Season 6 • Episode 13
LatestCharlie learns of his fate, Jan launches the cosmetics range, Gerald is stunned by Abby's proposal and Jack says a fond farewell.
The BBC's answer to Dynasty, Howards' Way was launched in 1985 with an enormous 1 million pound budget. The main characters in the show were 'best boat designer in the world' Tom Howard, his boutique running wife Jan Howard, 'I'll have a drink' Jack Rolfe and a nasty man called Ken Masters. It starred Maurice Colbourne.
Production
That million-pound budget bought SERIOUS yacht porn.
Costume
Jan's boutique wardrobe screams 'I have opinions about wine.'
Acting
Kate O'Mara serving matriarch realness like rent is due.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Launched the same week as EastEnders, this was the BBC's attempt to prove drama didn't need grit to grab viewers — just boats and bitterness.
The real star was supposedly that £1 million budget — in 1985, that was practically blockbuster money for British television.
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