When the Boat Comes In A Pillowful of Buttercups (Season 2, Episode 3)
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When the Boat Comes In

A Pillowful of Buttercups (Season 2, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Drama, History

Jack gets a visit from former army colleague Ted Chater, now a Regimental Sergeant Major, but on the run from his regiment. He had impregnated his girl-friend, Jenny, unaware that she was a minor, and she has disappeared. Jack hides him ...See moreJack gets a visit from former army colleague Ted Chater, now a Regimental Sergeant Major, but on the run from his regiment. He had impregnated his girl-friend, Jenny, unaware that she was a minor, and she has disappeared. Jack hides him whilst enquiring after Jenny, only to find that she has killed herself whereupon a despairing Chater also commits suicide. Billy returns to work locally despite Bill's view that he should not squander his talents but specialise. Bill also believes Billy should pay him back the money spent on his training, causing Billy to lodge with Arthur and the pregnant Jessie. Manners employs Jack to demolish a country mansion in order to make room for a housing project. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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14 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)
Geoffrey Rose Arthur Ashton Arthur Ashton See fewer	Tuxedo Warrior (1982)
Basil Henson Sir Horatio Manners Sir Horatio Manners See fewer	The Final Programme (1973)
Catherine Terris Miss Laidlaw Miss Laidlaw See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
David Daker Chater Chater See fewer	Time Bandits (1981)
Colin Douglas Stobart Stobart See fewer	The Crawling Eye (1958)
Paul Darrow Barford Barford See fewer	Blake's 7 (1978)
Richard Gordon Lavenham Lavenham See fewer	When the Boat Comes In (1976)
Paul Lavers Aspinall Aspinall See fewer	The Fence (IV) (2022)