Armchair Cinema

The Sailor's Return (1x7)

: 15, 1978

In this 1978 adaptation of David Garnett’s 1924 historical novel, Tom Bell plays William Targett a sea captain who, some time during the 1850s, returns to his home village in Dorset. Targett brings with him his wife Tulip, a princess he wed during his time in Dahomey, Africa. However, he and Tulip find that they must combat the prejudices of the people in their village.