When the Boat Comes In Coal Comfort (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 52 min | Drama, History

When the Boat Comes In

Coal Comfort (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 52 min | Drama, History

The strike continues, and Bill approaches an old friend, Sep, regarding the location of a coal mine that was closed down fifty years earlier. Tom pursues two children who have stolen leeks from his allotment but, on discovering that their ...See moreThe strike continues, and Bill approaches an old friend, Sep, regarding the location of a coal mine that was closed down fifty years earlier. Tom pursues two children who have stolen leeks from his allotment but, on discovering that their mother, Elsie, 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. All 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. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
James Bolam Jack Ford Jack Ford See fewer	The Likely Lads (1976)
Susan Jameson Jessie Seaton Jessie Seaton See fewer	To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
James Garbutt Bill Seaton Bill Seaton See fewer	Superman (1978)
Jean Heywood Bella Seaton Bella Seaton See fewer	Billy Elliot (2000)
John Nightingale Tom Seaton Tom Seaton See fewer	When the Boat Comes In (1976)
Edward Wilson Billy Seaton Billy Seaton See fewer	Rockliffe's Babies (1987)
Dick Irwin Sep Walker Sep Walker See fewer	Fords on Water (1983)
Elizabeth Proud Elsie Carter Elsie Carter See fewer	Freelance (1970)
John Trigger PC Robson PC Robson See fewer	Play for Today (1970)
Joan Rutherford Mrs. Stephenson Mrs. Stephenson See fewer	When the Boat Comes In (1976)
Vernon Drake Arty Stephenson Arty Stephenson See fewer	Z Cars (1962)