I have had many a great holiday on the Isle Of Wight and of course this means going over by ferry, i love this bit.Im not a sailor, but i do love boats.I love visiting harbours and hearing the wind in the rigging and the seagulls squawking over head.I must visit The Jolly Sailor one day for a nice cold pint of cider out side with the brilliant view across the river Hamble where Jack Rolfe would sit and have his, this is just down the road from Southampton and also not to far from Portsmouth.I am at present collecting the complete series of Howards Way, as i just love the drama of it all so much, i have just bought series three.If you have not seen it yet, please do, it's great, i believe there are Howards Way boat trips to go on up the Hamble in the area as well, they should be good.So there you are a very nice family drama to watch and enjoy.And then when you are in the area you can visit all the filming locations as well, brilliant.Hope this comment helps you all, good luck and farewell.From Dave Horton, Croydon, Surrey. Added 2nd September 2007.

The reason why there were 'only' six series of 'Howard's Way' was that following the filming of Series 5, prior to it being shown on BBC, Maurice Colbourne died whilst on holiday, so the producers and writers had to decide what to do. It was decided that instead of leaving everything up in the air, it was best to film one final series with the aim of tidying up hanging story lines.One of the central sets used is the pub. This is 'The Jolly Sailor' at Bursledon on the Hamble River between Farham and Southampton. The outside has not changed much including views of Jack Rolfe's boatyard in real life the Elephant Yard. Inside the pub there is a small memorial to the series in the form of a framed photo of the cast.The pub was closed to the public during the summer whilst filming went on.

We are pleased to announce that Howards' Way will finally be available on DVD Region 2 for the first time ever. We hope you will be just as excited about this release as we are ... Join Jan Harvey, Maurice Colbourne and Stephen Yardley for tales of love, deceit, family trials and tribulations in this fantastic long awaited drama featuring the well known theme tune by Simon May and possible extras. Howards'Way Series 1 available 20th March 2006 4 DVDs, Region 2 !!!Also available later in 2006 Series 2, 3 and 4 Thanks

It was a highly entertaining show, with excellent characterisation. Very well written and kept the viewer in suspense throughout. The setting, in the Solent was fantastic, and the scenery in much of the filming was stunning. The "at sea" footage was especially good. It had all the right story lines, and a good number of "baddies" to boot. The show should have run longer and it could have been made into a lasting "soap" in the form of Eastenders, but with much better scenery. It was a shame that the main character, played by Maurice Colbourne, died so early in the series, but the scriptwriters recovered it well. My favourite character was Jack Rolfe. The biggest disappointment I have had is that it isn't available on DVD or video. We can get Dallas on DVD now, so why not Howards' Way ? Does anyone agree with me on this ?