Synopsis
Sam is a drama set in the coalfields of Yorkshire in the inter-war period.
Episodes
1E1A Way of LifeSam and his mother arrive in Skellerton and try to settle in with their relatives.60m2E2Poor LawThe Labour Exchange is looking for Sam’s mother. Sam is taken on a tour of the local pit by his grandfather.60m3E3Leaving HomeSam is bullied at school. Sam’s mother starts a new relationship with Alan. Sam doesn’t like this and runs away.60m4E4For Ever and Ever and Ever and EverSam is found.60m5E5A Day to RememberSam is taken on a day out to the seaside.60m6E6The Cost of LivingSam’s mother and new partner set up a family home.60m7E7Out of the BlueSam’s family come under pressure from the disapproving locals.60m8E8United We StandSam discovers a book written by his father. The pit workers are given notice.60m9E9The Beginning of WinterSam'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.60m10E10Where the Heart IsDora 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.60m11E11Home From HomeFrank 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.60m12E12No Going BackSam 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.60m13E13BreadwinnersSam’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.60m
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