Season 1
(1976)
Cast
Episodes
A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots 0.0
January 8, 1976
1919: Jack Ford returns from the Great War to the mining town of Gallowshields, on "leave pending discharge". He has no…
Say Hello.. Say Tirra 0.0
January 15, 1976
jack continues to work his way into the Seaton family - hard working Bill and his wife Bella, and their adult children …
Fish in Woolly Jumpers 0.0
January 22, 1976
The miners have been on strike for a month, over a pay claim. Tom, now supporting a wife and son, borrows some money fr…
Swords and Pick Handles 0.0
January 29, 1976
With his wife Mary dying of TB, Tom Seaton starts a job as a strikebreaker in the local mine. Jack Ford continues his a…
Coal Comfort 0.0
February 5, 1976
With the strike continuing people are forced to steal coal. When Jack Ford brings some coal round for the Seatons which…
Empire Day on the Slag Heap 0.0
February 12, 1976
After eight weeks, the miners' strike is over, but the pitmen have settled without gaining anything. ("It was either th…
A First Time for Everything 0.0
February 19, 1976
Matt and Dolly nervously wait for Jack at the registrar's office. Jack arrives at the last minute, bearing a bouquet. L…
Paddy Boyle's Discharge 0.0
February 26, 1976
Mary has died. Jack is joined at the pub by an old army friend, black and tan soldier Sid Hepburn. Jack is surprised …
Angel on Horseback 0.0
March 3, 1976
Tom tells his mother that he plans to marry Rosie, and move to Edinburgh for a fresh start. Rosie tells Tom that both t…
King for a Day 0.0
March 11, 1976
Manners visits the recently-married Jack and Dolly. Dolly is heavily pregnant, but Jack looks leaner than Manners remem…
Happy New Year, Some Say 0.0
March 18, 1976
Jack and visiting Glaswegian socialist lecturer Sandy Lewis visit The George Hotel bar, where Billy is working. Tom is …
Heads You Win, Tails I Lose 0.0
March 25, 1976
Jack has arranged a safe route to the docks for Tom. Green and Edgar catch up with Tom, but they have a surprise in sto…
Kind-Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt 0.0
April 1, 1976
After serving his sentence, Jack is released from prison. Matt has arranged for a welcoming procession, including a col…