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Captain
Baines (Howard Lang) who was Onedin’s right hand man, Onedin’s
miserly shopkeeper brother Robert (Brian Rawlinson) who becomes an
unwilling partner in James’s ship owning business as well as rascally
old Mr Callon (legendary character actor Edward Chapman) who was
Onedin’s chief rival, meanwhile Jessica Benton played Onedin’s
pretty sister who had eyes on a shipping line of her own.
The
BBC have always had a fascination for dramas of a nautical nature (think
Triangle, Howard’s Way etc) but the Onedin Line is easily the pick of
them and whilst later series of the show became slightly bogged down in
cast changes and too much soap style goings on this first series is a
true slice of classic TV drama and is simple a must buy despite the lack
of extras.
Incidentally
in the Drama Playhouse episode (which apparently is no longer in
existence) Sheila Allen played the role of Anne but turned down the role
for the series.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
No extras.
TRIVIA
The
ship that played the Charlotte Rhodes in the series was called the Soren
Larson and is still used today in the Pacific and around New Zealand as
a passenger ship!
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