1. A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots
Aired: Jan 7, 1976In 1919, Jack Ford returns to Gallowshields on Tyneside after service in the ...
4 Seasons 1976 - 1981 NR 50m 8.4
Set in Gallowshields on Tyneside between the 2 World Wars, this story follows the life of ex-sergeant Jack Ford and the Seaton family as they deal with the aftermath of the Great War, the Great 1920s Depression and trade union activists.
1. A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots
Aired: Jan 7, 1976In 1919, Jack Ford returns to Gallowshields on Tyneside after service in the ...
Billy, Tom and Matt, Jack's old army pal, try to involve him in the Labour mo...
Times are hard as the miners strike over a pay claim and Tom, now with a son ...
Jack visits Sir Horatio Manners, father of his late commanding officer and gi...
The strike continues and Bill approaches an old friend, Sep, regarding the lo...
6. Empire Day on the Slag Heap
Aired: Feb 11, 1976The strike ends with no concessions won by the colliers. Jack does well at th...
7. A First Time for Everything
Aired: Feb 18, 1976Encouraged by French onion seller Pierre, Bella turns the front of the house ...
Mary dies. Jack is in a pub when he meets an old army colleague, Sid Hepburn,...
Nurse Rosie Trotter returns to Gallowshields and is mutually attracted to Tom...
Dolly is pregnant and Jack jobless so he agrees to a proposition to make mone...
It is New year's Eve and Glaswegian socialist lecturer Sandy Lewis joins Jack...
12. Heads You Win, Tails I Lose
Aired: Mar 24, 1976To the annoyance of her husband Arthur, Jessie has been nominated for the Lab...
13. Kind Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt
Aired: Mar 31, 1976Tom is caught and remanded in custody. Jack becomes the deputy branch secreta...
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