Editing Howards' Way (section)

==Reception==
''Howards' Way'' proved to be a hugely popular programme for the BBC, both domestically and in overseas sales. While the series was unable to compete with the likes of ''Dallas'' and ''Dynasty'' in terms of opulence, its stylistic aspects did develop as it went on, with the staging of powerboat races and fashion shows, and extensive location filming in [[Guernsey]], [[Malta]] and [[Gibraltar]] as the storylines dictated.

A number of new characters were also introduced later in the series, such as Sarah Foster (Sarah-Jane Varley), a glamorous business partner for Ken Masters, Sir Edward Frere ([[Nigel Davenport]]), the rich tycoon father of Charles Frere, Orrin Hudson ([[Jeff Harding (actor)|Jeff Harding]]), the American father of Abby Urquhart's baby, Emma Neesome ([[Sian Webber]]), a beautiful engineer who came to work with Tom Howard and Jack Rolfe at the Mermaid yard, and Vanessa Andenberg ([[Lana Morris]]), an elegant widow and old flame of Jack Rolfe. Midway through the show's run, Charles is revealed to be Abby's biological father. In a parallel with ''Dynasty'', actress [[Kate O'Mara]], who had previously starred in ''The Brothers'' and had also appeared in the American supersoap as Caress Morrell, was also brought in, to play ruthless businesswoman Laura Wilde.

During the production of the fifth series, lead actor Maurice Colbourne, who played central character Tom Howard, suddenly died from a heart attack during a break in filming. Episode nine featured his last appearance with the remaining episodes hurriedly rewritten to explain the character's absence. He was finally killed off at the beginning of the sixth and final series, commissioned to end the programme and to tie up all the storylines. The final episode of ''Howards' Way'' was transmitted on 25 November 1990.