About The Onedin Line
- Released on October 15, 1971
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.
Main Cast of The Onedin Line
Jessica Benton plays Elizabeth Frazer (76 episodes)
Peter Gilmore plays James Onedin (91 episodes)
Howard Lang plays Captain Baines (91 episodes)
Secondary Cast of The Onedin Line
Jessica Benton plays Elizabeth Onedin (15 episodes)
Anne Stallybrass plays Anne Onedin (29 episodes)
Philip Bond plays Albert Frazer (26 episodes)
Michael Billington plays Daniel Fogarty (23 episodes)
Edward Chapman plays Mr. Callon (9 episodes)
Brian Rawlinson plays Robert Onedin (21 episodes)
Mary Webster plays Sarah Onedin (13 episodes)
James Hayter plays Captain Webster (10 episodes)
Robert Gillespie plays Drummond (1 episode)
John Kidd plays Agnew (1 episode)
Edward Dentith plays Captain Davies (1 episode)
Declan Mulholland plays Mr. Simpson (2 episodes)
Maureen Nelson plays Mrs. Furlong (1 episode)
Reg Matthews plays Clerk (1 episode)
Windsor Davies plays Taffy (1 episode)
Gawn Grainger plays Billy Boy (1 episode)
Ron Hackett plays Jacko Waters (1 episode)
Ruth Kettlewell plays Waters' Mother (1 episode)
Mary Dennison plays Mrs. Waters (1 episode)
Roy Hanlon plays Ginger Flynn (1 episode)
Clifford Cox plays Mr. Watson (2 episodes)
John Boxer plays Clipper Captain (1 episode)
John Scott Martin plays Seaman (1 episode)
Steve Peters plays Head Waiter (1 episode)
Mary Webster plays Sarah Onedin (2 episodes)
Cyril Shaps plays Senhor Braganza (1 episode) , Senor Braganza (1 episode)
Heather Canning plays Mrs. Arkwright (1 episode)
Hilda Braid plays Miss Simmonds (1 episode)
Nicolette Roeg plays Ada Gamble (1 episode)
Pat Beckett plays Midwife (1 episode)
Anne Tirard plays Ethel (1 episode)
Chris Gannon plays Irish Immigrant (1 episode)
Kenneth Waller plays Drayman (1 episode)
James Warwick plays Edmund Callon (3 episodes)
Brandon Brady plays Captain (1 episode)
Michael Brennan plays Bully Hayes (1 episode)
Anthony Sagar plays Mr. Lyons (1 episode)
Frank Littlewood plays Pocock (1 episode)
Damaris Hayman plays Aunt Letitia (1 episode)
Paula Wilcox plays Agnes Bascombe (1 episode)
Frederick Arle plays Jack Littlejohn (1 episode)
John Rapley plays Barman (1 episode)
Salvin Stewart plays Crewman (1 episode)
John Lyons plays Crewman (1 episode)
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David Garfield plays Dom Vasco (1 episode)
Kurt Christian plays Felipo (1 episode)
Lilita De Barros plays Sarita (1 episode)
Barry Keegan plays M'Guire (1 episode)
Marc Zuber plays Peasant (1 episode)
Mario Zappellini plays Peasant (1 episode)
Bryan Marshall plays Michael Adams (1 episode)
Gary Ward plays Billy (1 episode)
Gary Hope plays Henry Chubb (1 episode)
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Golda Casimir plays Kate (1 episode)
Phillip Ross plays Captain Goody (1 episode)
Nickolas Grace plays Arab (1 episode)
John Franklyn-Robbins plays Garibaldi (1 episode)
John Line plays Sir George Pelham (1 episode)
Alfred Bell plays Alun Medcalf (1 episode)
Billy Hamon plays Jacky Clegg (1 episode)
Michael Menaugh plays Manuel Santos (1 episode)
Grahame Mallard plays Carl Strang (1 episode)
Rollo Gamble plays Rear Admiral Spinks (1 episode)
Iain Cuthbertson plays Captain Kirkwood (1 episode)
John Thaw plays Mr, Carby (1 episode)
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Kevin Stoney plays Vandoorne (1 episode)
Lawrence Douglas plays Loog (1 episode)
Rio Fanning plays Castle (1 episode)
Robert Fyfe plays Evans (1 episode)
John Abineri plays Lescaut (1 episode)
David Morrell plays Pilot (1 episode)
Peter Jeffrey plays McPherson (1 episode)
Clifton Jones plays Eremasi (1 episode)
Tony Wright plays Quennel (1 episode)
Neil Kennedy plays Roper (1 episode)
Susan Chaloner plays Melua (1 episode)
Alan Hockey plays Pilot (1 episode) , Chumley (1 episode)
Pamela Salem plays Emma Callon (2 episodes)
John Colclough plays Joby (1 episode)
Douglas Milvain plays Hamway (1 episode)
Brian Young plays Gurney (1 episode)
Judy Nunn plays Woman (1 episode)
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Alexander Duckworth plays William Frazer (1 episode)
Alan Tucker plays Jeremy Stirling (1 episode)
Joanna Cooper plays Kate Stirling (1 episode)
Walter Horsbrugh plays Doctor (1 episode)
Walter Sparrow plays George Bethell (1 episode) , Billy Bones (1 episode)
Terence Lodge plays Dugald McCaig (1 episode)
Willoughby Goddard plays Ferns (1 episode)
Jay Neill plays Dockmaster (1 episode) , Officer (1 episode) , Harbour Official (1 episode)
Donald Douglas plays Major Morrison (1 episode)
Jeremy Young plays Fergusson (1 episode)
Norman Mitchell plays Foote (1 episode)
Graham Rigby plays Mine Host (1 episode)
Michael Sheard plays Smethurst (1 episode)
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Juliet Marshall plays Jane Bamber (1 episode)
Montgomery Brown plays Bell (1 episode)
Sam Mansary plays Slave (1 episode)
Nicholas Loukes plays Crewmember (1 episode)
Nigel Lambert plays Tranter (1 episode)
James Garbutt plays Tapscott (1 episode)
Chris Tranchell plays Brandon (1 episode)
Michael Segal plays Captain Svenson (1 episode)
Godfrey James plays Jessop (3 episodes)
Jenny Laird plays Ellen Jessop (3 episodes)
Thomas Heathcote plays Fletcher (3 episodes)
Peter Childs plays Clay (2 episodes)
Jack Wild plays Peter Thompson (1 episode)
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Ivan Beavis plays Tanner (1 episode)
John Phillips plays Jack - Frazer Senior (1 episode) , Mr. Frazer (1 episode)
Michael Collins plays Thompson (1 episode)
Martin Grace plays Martin Thompson (1 episode)
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Eileen Way plays Old Woman (1 episode)
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John Alderson plays Bosun (1 episode)
Dolores Mantez plays Miss Indigo (1 episode)
Artro Morris plays Captain Jones (1 episode)
Richard Parry plays Twinty Morgan (2 episodes)
Robert Mill plays John Frazer (2 episodes)
Michael Crane plays Dutchie (1 episode)
Paul Dawkins plays The Lord Mayor (1 episode)
Frank Mills plays Dr. MacWhirter (1 episode)
Dan Meaden plays Collector of Customs (1 episode)
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Pamela Sholto plays Alice (2 episodes)
Yvonne Bonnamy plays Miriam (1 episode)
Marcelle Samett plays Old Crone (1 episode)
Pam St. Clement plays Orderly (1 episode)
Noel Purcell plays Hennessy (1 episode)
April Walker plays Carrie Harris (3 episodes)
Jack Woolgar plays Bogner (1 episode)
Talfryn Thomas plays Thomas (1 episode)
Bill Stewart plays Hadley (1 episode)
James Mellor plays Brough (1 episode)
Tony Kenyon plays Bartley (1 episode)
Richard Ireson plays Carlaw (1 episode)
Robert Hartley plays Captain Lubbock (1 episode)
Adam Blake plays Edward (1 episode)
Jane Seymour plays Emma Fogarty (1 episode) , Emma Callon (8 episodes)
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John Caesar plays Clerk (1 episode)
Eddie Connor plays Manager (1 episode)
Charles Adey-Grey plays Drunken Man (1 episode)
Richard Hurndall plays Sir Walter Teal (1 episode)
Paul Lavers plays David Teal (1 episode)
John Hollis plays Corry (1 episode)
Alexandra Knowles plays Maid (1 episode)
Ric Young plays Liu Chan (1 episode) , Johnny Heave-Ho (1 episode)
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Wolfe Morris plays Suleyman Pasha (1 episode)
Carolyn Courage plays Leyla (1 episode)
John Harvey plays Sir Charles Gray (1 episode)
Harold Goodwin plays Chief Engineer (1 episode)
Jules Walters plays Abdulla (1 episode)
Tony Boyd plays Hadji Ahmet (1 episode)
Kevork Malikyan plays Hadji Ahmet's Spokesman (1 episode)
Alan Wilson plays Sankey (1 episode)
Shay Gorman plays Delaney (1 episode)
Peter Longbow plays Wilbraham (1 episode)
Ian Elliott plays O'Riordan (1 episode)
Sonia Dresdel plays Lady Lazenby (1 episode)
Steve Gardner plays Lovat (1 episode)
Anthony Roye plays Fellowes (1 episode)
Don McKillop plays Dorrel (1 episode)
Natalia Lindley plays Maid (1 episode)
John Breslin plays Leon Say (1 episode)
Neville Barber plays Felix Pyat (1 episode)
Michael Bangerter plays Von Pranke (1 episode)
Leon Eagles plays Charles Delescluze (1 episode)
Lila Valmere plays Mme. Sousmain (1 episode)
Sean Bury plays Jean-Paul (1 episode)
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James Locker plays Sir Richard Lazenby (1 episode)
Christopher Benjamin plays Said Ben Salim (1 episode)
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Bruce Boa plays Captain Franks (1 episode)
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John Rae plays Doctor (1 episode)
Arnold Peters plays Dr. Collister (1 episode) , Doctor Collister (1 episode)
Dorothy Gordon plays Midwife (1 episode)
Cliff Collingwood plays Bonny (1 episode)
Crew of The Onedin Line
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- Jessica Benton
- Anne Stallybrass
- Philip Bond
- Michael Billington
- Edward Chapman
- Brian Rawlinson
- Mary Webster
- James Hayter
- Robert Gillespie
- John Kidd
- Edward Dentith
- Declan Mulholland
- Maureen Nelson
- Reg Matthews
- Windsor Davies
- Gawn Grainger
- Ron Hackett
- Ruth Kettlewell
- Mary Dennison
- Roy Hanlon
- Clifford Cox
- John Boxer
- John Scott Martin
- Steve Peters
- Cyril Shaps
- Heather Canning
- Hilda Braid
- Nicolette Roeg
- Pat Beckett
- Anne Tirard
- Chris Gannon
- Kenneth Waller
- James Warwick
- Brandon Brady
- Michael Brennan
- Anthony Sagar
- Frank Littlewood
- Damaris Hayman
- Paula Wilcox
- Frederick Arle
- John Rapley
- Salvin Stewart
- John Lyons
- David Garfield
- Kurt Christian
- Lilita De Barros
- Barry Keegan
- Marc Zuber
- Mario Zappellini
- Bryan Marshall
- Gary Ward
- Gary Hope
- Golda Casimir
- Phillip Ross
- Nickolas Grace
- John Franklyn-Robbins
- John Line
- Alfred Bell
- Billy Hamon
- Michael Menaugh
- Grahame Mallard
- Rollo Gamble
- Iain Cuthbertson
- John Thaw
- Kevin Stoney
- Lawrence Douglas
- Rio Fanning
- Robert Fyfe
- John Abineri
- David Morrell
- Peter Jeffrey
- Clifton Jones
- Tony Wright
- Neil Kennedy
- Susan Chaloner
- Alan Hockey
- Pamela Salem
- John Colclough
- Douglas Milvain
- Brian Young
- Judy Nunn
- Alexander Duckworth
- Alan Tucker
- Joanna Cooper
- Walter Horsbrugh
- Walter Sparrow
- Terence Lodge
- Willoughby Goddard
- Jay Neill
- Donald Douglas
- Jeremy Young
- Norman Mitchell
- Graham Rigby
- Michael Sheard
- James Dyrenforth
- Juliet Marshall
- Montgomery Brown
- Sam Mansary
- Nicholas Loukes
- Nigel Lambert
- James Garbutt
- Chris Tranchell
- Michael Segal
- Godfrey James
- Jenny Laird
- Thomas Heathcote
- Peter Childs
- Jack Wild
- Ivan Beavis
- John Phillips
- Michael Collins
- Martin Grace
- Rhoda Lewis
- Eileen Way
- John Alderson
- Dolores Mantez
- Artro Morris
- Richard Parry
- Robert Mill
- Michael Crane
- Paul Dawkins
- Frank Mills
- Dan Meaden
- Pamela Sholto
- Yvonne Bonnamy
- Marcelle Samett
- Pam St. Clement
- Noel Purcell
- April Walker
- Jack Woolgar
- Talfryn Thomas
- Bill Stewart
- James Mellor
- Tony Kenyon
- Richard Ireson
- Robert Hartley
- Adam Blake
- Jane Seymour
- Claire Faulkenbridge
- John Caesar
- Eddie Connor
- Charles Adey-Grey
- Richard Hurndall
- Paul Lavers
- John Hollis
- Alexandra Knowles
- Ric Young
- Wolfe Morris
- Carolyn Courage
- John Harvey
- Harold Goodwin
- Jules Walters
- Tony Boyd
- Kevork Malikyan
- Alan Wilson
- Shay Gorman
- Peter Longbow
- Ian Elliott
- Sonia Dresdel
- Steve Gardner
- Anthony Roye
- Don McKillop
- Natalia Lindley
- John Breslin
- Neville Barber
- Michael Bangerter
- Leon Eagles
- Lila Valmere
- Sean Bury
- James Locker
- Christopher Benjamin
- Roger Hammond
- Bruce Boa
- John Rae
- Arnold Peters
- Dorothy Gordon
- Cliff Collingwood