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When the Boat Comes In

King for a Day (Season 1, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 52 min | Drama, History

Dolly is pregnant and Jack jobless so he agrees to a proposition to make money, from Manners, who wants to buy a house from Lord Calderbeck. Jack, posing as a parvenu car parts tycoon, will act as front man. At the house he meets Freddy, ...See moreDolly is pregnant and Jack jobless so he agrees to a proposition to make money, from Manners, who wants to buy a house from Lord Calderbeck. Jack, posing as a parvenu car parts tycoon, will act as front man. At the house he meets Freddy, Calderbeck's nephew and heir, though his Lordship resents him as he survived the war, unlike Calderbeck's sons. Freddy is suspicious of Jack but the merry widow Jane Cromer, Freddy's fiancée, is partial to a bit of rough and climbs into Jack's bed. Ultimately Jack persuades her to marry Freddy and, thanks to inside information from Billy, who is working on his Lordship's land, gets a good sale for the house with a healthy commission for himself. However he learns that Dolly has had a miscarriage. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Writer
James Mitchell (creator)
Producer
Composer
Editor
Bill Symon (as William Symon)
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 11, 1976

Release date
Mar 11, 1976 (United Kingdom)
Awards
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5 nominations

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