Sam
Channel ITV1 · Starring Kevin Moreton, James Hazeldine, Ray Smith
Sam is a drama set in the coalfields of Yorkshire in the inter-war period.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: 1. A Way of LifeJune 12, 1973 · 60 minSam and his mother arrive in Skellerton and try to settle in with their relatives.
- Episode 2: 2. Poor LawJune 19, 1973 · 60 minThe Labour Exchange is looking for Sam’s mother. Sam is taken on a tour of the local pit by his grandfather.
- Episode 3: 3. Leaving HomeJune 26, 1973 · 60 minSam is bullied at school. Sam’s mother starts a new relationship with Alan. Sam doesn’t like this and runs away.
- Episode 4: 4. For Ever and Ever and Ever and EverJuly 3, 1973 · 60 minSam is found.
- Episode 5: 5. A Day to RememberJuly 11, 1973 · 60 minSam is taken on a day out to the seaside.
- Episode 6: 6. The Cost of LivingJuly 18, 1973 · 60 minSam’s mother and new partner set up a family home.
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- Episode 7: 7. Out of the BlueJuly 25, 1973 · 60 minSam’s family come under pressure from the disapproving locals.
- Episode 8: 8. United We StandJuly 31, 1973 · 60 minSam discovers a book written by his father. The pit workers are given notice.
- Episode 9: 9. The Beginning of WinterAugust 7, 1973 · 60 minSam's mother falls pregnant. Sam’s father sends a letter asking for money to be sent to him so that he can come home from Canada.
- Episode 10: 10. Where the Heart IsAugust 14, 1973 · 60 minDora passes away in hospital giving birth to a son, Leslie. Alan, devastated, decides to go south to look for work, leaving his mother to care for the baby. Sam’s uncle George goes with him.
- Episode 11: 11. Home From HomeAugust 21, 1973 · 60 minFrank is worried about Sam’s education and his grandfather wants to send him to a charity boarding school. Alan and George are disillusioned in the south and George returns home.
- Episode 12: 12. No Going BackAugust 28, 1973 · 60 minSam is at boarding school, hating it and longing to go home, but can’t, because of a diphtheria outbreak in Skellerton. After a fight at the school, he runs away and walks the fifty miles home.
- Episode 13: 13. BreadwinnersSeptember 4, 1973 · 60 minSam’s uncle Toby sets up a garment factory in the old chapel, providing work for the women of Skellerton, leaving the men at home. Sam finally goes down the pit with his grandfather.
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Credits
- Kevin MoretonSam Wilson · 39 episodes
- James HazeldineFrank Barraclough · 39 episodes
- Ray SmithGeorge Barraclough · 39 episodes
- Michael GoodliffeJack Barraclough · 39 episodes
- Alethea CharltonEthel Barraclough · 39 episodes
- Dorothy WhiteEileen Barraclough · 39 episodes
- Les ChatfieldDirector · 39 episodes
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 60 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- June 12, 1973
- LAST AIRED
- August 25, 1975
