The Onedin Line
Rating: 7 · 1971 · Drama · United Kingdom · 8 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1971
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Seasons
- 8
- TMDB
- 7
- IMDb
- 7
- Tagline
- The wind blows free
Director
Cast
- Jessica Benton — Elizabeth Frazer
- Peter Gilmore — James Onedin
- Howard Lang — Captain Baines
- Anne Stallybrass — Anne Onedin
- Philip Bond — Albert Frazer
- Michael Billington — Daniel Fogarty
- Brian Rawlinson — Robert Onedin
- Mary Webster — Sarah Onedin
- James Hayter — Captain Webster
- Edward Chapman — Mr. Callon
- Jane Seymour — Emma Callon
- James Warwick — Edmund Callon
- Jay Neill — Dockmaster
- Godfrey James — Jessop
- Jenny Laird — Ellen Jessop
- Thomas Heathcote — Fletcher
- April Walker — Carrie Harris
- Declan Mulholland — Mr. Simpson
- Clifford Cox — Mr. Watson
- Mary Webster — Sarah Onedin