Tom Howard is made redundant from his job as a senior aircraft designer and decides to invest his skill, time and redundancy money in a run-down local boat building yard. Without his investment the yard would certainly have gone bust but...
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Jan Howard
(78 episodes, 1985-1990)
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| Stephen Yardley | ... |
Ken Masters
(78 episodes, 1985-1990)
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Glyn Owen | ... |
Jack Rolfe
(78 episodes, 1985-1990)
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| Susan Gilmore | ... |
Avril Rolfe
(78 episodes, 1985-1990)
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Edward Highmore | ... |
Leo Howard
(78 episodes, 1985-1990)
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Robert Vahey | ... |
Bill Sayers
(73 episodes, 1985-1990)
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| Tony Anholt | ... |
Charles Frere
(72 episodes, 1985-1990)
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Ivor Danvers | ... |
Gerald Urquhart
(71 episodes, 1985-1990)
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| Dulcie Gray | ... |
Kate Harvey
(68 episodes, 1985-1990)
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Cindy Shelley | ... |
Abby Hudson
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(64 episodes, 1985-1990)
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Maurice Colbourne | ... |
Tom Howard
(61 episodes, 1985-1989)
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Patricia Shakesby | ... |
Polly Urquhart
(54 episodes, 1985-1989)
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| Willoughby Gray | ... |
Sir John Stevens
(40 episodes, 1985-1990)
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| Tracey Childs | ... |
Lynne Howard
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(36 episodes, 1985-1990)
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Sarah-Jane Varley | ... |
Sarah Foster
(30 episodes, 1986-1988)
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| Nigel Davenport | ... |
Sir Edward Frere
(29 episodes, 1987-1990)
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| Lana Morris | ... |
Vanessa Andenberg
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(28 episodes, 1987-1990)
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| Kate O'Mara | ... |
Laura Wilde
(26 episodes, 1989-1990)
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Sian Webber | ... |
Emma Neesome
(22 episodes, 1987-1989)
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| Kulvinder Ghir | ... |
Davy Malik
(18 episodes, 1985-1986)
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| Jeff Harding | ... |
Orrin Hudson
(16 episodes, 1989-1990)
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Bruce Bould | ... |
David Lloyd
(14 episodes, 1985-1987)
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| Malcolm Jamieson | ... |
Claude Dupont
(13 episodes, 1985-1986)
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| Francesca Gonshaw | ... |
Amanda Parker
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(12 episodes, 1987)
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| Andrew Bicknell | ... |
James Brooke
(12 episodes, 1989)
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| Sarah Lam | ... |
Anna Lee
(12 episodes, 1987)
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Charmian Gradwell | ... |
Jenny Richards
(12 episodes, 1990)
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Michael Loney | ... |
Michael Hanley
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(12 episodes, 1987-1988)
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| Victoria Burgoyne | ... |
Vicki Rockwell
(11 episodes, 1989)
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Paul Jerricho | ... |
Robert Hastings
(11 episodes, 1990)
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Oscar Quitak | ... |
Richard Shellet
(10 episodes, 1985-1986)
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Graham Pountney | ... |
Mark Foster
(10 episodes, 1986-1987)
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Peter Penry-Jones | ... |
Colin Linsdale
(10 episodes, 1985-1987)
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| Michael Denison | ... |
Admiral Francis Redfern
(9 episodes, 1987-1990)
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Sally Farmiloe | ... |
Dawn
(8 episodes, 1985-1986)
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John Rhean | ... |
Tony Munro
(8 episodes, 1990)
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| John Rolfe | ... |
James Sinclair
(8 episodes, 1985-1986)
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Michael Ryan | ... |
Orrin Hudson
(7 episodes, 1986)
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Leon Tanner | ... |
Allan Parker
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(7 episodes, 1987-1988)
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| James Coombes | ... |
Pierre Challon
(6 episodes, 1990)
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Maria Eldridge | ... |
Samantha
(6 episodes, 1985-1986)
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| Anthony Head | ... |
Phil Norton
(5 episodes, 1985)
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Dean Harris | ... |
Curtis Jaeger
(5 episodes, 1986)
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| John Moulder-Brown | ... |
Richard Spencer
(5 episodes, 1987)
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Bill Thomas | ... |
Steve Windom
(4 episodes, 1986)
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Fraser Kerr | ... |
Robert McIntyre
(4 episodes, 1987)
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Andrew Hilton | ... |
Henderson
(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
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| Tim Faulkner | ... |
Nick Holford
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Kenneth Lodge | ... |
Inspector Daniel Morris
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(3 episodes, 1988-1989)
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| Richard Heffer | ... |
David Relton
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Plot Summary |
Tom Howard is made redundant from his job as a senior aircraft designer and decides to invest his skill, time and redundancy money in a run-down local boat building yard. Without his investment the yard would certainly have gone bust but the decision puts a great strain on his marriage and causes problems with other members of his family. The various family members gradually come to terms with their changing circumstances and the consequences of Howard's decision.
Written by Mark Smith |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | By a remarkable coincidence, regular cast members Maurice Colbourne, Stephen Yardley and Kate O'Mara had appeared separately as guest actors in three consecutive stories of the 22nd season of Doctor Who (1963) in 1985. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Howards Way Theme See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The name of Lana Morris's character changed from Vanessa Anderberg (with an R) in episodes Episode #3.9 (1987) and Episode #3.12 (1987), to Vanessa Andenberg (with an N) when she became a regular character in Seasons 5 and 6. See more » |