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Kevin Moreton
as Sam Wilson
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Sam
1973
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7.5
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60m
GB
• English
Director: Les Chatfield
Sam is a drama set in the coalfields of Yorkshire in the inter-war period.
Cast
Episodes
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A Way of Life
E1 60mSam and his mother arrive in Skellerton and try to settle in with their relatives.
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Poor Law
E2 60mThe Labour Exchange is looking for Sam’s mother. Sam is taken on a tour of the local pit by his grandfather.
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Leaving Home
E3 60mSam is bullied at school. Sam’s mother starts a new relationship with Alan. Sam doesn’t like this and runs away.
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For Ever and Ever and Ever and Ever
E4 60mSam is found.
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A Day to Remember
E5 60mSam is taken on a day out to the seaside.
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The Cost of Living
E6 60mSam’s mother and new partner set up a family home.
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Out of the Blue
E7 60mSam’s family come under pressure from the disapproving locals.
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United We Stand
E8 60mSam discovers a book written by his father. The pit workers are given notice.
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The Beginning of Winter
E9 60mSam'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.
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Where the Heart Is
E10 60mDora 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.
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Home From Home
E11 60mFrank 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.
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No Going Back
E12 60mSam 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.
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Breadwinners
E13 60mSam’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.
