Sam is a television drama series written by John Finch and produced by Granada Television between 1973 and 1975 for broadcast on ITV. Finch also created and wrote A Family at War for Granada.
The series is based on fact, with Sam as a boy growing up in Featherstone. It was initially set in the coalfields of Yorkshire in the inter-war period but eventually progressed to the modern (then) era. Interior scenes were recorded at Granada's studios in Manchester, while many of the exterior scenes were filmed in Lancashire. For example, the railway station used for filming was Garswood, near Wigan. Local dialect is used, e.g. top-at-knob referring to North Featherstone. The series was made in a video/film hybrid format, which was common at the time.
Cast Kevin Moreton as young Sam Wilson Mark McManus as Sam Wilson (series 2-3) Barbara Ewing as Dora Wilson Ray Smith as George Barraclough John Price as Alan Dakin Frank Mills as Toby Wilson (series 1-2) Alethea Charlton as Ethel Barraclough Michael Goodliffe as Jack Barraclough James Hazeldine as Frank Barraclough Maggie Jones Dorothy White as Eileen Dakin/Barraclough Jennifer Hilary as Sarah Corby/Wilson (series 2-3) Cherith Mellor as Cassie Crossman (series 2-3) Ivor Roberts as Arthur Corby (series 2) Alan David as Maurice 'Granny' Naylor (series 2-3) Stephanie Turner as Jessie Maugham/Naylor (series 2) Jan Harvey as Pat Barraclough (series 3) Simon Rouse as Tom Wilson (series 3) Veronica Roberts as Deborah Wilson (series 3) Peter Duncan as Chris Wilson (series 3) Windsor Davies as Billy Tripp (series 3) Jim Norton as Tad (series 3) Carol Drinkwater as Liz Chadwick (series 3)
Episodes
Series 1 (1973)
Series 2 (1974)
Series 3 (1975)
Video and DVD release All three series were issued by Acorn Media UK in 2003.
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