Sam The Beginning of Winter (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Drama

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Sam

The Beginning of Winter (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | Drama

The strike at the mine continues. Sam's father writes asking for money so he can return home from Canada. Dora gives birth to a baby boy - but dies in childbirth.

Director

Les Chatfield

Writer

John Finch (created and written by)

Producer

Michael Cox

Composer

John McCabe

Production Designer

Colin Pocock

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 7, 1973

Release date

Aug 7, 1973 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Goodliffe Jack Barraclough Jack Barraclough See fewer	A Night to Remember (1958)
Maggie Jones Polly Barraclough Polly Barraclough See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Ray Smith George Barraclough George Barraclough See fewer	The Old Devils (1992)
Alethea Charlton Ethel Barraclough Ethel Barraclough See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Kevin Moreton Sam Wilson Sam Wilson See fewer	Sam (1973)
Barbara Ewing Dora Wilson Dora Wilson See fewer	Mute (II) (2018)
John Price Alan Dakin Alan Dakin See fewer	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1978)
Mona Bruce May Dakin May Dakin See fewer	Within These Walls (1974)
James Hazeldine Frank Barraclough Frank Barraclough See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Dorothy White Eileen Brady Eileen Brady See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
Frank Mills Toby Wilson Toby Wilson See fewer	Oliver Twist (2005)
Harry Markham Saul Bayliss Saul Bayliss See fewer	Yanks Go Home (1976)
George Waring Geoff Fawcett Geoff Fawcett See fewer	Mixed Blessings (1978)
Dave Hill Barratt (as David Hill) Barratt (as David Hill) See fewer	The Full Monty (1997)
Alan David Roly Roly See fewer	The Painted Veil (2006)
Brenda Elder Doris Doris See fewer	Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Glenn Williams Kirby Kirby See fewer	Love and Death (1975)
Susan Cox Nurse Nurse See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Christine Buckley Sister Sister See fewer	All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
Joseph Holroyd Barman Barman See fewer	The Intruder (1972)