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  • The Onedin Line Coffin Ships (Season 5, Episode 3)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | Adventure, Drama, Romance

The Onedin Line

Coffin Ships (Season 5, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Five ships, all carrying iron plate, have foundered - people betting on the losses, including Mr. Dunwoody, Elizabeth's clerk, who buys the company house where Robert and Sarah live, forcing them to return to live over the shop. James ...See moreFive ships, all carrying iron plate, have foundered - people betting on the losses, including Mr. Dunwoody, Elizabeth's clerk, who buys the company house where Robert and Sarah live, forcing them to return to live over the shop. James accepts a cargo of iron plate and discovers the ship is being sabotaged by Kirk, a sailor in the pay of Macauley, who also sunk the other five. Whilst Elizabeth's son, William, is only interested in commerce, Robert's boy, Samuel, is keen to go to sea. James returns to Liverpool and finds that Letty, tired of waiting for a marriage proposal, has gone. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
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Bill Symon (as William Symon)
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Updated Jul 10, 1977

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Jul 10, 1977 (United Kingdom)
Awards
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4 nominations

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