The Onedin Line

Five years have elapsed and James Onedin is a prisoner in a settlement in South America.

James Onedin returns with grain he has bought in Turkey which he hopes will help pay off some of his debt.

James accepts iron plate, despite five ships floundering - and discovers the ship is being sabotaged.

After exposing Macauley's insurance scam, James proposes to Letty.

Samuel stows away on James's ship.

When Letty tells James she has invested in William's steam engine project, he buys a mill in her name.

William makes his peace with his parents, while James decides to make money transporting immigrants to America.

James's new love is determined not to be compared with the wife he lost.

James and Letty are to be married, but first they must cope when a group of sailors attempt to overwhelm them.