Johnny Jarvis
Johnny Jarvis and Alan Lipton are two teenagers in their final year of secondary school at a comprehensive in Hackney in 1977. Energetic, anxious and occasionally naïve, the unlikely pair are on the brink of entering the adult world of the late '70s and early '80s when prospects are slim.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.1977-1978
10-11-198350mThe unlikely friendship between Johnny Jarvis and Alan Lipton begins in their last year at a comprehensive in Hackney. Jarvis, the loveable clown with a surprising talent for weldi...
- Ep 2
2.1978-1979
17-11-198350mLipton and Jarvis encounter the amazing Stella for the first time. Turner finds work - of a fairly eccentric kind. Jake remains mysterious and evasive. For both Lipton and Jarvis t...
- Ep 3
3.1979-1980
24-11-198350mLife at the squat for Stella and Lipton isn't easy. Jake has disappeared again. Both Lipton and the mysterious "Colonel" want to find him - and the Colonel isn't too fussy about hi...
- Ep 4
4.1980-1981
01-12-198350mLipton and Guy become the self-appointed leaders of a band at the hostel, singing Alan's songs. Stella moves in to live with Johnny - and his mother. Then a surprising newcomer tur...
- Ep 5
5.1981-1982
08-12-198350mHaving begun as a sort of serial for Grange Hill graduates, this tale of two lads from London's East End has taken off on an almost surreal tangent, with a shadowy drug dealer call...
- Ep 6
6.1982-1983
12-12-198350mJohnny and Stella move in to live with Alan in his new flat. But it's not easy to revive old friendships, and the tensions run high.
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