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Sam
Overview
Sam is a drama set in the coalfields of Yorkshire in the inter-war period.
Key Crew
Director: Roland Joffé, Les Chatfield
Producer: Michael Cox
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1973)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: A Way of Life
1973-06-12Sam and his mother arrive in Skellerton and try to settle in with their relatives.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 2: Poor Law
1973-06-19The Labour Exchange is looking for Sam’s mother. Sam is taken on a tour of the local pit by his grandfather.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 3: Leaving Home
1973-06-26Sam is bullied at school. Sam’s mother starts a new relationship with Alan. Sam doesn’t like this and runs away.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 4: For Ever and Ever and Ever and Ever
1973-07-03Sam is found.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 5: A Day to Remember
1973-07-11Sam is taken on a day out to the seaside.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 6: The Cost of Living
1973-07-18Sam’s mother and new partner set up a family home.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 7: Out of the Blue
1973-07-25Sam’s family come under pressure from the disapproving locals.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 8: United We Stand
1973-07-31Sam discovers a book written by his father. The pit workers are given notice.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 9: The Beginning of Winter
1973-08-07Sam'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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 10: Where the Heart Is
1973-08-14Dora 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 11: Home From Home
1973-08-21Frank 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 12: No Going Back
1973-08-28Sam 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.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 13: Breadwinners
1973-09-04Sam’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.
Runtime: 60 minSeason 2 (1974)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: A New World
1974-05-16Episode 2: Legacy
1974-05-23Episode 3: Shape Yourself Round It
1974-05-30Episode 4: Under a Cloud
1974-06-06Episode 5: Head and Heart
1974-06-13Episode 6: Stay Single and Live for Ever
1974-06-20Episode 7: Credit
1974-06-27Episode 8: Sins of the Fathers
1974-07-04Episode 9: The World as It Is
1974-07-11Episode 10: Land
1974-07-18Episode 11: Half a Loaf
1974-07-25Episode 12: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
1974-08-01Episode 13: Moving On
1974-08-08Season 3 (1975)
No overview available.
13 episodes
