The Paper Lads - Season 2

First aired: 11/20/1978 7 episodes

The adventures continue for the delivery crew in Newcastle. Change hits the shop as J.G. moves away to Sunderland, sparking a search for a new paper lad while the team deals with local neighborhood crimes, sporting contests, and personal rivalries.

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Episodes

1. New Boy

Aired: 11/20/1978

J.G. has gone off to Sunderland and Crawford will need a new lad. Sam is hoping she will get the job. There is a bigger problem than that when a baby is snatched from his pram outside the shop.

2. Paddy for Champ

Aired: 11/27/1978

Sam's Whippet dog Paddy goes missing. The paper lads go out searching for him. They find out that someone they know has stolen him so they can race him.

3. Intruders

Aired: 12/4/1978

There is a rash of burglaries in the area and the finger is pointed right at Ian and Gog.

4. A Day to Remember

Aired: 12/11/1978

Crawford takes the lads to the museum and carnival. He spends most of his day chasing them. He slips while looking for Ian and falls over the edge of a cliff.

5. Presents from Paris

Aired: 1/8/1979

Gog arrives home from a trip to France. Jack spots a crook at the airport that he put away for 10 years. When they all get home, Gog can't find the presents he bought for everyone. His bag has been switched by the crook Jack saw.

6. It Takes Two to Tango

Aired: 1/15/1979

Baz is looking forward to the Ballroom Dancing Competition. His partner drops him with only a few days to go, claiming that he is too short. His sister Sam puts an ad in the window for a partner for him. The lads did not know he could dance and start teasing him. The night of the dance, he reveals his partner is Sam. After all, she has been practicing with him for years.

7. The Sailor's Return

Aired: 1/22/1979

Ian's father comes back from sea and announces he is going to marry his girlfriend. Ian hates living with her while his father is away and is against the wedding.