The Paper Lads - Season 1

First aired: 8/24/1977 7 episodes

The debut series introduces a close-knit group of newspaper delivery boys and girls navigating various childhood adventures and neighborhood mysteries in Newcastle, North East England.

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Episodes

1. Round One

Aired: 8/24/1977

The Crawford's shop has heard that Arthur Turner has sold his shop, so the Crawford's will expand the paper round and advertise for more lads. Crawford has asked his lads to clean the cellar on Sunday to make room for the expansion.

2. Cash and Carry

Aired: 8/31/1977

Gog's dad (a security guard) has to work late and Gog offers to bring him fish and chips. When Ian and Gog arrive at his father's work, they find him tied up and unconscious. The thieves have stolen £20,000.

3. The Sweetie Shop Kid

Aired: 9/7/1977

The owner of #22 Blaydon Street is on vacation. Why are the curtains twitching? Gog investigates and is held captive by the escaped "Sweetie Shop thief."

4. Fifty Years a Showman

Aired: 9/14/1977

Sam distracts her grandad so Baz and Gog can measure his prize winning leeks. Uncle Bob has paid Baz £1 to get the measurements. In the morning, all of Bob's leeks have been cut down. Did the lads do it?

5. Enter Picasso

Aired: 9/21/1977

Someone has stolen £5 from the shop. Sam has bought a new scarf, and Baz has gone to the pictures. Everyone is a suspect, especially Ian who has bought art supplies and has been acting strangely.

6. Best Foot Forward

Aired: 9/28/1977

J.G. wants to play football, but his mother wants him to go to University. When all sorts of football scouts start coming to the house to sign him, she finally gives in.

7. Eyewitness

Aired: 10/5/1977

Sam is an eyewitness to a shop break-in - can she avoid the thieves?