The Onedin Line
Season 2 Episode 12 - Bloody Week
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.
Episodes in Season 2
The Hard Case
50 min
Pound and Pint
50 min
A Woman Alone
50 min
Fetch and Carry
50 min
Yellow Jack
50 min
Survivor
50 min
Coffin Ship
50 min
'Frisco Bound
50 min
Beyond the Upper Sea
50 min
An Inch of Candle
50 min
Goodbye, Goodbye
50 min
Bloody Week
50 min
The Challenge
50 min
Race for Power
50 min
