The Paper Lads
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. It was set in Newcastle in North East England, and was based around the adventures of some newspaper delivery boys and girls. The signature tune of the series, "Back Home Once Again", was performed by progressive folk rock band Renaissance, and it appears as a full-length song on their 1978 album A Song For All Seasons. Network Video released the first episode on their collection "Look-Back on '70s Telly - Issue 2". The full series is due to be released on Network DVD on 29 July 2013. Two novels by William Humble based on the series were released by Target Books.
Episodes
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J.G. has gone off to Sunderland and Crawford will need a new lad. Sam is hoping she will get the job. There is a bigger problem than that when a baby is snatched from his pram outside the shop.
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Sam's Whippet dog Paddy goes missing. The paper lads go out searching for him. They find out that someone they know has stolen him so they can race him.
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There is a rash of burglaries in the area and the finger is pointed right at Ian and Gog.
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Crawford takes the lads to the museum and carnival. He spends most of his day chasing them. He slips while looking for Ian and falls over the edge of a cliff.
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Gog arrives home from a trip to France. Jack spots a crook at the airport that he put away for 10 years. When they all get home, Gog can't find the presents he bought for everyone. His bag has been switched by the crook Jack saw.
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Baz is looking forward to the Ballroom Dancing Competition. His partner drops him with only a few days to go, claiming that he is too short. His sister Sam puts an ad in the window for a partner for him. The lads did not know he could dance and start teasing him. The night of the dance, he reveals his partner is Sam. After all, she has been practicing with him for years.
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Ian's father comes back from sea and announces he is going to marry his girlfriend. Ian hates living with her while his father is away and is against the wedding.
