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Sam is a drama set in the coalfields of Yorkshire in the inter-war period.
Episodes
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- E1 A Way of LifeNext upJun 12, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam and his mother arrive in Skellerton and try to settle in with their relatives.
- E2 Poor LawJun 19, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
The Labour Exchange is looking for Sam’s mother. Sam is taken on a tour of the local pit by his grandfather.
- E3 Leaving HomeJun 26, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam is bullied at school. Sam’s mother starts a new relationship with Alan. Sam doesn’t like this and runs away.
- E4 For Ever and Ever and Ever and EverJul 3, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam is found.
- E5 A Day to RememberJul 11, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam is taken on a day out to the seaside.
- E6 The Cost of LivingJul 18, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam’s mother and new partner set up a family home.
- E7 Out of the BlueJul 25, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam’s family come under pressure from the disapproving locals.
- E8 United We StandJul 31, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam discovers a book written by his father. The pit workers are given notice.
- E9 The Beginning of WinterAug 7, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam'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.
- E10 Where the Heart IsAug 14, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Dora 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.
- E11 Home From HomeAug 21, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Frank 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.
- E12 No Going BackAug 28, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam 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.
- E13 BreadwinnersSep 4, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Sam’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.
Cast & crew
Directed by Les Chatfield
Mark McManus
James Hazeldine
Ray Smith
Michael Goodliffe
Dorothy White
Barbara Ewing
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