Howards' Way was a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1985 and 1990.

In total six series dealt with the personal and professional lives of the yachting and business communities in the fictional town of Tarrant on the South Coast of England, and was filmed on the River Hamble and the Solent.

Most of the location filming for the series was carried out in Hamble and the surrounding area of Swanwick, Warsash, Hill Head, Lee-on-the-Solent, Southampton and Fareham.

The series starred Maurice Colbourne who sadly died of a heart attack whilst filming the series.