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The Best Episodes of Sam

Every episode of Sam ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Sam!

The Best Episodes of Sam

Sam is a drama set in the coalfields of Yorkshire in the inter-war period.

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  1. Background image for Home Thoughts from Abroad
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Home Thoughts from Abroad

    S3:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for A Way of Life
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #2 - A Way of Life

    S1:E1

    Sam and his mother arrive in Skellerton and try to settle in with their relatives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Leaving Home
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Leaving Home

    S1:E3

    Sam is bullied at school. Sam’s mother starts a new relationship with Alan. Sam doesn’t like this and runs away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for A New World
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #4 - A New World

    S2:E1

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Poor Law
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Poor Law

    S1:E2

    The Labour Exchange is looking for Sam’s mother. Sam is taken on a tour of the local pit by his grandfather.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Ends and Means
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Ends and Means

    S3:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Home From Home
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Home From Home

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for For Ever and Ever and Ever and Ever
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #8 - For Ever and Ever and Ever and Ever

    S1:E4

    Sam is found.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for A Day to Remember
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    #9 - A Day to Remember

    S1:E5

    Sam is taken on a day out to the seaside.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Cost of Living
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    #10 - The Cost of Living

    S1:E6

    Sam’s mother and new partner set up a family home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Out of the Blue
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    #11 - Out of the Blue

    S1:E7

    Sam’s family come under pressure from the disapproving locals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for United We Stand
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    #12 - United We Stand

    S1:E8

    Sam discovers a book written by his father. The pit workers are given notice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for The Beginning of Winter
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    #13 - The Beginning of Winter

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #14 - Where the Heart Is

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for No Going Back
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    #15 - No Going Back

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Breadwinners
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    #16 - Breadwinners

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Legacy
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    #17 - Legacy

    S2:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Shape Yourself Round It
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    #18 - Shape Yourself Round It

    S2:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Under a Cloud
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    #19 - Under a Cloud

    S2:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Head and Heart
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    #20 - Head and Heart

    S2:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Stay Single and Live for Ever
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    #21 - Stay Single and Live for Ever

    S2:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #22 - Credit

    S2:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Sins of the Fathers
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    #23 - Sins of the Fathers

    S2:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #24 - The World as It Is

    S2:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Land
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    #25 - Land

    S2:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Home Thoughts from Abroad" is the best rated episode of "Sam". It scored 8.8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/4/1975. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Way of Life".