Season 1 (1983)
Episodes: 6
Star Cast: David Threlfall , Gilly Coman , Brenda Fricker , Karen Meagher ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Episode 1
Air Date: 1983-09-07
A bare-knuckle fight on a patch of waste ground. A hard, bruising, savage battle between Welsh Dave and Jim Larkin - who is watched and hero-worshipped by his grandson, the 13-year-old Joe Henshaw. But Joe's childhood is soon to come to a shattering end.
Ep.2 Episode 2
Air Date: 1983-09-14
The war is over, and in the General Election the Labour Party has swept to a colossal victory. Joe Henshaw , home on leave, joins the VJ night celebrations.
Ep.3 Episode 3
Air Date: 1983-09-21
After demob, a restless Joe Henshaw returns to Collyhurst. The Kilbride family is in trouble - Martin is still in Strangeways, Martha is badly in debt and Irene has disappeared. Joe sets out to find her
Ep.4 Episode 4
Air Date: 1983-09-28
A dispute on the site, and the employers bring in scab labour. The attempt to make the strike official involves Joe once more with Sarah
Ep.5 Episode 5
Air Date: 1983-10-05
The strike going badly; a sudden illness; and a career taking off. Joe is learning fast, but the lessons are uncomfortable ones.
Ep.6 Episode 6
Air Date: 1983-10-12
Joe is torn between Sarah's ambitions, Pawsey's idealism and Martin's schemes for making money. But it is to be through his grandfather that he makes the significant discovery.
