Howards' Way (1985–1990)

TV Series | 50 min | Drama

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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 ... See full summary »

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Cast & Crew

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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

(73 episodes, 1985-1990)
Tony Anholt

Charles Frere

(72 episodes, 1985-1990)
Ivor Danvers

Gerald Urquhart

(71 episodes, 1985-1990)
Dulcie Gray

Kate Harvey

(68 episodes, 1985-1990)
Cindy Shelley

Abby Hudson

(64 episodes, 1985-1990)
Maurice Colbourne

Tom Howard

(61 episodes, 1985-1989)
Patricia Shakesby

Polly Urquhart

(54 episodes, 1985-1989)
Willoughby Gray

Sir John Stevens

(40 episodes, 1985-1990)
Tracey Childs

Lynne Howard

(36 episodes, 1985-1990)

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Creators:

Gerard Glaister, Allan Prior

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6 January 2006 | hillierrichard

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Oh how much I loved Howard's Way, and just imagine my happiness when I saw that it was being shown on UK TV Drama every weekday at 12 and then at 6. It is also repeated on Sundays at 2pm.

Watching it again takes me back to the 80s. A time when Sunday evening's were made eating crumpets doused in butter, drinking tea and watching slimy old Ken Masters in his brilliant white suits. Along with Jan Howard and her 'cutting edge' fashion house (mmmn, polka dots and American football style shoulder pads)

Was gutted to read on this site that Charles and Jack are no longer with us - god bless ya, and thanks for making a very warm childhood seem even warmer.

Howard's Way is available on DVD from this link: http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=srmr&page=title&r=R2&title=867783

Brilliant.

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Trivia

A 13-part season took nine months of the year to make.

Crazy Credits

The name of Lana Morris's character changed from Vanessa Anderberg (with an R) in episodes Howards' Way: Episode #3.9 (1987) and Howards' Way: Episode #3.12 (1987), to Vanessa Andenberg (with an N) when she became a regular character in Seasons 5 and 6.

Soundtracks

Howards Way Theme
Composed by Simon May and Leslie Osborne
Played by The Simon May Orchestra

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Drama

Details

Release Date:

1 September 1985

Language

English

Country of Origin

UK

Filming Locations

Moody Boat Yard, Burseldon, Hampshire, England, UK

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