The Onedin Line
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First Air DateOct 15, 1971
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Production
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Rotten tomato68%
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Original titleThe Onedin Line
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ReleaseOct 15, 1971
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The wind blows free
Overview
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.
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Casts

Season 1 ( 1971-10-15)
The Wind Blows Free
Plain Sailing
Other Points of the Compass
High Price
Catch as Can
Salvage
Passage to Pernambuco
The Homecoming
When My Ship Comes Home
A Very Important Passenger
Mutiny
Cry of the Blackbird
Shadow of Doubt
Blockade
Winner Take All

Season 2 ( 1972-09-17)
The Hard Case
Pound and Pint
A Woman Alone
Fetch and Carry
Yellow Jack
Survivor
Coffin Ship
'Frisco Bound
Beyond the Upper Sea
An Inch of Candle
Goodbye, Goodbye
Bloody Week
The Challenge
Race for Power

Season 3 ( 1973-10-21)
The Ship Devils
The Stranger
Echoes from Afar
Amazon Cargo
Danger Level
Black Gold
Law of the Fist
Ice and Fire
A Proposal of Marriage
Over the Horizon
The Silver Caddy
Port Out, Starboard Home
The Passenger

Season 4 ( 1976-04-25)
Loss of the Helen May
A Cold Wind Blowing
Not Wanted on Voyage
Undercurrent
Quarantine
Uncharted Island
A Clear Conscience
Shipwreck
The Gamble
Month of the Albatross

Season 5 ( 1977-06-26)
When Troubles Come
Rescue
Coffin Ships
The Trade Winds
The Stowaway
Dead Man’s Cargo
A Hard Life
The Hostage
Uncharted Waters
A Close Run Thing

Season 6 ( 1978-07-16)
No Smoke Without Fire
Collision Course
Double Dealers
Stand by to Go About
The Upright Man
The Reverend’s Daughter
Highly Explosive
A Sea of Troubles
Men of Honour
The Fortune Hunters

Season 7 ( 1979-07-22)
Liverpool Bound
The Homecoming
The Paddy Westers
Dirty Cargo
To Honour and Obey
Running Free
The Suitor
Storm Clouds
Outward Bound
Homeward Bound

Season 8 ( 1980-08-31)
A Royal Return
Revenge
Blood Ties
The Honeymoon
Jonah’s Luck
The Price of Pride
Vengeance
Guilty - In All Innocence
A Long Way Home


