David Threlfall
Joe Henshaw
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1983
The Gathering Seed
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Episode 155 min1983-09-07
Episode 1
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.
Episode 255 min1983-09-14
Episode 2
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.
Episode 355 min1983-09-21
Episode 3
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
Episode 455 min1983-09-28
Episode 4
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
Episode 555 min1983-10-05
Episode 5
The strike going badly; a sudden illness; and a career taking off. Joe is learning fast, but the lessons are uncomfortable ones.
Episode 655 min1983-10-12
Episode 6
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.
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