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Howards' Way

1985–1990 · 6 seasons

A glossy, sunlit saga of boats and boardrooms, where ambition and affairs drift along at a leisurely, addictive pace.

Created by
Gerard Glaister, Allan Prior
Genres
Drama, Soap
Starring
Maurice Colbourne, Kate O'Mara, Jan Harvey
Overview
The BBC's answer to Dynasty, Howards' Way was launched in 1985 with an enormous 1 million pound budget. The main characters in the show were 'best boat designer in the world' Tom Howard, his boutique running wife Jan Howard, 'I'll have a drink' Jack Rolfe and a nasty man called Ken Masters. It starred Maurice Colbourne.

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  • Sky Go
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Created by
Gerard Glaister, Allan Prior
Genres
Drama, Soap
Starring
Maurice Colbourne, Kate O'Mara, Jan Harvey
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • betrayal
  • class
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, soap
Created by
Gerard Glaister, Allan Prior
Written by
Colin Haydn Evans, Patrick Carroll, Jeremy Burnham, Jill Hyem
Starring
Maurice Colbourne, Kate O'Mara, Jan Harvey, Glyn Owen, Stephen Yardley, Lana Morris, Nigel Davenport, Susan Gilmore
Cinematography
John Williams
Length
6 seasons, 78 episodes, 50 min each
Network
BBC One
Languages
English

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