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

A Way of Life

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

Poor Law

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

Leaving Home

For Ever and Ever and Ever and Ever

Sam is taken on a day out to the seaside.

A Day to Remember

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

The Cost of Living

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

Out of the Blue

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

United We Stand

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.

The Beginning of Winter

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.

Where the Heart Is

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.

Home From Home

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.

No Going Back

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.

Breadwinners

A New World

Legacy

Shape Yourself Round It

Under a Cloud

Head and Heart

Stay Single and Live for Ever

Credit

Sins of the Fathers

The World as It Is

Land

Half a Loaf

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Moving On

God Sent Sunday

In the Midst of Plenty

Compensation

Bonfire Night

The Difference Between Us

What You Care Is What You Do

Gains and Losses

The Honest Generation

Opting Out

Home Thoughts from Abroad

The Next in Line

Proposals

Ends and Means

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

The Best Seasons of Sam

The Best Seasons of Sam

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Season 1