- In Liverpool in 1860 sailor James Onedin, working for the hard-nosed shipping owner Callon, is desperate to gain a ship of his own and finally acquires the 'Charlotte Rhodes' from drunken old Captain Webster in exchange for marrying the captain's daughter, unglamorous but spirited Anne. He makes his mark when he beats Callon in a race to secure a contract with the Portuguese wine exporter Braganza. His brother Robert and wife Sarah run a chandler's shop, assisted by discontented and frivolous younger sister Elizabeth.—don @ minifie-1
- James Onedin is an experienced sea captain who decides to go into business for himself and sets his sights on buying a schooner, the Charlotte Rhodes which is soon to be sold at auction. He doesn't have the cash however and tries to interest his brother Robert in lending him the money in return for a partnership, but he won't hear of it. He approaches the schooner's owner, old Captain Webster, but it's clearly his daughter Anne who is in charge. She flatly rejects James' offer but has her own idea for a partnership that takes him by surprise. He is soon refitting the ship and now aims to take over the Portuguese wine trade, an area up to now controlled by his previous employer.—garykmcd
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