The Onedin Line: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Onedin Line (1971): Drama, Action, Adventure. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Classic drama series charting the fortunes of a Liverpool shipping family headed by the ambitious James Onedin.
James Onedin marries Anne Webster in order to get his hands on a ship. However the marriage turns out to be one of true love. James is ruthless in his attempt to get a shipping line started in Liverpool of the 1860s.
Series details
- Title: The Onedin Line
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
- Premiere date: 1971-10-15
- Final broadcast date listed: 1980-10-26
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 10972
- IMDb ID: tt0074035
- TVDB ID: 71978
Cast and credited roles
- Peter Gilmore — James Onedin
- Howard Laing — Captain Baines
- Jessica Benton — Elizabeth Frazer
- Anne Stallybrass — Anne Onedin
- Jane Seymour — Emma Callon
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1971-10-15; final listed air date 1972-01-28; episode order: 15.
- Season 2: premiered 1972-09-17; final listed air date 1972-12-31; episode order: 14.
- Season 3: premiered 1973-10-21; final listed air date 1974-01-27; episode order: 13.
- Season 4: premiered 1976-04-25; final listed air date 1976-06-27; episode order: 10.
- Season 5: premiered 1977-06-26; final listed air date 1977-08-28; episode order: 10.
- Season 6: premiered 1978-07-16; final listed air date 1978-09-17; episode order: 10.
- Season 7: premiered 1979-07-22; final listed air date 1979-09-23; episode order: 10.
- Season 8: premiered 1980-08-31; final listed air date 1980-10-26; episode order: 9.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Onedin Line on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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