Fame Is the Spur (1982)
Synopsis
A chronicle of three working-class Manchester lads and their descendants spanning from 1877 to the onset of the Second World War. Hamer Shawcross' youthful socialist zeal soon converts to personal ambition, exploiting the Labour movement to become an MP, marrying well and eventually entering the House of Lords. Arnold Ryerson is the sensitive and courageous pioneer of Trade Union growth. Tom Hannaway is a perky opportunist who progresses from rag-and-bone man to tycoon and a knighthood following his own self-help philosophy.
First Air Date: 1982-01-08
Last Air Date: 1982-02-26
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 8
Created By: Howard Spring
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Tim Pigott-Smith as Hamer Shawcross
- David Hayman as Arnold Ryerson
- Joanna David as Ann Artingstall
- Phyllida Law as Aunt Lizzie
- Paola Dionisotti as Ellen Stansfield
- Julia McKenzie as Pen Muff
- George Costigan as Tom Hannaway
- Sheila Reid as Mrs Ryerson
- Elizabeth Counsell as Lady Lettice
- Steve Morley as Jimmy Newboult
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Miniseries (1982)
A chronicle of three working-class Manchester lads and their descendants spanning from 1877 to the onset of the Second World War.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
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Ep. 4: Episode 4
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Ep. 5: Episode 5
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Ep. 6: Episode 6
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Ep. 7: Episode 7
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Ep. 8: Episode 8
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