Sam - Series 1 - Part 1 [1973] | ![Sam - Series 1 - Part 1 [1973]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41KWZ051J2L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Baz Taylor, Bill Gilmour, Bill Podmore, Colin Cant, Gerry Mill
Actors: Charles Booth, Peter Brown, Tom Conti, Alan David, Michelle Dibnah
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 22571
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 0
Discs: 2
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 260 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5036193092916
ASIN: B00028HC0Q
Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 1973
Release Date: July 12, 2004
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 Classic, good detailed drama June 26, 2007
Eye Can (england)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
What a pleasure to view this again after so many years and not be dissapointed.
A piece of timless drama covering episodes of northern miners' family life not overly romanticised. Portrayed by realistic down to earth acting.
I am amazed this hasn't had a re-run on mainsteam T.V
Plenty of good accurate details in scenery aswell "Champion"
 A Piece Of TV History July 16, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I had waited a long time to see this series again and the wait was worth it. My recollections of Sam were a handsome young man walking down a cobbled road. I had forgotten it was a wonderful portrayal of a way of life long gone. Sam is brilliantly acted with no special effects or music.
A young boy returns with his mother to the family home in the middle of a mining community because Sam's father left them to live in Canada. Sam has to adapt to a new way of life and quickly becomes very fond of his Uncle George. All the characters are well acted Sam's Grandfather at the head of the family strict but loving, Polly his wife, son George and his wife Ethel living next door and youger son Frank who became a teacher and escaped the 'pit'.
This is what working class is all about, the struggle to put food on the table, clothe your children, hide from the rent man and the toilet in the back yard. Why I haven't seen it repeated on the TV I can't understand.
If you love When the Boat Comes In or Family at War then you'll enjoy this
They don't make 'em like this anymore. October 3, 2004
D. Wright
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
I was maybe a couple of years older than 'Sam' is when this series was first broadcast, and although I was too young to understand everything going on in the series, I remember much of it as though it were only yesterday. For example Sam's grandad's exhortation to 'Get thee to that school and breathe in them books til they come out of thy ears. Tha'll end up here (the pit) else' remains extremely vivid over thirty years later. At the end of the series, Sam's mother has died, his father remains absent and he does indeed end up down the pit. However, this brilliant series isn't all doom and gloom; there are some lovely touches of humour, mainly provided by, or at the expense of the engaging character of his Uncle George played by Ray Smith. The acting and scripts are wonderful throughout. Perhaps the other most memorable character is Sam's strict, but proud, maternal grandfather, played by Michael Goodlife. I remember being shocked when the actor committed suicide a couple of years later. Perhaps southern viewers might need subtitles, which sadly aren't provided, if they are to fully understand the northern dialect, but personally I can't wait for the second series which is due out soon. I can't remember if they made a third series.
One slight criticism (apart from the lack of subtitles) I have is why haven't Acorn made the series available as a complete box set as they have with so many other series, including the equally excellent, and occasionally similar, 'When The Boat Comes In.'?
My other criticism is of modern television - series such as Sam, When The Boat Comes In, Family At War, To Serve Them All My Days, Fox, Tenko, Secret Army, All Creatures Great And Small, etc, none of which needed sex or swearing but just good acting and engaging stories - put today's formulaic offerings (police series, reality shows, etc) to shame. Will many modern TV shows be worth releasing in a generation's time?
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