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The Paper Lads

Season 1 1977
TV-Y7

  • 1977-08-24T15:45:00Z on ITV1
  • 25m
  • 2h 50m (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
The Paper Lads is a children's television series produced by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast from 1977 to 1979. There were two series made; each of seven episodes. This fondly remembered family series from Tyne Tees follows the adventures of J.G., Ian, Gog, Baz and Sam – teenagers on a paper round for their local newsagent, Jack Crawford. Retired policeman Jack always tells the lads (and lass) to keep their eyes open as they go about their rounds; as a result they often discover the news, as well as deliver it! The signature tune of the series, "Back Home Once Again", was performed by progressive folk rock band Renaissance, and it appears (re-recorded) as a full-length song on their 1978 album A Song For All Seasons.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

1977-08-24T15:45:00Z

1x01 Round One

Series Premiere

1x01 Round One

  • 1977-08-24T15:45:00Z25m

Ian, Baz and Gog work a paper round - often discovering news as well as delivering it!

1977-08-31T15:45:00Z

1x02 Cash and Carry

1x02 Cash and Carry

  • 1977-08-31T15:45:00Z26m

Newsagent Jack Crawford, a retired policeman, always tells his lads to keep their eyes open when they're out and about on their rounds. And when Gog and Ian get caught up in a dangerous kind of villainy, their friends have to use not only their eyes but also their common sense...

1977-09-07T15:45:00Z

1x03 The Sweetie Shop Kid

1x03 The Sweetie Shop Kid

  • 1977-09-07T15:45:00Z23m

Gog is astonished when a newspaper vanishes from sight. What danger lurks behind the lace curtains of 22, Blaydon Avenue?

1977-09-14T15:45:00Z

1x04 Fifty Years a Showman

1x04 Fifty Years a Showman

  • 1977-09-14T15:45:00Z25m

Boys will always be boys - but it seems there's a danger of Sam getting into trouble as a result of their mischievous activities...

1977-09-21T15:45:00Z

1x05 Enter Picasso

1x05 Enter Picasso

  • 1977-09-21T15:45:00Z24m

Ian loves drawing, so when he starts missing his art classes his teacher calls at the paper shop to try to find out why.

1977-09-28T15:45:00Z

1x06 Best Foot Forward

1x06 Best Foot Forward

  • 1977-09-28T15:45:00Z24m

J.G. Bell knows exactly what he wants. But his mother knows what she wants for him, too - and it's got nothing to do with playing football...

1977-10-05T15:45:00Z

1x07 Eyewitness

1x07 Eyewitness

  • 1977-10-05T15:45:00Z23m

Sam is an eyewitness to a shop break-in - can she avoid the thieves?

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