalind Bailey
Sarah Headley Sarah Headley   See fewer
Edward Wilson
Billy Seaton Billy Seaton   See fewer
Basil Henson
Sir Horatio Manners Sir Horatio Manners   See fewer
Lois Baxter
Lady Caroline Lady Caroline   See fewer
William Fox
Duke of Bedlington Duke of Bedlington   See fewer
Trevor Ainsley
Charles Ryder Charles Ryder   See fewer
Nat Jackley
Joe Prestwick Joe Prestwick   See fewer
Murray Hayne
Hodges Hodges   See fewer
Peter Michael McGowan
Len Laidlaw (as Peter McGowan) Len Laidlaw (as Peter McGowan)   See fewer
George Little
Accountant Accountant   See fewer
John Kidd
Tovey Tovey   See fewer
Christine Anderson
Rosie Mason Rosie Mason   See fewer
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