Max Smith

A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.

In amongst the fishing quaysides of the North East of England, manipulative Bob is first able to wangle his way into a prominent position within a fish distribution firm. It isn’t long before he has his sights not only on the boss’s job - but also his wife as well.

A month after the royal visit, the workers at Milton Colliery are brought crashing back down to earth by an underground explosion.

A small boy runs away from home for no apparent reason. The police find his body in London having died of exposure. Why did he leave home?

Anthology of self-contained dramas that aired from 1977 to 1978.

In 1830s rural England, a courageous young girl, envied by women for her beauty, lusted after by men, is accused of witchcraft and forced to rise above the prejudice of many people in the community in which she lives.