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    TV Series

    The Gathering Seed

    10/10
    1983 - 1983
    55m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 1
    Episodes: 6

    The saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and tribulations of the Labour movement and World War Two

    Created by: Jim Allen
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    Seasons & Episodes

    1. Episode 1

    A bare-knuckle fight on a patch of waste ground. A hard, bruising, savage battle between Welsh Dave and Jim Larkin - who is watched and hero-worshipped by his grandson, the 13-year-old Joe Henshaw. But Joe's childhood is soon to come to a shattering end.

    9/7/198355 min

    2. Episode 2

    The war is over, and in the General Election the Labour Party has swept to a colossal victory. Joe Henshaw , home on leave, joins the VJ night celebrations.

    9/14/198355 min

    3. Episode 3

    After demob, a restless Joe Henshaw returns to Collyhurst. The Kilbride family is in trouble - Martin is still in Strangeways, Martha is badly in debt and Irene has disappeared. Joe sets out to find her

    9/21/198355 min

    4. Episode 4

    A dispute on the site, and the employers bring in scab labour. The attempt to make the strike official involves Joe once more with Sarah

    9/28/198355 min

    5. Episode 5

    The strike going badly; a sudden illness; and a career taking off. Joe is learning fast, but the lessons are uncomfortable ones.

    10/5/198355 min

    6. Episode 6

    Joe is torn between Sarah's ambitions, Pawsey's idealism and Martin's schemes for making money. But it is to be through his grandfather that he makes the significant discovery.

    10/12/198355 min

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