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The Paper Lads

7.8(5)19772 seasons · 14 episodes—
Drama

The Paper Lads is a children's television series produced by Tyne Tees Television and broadcast from 1977 to 1979. There were two series made; each of seven episodes. It was set in Newcastle in North East England, and was based around the adventures of some newspaper delivery boys and girls. The signature tune of the series, "Back Home Once Again", was performed by progressive folk rock band Renaissance, and it appears as a full-length song on their 1978 album A Song For All Seasons. Network Video released the first episode on their collection "Look-Back on '70s Telly - Issue 2". The full series is due to be released on Network DVD on 29 July 2013. Two novels by William Humble based on the series were released by Target Books.

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Last aired
1979-01-22
Language
English
  • ITV Tyne Tees
  • 1970s
  • teen drama
  • childhood adventure
  • newcastle upon tyne
  • newspaper delivery
  • itv
  • british television

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United Kingdom

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Air dates

First aired
1977-08-24
Latest episode
1979-01-22
Status
Ended
Next release
Completed
  • Series 124 Aug 1977
  • Series 220 Nov 1978

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