The Exciting Saga of Ambitious Men, Tempestuous Women and Stormy Seas.

Set in England in the 1860’s when British naval strength was the envy of Europe, this saga charts the fortunes of an ambitious, clever and determined shipowner 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 and left him with no inheritance. All James has is a legacy of £25 and a shrewd,business mind. Despite his scheming sister and 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 and with steam a possibility for the future, he swiftly embarks on his rise from impoverished seamen to wealthy shipowner and founder of THE ONEDIN LINE.

Worldwide location filming and fabulous footage of genuine tall ships are among the highlights of this popularBBC, period drama.

(2 DVDs) approx. 200 mins.

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