"Howards' Way" (1985) TV series 1985-1990

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creators:

Gerard Glaister
Allan Prior

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

1 September 1985 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Stormy waters lie ahead...

Plot:

Tom Howard is made redundant from his job as a senior aircraft designer and decides to invest his skill...

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Boat Building | Sailing | Family Relationships | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Jan Harvey	...	Jan Howard (78 episodes, 1985-1990)
Stephen Yardley	...	Ken Masters (78 episodes, 1985-1990)
Glyn Owen	...	Jack Rolfe (78 episodes, 1985-1990)
Susan Gilmore	...	Avril Rolfe (78 episodes, 1985-1990)
Edward Highmore	...	Leo Howard (78 episodes, 1985-1990)
Robert Vahey	...	Bill Sayers (75 episodes, 1985-1990)
Ivor Danvers	...	Gerald Urquhart (73 episodes, 1985-1990)
Tony Anholt	...	Charles Frere (72 episodes, 1985-1990)
Dulcie Gray	...	Kate Harvey (69 episodes, 1985-1990)
Cindy Shelley	...	Abby Hudson / ... (65 episodes, 1985-1990)
Maurice Colbourne	...	Tom Howard (61 episodes, 1985-1989)
Patricia Shakesby	...	Polly Urquhart (55 episodes, 1985-1989)
Willoughby Gray	...	Sir John Stevens (41 episodes, 1985-1990)
Tracey Childs	...	Lynne Howard / ... (38 episodes, 1985-1990)

Runtime:

50 min (78 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bursledon, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

The series suffered the loss of its leading actor when Maurice Colbourne, who played Tom Howard, died of a heart attack in 1989. Episodes of series five were hurriedly rewritten to explain the character's absence before finally killing him off at the beginning of the sixth and final series.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Howards Way Theme

Howards Way back on UK Drama.

Howards Way was the greatest television series of all time and i am sick of continuing to enquire as to why this series is not released on DVD. No one can give a definitive answer if it were on DVD it would be an instant hit. Tony Anholt was by far my favourite character, an extraordinarily handsome man the epitome of suave. I still cannot believe that he is no longer with us, Tony was brill!! Its just wonderful to see him again on the re runs on UK Drama. It seems more interesting now than it did then. i would dearly like to know where all the locations were on the filming of the series. I just wish the series had continued beyond the 6 series.