Seasons & Episodes
A Land Fit for Heroes and Idiots
1919: Jack Ford returns to Gallowshields on Tyneside after service in the Great War. He befriends the Seaton family—pa
Say Hello... Say Tirra
Billy, Tom and old army pal Matt try to involve Jack in the Labour movement but he seems uninterested. Bella takes in Ha
Fish in Woolly Jumpers
Times are hard as the miners strike over a pay claim and Tom, now married with a son to keep as well as Mary, who has tu
Swords and Pick Handles
Jack visits Sir Horatio Manners, father of his late commanding officer, to gift him a sword. Manners knows this is a plo
Coal Comfort
As the strike continues, Bill approaches an old friend, regarding the location of a mine shut down fifty years earlier.
Empire Day on the Slag Heap
The strike ends with no concessions won by the colliers. Jack triumphs at the factory and Manners suggests that he could
A First Time for Everything
Encouraged by French onion seller Pierre, Bella turns the front of the house into a shop, using some of Bill's compensat
Paddy Boyle's Discharge
Mary dies. Jack is in a pub when he meets old army colleague Sid Hepburn, still a professional soldier who suggests tha
Angel on Horseback
Nurse Rosie Trotter returns to Gallowshields and is mutually attracted to Tom, though, out of respect for Mary, they agr
King for a Day
Dolly is pregnant and Jack jobless so he agrees to a proposition from Manners, who wants to buy a house from Lord Calder
Happy New Year, Some Say
It is New Year's Eve and Glaswegian socialist lecturer Sandy Lewis joins Jack, whom he tells that the Labour Party is in
Heads You Win, Tails I Lose
To the annoyance of her husband, Jessie has been nominated for the Labour Party executive and Jack antagonises Dolly –
Kind Hearted Rat with a Lifebelt
Tom is caught and remanded. Jack becomes the deputy branch secretary of the union, getting the miners on side to dissuad
Ask for Twopence, Take a Penny
Jack starts his new job as District Secretary but he has to contend with trouble from within his union and he meets up w
Tram Ride to the Bluebell
Tom is released from prison, however, when a Scottish stranger comes looking for him and Jack there is going to be troub
A Pillowful of Buttercups
Billy returns home as a qualified doctor whilst Jack has a visit from an old army pal who is in trouble.
Roubles for the Promised Land
Billy is unable to get medical work due to his socialist principles. Tom, living in a hostel, befriends Kaganovich, a Ru
Some Bulbs to Keep the Garden Bright
Les Mallow wants Jack to help him expose a local scandal and help secure him a place on the council and he is prepared t
God and Love and Wellesley Street
Tom meets a rich lady who is looking for her father and agrees to help. Meanwhile, Billy starts work as a doctor at the
Whatever Made You Think the War is Over?
Sir Horatio Manners calls in his favour from Jack, who pays him back with interest.
Ladies, Women, Sweethearts and Wives
Bill sets up another shop in Gallowshields and Jack and Dolly get ready for a night out with the Duke of Bedlington.
After the Bonfire
Dolly leaves Jack to be with Tom. Jack gets them both jobs on the duke's staff. He becomes increasingly friendly with La
A Wreath with Our Names On
There is an accident at the Lewis Bishop Ship Yard and one of the fitters is fatally injured. He was unfit to work so Ja
The Way it Was in Murmansk
Jack is in demand to speak up for Geordie Watson, the local Labour candidate in the forthcoming election.
In the Front Line You Get Shot At
Union head office wants Jack to force Colfax, the local employer, to allow the union into his factory, but Jack has spli
The Simple Pleasures of the Rich
Jack steps down as secretary for the union and everybody is upset about the potential demolition of the country house, M
A House Divided
A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit
My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye
A Ticket To Care For The Wounded
Travel Light, Travel Far
Requiem For A Loser
Debts Owed, Debts Paid
The Empire Builders
Look Up & See The Sky
Letters From Afar
The Father Of Lies
Diamond Cut Diamond
A Marriage & A Massacre
High Life & Hunger
Please Say Goodbye Before You Go
Back To Dear Old Blighty
A Gift From Heaven
A Medal For The Argentine
Flies & Spiders
Smuggler Doughty introduces Jack to his supplier, German Captain Bauer, who offers Jack work guarding an air-strip in So
Oh, My Charming Billy Boy
Jack is visited by former schoolmate, teacher Sid Meek, who is in touch with Bill Pierce, Matt's nephew, now a brilliant
Friends, Romans, Countrymen
Jack has been in London for three years with Imogen, but, despite still having feelings for him, she leaves to avoid sc
The Bright Young Things
Having made a huge sum from his deal with the oil company, Jack is mixing in London high society. He is sought by his la
Action!
Lady Caroline invites Jack to visit her and her family back in Gallowshield. He finds Sarah about to marry agent Stan Li
Comrades in Arms
Jack is dating Tania, whose mother, the communist Lady Leamington, has a party to raise funds for the victims of Franco
Roll of Honour
Jack learns that Scott-Palliser plans to have him arrested for gun-running, so he sends Tania home and gets the ship's c
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