Sam - Season 1
1 - A Way of Life
Air Date: June 12, 1973
Sam and his mother arrive in Skellerton and try to settle in with their relatives.
2 - Poor Law
Air Date: June 19, 1973
The Labour Exchange is looking for Sam’s mother. Sam is taken on a tour of the local pit by his grandfather.
3 - Leaving Home
Air Date: June 26, 1973
Sam is bullied at school. Sam’s mother starts a new relationship with Alan. Sam doesn’t like this and runs away.
4 - For Ever and Ever and Ever and Ever
Air Date: July 3, 1973
Sam is found.
5 - A Day to Remember
Air Date: July 11, 1973
Sam is taken on a day out to the seaside.
6 - The Cost of Living
Air Date: July 18, 1973
Sam’s mother and new partner set up a family home.
7 - Out of the Blue
Air Date: July 25, 1973
Sam’s family come under pressure from the disapproving locals.
8 - United We Stand
Air Date: July 31, 1973
Sam discovers a book written by his father. The pit workers are given notice.
9 - The Beginning of Winter
Air Date: August 7, 1973
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.
10 - Where the Heart Is
Air Date: August 14, 1973
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.
11 - Home From Home
Air Date: August 21, 1973
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.
12 - No Going Back
Air Date: August 28, 1973
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.
13 - Breadwinners
Air Date: September 4, 1973
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.