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Howards' Way

Howards' Way is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the wealthy yachting and business communities in the fictional town of Tarrant on the south coast of England, and was filmed on the River Hamble and the…

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Genre
Drama
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
Gerard Glaister Allan Prior
Network
BBC1
No. of episodes
78
No. of series
6

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Howards' Way

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples78
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Howards' Way

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related to Reception · 32
Howards' Way → Abby Urquhart's, Abby's, American, BBC, Caress Morrell, Charles, Charles Frere, Dallas, Dynasty, Emma Neesome, Gibraltar, Guernsey, In, Jack Rolfe, Jeff Harding, Kate O'Mara, Ken Masters, Lana Morris, Laura Wilde, Malta
related to history · 18
Howards' Way → Allan Prior, Although Howards' Way, American, BBC, BBC's, BBC1, British, Dallas, Dynasty, EastEnders, Gerard Glaister, Glaister, ITV, ITV's Coronation Street, Raymond Thompson, The, The Boatbuilders, The Brothers
related to In other media · 5
Howards' Way → December, EastEnders, No, Shadows, UK
Country of origin · 1
Howards' Way → United Kingdom
Created by · 1
Howards' Way → Gerard Glaister Allan Prior
Genre · 1
Howards' Way → Drama
Network · 1
Howards' Way → BBC1
No. of episodes · 1
Howards' Way → 78
No. of series · 1
Howards' Way → 6
Original language · 1
Howards' Way → English

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Howards' WayCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Howards' WayCreated byGerard Glaister Allan Prior1.00infobox
Howards' WayGenreDrama1.00infobox
Howards' WayNetworkBBC11.00infobox
Howards' WayNo. of episodes781.00infobox
Howards' WayNo. of series61.00infobox
Howards' WayOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Howards' WayProducerGerard Glaister1.00infobox
Howards' WayProduction companyBBC Birmingham (Pebble Mill Studios)1.00infobox
Howards' WayRelease1 September 1985 (1985-09-01) – 25 November 1990 (1990-11-25)1.00infobox
Howards' WayRunning time50 minutes1.00infobox
Howards' WayStarringMaurice Colbourne Jan Harvey Glyn Owen Dulcie Gray Stephen Yardley Tony Anholt Susan Gilmore Tracey Childs Edward Highmore Cindy Shelley Ivor Danvers Patricia Shakesby Sarah-Jan…1.00infobox
Howards' WayTheme music composerSimon May1.00infobox
Howards' Wayis atelevision drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 19900.90text

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