The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line was a drama TV show about a family who runs a shipping company in the late 19th century. It was on the BBC from 1971 to 1980 for 8 seasons and 91 episodes. It starred Peter Gilmore playing the title character.

Howard Lang playing the character William Baines

The Onedin Line
Genre	Drama
Created by	Cyril Abraham
Starring	Peter Gilmore Anne Stallybrass Jessica Benton Howard Lang
Opening theme	Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia by Aram Khachaturian
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	8
No. of episodes	91 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Anthony Coburn (pilot episode), Peter Graham Scott
Running time	49-51 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	15 October 1971 (1971-10-15) – 26 October 1980 (1980-10-26)

Other websites

• The Onedin Line at BBC Programmes
• The Internet Movie Database
• There were 91 episodes broadcast from October 1971 to October 1980 see this link for a complete list and more details
• Anne Stallybrass & Peter Gilmore, the actors who played Anne and James Onedin
• Website of Michael E Briant, who directed some of the episodes