Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The exciting saga of ambitious men tempestuous women & stormy seas! Set in England in the 1860s when British naval strength was the envy of Europe this saga charts the fortunes of an ambitious clever & determined ship owner whose private life is more tempestuous than the seas he sails James Onedin (Peter Gilmore) is the son of a waterside shopkeeper who has died & left him with no inheritance All James has is a legacy of 25 franks & a shrewd business mind Despite his scheming sister & her husband who run a rival shipping company he is resolute in his attempt to start a shipping line in a changing world Onedin is ruthless but farsighted & with steam a possibility for the future he swiftly embarks on his rise from impoverished seaman to wealthy ship owner & founder of The Onedin Line Episodes Comprise 1 The Wind Blows Free 2 Plain Salling 3 Other Points of the Compass 4 High Price 5 Catch as Can 6 Salvage 7 Passage to Pernambuco 8 The Homecoming 9 When My Ship Comes In 10 A Very Important Passenger 11 Mutiny 12 Cry of the Blackbird 13 Shadow of Doubt 14 Blockade 15 Winner Take All Actors Peter Gilmore Anne Stallybrass Jessica Benton Howard Lang Brian Rawlinson Warren Clarke James Hayter & Michael Billington Director Moira Armstrong William Slater Viktors Ritelis & Paul Ciappessoni Certificate PGYear 1971-1972 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 12 hours & 30 minutes (approx)