Howards' Way

Season: 3

Episode: 1

Episode 27

Episode 27

Air Date:03/09/1987

The Mermaid is struggling to escape the negative publicity generated by the catamaran accident and desperately needs new contacts. Meanwhile Jan's ultra chic designs are in such great demand she decides to employ an extra pair of stylish hands.

Crew

Episode 27

Name: Raymond Thompson

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Episode 27

Name: Jim Hiscox

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 27

Name: Matthew Robinson

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Guest Stars

Episode 27

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: Graham Pountney

Character: Mark Foster

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: Stephen Flynn

Character: Simon Peterson

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: Fraser Kerr

Character: Robert McIntyre

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: Alan Mock

Character: Adam Greenwood

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: Georgina Coombs

Character: Beth Drysdale

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: Peter Richards

Character: Tim Edwards

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: Tony Ryan

Character: Eric Cummings

Department: Acting

Episode 27

Name: James Hayes

Character: Auctioneer

Department: Acting

Episode: 2

Episode 28

Episode 28

Air Date:10/09/1987

The future of the Mermaid hangs in the balance with the coroner's verdict yet to be decided and to add insult to injury Charles plans to withdraw the Barracuda from the market. Tom and Avril's relationship comes to an end.

Crew

Episode 28

Name: Raymond Thompson

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Episode 28

Name: Matthew Robinson

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Guest Stars

Episode 28

Name: Graham Pountney

Character: Mark Foster

Department: Acting

Episode 28

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 28

Name: Fraser Kerr

Character: Robert McIntyre

Department: Acting

Episode 28

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 28

Name: Lindsey Brook

Character: Sandra Hay

Department: Acting

Episode: 3

Episode 29

Episode 29

Air Date:17/09/1987

Polly and Gerald's relationship is suffering as her spending gets out of control. Is Charles trying to sabotage the Mermaid? With financial ruin on the horizon, Jack earns a much-needed commission and Leo's boat refurbishment business is a success.

Crew

Episode 29

Name: Michael E. Briant

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Episode 29

Name: Jeremy Burnham

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Episode 29

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 29

Name: Graham Pountney

Character: Mark Foster

Department: Acting

Episode 29

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 29

Name: Fraser Kerr

Character: Robert McIntyre

Department: Acting

Episode 29

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 29

Name: Michael Denison

Character: Admiral Francis Redfern

Department: Acting

Episode 29

Name: Gregory de Polnay

Character: Werner Grunwald

Department: Acting

Episode 29

Name: Burt Kwouk

Character: Mr. Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 29

Name: Ruth Hillier

Character: Avril's Secretary

Department: Acting

Episode: 4

Episode 30

Episode 30

Air Date:24/09/1987

The competition is on as the Summer Powerboat race , leads to tensions between Ken and Charles. Sir Edward , is approached by Jan with a business proposition and , he has one for her but of a personal nature. Ken , and Sarah are caught in a compromising position.

Crew

Episode 30

Name: Michael E. Briant

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Episode 30

Name: Jeremy Burnham

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Episode 30

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 30

Name: Peter Penry-Jones

Character: Colin Linsdale

Department: Acting

Episode 30

Name: Graham Pountney

Character: Mark Foster

Department: Acting

Episode 30

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 30

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 30

Name: Michael Denison

Character: Admiral Francis Redfern

Department: Acting

Episode 30

Name: Peter van Dissel

Character: Anthony Brightwell

Department: Acting

Episode 30

Name: Nicholas Donnelly

Character: Peter Melrose

Department: Acting

Episode 30

Name: Stephen Boswell

Character: James Pitman

Department: Acting

Episode: 5

Episode 31

Episode 31

Air Date:01/10/1987

Jan's newly discovered talent Anna reveals she may be promised to someone and forced to quit the exciting world of fashion. Tom learns the outcome of the trial and can breathe a sigh of relief; meanwhile Leo's business has a new investor.

Crew

Episode 31

Name: Nigel Pardoe-Matthews

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 31

Name: Jim Hiscox

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 31

Name: Matthew Robinson

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Episode 31

Name: Jeremy Burnham

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Episode 31

Name: Sian Webber

Character: Emma Neesome

Department: Acting

Episode 31

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 31

Name: Graham Pountney

Character: Mark Foster

Department: Acting

Episode 31

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 31

Name: Fraser Kerr

Character: Robert McIntyre

Department: Acting

Episode 31

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 31

Name: Ian Steele

Character: James Leverett

Department: Acting

Episode 31

Name: Leon Tanner

Character: Alan Parker

Department: Acting

Episode: 6

Episode 32

Episode 32

Air Date:08/10/1987

The Mermaid faces repossession, but a saviour is on hand. Entrepreneurial Jan drives a hard bargain and after agreeing to help Tom out financially, she walks away with a forty percent stake in the boat yard.

Crew

Episode 32

Name: Jim Hiscox

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 32

Name: Michael E. Briant

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Episode 32

Name: Beverley Mills

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 32

Name: Anthony Osborn

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Episode 32

Name: Sian Webber

Character: Emma Neesome

Department: Acting

Episode 32

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 32

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 32

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 32

Name: Artro Morris

Character: Priest

Department: Acting

Episode 32

Name: Frank Tregear

Character: Assessor

Department: Acting

Episode 32

Name: Daniel André Pageon

Character: Pierre

Department: Acting

Episode 32

Name: Jonathan Adams

Character: Coastguard

Department: Acting

Episode: 7

Episode 33

Episode 33

Air Date:15/10/1987

Impressionable Leo makes a spontaneous decision after meeting Amanda's parents and decides it's time to move their relationship to the next level. Jack's frustration at Jan's interest in the Mermaid begins to show.

Crew

Episode 33

Name: Nigel Pardoe-Matthews

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 33

Name: Jim Hiscox

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 33

Name: Michael E. Briant

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Episode 33

Name: Anthony Osborn

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Episode 33

Name: Sian Webber

Character: Emma Neesome

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Gregory de Polnay

Character: Werner Grunwald

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Burt Kwouk

Character: Mr. Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: James Warwick

Character: Geoffrey Silberston

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Beverley Walding

Character: Ruth Silberston

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Michael Irwin

Character: Assistant Bank Manager

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Leon Tanner

Character: Allan Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 33

Name: Auriol Smith

Character: Dorothy Parker

Department: Acting

Episode: 8

Episode 34

Episode 34

Air Date:22/10/1987

Avril and Charles are at loggerheads after she decides to put the Barracuda back on the market, with her job on the line will she go ahead? Tensions at the Mermaid mount when a commission for Ken looks possible.

Crew

Episode 34

Name: Jim Hiscox

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 34

Name: Anthony Osborn

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Episode 34

Name: Alison Ruff

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 34

Name: Frank W. Smith

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Guest Stars

Episode 34

Name: Sian Webber

Character: Emma Neesome

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Peter Penry-Jones

Character: Colin Linsdale

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Leon Tanner

Character: Allan Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Auriol Smith

Character: Dorothy Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Howard

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Michael Loney

Character: Michael Hanley

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Ian Gardiner

Character: Klaus Anderberg

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Bill Bailey

Character: Karl Hanson

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Michael Sarne

Character: Paul Voss

Department: Acting

Episode 34

Name: Chris Sanders

Character: Alvarez

Department: Acting

Episode: 9

Episode 35

Episode 35

Air Date:29/10/1987

Surprises are in the Tarrant air as Jack receives a blast from the past when his ex Vanessa shows up; Gerald earns a lucrative job offer from Sir Edward and financial assistance from Charles; meanwhile the Barracuda's race is a rewarding one.

Crew

Episode 35

Name: Jim Hiscox

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 35

Name: Beverley Mills

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 35

Name: Douglas Watkinson

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Episode 35

Name: Frank W. Smith

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Guest Stars

Episode 35

Name: Lana Morris

Character: Vanessa Andenberg

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: Bruce Bould

Character: David Lloyd

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Howard

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: Michael Loney

Character: Michael Hanley

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: Ian Gardiner

Character: Klaus Anderberg

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: John Moulder-Brown

Character: Richard Spencer

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: Jeffrey Gear

Character: D.J. Richard Mallett

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: Christine McEachern

Character: Eleanor Craig

Department: Acting

Episode 35

Name: John Quarmby

Character: Fisherman

Department: Acting

Episode: 10

Episode 36

Episode 36

Air Date:05/11/1987

After the success of the Barracuda, a celebration is in order and it's officially launched by Relton. Charles has a new business partner, but he is left reeling after he learns his new investor is in fact his father.

Crew

Episode 36

Name: Jim Hiscox

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 36

Name: Michael E. Briant

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Episode 36

Name: Alison Ruff

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 36

Name: Douglas Watkinson

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Guest Stars

Episode 36

Name: Sian Webber

Character: Emma Neesome

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Bruce Bould

Character: David Lloyd

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Burt Kwouk

Character: Mr. Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Howard

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: John Moulder-Brown

Character: Richard Spencer

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Jeffrey Gear

Character: Richard Mallett

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Ralph Michael

Character: Lord James Rannoch

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Jocelyn Bain-Hogg

Character: Photographer

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Joanna Lanthois

Character: Model

Department: Acting

Episode 36

Name: Sandy Lanthois

Character: Model

Department: Acting

Episode: 11

Episode 37

Episode 37

Air Date:12/11/1987

There's trouble in paradise for young lovers Leo and Amanda, with arguments on the horizon and a shocking discovery awaiting Leo, things aren't looking good. Ken's venture Leisure Cruise is going from strength to strength but Sir Edward could be about to change that.

Crew

Episode 37

Name: Raymond Thompson

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Episode 37

Name: Jim Hiscox

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 37

Name: Michael E. Briant

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Episode 37

Name: Beverley Mills

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 37

Name: Gareth Milne

Role: Stunt Coordinator

Department: Crew

Guest Stars

Episode 37

Name: Sian Webber

Character: Emma Neesome

Department: Acting

Episode 37

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 37

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 37

Name: Leon Tanner

Character: Allan Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 37

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Howard

Department: Acting

Episode 37

Name: John Moulder-Brown

Character: Richard Spencer

Department: Acting

Episode 37

Name: David Jackman

Character: Reporter

Department: Acting

Episode 37

Name: Henry Cole

Character: Reporter

Department: Writing

Episode 37

Name: David Askam

Character: Reporter

Department: Acting

Episode: 12

Episode 38

Episode 38

Air Date:19/11/1987

Gerald is on to Sir Edward's plot to ruin Ken despite his feigned interest in the floatation of Leisure Cruise on the stock market. Tom is left un-impressed when Ken's cheque, for his pending commission at the boat yard, bounces.

Crew

Episode 38

Name: Raymond Thompson

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Episode 38

Name: Ivor Williams

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 38

Name: Anthony Osborn

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Episode 38

Name: Alison Ruff

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 38

Name: Frank W. Smith

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Guest Stars

Episode 38

Name: Lana Morris

Character: Vanessa Andenberg

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: Sian Webber

Character: Emma Neesome

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: Bruce Bould

Character: David Lloyd

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: Leon Tanner

Character: Allan Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: Francesca Gonshaw

Character: Amanda Howard

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: John Moulder-Brown

Character: Richard Spencer

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: Vincent Wong

Character: Hitoshi Serozawa

Department: Acting

Episode 38

Name: Clinton Greyn

Character: Otis Seymour

Department: Acting

Episode: 13

Episode 39

Episode 39

Air Date:26/11/1987

The Mermaid's latest boat, The Sprit of Tarrant is a success as are Jan's latest creations. To make up for neglecting her, Charles surprises Avril with a trip to New York, as way of an apology, but tragedy lies ahead for the pair.

Crew

Episode 39

Name: Raymond Thompson

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Episode 39

Name: Ivor Williams

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 39

Name: Beverley Mills

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

Episode 39

Name: Frank W. Smith

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Guest Stars

Episode 39

Name: Sian Webber

Character: Emma Neesome

Department: Acting

Episode 39

Name: Willoughby Gray

Character: Sir John Stevens

Department: Acting

Episode 39

Name: Sarah Lam

Character: Anna Lee

Department: Acting

Episode 39

Name: Leon Tanner

Character: Allan Parker

Department: Acting

Episode 39

Name: John Moulder-Brown

Character: Richard Spencer

Department: Acting

Episode 39

Name: Vincent Wong

Character: Hitoshi Serozawa

Department: Acting

Episode 39

Name: Roz Clifton

Character: Gina Rosetti

Department: Acting