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The Onedin Line

The wind blows free

  • TV series
  • 1971
  • 8 seasons
  • 91 episodes

Created by Cyril Abraham

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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.

Roughly 75h 50m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 91 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 50 minutes.

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Series cast and crew

  • Jessica Benton

    Jessica BentonElizabeth Onedin
    91 episodes

  • Peter Gilmore

    Peter GilmoreJames Onedin
    91 episodes

  • Howard LangCaptain Baines
    91 episodes

  • Anne Stallybrass

    Anne StallybrassAnne Onedin
    29 episodes

  • Philip Bond

    Philip BondAlbert Frazer
    26 episodes

  • Michael Billington

    Michael BillingtonDaniel Fogarty
    23 episodes

  • Brian Rawlinson

    Brian RawlinsonRobert Onedin
    21 episodes

  • Mary WebsterSarah Onedin
    13 episodes

  • James Hayter

    James HayterCaptain Webster
    10 episodes

  • Edward Chapman

    Edward ChapmanMr. Callon
    9 episodes

  • Jane Seymour

    Jane SeymourEmma Callon
    9 episodes

  • James Warwick

    James WarwickEdmund Callon
    3 episodes

  • Jay NeillHarbour Official
    3 episodes

  • Godfrey James

    Godfrey JamesJessop
    3 episodes

  • Jenny Laird

    Jenny LairdEllen Jessop
    3 episodes

  • Thomas Heathcote

    Thomas HeathcoteFletcher
    3 episodes

  • April WalkerCarrie Harris
    3 episodes

  • Declan MulhollandMr. Simpson
    2 episodes

Created by
Cyril Abraham
Network
ORF 1, BBC One, Das Erste

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