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  • The Onedin Line The Wind Blows Free (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | Adventure, Drama, Romance

The Onedin Line

The Wind Blows Free (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In Liverpool in 1860 sailor James Onedin, working for the hard-nosed shipping owner Callon, is desperate to gain a ship of his own and finally acquires the 'Charlotte Rhodes' from drunken old Captain Webster in exchange for marrying the ...See moreIn Liverpool in 1860 sailor James Onedin, working for the hard-nosed shipping owner Callon, is desperate to gain a ship of his own and finally acquires the 'Charlotte Rhodes' from drunken old Captain Webster in exchange for marrying the captain's daughter, unglamorous but spirited Anne. He makes his mark when he beats Callon in a race to secure a contract with the Portuguese wine exporter Braganza. His brother Robert and wife Sarah run a chandler's shop, assisted by discontented and frivolous younger sister Elizabeth. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Writer
Cyril Abraham (deviser)
Editors
Alastair MacKay (as Alastair Mackay) | Dan Rae
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 15, 1971

Release date
Oct 15, 1971 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
4 nominations

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