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.
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The debut series introduces a close-knit group of newspaper delivery boys and girls navigating various childhood adventures and neighborhood mysteries in Newcastle, North East England.
- Ep 1
1.Round One
24-08-197725 minThe Crawford's shop has heard that Arthur Turner has sold his shop, so the Crawford's will expand the paper round and advertise for more lads. Crawford has asked his lads to clean...
- Ep 2
2.Cash and Carry
31-08-197726 minGog's dad (a security guard) has to work late and Gog offers to bring him fish and chips. When Ian and Gog arrive at his father's work, they find him tied up and unconscious. The t...
- Ep 3
3.The Sweetie Shop Kid
07-09-197723 minThe owner of #22 Blaydon Street is on vacation. Why are the curtains twitching? Gog investigates and is held captive by the escaped "Sweetie Shop thief."
- Ep 4
4.Fifty Years a Showman
14-09-197726 minSam distracts her grandad so Baz and Gog can measure his prize winning leeks. Uncle Bob has paid Baz £1 to get the measurements. In the morning, all of Bob's leeks have been cut do...
- Ep 5
5.Enter Picasso
21-09-197725 minSomeone has stolen £5 from the shop. Sam has bought a new scarf, and Baz has gone to the pictures. Everyone is a suspect, especially Ian who has bought art supplies and has been ac...
- Ep 6
6.Best Foot Forward
28-09-197725 minJ.G. wants to play football, but his mother wants him to go to University. When all sorts of football scouts start coming to the house to sign him, she finally gives in.
- Ep 7
7.Eyewitness
05-10-197723 minSam is an eyewitness to a shop break-in - can she avoid the thieves?
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