Hello from the colonies

[ivaradi]

I just joined this group. I'm really surprized that there's a
group dedicated to the wonderful BBC series. I know what episodes I
saw (back in the late 70s early 80s) I enjoyed. I happen to like
sailing stories/series.
Does anyone happen to know if this series is available in the US
preferably on DVD as I like that formant better? I am aware of the
problems with the UKs videotape (PAL) and ours (VHS). Does the same
problem exist on the DVDs?
Anybody know if there's talk of reviving the series? Maybe with
new actors or bringing back the old one?
Ron

[liamegan2000]

—– Original Message —–
From: "Ron" <australian4you@yahoo.com>
To: <shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 5:49 AM
Subject: [shiponedingroup] Hello from the colonies

Welcome!

> I just joined this group. I'm really surprized that there's a
> group dedicated to the wonderful BBC series. I know what episodes I
> saw (back in the late 70s early 80s) I enjoyed. I happen to like
> sailing stories/series.

Then you have definitely found the right place.

> Does anyone happen to know if this series is available in the US
> preferably on DVD as I like that formant better?

The first 2 series are available on DVD, try searching Amazon, Google etc.

Also, Marianne tells us that series 3 will be available soon from
http://www.nl.bol.com .

But did you know there were 8 series of the Onedin Line made, consisting of
91 episodes?

>I am aware of the
> problems with the UKs videotape (PAL) and ours (VHS). Does the same
> problem exist on the DVDs?

Although I am no expert, all I can tell you is that I can play DVDs from
anywhere in the world including the USA which has a different TV system
(NTSC) and a different DVD region to the UK where I live. This is because
most DVD players can be easily "unlocked" or "hacked" to allow this (and the
output suits the local TV system in the region the DVD player was sold).
Go to:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks and see if your player is listed, or to
its manufacturer's home page sometimes the instructions are there!

> Anybody know if there's talk of reviving the series?
>Maybe with new actors or bringing back the old one?

I very much doubt it.

ATB Bill.

[ivaradi]

Thanks Bill for the info. I'll look into the DVD on google & yahoo.
Ron

[desgreniers]

Hello Ron,

 

You can also look on the BBCCanada website. I saw
the serie in their catalog

 

Andre

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—– Original Message —–

From:
Ron

To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:32
AM

Subject: [shiponedingroup] Re: Hello from
the colonies

Thanks Bill for the info.  I'll look into the DVD on
google & yahoo.
Ron

[ivaradi]

Hi,
I'd like to thank all that assisted me in finding this series on
DVD. Just a note to let everyone know Barnes and Noble Booksellers
has it listed on their website as available. About $40. It's Series
1 and 2. There are 4 DVDs per season and each series is available
separately.
Ron

[ivaradi]

If these are the same ones as at Amazon.com, there are only 4 episodes in
each (2 DVDs per set) and both sets are, I believe, from the first season.

This is the link for set 2 which I have:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006SA90/qid=1095915980/sr=8
-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-3725692-3894225?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846
(These are Region 1 in NTSC)

Cari
http://www.juganet.com
http://www.coribright.com

> —–Original Message—–
> From: Ron [mailto:australian4you@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 7:07 PM
> To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [shiponedingroup] Re: The Onedin Line on DVD
>
> Hi,
> I'd like to thank all that assisted me in finding this series on
> DVD. Just a note to let everyone know Barnes and Noble Booksellers
> has it listed on their website as available. About $40. It's Series
> 1 and 2. There are 4 DVDs per season and each series is available
> separately.
> Ron
>

[liamegan2000]

Yes,

Series 1 was originally 15 episodes, I think I'm right in saying all these
are available except for one called "The Cry Of The Blackbird"

Series 2, 14 episodes less one called "Bloody Week" are again if I'm right
available.

You can find the episode list (thanks to Diana) in the files section along
with other info about the series, but in case you have trouble accessing it
I've appended it below:

Drama Playhouse

7 December 1970

1 The Wind Blows Free ("pilot")

Series 1

15 October 1971 – 21 January 1972

15 episodes

2 The Wind Blows Free

3 Plain Sailing

4 Other Points of the Compass

5 High Price

6 Catch as Can

7 Salvage

8 Passage to Pernambuco

9 The Homecoming

10 When My Ship Comes Home

11 A Very Important Passenger

12 Mutiny

13 Cry of the Blackbird

14 Shadow of Doubt

15 Blockade

16 Winner Take All

Series 2

17 September – 31 December 1972

14 episodes

17 The Hard Case

18 Pound and Pint

19 A Woman Alone

20 Fetch and Carry

21 Yellow Jack

22 Survivor

23 Coffin Ship

24 'Frisco Bound

25 Beyond the Upper Sea

26 An Inch of Candle

27 Goodbye, Goodbye

28 Bloody Week

29 The Challenge

30 Race for Power

Series 3

21 October 1973 – 27 January 1974

13 episodes

31 The Ship Devils

32 The Stranger

33 Echoes from Afar

34 Amazon Cargo

35 Danger Level

36 Black Gold

37 Law of the Fist

38 Ice and Fire

39 A Proposal of Marriage

40 Over the Horizon

41 The Silver Caddy

42 Port Out, Starboard Home

43 The Passenger

Series 4

25 April – 27 June 1976

10 episodes

44 Loss of the Helen May

45 A Cold Wind Blowing

46 Not Wanted on Voyage

47 Undercurrent

48 Quarantine

49 Uncharted Island

50 A Clear Conscience

51 Shipwreck

52 The Gamble

53 Month of the Albatross

Series 5

26 June – 28 August 1977

10 episodes

54 When Troubles Come

55 Rescue

56 Coffin Ships

57 The Trade Winds

58 The Stowaway

59 Dead Man's Cargo

60 A Hard Life

61 The Hostage

62 Uncharted Waters

63 A Close Run Thing

Series 6

16 July – 17 September 1978

10 episodes

64 No Smoke Without Fire

65 Collision Course

66 Double Dealers

67 Stand by to Go About

68 The Upright Man

69 The Reverend's Daughter

70 Highly Explosive

71 A Sea of Troubles

72 Men of Honour

73 The Fortune Hunters

Series 7

22 July – 23 September 1979

10 episodes

74 Liverpool Bound

75 The Homecoming

76 The Paddy Westers

77 Dirty Cargo

78 To Honour and Obey

79 Running Free

80 The Suitor

81 Storm Clouds

82 Outward Bound

83 Homeward Bound

Series 8

31 August – 26 October 1980

9 episodes

84 A Royal Return

85 Revenge

86 Blood Ties

87 The Honeymoon

88 Jonah's Luck

89 The Price of Pride

90 Vengeance

91 Guilty – In All Innocence

92 A Long Way Home

Bill.

—– Original Message —–
From: "Cari" <Cari@coribright.com>
To: <shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 6:07 AM
Subject: RE: [shiponedingroup] Re: The Onedin Line on DVD

>
> If these are the same ones as at Amazon.com, there are only 4 episodes in
> each (2 DVDs per set) and both sets are, I believe, from the first season.
>
> This is the link for set 2 which I have:
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006SA90/qid=1095915980/sr=8
> -1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-3725692-3894225?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846
> (These are Region 1 in NTSC)
>
> Cari
> http://www.juganet.com
> http://www.coribright.com
>
> > —–Original Message—–
> > From: Ron [mailto:australian4you@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 7:07 PM
> > To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [shiponedingroup] Re: The Onedin Line on DVD
> >
> > Hi,
> > I'd like to thank all that assisted me in finding this series on
> > DVD. Just a note to let everyone know Barnes and Noble Booksellers
> > has it listed on their website as available. About $40. It's Series
> > 1 and 2. There are 4 DVDs per season and each series is available
> > separately.
> > Ron
> >
>
>

[ivaradi]

Thanks Bill.
Ron
— Bill <william.whittaker1@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Yes,
>
> Series 1 was originally 15 episodes, I think I'm
> right in saying all these
> are available except for one called "The Cry Of The
> Blackbird"
>
> Series 2, 14 episodes less one called "Bloody Week"
> are again if I'm right
> available.
>
> You can find the episode list (thanks to Diana) in
> the files section along
> with other info about the series, but in case you
> have trouble accessing it
> I've appended it below:
>
> Drama Playhouse
>
> 7 December 1970
>
> 1 The Wind Blows Free ("pilot")
>
>
>
> Series 1
>
> 15 October 1971 – 21 January 1972
>
> 15 episodes
>
>
>
> 2 The Wind Blows Free
>
> 3 Plain Sailing
>
> 4 Other Points of the Compass
>
> 5 High Price
>
> 6 Catch as Can
>
> 7 Salvage
>
> 8 Passage to Pernambuco
>
> 9 The Homecoming
>
> 10 When My Ship Comes Home
>
> 11 A Very Important Passenger
>
> 12 Mutiny
>
> 13 Cry of the Blackbird
>
> 14 Shadow of Doubt
>
> 15 Blockade
>
> 16 Winner Take All
>
>
>
> Series 2
>
> 17 September – 31 December 1972
>
> 14 episodes
>
>
>
> 17 The Hard Case
>
> 18 Pound and Pint
>
> 19 A Woman Alone
>
> 20 Fetch and Carry
>
> 21 Yellow Jack
>
> 22 Survivor
>
> 23 Coffin Ship
>
> 24 'Frisco Bound
>
> 25 Beyond the Upper Sea
>
> 26 An Inch of Candle
>
> 27 Goodbye, Goodbye
>
> 28 Bloody Week
>
> 29 The Challenge
>
> 30 Race for Power
>
>
>
>
>
> Series 3
>
> 21 October 1973 – 27 January 1974
>
> 13 episodes
>
>
>
> 31 The Ship Devils
>
> 32 The Stranger
>
> 33 Echoes from Afar
>
> 34 Amazon Cargo
>
> 35 Danger Level
>
> 36 Black Gold
>
> 37 Law of the Fist
>
> 38 Ice and Fire
>
> 39 A Proposal of Marriage
>
> 40 Over the Horizon
>
> 41 The Silver Caddy
>
> 42 Port Out, Starboard Home
>
> 43 The Passenger
>
>
>
> Series 4
>
> 25 April – 27 June 1976
>
> 10 episodes
>
>
>
> 44 Loss of the Helen May
>
> 45 A Cold Wind Blowing
>
> 46 Not Wanted on Voyage
>
> 47 Undercurrent
>
> 48 Quarantine
>
> 49 Uncharted Island
>
> 50 A Clear Conscience
>
> 51 Shipwreck
>
> 52 The Gamble
>
> 53 Month of the Albatross
>
>
>
> Series 5
>
> 26 June – 28 August 1977
>
> 10 episodes
>
>
>
> 54 When Troubles Come
>
> 55 Rescue
>
> 56 Coffin Ships
>
> 57 The Trade Winds
>
> 58 The Stowaway
>
> 59 Dead Man's Cargo
>
> 60 A Hard Life
>
> 61 The Hostage
>
> 62 Uncharted Waters
>
> 63 A Close Run Thing
>
>
>
>

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[ivaradi]

Hi Cari,
I'm not sure. It appeared from the ad that it was
the complete series 1 and 2 (possibly a few eps
missing.
Ron
— Cari <Cari@coribright.com> wrote:

> If these are the same ones as at Amazon.com, there
> are only 4 episodes in
> each (2 DVDs per set) and both sets are, I believe,
> from the first season.
>
> This is the link for set 2 which I have:
>

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006SA90/qid=1095915980/sr=8

>

-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-3725692-3894225?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846

> (These are Region 1 in NTSC)
>
> Cari
> http://www.juganet.com
> http://www.coribright.com
>
> > —–Original Message—–
> > From: Ron [mailto:australian4you@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 7:07 PM
> > To: shiponedingroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [shiponedingroup] Re: The Onedin Line on
> DVD
> >
> > Hi,
> > I'd like to thank all that assisted me in
> finding this series on
> > DVD. Just a note to let everyone know Barnes and
> Noble Booksellers
> > has it listed on their website as available.
> About $40. It's Series
> > 1 and 2. There are 4 DVDs per season and each
> series is available
> > separately.
> > Ron
> >
>
>
>

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